A site dedicated to my tinkering with my 1972 Series III Land Rover
The bonnet is finished. I collected the powder coated chequer plate panels this afternoon. They look great - matt black with a slight texture and sparkle, identical to the wheelarch spats. I have applied 3mm neoprene sheet to the backs, and will … [Continue reading]
It's slowly coming together. The slam panel and grille panel are complete. I didn't get a chance to fit the plastic grille, but I did get the chassis Schutz done (I gave the modified cross-member a few coats and thoroughly waxoiled the iside to cover … [Continue reading]
I managed to cut the mod part for the intermediate cross-member with a 115mm grinder. As I mentioned, the wall thickness is 8mm, so it is more than strong enough. The angle at which it is welded dramatically increases the rigidity of te modifaction … [Continue reading]
The bonnet now fits. I had real problems with the back end of the bonnet being way too low - low enough that the coorners took 1" gouges out of the new paint on the wing tops all the way back to the washers and dome bolts. It's not so severe that … [Continue reading]
Fitted the hinges to the bonnet with the stainless fixings. It seems that the bulkhead part of the hinges have been opened up, perhaps by the galvanising, perhaps by some previous owner being stupid. They'll need closing up before I can fit the … [Continue reading]
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