A site dedicated to my tinkering with my 1972 Series III Land Rover
I spoke to Drew Wright of WOR on the phone today to order the interior matting. I spoke to him about a year ago, and again at Billing last year. I ordered a full front mat set that covers the footwells, gearbox, bulkhead and seat base, a pair of … [Continue reading]
First job today - finish fitting the reversing sensors. The outer pair had previosly been fitted to the galvanised corner protectors after Alun machined the hole for them. He since made up a pair of box tube mounts with closed ends and mounting … [Continue reading]
The roof went in and I collected the tub. I had a rush of jobs to complete before the tub could be fitted - the rear prop shafte needed refitting and Schutzing, the reversing sensor mounts needed priming and painting, the rear step needed drilling … [Continue reading]
I could only spend half the day on the LR today, so only got the roof finished at 1900 - much to late to get the flatbed and swap it with the tub at the painters, so it'll go tomorrow. At least I managed to find the leak (stretched rivets allowing … [Continue reading]
I've been trying to clean up the interior of the roof, getting all the old glue and carpet backing off. Tomorrow morning I'll get the little strips of silicone sealant off from around the sunroof apperture and cut the alpine window holes. then I'll … [Continue reading]
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