This early bird has caught no worms yet but has so far rust converted the rear axle, acid etched the chassis with T wash, de greased and hot washed and hung it out to dry… no literally hung it out to dry … look at the photo below ! dont want any...

Progress report just in …. Last nights man cave rituals saw the rear axle being adorned with new YRM stop plates and trailing arm hangers then cleaned up and prepared for rust proofing in the morning. Celebratory drink was called for which was...

I had an Adwest box fitted by my local Indy. It was recommended over fitting new seals or any other replacements.

The wings are finally off. Time for another 3D model and record of as-is: Link to the 3D model is here: 3D Model of engine bay There is a special corner of hell reserved for the person who thought bolting the outer wings on was a great idea...

The rh wing gave up the battle and is now off. The bulkhead is still looking OK for some small repairs, a strip & galvanise and refit. The lower steering UJ was knocking and an MOT failure, but turns out it was not clamped tight enough on the...

It’s started again .. my neighbor’s must think that the misses is having an affair with Simon the DPD delivery driver 😂 as hes starting to spend more time in the house than I do

Axles off and being prepared for some new bracketry courtesy of YRM, thanks guys and gals you certainly manufacture some gucci stainless Landy parts, at very competitive prices and to top it all off their next day delivery service it’s actually...

+ one for trailewise. I’ve used it for lanes around Kent when planning a couple of days with another forum member. I agree that Glass is pretty dead in Kent… not even got a rep at moment!

Driving a camouflaged Landy through parts of Africa could add a whole new dynamic (risk) to the trip!

l've got a Land Rover they are welcome to borrow for the trip. Just needs a little TLC

You should tell him to chop it for an old defender. Much more reliable. 🤣

My boss at work has a noo Lotus, it's been a right pain ... Day afor yesterdi he got a puncture in a rear tyre, crept to the garage who said can't fix it it's in an awkward spot, you need a noo tyre ... Boss calls AA, who comes takes him home...

I’ve got the same. I was going to leave it.

Original post is 11 years old. Are you connected with the company you keep pushing by any chance?

Hi and welcome!

If it’s a genuine charity expedition, I would have thought some corporate sponsorship in the form of a vehicle would be more appropriate. It’s optimistic to expect someone to gift a vehicle.

Chassis all cleaned up and ready for painting with epoxy 2pk Jotamastic 85 primer and Hardtop XP topcoat

Tomorrows jobs is to finish cleaning the chassis, remove back axle and remove diff pans.

With the rear axle still attached I wheeled the chassis to the garden and gave it a good hot water jet wash, then degreasing with trailer wash. Fishied off giving it a once over with 80grit flap disc as I think its the original chassis thats...

Well there’s been some progress, took a day off on Friday to catch up 😃 front axle off, disassembled and casing cleaned but it does require a new diff pan as its very dented.

Given the resources of the RN, are they supplying a vehicle and other logistics? I’m a cynic at the best of times, but it’s a big ask for a stranger to give or loan a vehicle to a group of strangers for such a purpose.

Puncture fixed at ATS. It took a fair amount of weights to balance the wheel though!😂

It’s a cursory word of warning once he starts poking around underneath. It doesn’t take too long for paying someone to weld before a significant part of the cost of a new chassis is reached. But yes, the finances will dictate what action is taken.

Well this is the damage that I caused and has tipped the decision for the vehicles heart. As per my other thread I’ve been umming and arring on to v8 or not but I’ve just bought a v8 ES auto loom. Need to pop Dave an email to confirm but my zf...

The rot is always worse than it first appears, especially when you start poking… As a minimum, I’d look at a rear quarter chassis. Would you consider a galvanised chassis? It would be a better bet in the long run.

I picked up a slow puncture on Friday. I can’t get it fixed until Tuesday due to availability of the local tyre place so I’ve been pumping it up daily. 🙄

With and without the lid. Headlining now need replacing as it sadly died during the making of the above. But it’s going to look spot on once done. Great driving it without the roof 👌🏼👌🏼

its hard to see on the picture but theres a piece welded to the round bar that i've outlined in red. The pin in the fixed upright is holding it in the open position, pull it out and when closed, it fits in the other hole below it. 10 seconds to...

I've made a good start on it today, fit it up this afternoon to get the locations of the fixed uprights in position and i should finish it tomorrow hopefully. It pivots on 16mm bolts at the bottom of the uprights and locates in notches at the top...