Do you recon lining up all the bolt heads is taking this restore a little too far? Theres OCD them there’s me 🤦‍♂️ oh well at least I can sleep tonight knowing they are all straight 😂

Big blue bit goes on ! Quick polish using Farecla liquid G3 compound on a pink polisher foam disk then mer ultimate polish on a black foam pad and its looking very shiney 😎 not bad for an electrician if I do say so myself.

Brake lines done, chassis loom repaired, re taped and pulled through the chassis, tripple taped the section that runs theough the chassis box dont want any more chafing now !

This evening progress report, gearbox oil replenishment (MTF 94), transfer box, front and rear axles full of your finest EP80w-90, front hubs filled with one shot or as it should be called no shot grease! Top tip after taking an hour to fill the first, turn the steering so the hub is pointing...

Just as predicted, progress is rapid ! Engine in, gearbox with heavy duty Valeo clutch, full stainless exhaust with no middle box. Rear struts fitted.

Some close ups of the shiny bits

Progress report……. Chassis is now a laden with axles, front shocks and springs, rear springs and A frame, steering box and steering rods. Couldn’t fit the rear shocks as the lower mounts didnt come with the reduction washers grrrr…. Shame on you mr Bilstein ! Never D mind they have been duly...

Inner front wing arches blasted repaired and ready for galv. No wonder the new puma has plastic ones these things weight a ton !

Final coat of black and the chassis is done, taken the paint booth down. Just waiting now for the paint to dry and the giant mecano kit is ready to put back together.

First coat of black

This is going to spend most of its time on road so though I would lower it 25mm with britpart springs

Big box from Paddocks today ! Bilstein shocks front and rear and a set of 1” lowering springs ! Just in time for the start of the build next week 😀

Next up international interzone 954 epoxy semi gloss black ….. just in case the landy ever goes out in the rain 😂

Intershield 300 pure aluminium epoxy high abrasion resistant 2k primer …. Done

Indeed, decided to refurbish this in a different order to the series 3, where I started with the chassis upward. But this way I was restricted with room in the garage to do all the body work. Definitely the better way to reatore is to do all the running gear, engine and box first followed by...

Been 6mths in the waiting, chassis now home gettin prepped for paint, first off a good steam clean with trailer wash then a good going over with an 80 grit flap disk to remove any unwanted dribbles of galv, uneven buildup, and splatter. T wash with a 2” paint brush ( used approx 1ltr). Then let...

Yup I’ll use crown T wash, let it dry then apply intershield epoxy primer, then intershield epoxy top coat which is the paint used on offahore structures and commercial boat decks, which is very hard wearing and abrasive resistant, used it on my series 3 chassis two years on and its exactly as...

a few hours spent this evening flattening and polishing, well worth the extra work

yup new galv chassis will be next in the booth for international marine grade 2k zinc primer and 2k black satin top coat.

Rear tub re painted one side as there was a small dent in the lower arch that I’d missed. Arches also painted. Only bits left to do are the door hinges when iI get some and the windscreen frame brackets