Conversion Project

[o2batsea]

Well, an epic road trip just behind me and now all the pieces are coming together for the 2A project.
Here's the plan:
200tdi power
R380 gearbox
LT230 TC
RRC LWB galvanized chassis and axles from same
Steel wheels with KM2s
OME 2 inch springs and Bilstein shocks
Wabco ABS brakes

Badger Coachworks full interior
Exmoor Trim leather seats
Full respray in Perfection polyurethane
LED bulb conversion

Galvy bulkhead, windscreen frame, t pieces, cappings, maybe wheels. Re dip the rack.
Winch and Bumper TBD.

[rrc.swb]

We need to schedule a wrenching HH to get this ball rolling.

[jaygoss]

Looking forward to living vicariously through you on this one Bill. This is just the configuration I'd like to put together- if only I had the skill and a wife that wouldn't kill me for adding another Rover to the stable. Subscribed!

[o2batsea]

I thank you for the offer. There's plenty of room at the house, which is waterfront with all amenities save for computer connectivity. I get two or three bars of 3G on my iPhone. There are 4 kayaks.
I am free the weekend after MAR onwards. Maybe Columbus Day weekend we can do the demolition on both, which will be extremely helpful. The place is about and hour and forty five minutes away near Cambridge MD on the Eastern Shore. Thanks.

------ Follow up post added September 19th, 2011 12:43 PM ------

Looking forward to living vicariously through you on this one Bill. This is just the configuration I'd like to put together- if only I had the skill and a wife that wouldn't kill me for adding another Rover to the stable. Subscribed!

Ah, well, she bought this truck for me as a 5th wedding anniversary present back in '95. I have to get it back on the road so she'll quit razzing me.

[rrc.swb]

You have 4 years to make it a 25th Year Anniversary gift. :)

[o2batsea]

You have 4 years to make it a 25th Year Anniversary gift. :)
Lets not! I'm thinking next spring.

[cgalpin]

The place is about and hour and forty five minutes away near Cambridge MD on the Eastern Shore.
That's 2.5 hours from here so 5 hours of driving for a day trip. With my current workload to finish my garage project and the perpetual list of rover projects I doubt I will be able to assist anytime soon because I can't spare more than a day at a time and I'm not sure I'm willing to drive 5 hours to help for a day :). But who knows. remind me closer to the time and I'll see. Columbus day weekend is doubtful for sure.

[o2batsea]

Yeah, it's awful much for a day trip, even for me.

[Rugbier]

Bill I might be able to help the weekend after MAR, if we start early as it is a tad over 2 hours for me

I drove to St Michael's to pick someone's Series ( DON'T WANT TO USE NAMES *LOL* ) so I could spare some for a tear down

Lets talk as the day approaches

[130Tdi]

damn Bill digging that tractor. Engine looks better hanging from that loader than it did in my barn.

[jaygoss]

damn Bill digging that tractor. Engine looks better hanging from that loader than it did in my barn.

I thought exactly the same thing when I saw it. He's got the sweet tractor, that 109 and Range Rover in the yard, a bunch or kayaks and he lives on the water. It's like fantasy land for us Rover geeks!

[o2batsea]

damn Bill digging that tractor. Engine looks better hanging from that loader than it did in my barn.

I power washed it. Got more grime spattered on me and the tractor than I removed from the engine.
Tractor is a 2006 Kioti DK45 with cab (heat and air) and backhoe. It has a few bumps and bruises. Love it.

[rrc.swb]

Bill I might be able to help the weekend after MAR, if we start early as it is a tad over 2 hours for me

I drove to St Michael's to pick someone's Series ( DON'T WANT TO USE NAMES *LOL* ) so I could spare some for a tear down

Lets talk as the day approachesThat truck runs like a raped ape. :cool:

[rover4x4]

Whats up with that LWB



Ill take the door handles, hows the lift gate on the rear? What about the interior esp the console?

[Rugbier]

That truck runs like a raped ape. :cool:


More like Driven by a Monkey :grin

[o2batsea]

Whats up with that LWB



Ill take the door handles, hows the lift gate on the rear? What about the interior esp the console?

If you come pull the stuff it's yours. I don't want the hassle of selling/shipping off used parts. Tailgate is OK, just needs some minor attention. I think the heated glass is not heating, otherwise very usable. Interior is typical; all the seating good except for the driver's seat bottom. carpets need cleaning. Headliner was done once but it's saggy again. Console not too good. Wood pieces generally good, save for window switch panel.
There is overnight accommodations, as I believe that the trip from Raleigh to Cambridge will take you about 8 hours each way.

[cgalpin]

I think Pedro needs to drive his truck over there and show the PO what he's done to it.

I'm warming up to the idea of coming over, if just to see this shed.

[o2batsea]

I'll save you the trip C. This is what it looked like before I filled it with boats and tractors. Note piles of construction debris:

[cgalpin]

Beautiful, just beautiful.

[rijosho]

I'll save you the trip C. This is what it looked like before I filled it with boats and tractors. Note piles of construction debris:

wow nice

[130Tdi]

christ you have a chipper too ?

[o2batsea]

Bandit Model 90 with new Wisconsin VG4 engine. Works fantastic, loud as hell!

[rijosho]

Bill, we may need that chipper at MAR this year in case there is a log in the path. :)

http://www.d-90.com/forum/showpost.php?p=244941&postcount=392

[o2batsea]

Sorry man booked that weekend

[don]

Who needs a Rover when you have a nice tractor like that? You can cut some nice trail with that machine. Make a little test run. Very nice pieces of equipment as well as the barn/garage.

Project sounds treats. Your list is pretty much what I would do if I had a IIA and a bunch of space and time to work with. Good luck and please keep the pics coming.

[o2batsea]

You got it. Add the clamshell tailgate with swing out lower to the list of features.

[o2batsea]

So I'm looking thru the Defender parts catalog looking for the heater control valve for a 2 or 300 tdi and I see nothing. It appears that the heater always has engine coolant flowing through it regardless of where the dash control is set. I guess the controls are used to open a flap on the heater box, there by allowing warm air to be blown into the cab via the blower motor. I guess I have shin burner mentality about these things as the Series trucks had a control valve on the engine that opened and closed to control the flow of hot coolant in the heater.
Looking for a Unified Theory about heating the 109 project.

[130Tdi]

So I'm looking thru the Defender parts catalog looking for the heater control valve for a 2 or 300 tdi and I see nothing. It appears that the heater always has engine coolant flowing through it regardless of where the dash control is set. I guess the controls are used to open a flap on the heater box, there by allowing warm air to be blown into the cab via the blower motor. I guess I have shin burner mentality about these things as the Series trucks had a control valve on the engine that opened and closed to control the flow of hot coolant in the heater.
Looking for a Unified Theory about heating the 109 project.

yep defenders control only airflow not coolant

[Ren Ching]

Get a kodiak or a RN mansfield heater.

[sonoronos]

yep defenders control only airflow not coolant

Wait...are you sure Doug? My heater box has two wires and 2 cables going into it. The wires obviously for the blower motor, and one cable for the recirc/"fresh air shutoff", and the other, I assumed was for the hot/cold setting?

There is a control for the flaps in the kneebox (the one used to control airflow from either the windshield vents, or the windshield vents and feet) but that's not the one I'm talking about.

[Naplm00]

Is that polyurethane coating sprayed on? Seems like an awesome product

[o2batsea]

Get a kodiak or a RN mansfield heater.
Yup, leaning toward that solution, but I'm kinda not keen on holing the wing, especially cuz the "Diesel Powered" badge goes where the hole would be.

[jaygoss]

How about a Kodiak Mk I style intake on the inside of the passenger wing/radiator panel area? (see link). Better yet you could do it in the style of a later Kodiak where the intake hose runs inside the engine bay down the the radiator panel. I would bet Ike Goss of Pangolin might have parts for this. You may even be able to use the heater core/blower from a new RN Mansfield and route the hoses like you would for a Kodiak. I'm wondering if you could rotate the heater/blower 180 degrees so the intake faces toward the engine bay (instead of the passenger wing). You could then attach an elbow to the intake, attach a dryer hose to that and run down the inside of the engine bay (passenger side) to the radiator panel just under the passenger side light for fresh air. I went with the Mk I style as it's rare and was original to my Series II.

http://i831.photobucket.com/albums/zz232/jaygoss/P1010028.jpg

http://www.pangolin4x4.com/Welcome/Welcome.html

[o2batsea]

Yup, Ike's on my list of people to call. I will probably have to throw myself at his feet and beg for mercy.

[o2batsea]

Fruitful harvest at Ron's. I have a gearbox and some much needed odds and ends. Now I'm having second thoughts about the manual trans and thinking about putting in the ZF slushy.
I will certainly go forward with the R380, but in the back of my mind I will always wonder if I should'a.

[o2batsea]

Found both. One was buried in a box. What unobtanium looks like:

[130Tdi]

Wait...are you sure Doug? My heater box has two wires and 2 cables going into it. The wires obviously for the blower motor, and one cable for the recirc/"fresh air shutoff", and the other, I assumed was for the hot/cold setting?

There is a control for the flaps in the kneebox (the one used to control airflow from either the windshield vents, or the windshield vents and feet) but that's not the one I'm talking about.

yes I'm sure. the heater hoses attach to the two exposed male ends which are the inlet and returns for the heater core. coolant flows through the heater core 100% of the time the engine is running. take one apart to satisfy your curiosity-I did.

[Ren Ching]

ed the hot/cold setting cable is controlling just how far the flap is open between the core and the plenum.

Bill, do you know what those emblems are from? Looks maybe like Dodge?


yes I'm sure. the heater hoses attach to the two exposed male ends which are the inlet and returns for the heater core. coolant flows through the heater core 100% of the time the engine is running. take one apart to satisfy your curiosity-I did.

[edh]

I have those badges on my 67IIa also, they are on the front wings. I think there was also a grill badge that was traded by a PO.
Ed

[o2batsea]

I have the grille emblem too.

[o2batsea]

It's so much easier with a loader

[o2batsea]

Done stripping. Next up the 93 Loob donor. Whilst steeping in all things 2A over the last 72 hours I forgot to mention the sweet clamshell door and the 200 tdi rad/intercooler that were waiting for me when I arrived. I also got another delivery of a RRC rad yesterday.
On my next trip to the barn I will begin stripping the subassemblies. Then i will pile stuff into categories of which goes to soda blasting or galvanizing.

[o2batsea]

Bill, do you know what those emblems are from? Looks maybe like Dodge?


I have no idea how many vehicles these were attached to but I'm guessing very few.

[o2batsea]

BTW for soda blasting I'm using this guy (http://www.choptanksodablasting.com/)

[o2batsea]

Considering ordering coiler conversion chassis from Iain at Designa Chassis (http://www.designa-chassis.co.uk/company.asp)

[don]

Loving the pics Bill. Having a tractor around sure helps. We had an old Case that barely worked but my old man would get it running for various jobs. Once my brothers and I got bigger, it was easier just getting us to move stuff like pickup beds.

The Designa Chassis could be a good move depending on how cost. Once you figure the time and sweat to get the LWB stripped and to and from the galvy house might be close. There is a lot to be said to have ready to bolt parts on hand. Even with the smaller projects I've been doing, the clean, strip, grind, cut, primer, paint parts of the job take by far the longest.

[evilfij]

Considering ordering coiler conversion chassis from Iain at Designa Chassis (http://www.designa-chassis.co.uk/company.asp)

Why don't you just buy mine?

[o2batsea]

More taking stuff apart. PO did a real crap job of repairing the lr corner.

The pile of bits is growing

[o2batsea]

Just now picking up shorty R380 kit from DHL at Dulles.

[o2batsea]

Mmmm, fresh!

[o2batsea]

Stripped bulkhead. It's in worse condition than I thought. Might have to find one in better shape.

[evilfij]

One in basement still.

Ron

[o2batsea]

Petrified monkey dung held in with 45 year old rubber cement. This is the first of four channels.

[o2batsea]

High winds made for an exciting drive from Cambridge to Waldorf.

[o2batsea]

One in basement still.

Ron

I will definitely keep that in mind.

[cgalpin]

You are making great progress Bill. I am honestly skeptical of your estimated timeline, but very impressive so far.

Please share some detailed before and after pictures of the stripping!

[Wolf Fabrication]

Please share some detailed before and after pictures of the stripping!Be careful what you ask for from Bill.

[o2batsea]

I know C is dying for pics of my ass crack, but he will have to settle for aluminum. I don't work for free dammit.

Bill. I am honestly skeptical of your estimated timeline, but very impressive so far.

I put in 14-16 hour days when I'm at the barn. A little help is always appreciated.

[o2batsea]

Shipment from Craddocks arrived today with all my 200 Tdi reconditioning bits, and some 2A necessities. Also had to pick up a parcel at the post office that had my NOS speedometer and double gauge in it. There was also a Fedex Door tag for what I don't remember.
Dropped off the R380 shifters.

Futzed around with parts a little and did some clean up.

Gathered up a bunch of stuff like pedal towers and the LT230 to work on in the evenings here in town. Saw 4 bald eagles, one of which was in a tree in front of the house, about 50 feet away when it flew off. headed back to DC after only 5 hours at the barn.

[o2batsea]

Cleaned up pedal towers, rear liftgate and swing out door. Have another run to stripper planned for this week.

Have to restore this diesel badge and have no clue what it is supposed to look like. The lettering is chromed.

[jaygoss]

Cleaned up pedal towers, rear liftgate and swing out door. Have another run to stripper planned for this week.

Have to restore this diesel badge and have no clue what it is supposed to look like. The lettering is chromed.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Land-Rover-Series-2-2a-Badge-Rover-Diesel-Part-Number-320276-/180762408367?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a164775af#ht_2548wt_169

There's one for sale on ebay which gives you an idea of how it should look.

[junkyddog11]

There is a guy on Guns and Rovers Forum, Jim....who goes by Forester ...who does a pisser job of restoring those diesel badges. I'd recommend sending it to him. He probably wouldn't charge much. Just a cool guy who loves Rovers.
He also buys these badges in UK and restores them for sale here on ebay. He did one for me and it looks as new.

[o2batsea]

Thanks for the tip Matt, but this one isn't leaving my possession. I'm sure I can do as good a job as anyone. I may even make a mold from this and recast it...some day

[junkyddog11]

I'm sure you can.
Shopgirl was thinking about recasting these (she's a jeweler when not wrenching) also but we have quite a pile of them that can be "rebuilt" first.
Good ones have gone for many hundreds of $$ on ebay. Kind of silly I think.

[130Tdi]

so you are liking these paint strip guys ? What did they charge for your rear tub ?

[o2batsea]

I had a chance to strip down the lift gate and rear tailgate last evening. I bought all this from another forum member. I ran into a couple small things. First of all the galvanized steel inner plate for the tailboard is hopelessly warped. Probably from galvanizing. I will have to do what I can to get it to lay flat but don't have much hope.
The upper is pretty corroded. I peeled off the skin and it is in fair shape and the frame has a pretty good amount of rust. The latch mechanism was grimy.
I will take all of this to the stripper. It will clean up but I might as well have gotten 'unrestored' bits since it's all going back to clean metal anyway.

The attachment brackets have been modified so that they are no longer "handed" which isn't a big deal but is one of those things that you wish the PO hadn't done. Having the original NLA ones would have been better of course.

Lotsa holes, some certainly unnecessary ones along the upper tailgate bottom edge that are going to have to be filled somehow.

Oh well, live and learn. Moving on...

------ Follow up post added November 30th, 2011 09:33 AM ------

Doug I haven't gotten a final bill yet. Even then they don't break it down by parts, they charge by the job lot. I was told it'll be somewhere near 3 grand all together for everything, which is a significant amount of work they are doing. Roofs (2) tub wings bulkhead breakfast floors seatbox t pieces doors bonnet tailgate rear door and a gazillion bits of trim supports and misc whatsis.
I had to take all the skins off the doors and anything steel that was connected to aluminum had to be disconnected, so my labor is probably going to equal theirs, money-wise.

One thing that will save you some time is to make an itemized list with check boxes and give them a copy as you drop off the stuff they will go down the list and be sure they have a record of whats in the lot.
It took me over two hours to do this all by hand when I first went there. If I had known.....

[o2batsea]

Got the parts back from the stripper today. Trailer just made it. Smoke coming from left wheel.
Gotta unload it all now.

[cgalpin]

Should have made the hoopdy trailer out of rover parts!

So in your checklist, how the hell do you describe small items to them in terms they would understand. I mean, who knows what a liftgate hinge bracket looks like. I'd imagine in a perfect world you'd have a picture of it and include the weight and dimensions :)

I've often wondered if there is any software for doing a rebuild. Something to help keep track of all the parts, and dependencies...

[JBinAlabama]

Those are some SUPER COOL badges! Did you have your trans rebuilt? Great progress, I'm enjoying your thread a lot!

[o2batsea]

Actually a plastic bin is more important than a checklist. What you bring in the bin goes back in the bin. A software that would install rivets would be more help I think.
Also stuff I thought would be usable ended up full of rust-through. Aluminum parts came out amazing.

Anybody have a good right hand lower door?

------ Follow up post added December 3rd, 2011 12:14 AM ------

JB try to stay with the tour group. It's an Ashcroft trans I bought straight from the UK. See above.

[o2batsea]

Galvy run #1 loaded

[o2batsea]

Update
All metal stripped and ready to go to galvy, except for the bulkhead and the t pieces, both of which need some work first. The bulkhead got some attention today, but it was not much due to the fact that i just don't have a clear picture of how much demolition to do. I have new metal parts coming from the UK which will allow me to plan the exact surgical process needed. For now it's just sitting on some sawhorses and waiting for a box to arrive.
The T pieces need to have the bottom curled lip restored. The ones for a 110 don't match up quite.
Speaking of boxes, this kind of pursuit really brings home the cardboard. I made a run to the recycling center. Filled the RR with all my flattened boxes. Lordy.
So, with the cold weather here my next thing is to rebuild the LT230 on my workbench, refurb the bulkhead, and get all the steel to galvy.

[o2batsea]

Limp noodle sound Well the door posts that I ordered, which go all the way up the side of the bulkhead to the second hinge, arrived yesterday.
They are in BritPart bags, which sent up red flags right off. Upon inspection they are the right shape, but they are fabricated and not pressed like the original. That means some amount of clean up as the shoulder bend is full of grinder scars. In addition, they are powder coated, so that has to be stripped before anything else as the BH is getting galvy when finished. Must be all clean steel.

[o2batsea]

I'm sure it has been mentioned, but the one piece heavy duty cross shaft for the LT230 diff is an awfully nice bit of kit. I just installed it last night and I think it's how they should have made it in the first place.
If I have one complaint about the Ashcroft LT230 rebuild kit, it is that they do not include new snap rings. Minor thing, but for how much they cost it's not a big expense.

[o2batsea]

LT230 sorted. Hated setting the intermediate shaft bearing preload.

[mikeslandrover]

Just joining the tour... what's the engine out of? Defender, RRC or Discovery?

[o2batsea]

Well, the provenance is somewhat shadowed. I pulled it out of one of Doug's orphan 110s, but it was not original to that vehicle.

It's next up on the refurb list.

[o2batsea]

Trying to get Ron to sell me his rolling Designa Chassis. Bulkhead reconstruction on hold pending my repairing the Lawib's transfer case. Consequently the galvy run is on hold until the BH is ready. Diesel tach in a Jaeger shell project almost done; need to print the waterslide decal for the dial face. Last major thing for the 5 door other than galvy and paint is the 200 Tdi refresh.

2nd RRC off to get state inspection so it can get tags. It's getting a new set of Dura tracs.

[evilfij]

Call me tonight Bill.

We can work something out.

[o2batsea]

Verbal deal with Ron to buy his chassis. This will vault me at least three months ahead as Iain at Designa was talking April/May before I would get one. Ron's will need some mods, but nothing that I can't do with my snot welds.
Road trip!

[o2batsea]

Sniped a Mile Marker hydraulic winch on FleaBay for 175. Found the MM adapter kit that comes with new solenoid valve, the hydro fittings for the LR steering pump, hoses and a remote control on the web for 345 and added a coupon code I found (googled) for another ten percent off with free shipping. So, fully kitted MM 10K hydraulic winch for roughly $600.

[o2batsea]

Played with the winch over the w/e. Turns out that I didn't need the entire adapter kit, that the solenoids are good on the winch and that the thing is more or less ready to bolt on and go. Even the cable is in good condition, although I'd prefer to have synthetic rope. The adapter kit does provide hydraulic hoses, and the wired remote for the solenoids. I'm thinking I'll return it since it is more than I need.

[o2batsea]

Chassis arrived today.

[JSBriggs]

Chassis arrived today.

Pics?

-Jeff

[o2batsea]

No. It's in here somewhere. I guess it's still under Ron's original advert.

[rijosho]

Chassis arrived today.

Does that mean Ron arrived yesterday?

[JSBriggs]

No. It's in here somewhere. I guess it's still under Ron's original advert.

I guess Im more of a visual guy. (never understood reading Playboy for the articles) :finger

-Jeff

[o2batsea]

Winner winner chicken dinner.
Not unusual was the big nail subbing for a bolt on the panhard rod bracket. The thing needs a few mods for it to work for my project, but it is a heck of a lot better than getting one from England, and it came with lots of goodies.

[evilfij]

Did you get my email?

I want my nail back. ;) The panhard kept dragging on the floor so that was my tempory solution. It has been there for 8-10 years or so.

I have the fourth matching yellow wheel and a bunch of other stuff here at my place for you.

[o2batsea]

Yup got your email. Just haven't moved the pics over to my regular computer. I want to send them to you via email, and my iPhone is barfing on them.
Need to do another sweep of your property.

[o2batsea]

Sway bars or no sway bars? I wonder. I guess if it's going to be driven on road it should have sway bars with disconnects. I would want to be able to remove the disconnected sway bars tho, so that engineering issue needs a solution.

[Rocky]

It's been done. But no sway bars is the way to go

[o2batsea]

The Rostyle (early RR 2 door steel) wheels just arrived today. They will go to the stripper, and then on to galvy and paint. So cool. Certainly not everyone's taste but they are definitely the wheel for a retro coiler hybrid.

------ Follow up post added April 6th, 2012 08:18 PM ------

Thinking about it, these wheels are the perfect candidate for another home brew Jeffrey Dahmer bucket. Save the stripper for the really awful jobs.

[JSBriggs]

The Rostyle (early RR 2 door steel) wheels just arrived today. They will go to the stripper, and then on to galvy and paint. So cool. Certainly not everyone's taste but they are definitely the wheel for a retro coiler hybrid.

------ Follow up post added April 6th, 2012 08:18 PM ------

Thinking about it, these wheels are the perfect candidate for another home brew Jeffrey Dahmer bucket. Save the stripper for the really awful jobs.

Check the size of the center hole. One of the sizes (dont remember if its smaller or larger) allows you to run the alloy center cap if you would like.

The only downside to the rostyles is that you have to take the wheel off to pull the axle. But that is the same as running alloys.

-Jeff

[cgalpin]

pics?

[JSBriggs]

pics?

In Bills threads you need to provide your own pics.

-Jeff

[cgalpin]

They look like they belong on a VW

[JSBriggs]

They have a retro look.

http://www.d-90.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=49570&d=1332884876

-Jeff

[cgalpin]

Still not digging it, but that's ok, because it's not my hoopty :)

[ipgregory]

What? Those are classic LR!! None of your modern day boring Wolf crap. THESE are the biz!! DELUX steelies!!

Guess you had to grow up seeing early RRs and 110s with them on to feel it... :)

[dave_lucas]

Bunch of retro rostyle action going on at the following page

http://www.range-rover-classic.com/Home/land-rover-brochures/range-rover-1970-s

Love that blue 2 door RRC

[cgalpin]

Guess you had to grow up seeing early RRs and 110s with them on to feel it... :)
Probably. But I never claimed to have any taste!

[o2batsea]

Many thanks to Briggs for the visuals. Just imagine there's a 2A 109 wagon where the blue 2 door Rangie body is and you get the picture. Oh and there wouldn't be any bit of Welsh landscape in the background either.

You have no idea what a pain in the neck finding these things in the USA has been. Talk about unobtanium! Thankfully a fellow list member came thru with the goods. They're rivetted too, so it's a manly man's wheel.
They still seems somewhat common in Blighty, but shipping was gonna be killer.

[o2batsea]

Rostyles at the stripper. RRC SWB off to new owner. Parts run to Ron's in the AM. Paint order placed.
Next order of bizzy; fill all bolt holes on galvy-to-be parts with silicone. Clean up old tank and assess. Get V8 engine and trans un-assed from chassis. Weld in repair pieces on door frames so they can go to galvy.

[o2batsea]

Got the frame rear crossmember looking pretty dope. BFH and wood blocks did the trick.
Old tank rotten. Too bad.
Got Rons engine out and broke down some suspension bits and did a lot of wire brush work with the angle grinder.

[o2batsea]

Oh, one other major accomplishment that isn't really Rover related. Got my 1954 vintage Evinrude Fastwin going. Starts on the second pull. Now I have a decent kicker/trolling motor for the Allmand.

[evilfij]

Bill,

I forgot to give you the 4th yellow wheel if you want it it is here otherwise I will toss it. I also have a 5th 15in series wheel you can have too.

[o2batsea]

Nimby

[o2batsea]

I am sure I saw somewhere a website with pics that showed exactly where to weld in your engine mounts for a 200 Tdi. Now I can't find it. Kinda would like to see that one again.

[evilfij]

Nimby

Cool.

[o2batsea]

Cue Art of Noise..."oooooh, yeah.....beautiful..."

Just picked them up from the stripper.

[JSBriggs]

They look galvanized! Are you going to paint them silver, or do the shadow trim?

Are you sure that Was Art of Noise? Maybe you are thinking Yello.

-Jeff

[o2batsea]

They will be galvanized, then epoxy primed and top coated with two part poly in limestone.

[mikeslandrover]

They will be galvanized, then epoxy primed and top coated with two part poly in limestone.

So you don't plan on them rusting then:)

[o2batsea]

So you don't plan on them rusting then:)

Over here they are as rare as an honest Englishman, so I want them to live a long time. I'm prolly going to be outlived by this vehicle.

[o2batsea]

Chassis work. Got all the stuff off it, down to just the chassis.Nice to have the loader to flip it over for priming. Using Awlgrip 545 epoxy primer. That schmidt is a hundred bucks a gallon and the activator is 85 bucks a gallon. The thinner is 27 dollars a quart. Faaaak.
I paid the price for taking too long with spraying and clean up....extra two hours tacked on to the ride home.

[o2batsea]

PS You may spot the incredible extendo-buks. They kinda fell apart during the flip process and had to be rebuilt.