What did you do with your Series 2 in July ...

[WJS]

 
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.

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.

[Betsy1969]

A shiny new arrival from Richard's

Are you converting it into a plane ?

[Betsy1969]

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

[Kaney]

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.

[diffwhine]

Careful where you go with that... It could get out of hand.

[Peter Holden]

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

[ChrisJC]

Been out measuring potholes and logging them with the County Council. Whether they get repaired is a different question.

Chris.

[Kaney]

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

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

[Larry S]

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!! 
 

[AlbaTiVo]

Replaced all of the tie rod ends.

All the best!

Steven

[nathanglasgow]

Now busy laying down a coat of my best orange peel finish and painting the grass red.

[GHOBHW]

Now busy laying down a coat of my best orange peel finish and painting the grass red.

almost factory finish

[Peter Holden]

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

[Tom66]

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.

[Peter Holden]

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