So this morning I finished building the engine up. Just got to do the injector leak off pipes to do as I forgot to order some more during the week. Ordered and received some bits to sort the transfer box during the week, so that is next on the list to sort. But really do not know what to...

Sorry to hear that mate, Yeah they aren't too bad, but still, it is good to protect them. Think it is just a standard thing for me now and try and do the same everytime. Paint the block, (body colour in this case) Clean up the ali bits (sometimes I will paint silver, but I am pushed for time...

Bought this as a donor for my project, engine/gearbox and axles already gone. Everything else available, most will be cheap as I am moving house and cannot take it with me and will only end up in the scrap yard if not. Can get pictures of specific items if wanted.

Another day, a bit more done. First job was new rear crank oil seal and gasket. Flywheel housing given a quick clean up and fitted temporary, just so I can set the crank timing, I could do it with the keyway in the timing casing, but I would rather use the slot in the flywheel and be cock on...

Nope, just a good clean mate, etch/epoxy prime and then top coat, or last time I used some proper block paint that you just brushed straight on, just couldn't get the colour I wanted. Steady away Mick, if I had more room to work things would probably go a little smoother to be honest. Yep...

Made a start on re-assembly today and generally cleaning parts as I go. Cleaned a few bits and got them bolted on to get them out of the way, apart from the little drain tube that you see missing, now I bought both top and bottom gasket sets, plus head gasket, and would expect to have every...

Looks great Steve, good to see it rolling again :) A stage where you can finally start to see all the hard work come together.

So todays progress, Finished cleaning the block up and removed/scraped the old gaskets off, damn they are hard to shift! :eek: you know, them original pinky, red coloured ones. And masked up for paint. Etch primer. And a bit of top coat on. And all done and de-masked. To paint I...

Yesterday it was time to strip the engine. What I forgot to say in the previous post was lifting the engine out was fun, went to attach the strap, ay, where are the lifting eyes I thought o_O Ok maybe they've been removed at some point, I'll go and rob them off the other donor, erm... nope, that...

Well I forgot to update last weekend and been busy as hell with work this week, anyway last weekend didn't go to plan.. Went and collected said auto donor on Saturday, had a little test drive and all seemed good, seemed to shift smooth and drive generally good, so paid the man and off I toddled...

Join the Cummins Land Rover group on Facebook, plenty of advice on their. If you speak to Reece Myers on their he is the chap who makes the kits to convert the zf-s5-42 or spicer gearboxes to take the Land Rover lt230 transfer box.

Anyway, now not only do I have one donor, but have now agreed to buy a second :oops: Only this time it is an auto vehicle which is what I wanted in the first place :)

It is Ray, but it is what it is, I kid myself at the start everytime thinking they will get used, but things never seem to change, and cheers, it is the best one I've done for sure and put more time and effort in than ever. I have sold a couple now, two of my own and one of my brothers, ok some...

Shame he didn't actually paint it any of these colours, Keswick green, and very nice it is too.. :)

Erm.... Err... No, is it bad that I don't even know when the last time it moved was :( edit. I tell a lie, when I went and collected the chassis, what a month ago. Sad really, but the truth is I get that engrossed in the next build I have no interest for the other, I walk past it every morning...

Well it was more done in preparation for the house move to get rid of some crap :oops: But I also had a tidy in the garage, it is also ridiculous how much packaging you accumulate from the parts you buy, currently got 4 bin liners full and that's just from the last couple of weeks.

Not done a lot today either, fitted the fuel tank in between showers and that was about it. Spent the rest of the day going through the shed, don't know what I do but I always seem to be sorting it out, threw some crap away, gave some stuff away and got some stuff to sell at some point.

I can't see me lasting a year either mate, I will probably end up having a tinker at some point, even if it is just little bits and bobs, it's not the fact their wont be room, it's more that all the crap will be piled up in the garage and no room to work on the lr (or get it in/out) until I...

Snap :) Did the same today.

Well had a reasonably good day today, first job this morning was the get the front axle out of the garage, get some wheels on it and fit radius arms. I then finished building the rear axle up, had already bolted the diff in and stub axles on on Friday night. Again, rolled it outside...