Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit

[mercrocker]

Even just reading your updates make me feel tired and lazy.....Good stuff!

Seeing that Bahama Gold 2 door scrapper takes me back to getting into an identical one in Steel's of Southampton showroom as a brand new car - my grandad was picking up his P6 from the service bay and the salesman let me "try" the new R-R. I was about 11/12 I suppose. Hard to reconcile them getting knackered enough to look like that. Yeah, I know it was 50 bloody years ago but still...!

[richardthestag]

part 4

Rather than recreate mud traps and on something that is being fixed as opposed to restored, I box the bulkhead/footwell corner in

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Then I started digging into the drivers side a-post to sill section. It was never going to be a fairytale

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But before I could fix it I had to nip down to Devon to strip two Range Rovers down for parts - Here if you want to look

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RR #1 mid 1970s - chassis was the best of the two so opted to keep this intact to transport the parts

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RR #2 stripped down to just a bulkhead which ironically was the best part of the chassis and bodyframe

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chassis was more like an upside down U section than a box section. Mr reciprocating saw made light work of the remains

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Axles are half decent and complete. Here looking as the remains of the chassis are lobbed into the scrap trailer

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The series3 SW rear tub that I bought is now loaded onto the half decent RR chassis along with a V8 and 4 speed LT95 and overdrive transmission.

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Just need some time and space to relocate this lot

more to come

[richardthestag]

omg next episode, bear with me - fuelled with Gin and Beer to upload all this

Brand new inner wings from ABE supplies. perfect fit

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Gaining tracking, boot floor and rear cross member finished

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Then .. mr nemesis

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I chopped out the rotten drivers floor pieces - following original factory seams where possible

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Originally I was unsure about what to do with the base of the b-post, however when I cut away the outer sill I could see a patch over rust. opted to chop the base off the b-post and fit a repair section

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This is the inner sill section that supports the chassis mount. not great

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then under a pile of wob I found another patch at the lower edge of the rear wheel arch. This piece is supposed to box in the end of the sill and protect the body mount

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welded in the outer sill repair section.

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and then welded a sheet of steel to box in the end and protect the new body mount that I fitted

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there will be more..

[richardthestag]

last bit for now

rebuilt the base of the a-post which had rotted out on the inside too. it is only flat sheets of steel originally spot welded so easy enough to fix

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front inner wings and slam panel painted body colour and fitted up

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The n/s/r lower arch / sill closing piece had gone as well but no where near as bad

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one tiny repair to the ns outer sill where the inner arch meets it

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then start assembling everything

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watch this space

[Broccoli]

Bloody hell. You make me look like some guy waving his arms around when circling a car, but not actually ever touching it!
How many hours do you have into this now?

[richardthestag]

I thought Disco TDI lumps didn't fit in Series without moving the turbo, could be a homebrew manifold?

They do but the intercooler input end of the turbo needs to be rotated slightly.

this turbo is the wrong way round for a Land Rover.

Steve Parkers do a number of bit for the 200tdi conversion

[richardthestag]

Got a question, need a rear 1/4 or 1/3 for the D2, anyone your recommend ?

Disco2? Guess you mean chassis

Nobody I would recommend but only because I have never been down this route

[richardthestag]

Even just reading your updates make me feel tired and lazy.....Good stuff!

Seeing that Bahama Gold 2 door scrapper takes me back to getting into an identical one in Steel's of Southampton showroom as a brand new car - my grandad was picking up his P6 from the service bay and the salesman let me "try" the new R-R. I was about 11/12 I suppose. Hard to reconcile them getting knackered enough to look like that. Yeah, I know it was 50 bloody years ago but still...!

had it had an ID I might have been tempted to do something with the Bahama Gold car but the other one was proper fucked

[Hooli]

I thought Disco TDI lumps didn't fit in Series without moving the turbo, could be a homebrew manifold?

They do but the intercooler input end of the turbo needs to be rotated slightly.

this turbo is the wrong way round for a Land Rover.

Steve Parkers do a number of bit for the 200tdi conversion

Ah ok, I just recalled something about custom manifolds for them.

[paulplom]

You need to put your prices up.
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