Little more progress over the past week. I spent a few evenings painting the underside of the floor sections that were out of the car and the inside of the repair section that I made for the cill. On Saturday I was able to clean up the inside of the cill and get a little paint in there, and...

Thanks for that. Making a few mistakes along the way and really looking forward to being able to actually drive it rather than just annoy the neighbours cutting it up but I’m trying to do the best job I can. Really appreciate the likes, messages and inspiration on other threads on here. Rich

Bit more progress made. First I made up a new section of inner cill with the body mount on it. I wasn't entirely happy with the replacement body mount - they seem to have been designed to be ambidextrous, which makes sense, but means that the horizontal plate which the chassis attaches to...

Not got a lot done recently as we've been in isolation thanks to Kirsty catching COVID at work. You'd think that would mean I'd get loads done but actually it hasn't changed the amount of time I've been at home and, although I haven't really had any symptoms, I've not had any energy for being...

Hi Mark, thanks for the message back. It is indeed great news that bits are starting to go back on, but I still have a long way to go! RE the tank breather, I have connected the large (circa 1”) hose to the filler neck but also have a small plastic line which I understand is part of the...

Hi All, I have a few questions now that I am finally bolting bits back onto the back end of my LSE for good... Can anyone tell me where the following should be routed to: Rear Axle Breather Hose - was missing when I got the car and I cannot work out where to route it to that's a worthwhile...

Hi All, Long time no update again! Patched the wheel arch in. Then the more fiddly bit around the top of the door shut here. No photo of that complete. Then a big gap in the photos until today. Bit irritating but would only be the same as other sections. Stripped all the...

Got a little more done now. Inner quarter panel has been fully welded all the way around, ground down, planished and then the brackets for the spare wheel have gone back on. Then got the strip and prep wheel, the propane torch and the scraper out and removed the last of the paint and...

You could have bought a really nice one, but you’d have probably still found more wrong with it... Thats what I’ve been telling myself although I’m also hoping that I’ll finish inside the value of the car. Rich

Glad to see this is still plodding along and I bet that the move to the shed is a good motivation boost over the drive way now that it’s getting colder and darker early! How much do you recon you have left to do now? I keep telling myself I’m over half way and just have the one side left but...

Ok, clearly I've left it a bit too long again! Since the last update a fair bit has happened. Mostly I have been distracted by a caravan, bicycles and the dog I think, but there has been car progress too! I clearly neglected to mention in my last update (although I hinted I was going to try...

I had a crack at the EAS and the Seat ECU but haven't won yet on either of them to be honest. The EAS I'm not concerned about - I've dealt with every possible EAS issue on a P38 so there's nothing new there but I haven't got around to resolving it yet. I have a feeling that either the ECU is...

I'll try but I'm afraid I tend to go through patches of not taking photos. Rich

Got a little more done on Monday... had the pillar for the tailgate a tad too low relative to the rear crossmember on the nearside (circa 5mm) so adjusted that and tidied some of my welds up around that area. Also replaced the inner skin of that pillar and secured it to the crossmember...

Little update then... Since the last update I've done a bit more work. Mostly on the tailgate and a little on more assembly. The tailgate is hopefully going off for paint this week and should be back within a few weeks. I'm really looking forward to being able to turn the car around and...

Thanks for the message. I've fancied a classic for years, but didn't really know about the LSE until I started looking to buy one. I was looking for a late car with max spec so it had to be a Vogue SE or LSE and extra wheelbase seems like a good idea as I fancy doing a bit of travelling in...

Once the floor was all welded together I set out on a mammoth sanding session over what felt like weeks of evenings to get all the black coating off the floor and get the whole thing prepped for paint. Then covered it all back up again with several coats of RustBuster zinc rich primer and then...

So I've left the update a bit too long again! Since the last update... Checked the tailgate fitted after having the rear crossmember off - seemed like a good idea. It only fitted straight in without even needing the locks adjusting! Chuffed there. Tailgate was a little worse for wear still...

It really does amaze me how neglected some land rovers get! Perhaps it’s something about welsh mud that made them both rot! Rich

Sounds like you’re going to be needing to negotiate some sort of bulk discount with a panel company! I thought mine was in a bad state from being on a farm in wales it’s whole life - do you know what yours was used for to get into that state? Rich