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Just bought a 1966 Series 2a
This is 'Rusty' and she'll be rebuild over winter
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POIDH!
First job
Strip the carb as she is running a tad rich
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The engineering on these is amazing ( & tiny )
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Practice the land rover owner's mantra
"There's nothing wrong with it. I just needs.......<insert long list>"
EDIT - if you're taking the picture - who's that tiny guy in the drivers seat? 🙂
Just bought a 1966 Series 2aThis is 'Rusty' and she'll be rebuilt after 5 years and a divorce
Oh yeah!
Bring it on!
At obvious cost of course, but love the passion of anybody that wants to restore or update a classic.
Keep the forum up to date.
Ahh, the power of the stealth edit 😀
Try and get everything done whilst keeping the superficial appearance the same!
Sorry! Flickr on phone switching tabs and having to save
21k (dead genuine, I'm sure)
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Super special grill badge - but why?
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An 88" 2a - lovely.
My first car was a 1965 2a ex-military.
If I had more time, cash and skill and a place to work on one I'd have one in a shot.
Bookmarked.
It looks to be in good shape. Don't lose too much of the patina.
I've got a soft spot for IIAs. I ran one in Orkney for ten years. In all that time I only overtook one other vehicle. It was a bus I was unaware that was stopping at a bus stop.
This picques my interests
What rnp said
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That's trev a 1987 90
Passed his second mot since he was given a second chance at life 2 years ago.
*puts hand up for roll call*
Yeah saw that doing exactly the same.
It's not gone far in its life, it's been sat in that spot for the last 6-7 years only ever moving to go get its annual MOT
If that was mine I'd definately sort all the structural & mechanical stuff but leave the cosmetics. Got a lovely patina & I think they lose something when over restored with shiny paint jobs.
I'm hankering after another Series, loved my S111 Airportable.
Badge is special (and incorrect for that year) 'cos it says Birmingham not Solihull.
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All the best with the rebuild!
Did my IIa 109 a couple of winters ago on a new chassis, now revisiting for a respray:
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Mine has been back on the road for 4.5 years now. Took a good 12 months to do a complete ground up rebuild/modernisation. Do not underestimate the amount of time and motivation you are going to have to find if you want to do a half decent job of it.
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my hi-cap the chassis is far from good
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I used to have a '61 series 2 like that. Most adventurous thing I did mechanically was changing the rear crankshaft oil seal but that was an engine out job!
Is the Puma allowed?
Do not underestimate the amount of time and motivation you are going to have to find if you want to do a half decent job of it.
It's not my first time 😉
Is the Puma allowed?
Yep
Exhaust manifold off this weekend.
No snapped studs! No drilling! Never been known!!
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A bit of oil in the inlet so stem seals might want a look
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Also popped a new clutch slave in 😀
That colour on the engine block is often a sign of a army rebuild, and rebuild plates on the block?
Oh nice landy,
Yep, serial number makes it an ex-mod engine
Stuff coming off easy usually a sign it's been off recently - ie the last 20 years 🙂
Mines needing transfer box out put seals doing not hard just a pain given time of year.
Purchased this with the intention of putting either a Cummins or a 3.2tdci or the BMW M57 lump in it, still undecided, any words of wisdom?
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What's wrong with the Ford lump?
get it tuned
I had a intercooler and ECU upgrade by alive tuning, transformed the drive, so much better
heres my old timer
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series 3 1971, with 300 tdi fitted
and heres my new one - looks a bit different now, but can't get pics up at the mo
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Nothing but it needs more power! Regularly tows 3.5t trailer so a little more wouldn't go a miss and I just fancy doing it.
Send it off to Wildcat for a LS3
alive tuning fitted their larger capacity intercooler and eco upgrade, think it was about £1100 puts it up from about 120 bhp to 170 ish
the intercooler upgrade is beneficial if towing (as you prob already know)
they should have left the factory like that
Only a Disco, but it was at least an SVO Commercial. Still miss the stupid money pit.
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Pictured here in a rare moment of there being more water outside it than in.
Welshfarmer, is that photo the bomb hole at Strata Florida? If not it looks suspiciously like it.
I'm sure many of you on this thread will enjoy this...
I wish I still had my IIA.
I bought it whilst Orkney from a farmer who lost heart when a frost plug popped out. Thankfully after purchase and inspection the head was unwarped. I replaced the plug and head gasket and all was good again.
The farmer had changed the wings for the Series 3 type in a bid to modernise it. Thankfully he'd saved the grille panel and grille. I found some series 2 wings and returned the headlamps to the centre panel.
I switched the hardtop for one with a double skinned safari roof found in the local paper. It was originally on the Papa Westray airport Land Rover. One end of the worlds shortest scheduled flights. I went back there with the roof on mine and everyone recognised it
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Ooooh, I loves a Landy thread. Some lovely examples on here. I'll throw mine into the mix:
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Ex-military 90 running a Turner Engineering 300Tdi and a few other bits and pieces uprated. I wouldn't be without it.
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Posted these on McMoonters thread, but then spotted this, so there may be some people that i might appreciate the biggest beast they did (I think), 101 Forward Control.
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scud wins thread.
seems my last photo didnt work...... need to migrate from picasa/google photos - they suck ...... advice ?
that should be trev. built to look stock at a glance , mildly tweeked 200tdi high turbo from a defender in there with +5 shocks and all associated goodies (arms , moved shock mounts , , flexies and towers , dislocation cones/catchers) with a 2 inch lift sitting on 235/85/r16s on wolfs. ) I do how ever appreciate greately the LED light kit after years of having to **** around with bad connections on the old lucas/wipac units and having the fear of being rear ended to - never having had an issue since.
trail_rat - Member
scud wins thread.
She was a bit of a beast, nicknamed "Spanky", the fuel pump had a bit of a glitch and would just cut out, so we had the pump sitting on top of the engine hatch between the two seats, and each time it cut out it was down to the front seat passenger to hit it with a spanner.
Started life as an ex-army GS model, gradually welded on the roof-rack and made the "swing-aways" to carry two spare wheels, added rack down nearside to take 6 jerry cans and changed the Range Rover 3.5 lump that came in to a Perkins diesel. Great piece of kit and broke my heart when we had to leave it in Cape Town
that is not a roof rack. thats a roof 😀
trail_rat - Member
that is not a roof rack. thats a roof
Not with the number of holes there was in the tarp.....
Do not underestimate the amount of time and motivation you are going to have to find if you want to do a half decent job of it.
Well 12 months on and........
......It's not going fast
Rolling chassis with bulkhead primed
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Pile of parts to paint
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Some painted
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Nice colour!
My Discovery II used to look like this....
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Currently looks like this...
Its a labour of love, really
Looks pretty that.
Doing a good job of it, take your time.. 😀
I'd love to have the time and more importantly, the space, to restore a SIIa.
I definitely go for a galvanised chassis/bulkhead. In fact I'd galvanise anything that couldn't run away.
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We hired these a few weeks back. Interesting, but not sure I’d want to own one
all good things come to those that wait Tiger! 🙂
looking nice. slowly slowly catchy monkey.
Looks pretty that.Doing a good job of it, take your time..
Heres an idea of whats gone into it so far....
[b]THIS IS JUST THE SEAT BOX!!!!!!![/b]
Cut out rusted steel parts
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Construct, rivet and seal shiney new alloy replacement
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Fit new pattern side
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Countersink rivets to look like original spot welds, fill and dremel 'fake' spot welds back in
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New Seat angle
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Fit new box with original Aircraft Dome Rivets (had to learn new skill) & Etch prime
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Unsderseal
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The rear tub was a whole load more work 😯
We ended up with one of these as our photographic units wagon at the MOD.
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When the on site firemen had it they'd occasionally get it on 2 wheels as the water tank had no baffles. It was quite something to drive, the gear stick was miles long and sheared of on one occasion while driving. On another occasion the whole windscreen fell in on us and it was eventually condemned when the manifold went and starting leaking carbon monoxide into the cab, that wasn't too pleasant an experience. You could get close to 50 in it if you used the whole mile and half road between HQ and the gate.
i cant remember - did some of us not mention that "over winter" would spiral back at the start ?
:D:D:D
still consider mine quick and it took 14 months - total strip down and rebuild including welding to chassis , complete rebuild of the bulkhead , front axle rebuild with new spring/shock mounts and hockystick mounts- all internals of both axles replaced , new engine, full rewire and a paint job.
reminds me - the last photo i posted was as i dropped it off for previous mot..... it requires another.
due to the fact ive been in the uk about 90 days this year and most of those have been away in the camper i think its done a 3 digit figure since the last mot 🙁
I reckon that Welsh Farmers last pc is the Strata Florida bomb hole as well.
Suspect my 110 CSW has to go. Bought a camper van and 4 vehicles for 2 people is too much. The 110 is least used and the most expensive to run. What will I get my fire wood in? A bloody Jimny isn't going to carry much.
I once owned an SII SWB with a 2.5ltr diesel Perkins engine in it, the steering box was fitted in correctly too so 2 turns left and about 16 turns right 😆 TBH it was in great condition back then, used to tow a horse box around and when that was on the Landy was level, take the box off and the nose dipped because of the weight of the engine
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Those photos of the repair work are excellent, that’s quite involved and a proper job.. amazing. Keep up the good work and it will last you out.
take the box off and the nose dipped because of the weight of the engine
that would be the rear end rising rather than the front end dipping. they are rated to carry a **** load so the rear springs are rather robust and when empty will sit arse up.
nextdoor have just discovered land rovers and have a 90 and a long wheel base 110 both have had a little tickle in the engine department. I recommend the sip Tig/plasma cutter for general maintenance along with a good understanding of miss matched wiring.
The long wheel base one is being converted into a highland fly fishing camper get anywhere type thing. And having a good look around them they look just as easy to work on as VW buses
Suspect my 110 CSW has to go. Bought a camper van and 4 vehicles for 2 people is too much. The 110 is least used and the most expensive to run. [b]What will I get my fire wood in? A bloody Jimny isn't going to carry much[/b].
Oh I dunno.....
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Love a renovation/build/conversion thread. Thanks for sharing!
Sweet, more landyage.
Tiger6791 - Yup, that's what always happens. There's no such thing as a quick rebuild (well, there is, but the results wouldn't be very good).
In other news, my IIa SW I mentioned earlier in the thread is now finished, huzzah!
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Shameless plug, it's also for sale...
Puma here. Love it. Picked up some new tyres a month or so back, so much better. Few bits i'd like to do, wire in the spots etc, and still need to properly seal it underneath.
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Here we are in the Lake District this summer.
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109 looks nice 😀
[b]Right onto the tub[/b]
Once I'd cleared 50 years of crud off it was actually in great shape, I suspect Land Rover in 1966 was pretty good at quality. Nearly 2 decades into production and before British Leyland.
So in short it needed 1 new cross members and some galvanic corrosion neatening up.
50 years of crud
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4 hours later (and a lot of wire brushing)
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1 bad (steel) bit
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and lots of this
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So the galvanic edges of the rear qtrs I was just original going to trim a straight edge taking 5mm off the bottom the panel but instead I decided to build it back up again using a bit of fibreglass.
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jig off
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bit of etch primer to show where i'll need a bit of knifing filler
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One of the rear wings had a nasty crease in it and it wouldn't knock without with springing all in and out.
Anyway had an idea to clamp a bit of 40mm oak worktop to it and 'anneal it' with a blowtorch, the internet said 350c so armed with infrared thermometer and blowtorch and hammer I heated it and gently persuaded the rear wing to be straight(ish)
Very weird watching the ally bend and bow into it's own shapes under heat.
Clamped up
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After heat (and few whacks)
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Needs a bit of filler but really pleased 😀 😀 😀 😀
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So rear looking a bit tidier
Okay so now the rear is tidy!
From crusty grizzly edges to nice and smooth :thumbsup:
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Next job is to replace the bad crossmember then paint!
The nearest tub cross member had had it so a new one was needed
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Patched the holes with my favourite stuff .... (flibreglass, used mating this time) as it was only 2 small holes in the tub floor.
Where the support beams had gone I slid 15mm Aluminium channel into the existing beams, this will reinforce the existing but also gave me something to rivet the new crossmember to.
Anything steel was also primed
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New crossmember fixed into place and the whole underside of the tub was etched
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Then given a coat of Buzzwelds's CIO mainly because I had half a tin (horrible stuff!!) but neatens it all up and and extra layer in the battle against galvanic corrosion.
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[b]Then Paint![/b]
Sand & flat
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High build primer over some the etch
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Came close to buying one years ago having never driven one, then started working where I do and driven them a fair bit I say a good work vehicle but no way would I want to own one privately.
"Oh I dunno.....
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A trailer is cheating and no good for thieving from the side of the road. Can fill a 110 until the steering goes light.
Shameless plug, it's also for sale...
Great work, there, Kenneththecurtain! Where are you and how much?
Nice job. Having owned an ex-MOD 90 I'm pretty sure that mileage won't be real; I had a pal who was driving for the RAF and he pulled the service record; it was 27 pages of detailed coded records of all the repairs, rebuilds, re-purposes, every single thing that had been done to it including two major accident rebuilds and three new speedos, meaning the mileage was actually something like 175,000 when the speedo only showed 56,000.
Cracking car though, we miss it terribly.
I've got a very early Discovery which I haven't been able to bring myself to sell but can't afford to repair and run either.
Looking at the very thorough job Tiger's doing reinforces my feelings that a patch here and there probably won't cut it.
I would have thought after several decades of making cars in Britain any company would have got rust proofing nailed, nope.
Great job op keep it up.
Seat box rebuild and battery tray replacement along with footwells are winter jobs on my 110 td5 van
I thought the td5 would be a good upgrade from the old 2a I used to have. But not so sure
Oh I dunno.....<pedant> That's an SJ, not a Jimny. </pedant>
It's also pulling a trailer full of twigs, it only looks like logs because it's being towed by a 4x4 for ants. (I actually love SJ's, my dad ran them for years when I was wee). They aren't really comparable to land rovers though, they're properly tiny.
Great work, there, Kenneththecurtain! Where are you and how much?[url= https://www.gumtree.com/p/land-rover/1971-land-rover-series-iia-109-station-wagon/1269392856 ]It's not spamming if someone asks, right?[/url]
With all the work you’re doing I’m surprised you’ve got time to take photos 😆
Much as I love the detail & effort the op has put in I think I’d have kept the original paint myself. Did the same with my S111 ‘lightweight’; sorted the important bits but left it looking shabby. Tells the history of the vehicle.
I’d have kept the original paint myself.
Trust me, there is a part of me that wishes this also....
I’ll bet! It will still be beautiful when it’s finished, makes me want another.
When I retire I'm thinking seriously that on my last business trip to Johannesburg I might look around for a second-hand 110 and ship it home. Vehicles used up there on the Highvelt have never seen salt and have been in hot, bone-dry conditions most of their lives. They have the steering on the correct side and will generally have been maintained well, by an enthusiast. Finally the Rand is weak and freight rates are cheap (so I'm told) thanks to the net flow of manufactured goods to SA and the numbers of empty containers coming back.
Has anybody done this?
I'd watch out and double sure it wasn't stolen from here in first place.
Numbers check when registering in UK could lead to confiscation.
See re Italian range rovers done recently.
When I retire I'm thinking seriously that on my last business trip to Johannesburg I might look around for a second-hand 110 and ship it home.Has anybody done this?
Not personally, but very good friend of mine runs a small Landrover repair shop in Stourbridge and brings over about half a dozen Landrovers/Rangerovers from SA every year.
He is very picky about what he buys, and everything he brings back is in astounding condition.
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Globalti you should try and find one of the South African one's built there from UK supplied kits with the BMW engine, I think it was the 3.2L they stuck in it.
SA spec was the 2.8 m52 engine
Looks like a nice job you're doing there. Keep up the good work!
This is my 80 on the Wayfarer this summer.
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