LATEST PHOTO SPAM

Posting all our photos to the blog means we can upload them to the Land Rover forum by using the URL link.  For some reason if I try to upload them directly from laptop's hard drive they load upside down.  At some stage I'm sure I'll sort this process out but for now we will just have to put up with photo spam posts. 

Today we started stripping the front end.  The bolts on the left hand side foot well were a little more difficult than the right hand side.  It was a bit awkward and not a job for 1 person alone.

As we stripped away the outer panels we got a better picture  of the various modifications carried out during the installation of the Holden 186 motor and the HTHG radiator.  Some of the repairs and modifications are a bit rough and ready but each to his own. 

As you can see, there is a just a little bit of rust on the chassis.

Modifications to fit the Holden radiator.

Part of the heating system.  The snail shell has seen better days.  We are actually missing the whole heater matrix so are currently searching for parts online.   Will have to pull this apart to see what surprises inside before we decide if it can be restored.

Right hand side of the bulkhead.

And the internal section of the right hand side bulkhead.  Note a few holes in the foot well.

Car horn or hooter - I think it's both the disc shaped parts.

Crap in the radiator hose.  Looks like yellow sand.

Battery stand.

Oh dear, it's a bit rusty.

Naked "Forrest"

TIME TO STRIP

Today was the day that Garry started to strip "Forrest" down with the help of his brother Richard.  I was at a computer class today but I'll join in the fun next time.

First thing removed was the bonnet and then the back tailgate.  After undoing a lot of screws the roof, with the Tropical Roof still attached, was lifted off and was managed quite easily by both boys.  Garry has been calling it a Summer Roof but when I searched that term on the internet Dr Google let me know it's called a Tropical Roof so maybe just we West Aussies call it a Summer Roof.  Certainly a good idea for our summer heat whatever you call it and ours in good condition too. 

We actually still have the canvas canopy off the old Bridgetown 109 LWB  but the canvas is rotted in places and I'm sure the possums who live in the shed down there have been urinating on it as it stinks really badly.  We decided to put it out in the rain for a wash off and will give it a closer inspection next time we go down.  After looking at a full hood stick set online though I think there are some bits missing.

A little help from a floodlight.

Rear section already lifting, just the front screws left.

The roof off now give you a clear view of the groovy cammo carpet glued to the inside.  Fortunately, the glue has perished someone and I don't think the carpet will be to hard to remove.  The glue removal on the other hand we need to look into as it's all over the interior.

The pictures tell the story.  Deconstruct one bit to get the next bit off.

And now we get on to removing the front windows.  What surprises lurk beneath?  No surprises with how the windshield was attached and we like the creativity.

Shackle anyone!

PHOTO SPAM TIME

Photos of the Series III with Holden 186 engine.

Cut away in the left r/h corner.

Air blower would originally have been located here.

A good daylight photo of the 186 Holden motor.

Bottom from modifications carried out for engine swap.

A neat little unit.

Hmmm, cammo carpet interior.

Dashboard and seats. 

PICKING UP THE GUMP MO-BEEL

This morning we hired a car trailer from the local BP servo.  A decent price when booked online and just around the corner from home.

Richard and Andrew came over to help tow "Forrest" out of the shed and onto the trailer in preparation for the trip to his new home.

We haven't abandoned "Bev", she will just have to wait up the farm a little bit longer.

OH NO, WHAT HAVE WE DONE!

I want to keep her old charm as it's what attracted me to her in the first place.  I would like to see her restored and running but I don't want to take away that aged patina and uniqueness that tells her story just by looking at her. I love the faded panel paint, I love the surface rust and the weathered timber planks on her tray. Basically, I want the chassis and engine restored but I want the panel work and tray to still look the same.

We couldn't reach an agreement on just how far to go with "Bev" the farm girl so I found Garry another Landy to restore to his heart's content.

This one was a lot closer to home, a Series 3 88" SWB with a 186 Holden motor. ("Bev" has her original motor)  Chassis no 90302164A  which I've searched on Clifton.nl

Needs a bit of a clean and goodness knows what else!

Cammo look carpet glued to interior.

We've both been reading TimNZ's thread on this forum (MY 88" Series 3) and are so impressed by his posts and his methodical approach to restoring the Series 3 inherited from his grandfather. Not to mention the serious workshop envy after seeing all the fantastic photos. We can't emulate Tim's workshop and we realized that the space we have available to us is in serious need of reorganization.

Garry has been in the building game for 41 years, starting as an apprentice carpenter with his dad who was also a carpenter builder. Our son is also a chippy but showing no interest in a builder's ticket. We've had our builder's yard for 18 yrs and in that time have managed to amass all sorts of things. We're tail lend baby boomers, we don't throw good stuff away!

Pano shot of the mess. 

All that is about to change and today we spent about 4 hours sorting, tidying and most importantly throwing things out. There is a good sized area in which to work but it just needs re-organizing. The shed itself is 9 x 6 mtrs but some of that is given over to timber, tools and fittings storage which it's not practical at this stage to discard as we are still a trading business with plant and equipment to store. There is also an under-cover area about 1500 wide at the back of the shed which runs the full length and will be ideal for storing any body panels, tyres and sundry parts etc. Once we finished at the yard, we took a full trailer load over for disposal. There is still a lot more work to do and as always the dogs are in supervisory mode.

Looking better

Temporary work bench.

 1 Full trailer

The Series 3 has been housed in a back yard shed for the last 8yrs and was purchase for a gentleman by his daughter, a retirement project if you will. Problem is he's 72 and hasn't yet retired yet so hasn't had time to work on it. He has a rego paper that states it was last registered in 2006. We don't know much more other than it has a 186 Holden motor and looks like it has been used for camping.

We will be going over to pick it up on Tuesday so will be able to take more photos in better light, the shed being too dark to take photos of the engine.

As he's been living in the suburb of Forrestfield for the last 8 years and is green we've christened him Forrest.

HOUSE TREEN of PARKWOOD - The Landy is coming!

Introducing the Hounds of House Treen (a nod to Game of Thrones for those of you who are not fans of the show.)

Our two originals are: 

Dusty the Red Cloud Kelpie aka "Big Girl" who is 11. Pretty easy going, scared of thunder and loud noises, likes to bark.

I'm cool.

Just don't piss me off.

Ned the Black and Tan Kelpie aka "Stinky" is 8.

A real farm dog.

All round cutie.

And TV addict. 

Jamie  the Poodle Cross aka "J'amie" commonly referred to as Little White Dog (so he doesn't know we're talking about him - he's too intuitive for his own good) is about 7, came from the pound and was inherited by us after my mum passed away.

Jamie of House Treen - The Landy is coming.

Sand flag and hi viz? Yes you little sh*t and iPhone too.  I will find you where ever you run.

Food thief too. 

Then there are the visitors

Molly aka "Mon Mon" the Rhodesian Ridgeback who seems to sleep a lot, when she gets settled.

And last but not least "Archie" the Bichon/Maltese/Silky?  Yeah, yeah, we've all heard the joke about what his mum got up too.

Cuteness faxtor X 2 - don't be fooled, they're bossy little buggers.