marccleave
Active Member
What colour will you be going for on top of the primer? The primer reminds me of a southern electric land rover almost.
min200
Active Member
Thinking white roof with nato green on the rest of it at the moment but seeing as I haven't bought any paint yet I am sure that will change!!
min200
Active Member
Funnily enough the Wife said that!
min200
Active Member
I knew you would like that picture!
easye1
Banned
lol...with me, its whats under the bonnet comes first, the rest is what everyone else sees
sorry, but its been in my blood since I can walk really....
min200
Active Member
Last week was my long rota week at work so I didn't do a lot on the Landy but this week has been my short week so two uninterrupted days off mid week whilst the kids are at school and Wifey is at work so I got stuck right in!
With our annual holiday fast coming up cash is tight so I have been doing the few bits I can without spending anymore cash. So first up was scraping off the loose paint on the back end and then putting on the first coat of primer. A second coat of primer was then put on the rest of the bodywork as well as on the back end.
I havn't done the door as its scrap, well the front ones are as well but one coat of primer makes the old girl look a bit better on the drive!
I managed to get the rear lights undone as they were seized solid and then I set to attacking the old frame that held the radios to the rear floor when it was in use as a comms unit. They were flat head screws into two bolts that were seized solid so I had to attack the framework with a grinder. This was all done on the inside because I couldn't get the grinder anywhere the bolts underneath. After twenty minutes of grinding and banging and swearing the bloody thing came out!
Then I set to finishing the last of the underseal. I bloody hate that job but finally it is all done along with my arms and the clothes I was wearing. So good riddance to that job.
Now I am hunting hard for a cheap set of doors to put on then once painted the bodywork will be done.
With our annual holiday fast coming up cash is tight so I have been doing the few bits I can without spending anymore cash. So first up was scraping off the loose paint on the back end and then putting on the first coat of primer. A second coat of primer was then put on the rest of the bodywork as well as on the back end.
I havn't done the door as its scrap, well the front ones are as well but one coat of primer makes the old girl look a bit better on the drive!
I managed to get the rear lights undone as they were seized solid and then I set to attacking the old frame that held the radios to the rear floor when it was in use as a comms unit. They were flat head screws into two bolts that were seized solid so I had to attack the framework with a grinder. This was all done on the inside because I couldn't get the grinder anywhere the bolts underneath. After twenty minutes of grinding and banging and swearing the bloody thing came out!
Then I set to finishing the last of the underseal. I bloody hate that job but finally it is all done along with my arms and the clothes I was wearing. So good riddance to that job.
Now I am hunting hard for a cheap set of doors to put on then once painted the bodywork will be done.
min200
Active Member
Had a spare hour this morning so I thought I would follow the fuel system through and see if it was a simple fix like a split pipe or seal gone somewhere I had suspected the primer pump was knackered but it all looked ok.
This proved fruitless after climbing under in and around the Landy. When I dropped the seat base trapping my finger between it and the seat frame I had had enough. When I saw the blood I just laughed to ,myself thinking that this was the icing on the cake!
So I took a few minutes out sticking a plaster on my finger wondering what the hell could be the problem with this twin tank system. That's when I decided it may be better to have fuel in both tanks even though there is a tank switch as it is literally the only thing I hadn't done.
A quick trip to the petrol station later I put the fuel into the empty side tank and tried to prime the pump....the fuel pulled through no problem at all! At this point I started to get my hopes up and pulled the choke out gripped the key and gave it a turn....
It fired straight up and revved its nuts off so I pushed the choke in and it still revved its nuts off so off it was turned again! Talk about happy though the fuel system works!
After a bit more looking around the carb I am pretty sure the needle is stuck but if a carb rebuild is all I need to do I am very pleased! Im still looking for the ever elusive body parts but it will probably be new doors the way I am going.
The next thing to buy after the doors will be a clutch cylinder to see if that can be freed up or whether it will need replacing.
Not a bad morning at all
This proved fruitless after climbing under in and around the Landy. When I dropped the seat base trapping my finger between it and the seat frame I had had enough. When I saw the blood I just laughed to ,myself thinking that this was the icing on the cake!
So I took a few minutes out sticking a plaster on my finger wondering what the hell could be the problem with this twin tank system. That's when I decided it may be better to have fuel in both tanks even though there is a tank switch as it is literally the only thing I hadn't done.
A quick trip to the petrol station later I put the fuel into the empty side tank and tried to prime the pump....the fuel pulled through no problem at all! At this point I started to get my hopes up and pulled the choke out gripped the key and gave it a turn....
It fired straight up and revved its nuts off so I pushed the choke in and it still revved its nuts off so off it was turned again! Talk about happy though the fuel system works!
After a bit more looking around the carb I am pretty sure the needle is stuck but if a carb rebuild is all I need to do I am very pleased! Im still looking for the ever elusive body parts but it will probably be new doors the way I am going.
The next thing to buy after the doors will be a clutch cylinder to see if that can be freed up or whether it will need replacing.
Not a bad morning at all
min200
Active Member
Fuel System Part 2
Main
Posted by min200 Wed, June 18, 2014 11:48:31
After some feedback from readers of my blog I have been informed of a few things and put them into place.
The reason my engine is running its nuts off is this...
This is a hand throttle and is fitted in FFR Land Rovers and when this is pushed over to the fully on position the engine does indeed gat a bit lively!
So after putting this in the off position the engine started lovely and ticked over nicely. I let it run a while and then once the coolant had warmed up a bit I tried the artic heater and hey presto lots of lovely hot air blowing in from all directions. So this little bit of kit can stay in the rebuild
There isn't a needle in the carb on the landy and this was a presumption on my part after working with classic mini's for years! So with that in mind and the obvious oversight on the hand throttle I have come to the conclusion....
I took off the end dash panel to check the wiper motor over and was greeted with a lovely shower of rust so another part to be replaced has been added to my list.
But still cant complain as so far I am still on the right side cost wise on this rebuild
Main
Posted by min200 Wed, June 18, 2014 11:48:31
After some feedback from readers of my blog I have been informed of a few things and put them into place.
The reason my engine is running its nuts off is this...
This is a hand throttle and is fitted in FFR Land Rovers and when this is pushed over to the fully on position the engine does indeed gat a bit lively!
So after putting this in the off position the engine started lovely and ticked over nicely. I let it run a while and then once the coolant had warmed up a bit I tried the artic heater and hey presto lots of lovely hot air blowing in from all directions. So this little bit of kit can stay in the rebuild
There isn't a needle in the carb on the landy and this was a presumption on my part after working with classic mini's for years! So with that in mind and the obvious oversight on the hand throttle I have come to the conclusion....
I took off the end dash panel to check the wiper motor over and was greeted with a lovely shower of rust so another part to be replaced has been added to my list.
But still cant complain as so far I am still on the right side cost wise on this rebuild
generaldogsbody
Active Member
Ye man,told you it would look good.
DiscoMatt77
New Member
I'm jealous, that looks great! Be interested to see what you do with it.
DiscoMatt77
New Member
I'm definitely gonna watch with interest, I quite fancy getting one myself.
min200
Active Member
Spending Money.
Main
Posted by min200 Mon, June 23, 2014 17:27:22
I seem to have had my fair share of luck on ebay in the last week or so. I usually miss out on any real bargains but it seems it must have been my turn lately
I have picked up a rear door in excellent condition with lock and key for the princely sum of £21.
When I got there to collect it I was asked if I wanted a drivers side door bottom in nearly new condition with a bit f surface rust on for £20...yes please!
Then I had to go out and collect a set of discovery steel wheels I won for £10.20
The tyres on three are shot but one of them is more than good enough for a spare. Upon closer inspection one of the rims has a lot of weights on so I wont bother with that one as I know somewhere I should be able to pick up a couple more wheels later today.
So after unloading the car I set to removing the old back door from the Landy you can easily see why it needs replacing...
But I had to have the inner door handle off of it to put on the new door. I can report I actually managed to get something right by noticing the door retaining strap before I had taken all of the hinge bolts out and would have to had the door hanging off trying whilst trying to reach the right sized spanners!
So I soon had the old rotten door off and gone...
And the new door was fitted. There was a different retaining arm on this door but seeing as I had so carefully noticed the canvas one I removed the metal one.
It wasn't as easy as I would have liked I had to bend up the flap at the end of the run and remove the rubber stopper
It soon popped out and I just folded the end flap back down again.
The interior handle was then fitted to the new door
And ta da I now have a door that locks and closes on the Landy! It's the only door that locks and closes on the Landy but hey its one more than I had this morning!
Im off to haggle on a few bits later so will update in due course...at this rate it will look like a Land Rover again soon!
Landy Project Costs
Land Rover £375
Sanding Discs £11.70
Ignition Barrel £20
Heritage letter £21.75
2x Batteries and rear 1/4 light £35
Pair Battery Terminal Clamps £3.99
Floor pan nuts & bolts £6.50
Grinding disc £2.25
Under Seal £8.99
Complete set of lights £85
5 Litres Primer £24.99
4 Discovery Wheels £10.20
Rear Door £21.00
Front Door £20.00
Handbrake spring £1.50
TOTAL £647.87
Main
Posted by min200 Mon, June 23, 2014 17:27:22
I seem to have had my fair share of luck on ebay in the last week or so. I usually miss out on any real bargains but it seems it must have been my turn lately
I have picked up a rear door in excellent condition with lock and key for the princely sum of £21.
When I got there to collect it I was asked if I wanted a drivers side door bottom in nearly new condition with a bit f surface rust on for £20...yes please!
Then I had to go out and collect a set of discovery steel wheels I won for £10.20
The tyres on three are shot but one of them is more than good enough for a spare. Upon closer inspection one of the rims has a lot of weights on so I wont bother with that one as I know somewhere I should be able to pick up a couple more wheels later today.
So after unloading the car I set to removing the old back door from the Landy you can easily see why it needs replacing...
But I had to have the inner door handle off of it to put on the new door. I can report I actually managed to get something right by noticing the door retaining strap before I had taken all of the hinge bolts out and would have to had the door hanging off trying whilst trying to reach the right sized spanners!
So I soon had the old rotten door off and gone...
And the new door was fitted. There was a different retaining arm on this door but seeing as I had so carefully noticed the canvas one I removed the metal one.
It wasn't as easy as I would have liked I had to bend up the flap at the end of the run and remove the rubber stopper
It soon popped out and I just folded the end flap back down again.
The interior handle was then fitted to the new door
And ta da I now have a door that locks and closes on the Landy! It's the only door that locks and closes on the Landy but hey its one more than I had this morning!
Im off to haggle on a few bits later so will update in due course...at this rate it will look like a Land Rover again soon!
Landy Project Costs
Land Rover £375
Sanding Discs £11.70
Ignition Barrel £20
Heritage letter £21.75
2x Batteries and rear 1/4 light £35
Pair Battery Terminal Clamps £3.99
Floor pan nuts & bolts £6.50
Grinding disc £2.25
Under Seal £8.99
Complete set of lights £85
5 Litres Primer £24.99
4 Discovery Wheels £10.20
Rear Door £21.00
Front Door £20.00
Handbrake spring £1.50
TOTAL £647.87
min200
Active Member
How you need to pull a few weeds and run the mower over that lawn to keep the Mrs sweet
Yes that was a job I was supposed to do today :rofl:
min200
Active Member
Spending more!
Main
Posted by min200 Mon, June 23, 2014 21:41:41
Just a quick update more to keep tabs on money spent than anything else.
There's a chap called Gary over in Derbyshire that breaks and also rebuilds Landys and seems to have an endless supply of parts! Visiting this bloke can make a serious dent in your wallet!
So this evening I have bought and collected two more Discovery steel wheels, a replacement wing mirror, two headlamp surrounds, two headlamp frames and a pair of discovery seatbelts as the ones in my Landy are beyond repair.
All this for the sum of £60 so I cant complain! Hopefully he will have two new front doors at the weekend as well.
Landy Project Costs
Land Rover £375
Sanding Discs £11.70
Ignition Barrel £20
Heritage letter £21.75
2x Batteries and rear 1/4 light £35
Pair Battery Terminal Clamps £3.99
Floor pan nuts & bolts £6.50
Grinding disc £2.25
Under Seal £8.99
Complete set of lights £85
5 Litres Primer £24.99
4 Discovery Wheels £10.20
Rear Door £21.00
Front Door £20.00
Handbrake spring £1.50
2 Discovery wheels
Two seatbelts
Wing Mirror
2 Headlight surrounds
2 headlight frames £60
TOTAL £707.87
Main
Posted by min200 Mon, June 23, 2014 21:41:41
Just a quick update more to keep tabs on money spent than anything else.
There's a chap called Gary over in Derbyshire that breaks and also rebuilds Landys and seems to have an endless supply of parts! Visiting this bloke can make a serious dent in your wallet!
So this evening I have bought and collected two more Discovery steel wheels, a replacement wing mirror, two headlamp surrounds, two headlamp frames and a pair of discovery seatbelts as the ones in my Landy are beyond repair.
All this for the sum of £60 so I cant complain! Hopefully he will have two new front doors at the weekend as well.
Landy Project Costs
Land Rover £375
Sanding Discs £11.70
Ignition Barrel £20
Heritage letter £21.75
2x Batteries and rear 1/4 light £35
Pair Battery Terminal Clamps £3.99
Floor pan nuts & bolts £6.50
Grinding disc £2.25
Under Seal £8.99
Complete set of lights £85
5 Litres Primer £24.99
4 Discovery Wheels £10.20
Rear Door £21.00
Front Door £20.00
Handbrake spring £1.50
2 Discovery wheels
Two seatbelts
Wing Mirror
2 Headlight surrounds
2 headlight frames £60
TOTAL £707.87
