Series 2A project impossible --- VERY pic heavy

Hi all,
Thanks for the warm welcome in my other thread and
As said in my other thread myself and my dad are planning on restoring a series 2A to its former glory....not a small task by any means and the first landy we have worked on but its all good....got the haynes manual and some tools and a bit of time lol - what more do you need? ( except some expert advice from a landy site )

Ohhh, and this wont be a fast moving thread due to not having the money to buy all the parts just yet...my wife and mum wont allow it so its a little at a time

Anyhow, heres some pics....

I will start with day 1 ( 8-8-10 ) - the pickup

The eagle eyed amongst you will see the lack of fuel pump pipes to the carb....the fuel pump is dead so I had a manual one in a tank of petrol pumping as she went onto the transporter....started first time no probs tho

Day 2 - quick hose and cleanup + carpet removal

Just to make her easier to work on I gave her a hose and ripped out the terrible carpet in the cabin...ohh and the seats to get a look at the chassis












After this I wont be at that house for 2 weeks but my dad might have a go....ordered a new fuel pump as well just to shift her into the garage

Fair play fella, you have got your work cut out for you for sure.
Good luck mate, keep us posted.

well dont give up!

I have 3 outside that look like that.....well they are in varying stages of restoration. First thing to do is strip it down to chassis and fix it or replace it.

It all depends on how original you are going to redo it.

Oh and on the plus side....your grille looks straight

Sirus said:

I have 3 outside that look like that.....well they are in varying stages of restoration. First thing to do is strip it down to chassis and fix it or replace it.

It all depends on how original you are going to redo it.

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Hmmmm.. "I have 3.....in varying stages of restoration.."

Are you sure?

You sound like one of them farmers who keep collections of classic cars slowly oxidising on their front lawns

I think chassis/bulkhead are looking replaced.... time will tell when we get that far down lol
Taking her up the transporter one of the crossmembers fell off....or 90% of it anyway lol....just before the torque ripped the ramps off the transporter ( bloke giving us a lift held them in with screwdrivers......straight in half lol

forgot to say.... both doors are slightly out of line and dont close..... I think its sinking in the middle....perhaps the chassis collapsing :|
nevermind

at least you dont have daylight under your pedal box!

GingerPuss said:

Hmmmm.. "I have 3.....in varying stages of restoration.."

Are you sure?

You sound like one of them farmers who keep collections of classic cars slowly oxidising on their front lawns

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Nah the oxidisng ones down me sisters

Sirus said:

I have 3 outside that look like that.....well they are in varying stages of restoration. First thing to do is strip it down to chassis and fix it or replace it.

It all depends on how original you are going to redo it.

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Where do you live again?......lol 3 landies to rob bits off
Seriously tho, I was shocked at the availability of new and second hand parts, its easier to get bits for a 40 year old landy than most modern cars!

Go for it fella. There will be times when you think, what the kin hell have I taken on but just keep going. It is surprising how suddenly it all falls in to place - or pieces in some cases.

A couple of tips if you are interested - appologies if I am teaching grandmas to suck eggs and all that.
1. If you decided to rebuild the bulkhead then try to do it in position, that way you can make sure it all lines up. I did mine off the chassis with just measurements and I am not 100% happy with the results.

2. Same story for the chassis its self. Make jigs to ensure replacement sections go back where they should and try to repair as much as possible before you strip it right back. You can use the other parts like tub, wings, tank, springs, bulkhead to make sure it all fits. If the chassis is really shot then dump it and go for a galvanised one. Their pricy but will save you a lot of messing about now and in another 20 years.

Lastly, if in doubt chuck it out. - I reused my springs and diff and only rebuild the gearbox. The former were slung a few weeks after completion ( replaced with parabollox), the transferbox has to come out sometime in the next 10 years and the diff still wines like pigs on a honeymoon. It annoys me every time I drive the thing.

The good news is its all thick steel and no complex curves. All the alu stuff is pretty available second had too.
Mechanical bits you can fix with a Swiss army knife, a bent coat hanger and bits found at the side of the road.
The rest is just cleaning, dismantling, welding, swearing, and painting.

Looking forward to following the saga.

Stacked it, thanks for the advice...advice from people who have been, seen and done it before is always more than welcome!
I think the chassis is in too bad a state, however we will be able to tell better when it is stripped - galvy one isnt too expensive, however on the budget the women in our lives give us it will take a long time to have her running the way we want lol
Regarding spraying, the metal is too soft to sand blast / rub down Im guessing so have other people just used paint stripper ( or is that even too abrasive for the alu/magnesium mix ?

I done mine with a nipper on the way so way under some time pressure but as said - just keep plugging away.

As for sand blasting- I would be carefull with the Alu stuff ( you might want to look at soda blasting or plastic chips - it is not so abbrasive.
To be honest though, if you are going to use the Landy and not show it, then I would get yourself a decent rotary sander - you can get electrical D8s now and just spend some time sanding back the paint thats already on it. If its been there for some time it should have good adhesion.

if its the chassis and you are planing to fix and re-use then sand blasting is probably worth while. I stripped mine with a wire wheel ( several) and an angle grinder. It took kin ages and I went deaf. Its also not an effective way of removing oil layers. These will cause what ever you put on top not to stick. I coated mine with hamerite, then floor paint, then loads of stone chip with wax in the cavities. I have to say however, that its lasted three bavarian winters which are very hard - tonnes of snow, salt and -20 C and still looks good. Its whats underneath the paint that might come back to bite though.

Keep me posted.

Sirus said:

Nah the oxidisng ones down me sisters

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i remain unconvinced

Well been a while since I posted, and to be honest I havnt done much
Been away for 3 weeks so got back yesterday and had a bash this morning with dad.
Decided it was time she was in the garage undercover so we ordered a new fuel pump and I took off the bonnet and fitted it this morning.


Started first turn woohooo ebays finest pump
Dad went to put her into gear......crunch crunch :| --- clutch wasnt working so we checked the fluid......


mmmmmm could be the problem lol so off to get some dot3 fluid and topped her up
off into the garage we went, no problems at all





AHA! Clutch fluid lol

1 door off......



Other door off.....



Is it normal for them to be painted red inside the arches and on the tank?



Or was it once/origionaly red?

And I think I found a new species of spider.....the biggest spider I have seen in my life!



Anyhow, the next task is to remove the hood/cab abd then the rear I think, leaving the arches until last - but time will tell
Not sure when I will get time to look at her again but hopefully soon
Bert

Forgot to say.... Im very impressed at how easy and simple to dismantle it is..... all you need are the tools of a pikey and your away

nice project, first job bin the spats, Cornhill? on tweed. if so put the kettle on!