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Boarder101

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• May 19, 2024

• #1

Am I going mad...

My new-to-me 59' Series 2 has the bonnet mount already fitted (well, certainly part of it...). I bought the rubber pads and bolts/brackets to hold the wheel on.

Cannot see how it's supposed to actually be secure. While comparing mine to those on google maps, I can see the little wheel nut hole prong is missing - can someone work out if I am missing other components, or am just being a massive spanner here?

Thank you!!

 

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Anaconda

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• May 19, 2024

• #2

You got everything as far as I remember.

 

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Anaconda

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• May 19, 2024

• #3

Bonnet Spare Wheel Mount 348327 Lock Post Galvanised Land Rover Series

Land Rover Series 2 2a 3. Bonnet Mounted Spare Wheel Galvanised Lock Post. Reference Number 255208. Complete with M8 fixing bolts & nylock nuts. bonnets with rivnuts fitted may require 1/4 UNF bolts.

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Should have a stud for a padlock if you want to lock it up.
You have no hole for it though.

 

kermit_rr

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• May 19, 2024

• #4

Wow colway remoulds!! They went bust over 20 years ago!!

 

tottot

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• May 19, 2024

• #5

Good tire's for the money. Still have a couple of Machos on my farm runabout.

 

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Anaconda

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• May 19, 2024

• #6

Any help?
I didn't watch all of it.

 

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lynall

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• May 19, 2024

• #7

Drill a small hole in the end of both bolts, then fit an r clip to stop the bolts being removed with the bonnet closed.

 

steve2286w

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• May 19, 2024

• #8

kermit_rr said:

Wow colway remoulds!! They went bust over 20 years ago!!

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Shouldn’t need the lock then

 

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Anaconda

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• May 19, 2024

• #9

lynall said:

Drill a small hole in the end of both bolts, then fit an r clip to stop the bolts being removed with the bonnet closed.

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Bolts already have holes by the look of it.

 

mystery

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• May 20, 2024

• #10

try

 

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lynall

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• May 20, 2024

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Anaconda said:

Bolts already have holes by the look of it.

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Tbh not sure I just know there are r clips in mine, so assumed I drilled them as I have an r clip fetish, but I am moving onto ractor clips!

 

tottot

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• May 20, 2024

• #12

My 2a had an additional steel ring that went on top of the wheel rim with just one hole for the locking post, clamps then held the lot down.
When young and foolish used to go rabbiting/fox shooting at night sat in spare with just a sack for comfort. On one one occasion while chasing a fox across a field with my mate at the wheel we found a hole at 25ish mph and bounced.
I was thrown well up in the air and came down on the wing, only just managed to hang on because of the wing mirror stalk. Went back to look at hole which was only about two foot across and 6" deep and in the bottom was a flat rabbit.

 

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Boarder101

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• May 21, 2024

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tottot said:

My 2a had an additional steel ring that went on top of the wheel rim with just one hole for the locking post, clamps then held the lot down.
When young and foolish used to go rabbiting/fox shooting at night sat in spare with just a sack for comfort. On one one occasion while chasing a fox across a field with my mate at the wheel we found a hole at 25ish mph and bounced.
I was thrown well up in the air and came down on the wing, only just managed to hang on because of the wing mirror stalk. Went back to look at hole which was only about two foot across and 6" deep and in the bottom was a flat rabbit.

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