A site dedicated to my tinkering with my 1972 Series III Land Rover
I have collected the tub's lateral steel braces from the blaster. Bit of a dissappointment really. I had thought the rust was just on the surface, but should have known better. The pictures show holes in the side of a brace immediately above the … [Continue reading]
I went to the Sort Out on Saturday. I came back with another 3 Defender front seats to install as planned, and thankfully, the new ones were cheap, in fine condition, and matched the cloth already in use (Moorland). The seats were sold as a set, as … [Continue reading]
Finding more rot! You can see the damage to the tub floor and the longitudinal stiffeners where they have been in contact with the steel braces. The close up also shows the stiffeners breaking away from the tub floor (the black line is between the … [Continue reading]
As you know, I'm now concentrating on the rear tub and its varous fittings. I can't wait to get that finished and fitted as: a) it'll allow me to align the bulkhead, so I can then finish that too; b) allow me to fit the rock sliders, which … [Continue reading]
I finished removing all traces of rust from the first re-modelled jerrycan frame, and have cut down abd partly cleaned up the second; it just needs to be cleaned up entirely, welded and painted. The first frame has been given 2 coats of zinc primer … [Continue reading]
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