Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit

[brandersnatch]

I wouldn’t have gone that way

[DodgeRover]

Well I wouldn't have started from there!

[cros]

This seems the appropriate thread for this.

It's 70 years to the day since the LR first appeared at the Amsterdam motorshow.

https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/ar ... years-ago/

and 75 years ago yesterday A Hitler finally did the right thing

He was a jammy cunt though, that bomb under the table earlier on should have had his bollock off at least.

[richardthestag]

oh and I am going to leave this here

Paddington - Charing Cross 7mins - Oh and in a RRC and the early 90s check out all them motors

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fucking way better than that rendezvous shite

Interesting route to take. I didn't have the volume up, but why not rattle down Constitution Hill to The Mall?

turn up the volume, the driver thought Victoria

[richardthestag]

ok what the fuck have I been up to?

Still locked down in Devon and 200miles from the Mrs and lads - lucky fucker I hear you shout but it is not all bubble gum and gin to be frank.

Get sweary unkempt vlog updates on the yoochoob channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuPaTT ... _4ypXxY0lQ

anyway

Sandy Landie seat backs were refurbed. wire brush, rust converter, paint. Job Done

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uk sourced, uk manufactured fuel pump kit worked a treat. awesome

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here is the RAL gauge against body and a spatula dipped into a well stirred product. He now match

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Landy start up, initially fabulous. drove 20 yards and conked. Beer consumption found ignition failures

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this is how far it got

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here are the gurls, dairy jobbies. just up the road on our daily exercise

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stripped down and cleaned a seriously derelict carb set - Strom 175 CD

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carb body cleaned up in the primative ultrasonic tank that I have here

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Aegean Blue - 1994 Range Rover vibration through the drive train was found to be a proper fucked UJ, check out the rusty shite

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other end of the front prop was stripped down and rebuilt with new GKN UJ rebuilt kit

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Part 2 to follow shortly

[richardthestag]

part 2

bored with boredom, opted to pull bobtail from the barn using fatha thestags a-suffix Rangie.

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And here is is, poor bastard

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toughened rather than laminated windscreen had this wee bit of history

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stripdown in progress

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as part of dash strip down look, just look at the instrument binnacle! Not one crack nor shattered part to it.

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check out the blue clouds, behind my kungflu beard and hairdo

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rear wings are off, check out the serious lift springs on the back end

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roof orf

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outer sill section - not original - was held in place with pop rivets

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front passenger footwell was largely made from sheet galv steel pop riveted

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part 3 cuming

[Hooli]

I like well done Bobtails, they look just right. It's rare to see a well done one though, it's normally all rivets like that one.

[richardthestag]

part 3

The teardown carries on, now I need to get the sideframes separated, breaking welds n stuff

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Dad n' I rang the bells on 8th May, the community is spread out. Church Bells spread a long way

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Passenger side frame was removed with minimal effort from mr angle grinder. lots of pop rivetted repair panels

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drivers side frame was more effort as repair patches had been welded

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ok so the rear arches and all that framework is non standard. but Tractor!!!

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VE75 bondfire has been lt

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4 minutes later and I cannot get within 10 ft of it! Good effort

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Egine is running on Sandy the Landie. Fuel tank leaks so slave lawn mover tank was installed. replaced all ignition bits with those supplied by DistributorDoctor. highly recommended

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Engine and running gear is are all a beautiful

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might want to keep this one

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more next week.

Stay Safe, if you want want this..

[captain_70s]

See this?

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This is the face behind your mega money Range Rover resto.

Love the videos, keep 'em coming chap!

[Tam]

See this?

profeshinul.JPG

This is the face behind your mega money Range Rover resto.

Love the videos, keep 'em coming chap!

Must admit I seen 1hr33m and thought no way but 1hrs 32minutes later was still watching