New Forum, new month ... done anything interesting with your Land Rover today ???
I put a new battery on mine on Monday so counts as this month.....
I have changed the 2 front dumb irons and fitted new shocks and springs.
Both sides are now the same length between the spring bush and front mounting holes.
Previously there was 1/2" difference.
Found that the near side dumb iron had been patched over some rather large ripples.
Paul
Received the block back from the machine shop getting it ready for paint again..
Been to the tip again and had a bit of a ride round in my now quieter diesel, the serviced injectors have made a lot of difference
Peter
Nope, going grocery shopping later this morning.
I was going to fit a fuel filter, but it looks very poor quality.... Looks a mess with two short sections of pipe and 4 x jubilee clips 😕
Dragged my project out of the bushes last week, I put it there 3 years ago as a temporary measure, and then life got in the way.
Hopefully I'll now be able to crack on and make a little progress!
Well, my trip to the grocery turned more exciting than I expected. 2 miles from town I started hearing a ticking noise. It slowly got louder and I deduced it was rotational in source. I finally figured it was the speedo cable by the time I got to the store. After shopping it started right away and continued at slower than 25mph speeds, above that no noise. By the time I got home It had turned into a squeek and I figured the bushing in the speedo needed lube.
So after putting the groceries away I pulled the speedo and took it apart and cleaned and lubed the bushing. Then put it all back together. Testing with an old cable and drill I could hear no squeak.
Sorted out the wiring to the front lights - brittle looms after dismantling. Mainly trimming back and re- bulleting. New indicator and its loom. Bits from Embertons - quick delivery and club discount.
Road legal again so 7 miles for petrol and Maltesers. SS exhaust sounds different but no leaks
Mines stuck in the garage as the concrete out front is being replaced what should have been a 2 day job started on Monday has turned in to a week as the concrete won't be here till this coming Monday and no matter what gromet is coming out Thursday morning so it better be set .
Freda took my mig welder to work to assist in the workshop rehash.
Just another plain old tip run with garden rubbish
Peter
Quote from: Peter Holden on Jul 05, 2023, 03:27 PMBeen to the tip again and had a bit of a ride round in my now quieter diesel, the serviced injectors have made a lot of difference
Peter
You seem to be spending a lot of time at the tip - do you have a season ticket ?
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Picked up my S2 from my mechanic's workshop after he's fitted my new set of Jones Springs.
Wow - what a difference! I had no idea how much my previous set had deteriorated over the last 20 or so years, despite my best efforts with a wire brush and motorcycle chain grease..........
I'm a happy bunny again.
Our garden was left during the time that we were looking after mother in law and we are trying to get it back to some kind of order so lots of cutting down and digging up and it all has to go to the tip. It is a good excuse to keep driving the land rover, every day if possible.
Peter
It got a new MOT. :)
Two advisories: oil leaks (no surprises) and a sticky rear brake. This will be investigated ASAP
Oil leaks are good - means it's got oil in it :mot
Frontend Friday Saturday for Hercules, literally; new wings, new bonnet, wheel carrier and wheel planted, steering relay fixed, windscreen panels resealed & we got an MOT !!
Big thanks to Diffwhine, Mike Rivett & Eddie for the introductions. Happy Land Rovering Everybody
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Started fitting my custom wiring loom. Been a bit of a mess deciding where things will live. Now wondering if perhaps I've added too many extra features :thud
Someone knocked on the door this afternoon, wanted to buy the Landy lol
I adjusted the exhaust valve clearances on the Dormobile yesterday after having replaced the camshaft in November 2021. I had left the clearances a bit bigger than .010 just to make sure the valves closed, but it was noisy. However I found the exhaust manifold nuts a bit loose and some soot was on the gasket, so maybe the noise was an exhaust leak ... anyway after cleaning the gasket and careful re-assembly it should all be quieter now.
After dragging my vintage Rice Livestock trailer out of storage a few days ago, this morning, I helped my Son move some furniture to his new house.
That would be a good photo for the competition.
Went for the Monday morning grind.
Started to fit my Heystee rear disc brake kit :pedal
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Quote from: Malcolm R on Jul 08, 2023, 08:26 PMStarted fitting my custom wiring loom. Been a bit of a mess deciding where things will live. Now wondering if perhaps I've added too many extra features :thud
I intend to make my own loom on my latest project and just wondered what you were going to use to wrap yours where it is on show please.
Thank you.
Graham.
Drove round some soggy bits of Wales, then hooked it up to the Puck and drove home from Talybont on Usk via Abergavenny and Hereford.
Fitted the old gnarly mudflaps tonight
Commuted to work in S2A 3 days this week. Smiling again
Quote from: cswagon on Jul 10, 2023, 07:03 PMQuote from: Malcolm R on Jul 08, 2023, 08:26 PMStarted fitting my custom wiring loom. Been a bit of a mess deciding where things will live. Now wondering if perhaps I've added too many extra features :thud
I intend to make my own loom on my latest project and just wondered what you were going to use to wrap yours where it is on show please.
Thank you.
Graham.
On the engine side of the bulkhead I'll be using expandable braided sleeving and heat shrink to keep all the wires together and cover them up.for other places needing a bit more protection I've bought some different sizes of pvc sleeving and I'll use glue lined heat shrink as well to waterproof it
Thank you Malcolm, that's very useful.
I am giving it a good wash, polish and clean out as it is being used as prom transport tonight
Peter
Traveled down to Sixpenny Handley for a weekend camp and laning I would put up a picture but can't seem to figure out how on this new forum?
If you click on reply, rather than using the quick reply function, you will see a "Click or drag files here to attach them" box. Click on that and add your images as before. Just remember to keep the file sizes low or the system will reject them.
Note that this is not a Series 2 Club event, but I hope those attending have an enjoyable weekend.
Just drag your image from the desktop into the forum image box - you'll see a green plus when the image in in the right place for dropping. You can practice in the Forum test Area.
MOT passed first time without any advisories. This was a surprise because due to a complicated house move I've not taken a wheel off for 2 years to check things like the brakes. I told the garage they could replace any part of the brake system they were concerned about.
They are replacing the clutch cylinders and flexy line because the clutch resovoir was empty until I topped it up to drive to the garage.
Duty done as prom carriage, it made me give it a good clean and an excuse to take the roof off
Refitted the bonnet after tidying up the soundproofing and hammeriteing the framework
Took a spare set of injectors to be serviced today, just an excuse to drive YOD with its newly serviced injectors. It is so different to drive.
Peter
went and picked up some bits, got a really nice fuel tank and some NOS county shock absorbers, dated 1993. + other bits. not bad for £30
last picture is where they came from in the 90s, if anyone remembers or it brings back memories :RHD
Started putting all the rubbish (I means spare parts and emmergency gear that I normally carry) back in after it was cleaned out for use as a prom carriage, Tightened up the drivers side top door hinge as there seemed to be a lot of play and then gave the spreadbore block a good looking at in preaparation for painting but rained off
Peter
Finally back on the road after some major work. Installed new clutch, rebuilt gearbox and T/C, both rear half shafts and a new CB master cylinder. Surprisingly the job of bleeding the brakes went very well.
Jeff
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Finally the Last of the seals fitted, including fitting the tread plates with solid rivets on the tailgate. Must say thank you to Craig for superb write up in Built to last on fitting seals and Mark (Diffwhine).
Looks great Mike!
I bet your neighbours loved you with all the rivet bashing!
Drive down to the dump , and someone decides to reverse into me :ranting
Annoying - a bit of spit & polish.
Hope they did more damage to theirs.
:RHD
Quote from: Wittsend on Jul 18, 2023, 06:08 PMAnnoying - a bit of spit & polish.
Hope they did more damage to theirs.
:RHD
Thankfully yes there plastic bumper was hanging off :cheers-man
Start assembling the front brakes
I'm putting 11 inch brakes front and back in my 88 Station Wagon.
How easy it is now to upload photos, Many thanks to the administrators, GREAT job! :Copa de Oro Freno11.2 copia.jpg
Attended a really great pub meet last night in Evesham, 11 Series vehicles in attendance even though the rain kept falling.
I assembled the hub and put new bearings and longer bolts for the new rings. "modular".
Tomorrow to mount them.Hub.jpgHub.jpg
Yet another tip run this afternoon getting rid of stuff that my wife has cut down. I have to bag it up too, at least it is an excuse to drive YOD. Now I have just finished removing and refitting a tyre to put the inner tube fitted by a tyre place in the correct way round. Doing 750s with levers in this heat is hard work when you get past 70. It has reminded me though why I change my own. I did one on the rally field at Rutland in 2018 and that was a warm day. Wittsend has a photo of me outside the community centre afterwards and I look knackered.
Peter
Completed the install of my repaired transfer box - just waiting for some more parts then hopefully all sorted by next week;
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On top of that completed the install of my rear disc brake conversion, managed to bleed them manually (the wife's right foot) all done.
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I'm also fitting an X brake on the handbrake - so disc all round - OK totally over the top but it has to be done :coffee :pedal :) ;)
Round trip for fish and chips :essen :essen
Getting on with the 109 rebuild. Cut out the rotten lower door frame and welded in a new piece. Perfect weather for laying some primer on the grass.
Drilling out spot welds to remove the door pillar foot.
Yesterday (I am not working this early in a morning)
Just checked the tyre that I fettled on Thursday to make sure that everything is OK
I need to paint the wheel now if it ever stops raining ready for fitting next week
Peter
Went to the tip with garden cuttings and met another Series 2 owner doing the same thing.
A shiny new arrival from Richard's
Running round the countryside trying to find a spare mushroom oil filler cap for somebody who has managed to lose his the day before a road trip to Cornwall on holiday. Lucky I've got a spare old engine!
If anybody has a good one they would like to sell, please let me know and I can get my spare one back!
:RHD
It's been insured for Fire and Theft only while SORNed so two days ago I insured it for the road: a whopping £3.87 a month extra fully comp! Then yesterday that nice algorithm at DVLA confirmed I could drive it on the road. So I did.
Took it for a bit of on-roading for the first time in about a decade.
Half a mile up the hill and back down. Some snagging to do but I am quite pleased. :cheers-man
Gearbox and clutch replaced, new speedo cable, seatbox repaired, new doors fitted and painted, electrics rehashed, brakes .... that's where the snagging's needed, coolant temp gauge (it's a 19J so not compatible with the panel gauge), indicator switch stripped and rewired (port and starboard lights on a "new" panel to the right of the steering wheel), LEDs all round, apart from the headlights. A local garage will give it a proper look over when I've cleared out all the tools, leftover parts, empty fluid bottles, boxes of fasteners and oily rags.
Still to do (will it ever end?): map and wrap the "loom", insulate the roof with leftovers from the Vivaro camper-conversion, deaden the doors and rear tub (ditto), fit the LED work lamps, sort out the door-catches and locks, sliding window snibs etcetera....
And I suppose I should tidy up the yard so my grandsons don't trip over the cr@p I've left lying about.
I've really only worked on this since October 2022 though I've had the replacement gearbox since 2012, I think, and the vehicle itself I bought in 1986. This isn't the first time I've posted a list of things I've done to it. Here it is on a borrowed trailer last August.
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It's dark just now. I'll take some new photos tomorrow. Weather permitting.
Quote from: TugboatTim on Jul 22, 2023, 08:24 AMA shiny new arrival from Richard's
Are you converting it into a plane ?
Came back from 2 weeks holiday and put the battery charger back on She's been off charge for at least a month in the garage and showed 12.7 volts when switching the charger on , within seconds it was at 13.2 and still rising. It's a smart charger so I'll leave it connected for a while
Not done yet but I have small round mirrors on the wings at the moment and bought 2 extra long mirror arms as from what I have read they are better on the door hinges also 2 rectangle 7x5 mirrors as I am going to replace the round ones for the bigger 7x5 mirrors and then put the round ones on the longer arms then onto the door hinges and set for parking ie what have most of you found best if you have both sets on your Landy.
Careful where you go with that... It could get out of hand.
kaney, we really must meet up at Curlys then you can inspect my wing mirrors. Life has become somewhat easier of late so there may be a possibility soon. Phoos show mine and the page from the parts book
Peter
Been out measuring potholes and logging them with the County Council. Whether they get repaired is a different question.
Chris.
Quote from: Peter Holden on Jul 23, 2023, 01:37 PMkaney, we really must meet up at Curlys then you can inspect my wing mirrors. Life has become somewhat easier of late so there may be a possibility soon. Phoos show mine and the page from the parts book
Peter
LOL look at my wing mirrors.
We can when you get back if that suits as I am guessing your busy getting ready for the rally I would have liked to come but my son is home on the 11th for a short period (Navy) but if "IF this rain stops" before that would be great as I just got the Landy back on Friday but a few more things to go back in for in a couple of weeks ie fuel tank changing and some electrics. Regards Peter
Not a lot has happened with Grover of late other than working on roof vents. Following are a few other highlights though!
Had to get gas yesterday.
Received a set of trop top spacers from a fellow club member last week. They are absolutely wonderful, rather chuffed with them, thanks Malcom!!
Replaced all of the tie rod ends.
All the best!
Steven
Now busy laying down a coat of my best orange peel finish and painting the grass red.
Quote from: nathanglasgow on Jul 24, 2023, 01:59 PMNow busy laying down a coat of my best orange peel finish and painting the grass red.
almost factory finish :RHD
Painted a wheel and left it in the back of the land rover to dry. Will fit it tomorrow and paint the wheel that comes off
Peter
Just starting the bulkhead. New bulkhead foot in place. Some angle tacked in to hold some form of rigidity, Im not confident enough to go chopping huge sections out so just cutting little and replacing.
Painted a wheel,2 trips to the tip with garden rubbish, a trip to the garden centre to buy some bags of compost and a new garden fork. Replaced the duff heater rheostat switch with one from the "stores" and investigated a very slight hardly noticeable diesel leak which has reulted in the ordering of a replacement pipe.
Peter
Went to the local country show today in the rain, they did a Land Rover lineup in the main arena, more than 30 lined up. A good number of S1's and S2's amongst the boingys, although I only saw a couple of S3's.
Mrs G went on her 1961 Triumph 3TA. I think I had the better end of the bargain given the weather !
El lunes instalé los frenos delanteros nuevos de 11 pulgadas,
el martes monté las mazas delanteras nuevas,
el miércoles monté las mazas de rueda libre,
y hoy compré un diferencial de segunda mano, se ve bien, pero lo voy a desarmar para comprobarlo antes de instalarlo.
A la hora de desarmar, aprovecharé para instalar bloqueo ARB.
Ha sido una semana provechosa en marcha para mi 88. :Frío
..... or .....
On Monday I installed the new 11 inch front brakes,
On Tuesday I mounted the new front hubs,
On Wednesday I mounted the freewheel hubs,
and today I bought a second hand diff, it looks good but I am going to take it apart to check it before I install it.
At the time of dismantling, I will take the opportunity to install an ARB locker.
It's been a helpful week underway for my 88. :cold
I take advantage of uploading a photo. :salud Amigo maza2.jpg
Also change the wheel bolts, I put longer ones, because later I will put other wheels where the standard bolts will be very short.
Got an MOT (even though unnecessary), and celebrated by taking in a short green lane on the way home.
Chris.
Finished my bulkhead foot and new lower door pillar section.
playing with my steering relay, new spring vs old spring
probably hasn't been touched since 64, didn't realise the difference til I put them next to each other.
Finally got around to fitting the proper deep sills back to my 109.
Many years ago, when I was in my off roading and green laning phase, I fitted rock slider sills. Now I'm over that, I thought it would be nice to put it back as it should be.
I hunted around and acquired all the bits, YRM for the brackets. Paddocks for a couple of panels. I think they look much better. A bit fiddly but easy enough with a bit of fettling.
One side done, one to go.
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Saw my first Grenadier last night, it's a bit of a beast! And in an urban environment as well.
Today checking the electrics for a visit to the LR show in Shepton Mallet tomorrow.
Fitted my new front springs and newly painted diff and axle.
We've been busy in the Club cutaway engine. Starting to look like an engine again as opposed to a pile of bits. Found some more bits I'm missing so will post on the main thread.
Drove the land rover 70 miles each way to attend the Cumbria Steam gathering
Did a spot of gardening.
Also checking out how to add photos using my phone...
Not exactly what I have done but yesterday I got a parcel from Rob Maude.
A couple of weeks ago I sent him the components of a 1958 apron, he has very kindly rivetted them together and has added the webbing side pieces.
I was given this by our very kind treasurer Tom Pilling.I had the galv strip regalvanised and afriend who runs the local welding place welded some new metal into the aluminium part where it was knackered
It is a thing of beauty if you ignore my poor quality painting.
I just have to find time to fit it now
Peter
Got bored, drove a lane.
I can't post large pics, sorry.🙂
Follow on from yesterday with the apron, I thought I would have a trial fit
4 bumper bolts undone, only 2 spire screws on the old one so they are undone. Apron off, new one offered up and new holes in bumper drilled.
I thought I would take the opportunity just to paint the insde of the dumb iron whilst there is access. Bumper off, wire brush on dumb iron and I have found a hole so there will be a short short delay. I need a new cylinder of welding gas and the weather is a bit iffy this week. I might get it done on thursday or friday. Only a small hole and I have had a good bang at the metal round it and it is ringing so that is agood sign. At least it is easy to get at when the bumper is off
Peter