I managed to save mine and it looks like it was worse than yours. Also I’m clueless and just blundered in. The results are far from perfect but it lives again.

I don't know why i've only just realised whereabouts you are and that I remember driving past and seeing the body and chassis sitting side by side like that. We were on the way for a walk on the beach at Sandilands at the time. I thought it looked like an interesting project but never thought...

Welcome along mate. That's a good looking old landy.

Thanks mate. As they say round this way, we just keep buggering on in steady and we'll get there.

Time is unbelievably short isn't it? We had look at what we've got on for the next few weeks and there is something going on every weekend until the holiday then this other job is going to kick off in September and probably drag on into October by when James is back at school and starting the...

I'm beginning to think that if puraflex can't fix then it's not worth fixing.

Next I started to trial fit stuff in the cab area. Petrol tank back in. I sorted this out not long ago so I know it fits. If you cast your minds back years you might remember that I repaired/remade the side rail, sill/floor support things. I was really pleased with them as I had got them...

The puraflex 40 sealer got another chance to do it's stuff. I'm going to try and seal as many places as I can as it goes back together.

I had convinced myself that I wouldn't go bonkers with filler and just accept that it's a battered old Land Rover but I can't help it. Doesn't look too bad like that but those darker coloured low spots would stick out like a sore thumb when the primer went on let alone top coat.

So it's been six weeks or so since I posted anything. Must have made tons of progress in that time eh? Don't be daft! I got more or less bugger all done. So much going on at home. It's been the end of my son's first year of GCSE's so I was helping him with revision most nights. Still faffing...

Great progress, well done.

Lovely stuff. Another one back on the road. Congratulations.

Fworrrrr indeed! Here's my next project once the land rover is finished.

Congratulations! That's great news.

Almost certainly. 😆

I didn't see. Already there when we arrived and still in situ as we left. I hope they didn't have a long drive home.

Here's another oddity that I spotted at Fir Park wings and wheels yesterday. It's near Market Rasen and there's another one in August. Nice little show. Free entry, they just ask for donations for the air ambulance. Maybe if I spent a bit less time at shows and a bit more time on mine it would...

Lovely straight looking old thing. I don't think i'd even bother painting it. Having said that I am in the middle of painting mine. But I wouldn't have if I didn't have to if you know what I mean. Just ignore me.

Ok. Now we're on to something. Doctors put me on vit d because i'm always feeling tired and lethargic. I think it's the fact that my job, where I spend most of my waking hours, bores the arse off me but there you go. What supplements do you recommend?

Enthusiasm is a very rare thing. If there's any spare I could do with a slack handful.