What should be here?

[Seanlandy]

Hello. I have been wondering about a panel under the rear wheel arch of my 2a LW. Someone has put in some serviceable panels as per photos, but I am sure there should be something proper.
Craddocks do an under arch one, but think this may be the front arches.

https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/335681-jc3-mudshield-under-wing-lh-airportable.html

[Len]

Landrover Len 210
Hi , some lightweights had a small box built under there to store the screw type jack,
The same size box went into some 88 & 109 military veh.

[gcc130]

The tool box was mounted in the rear of the nearside arch, those pictures show the front of the wheel arch.

[diffwhine]

On Series 3 LWTs (later ones anyway), there was a revised bracket there to provide a reinforced seatbelt mounting through to the chassis.

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[Seanlandy]

Nothing obvious for this reinforcement bracket on mine. I do have the tool box at the rear on the nearside. Presumably, there should have been a tool box on the offside

[diffwhine]

Standard position for the tool locker was left land rear before it moved under bonnet on Series 3. The bracket I showed above only came in on late Series 3. Until then, that area was just open.

[Wittsend]

My 1969 2A LWT has the tool locker under the passenger side rear wheel arch.

I keep the jack in there.




 

[Seanlandy]

That's where mine is. Exactly the same place. So what is there on yours forward of the rear wheel?
Nice colour by the way.

[Wittsend]

... just empty space.

(Coniston Green)

 

[diffwhine]

Nothing goes forward of the rear wheel.

[gcc130]

Usually a large build up of mud!

[Seanlandy]

I am wondering if previous owner cut up the tub bulkhead. The panels there are clearly not original, but seem to match the brackets. Would the bulkhead have incorporated this.
I suppose given the work ahead of me, it's a minor thing.