1969 series 2A 88' restoration in India

well got the windows going, re built the lower fascias, then scratched together a link cable (ex Peugeot) between the transmission brake lever and the actuating rod eye bolt , mine was AWOL. Pedals, air filter and diesel tank cleaned and primed.
Polly

still looking great polly how many of you are working on the project

well theres me the slave driver, one engine/gearbox/brakes guy one fabricator/denter, one painter and couple of young apprentices to fetch tools and tea!! and none of them has ever seen a Landy before !!
Polly

i do like the idea of a lad to fetch tea ha ha

crack on polly.....

Ok so today we tried fixing some old Ford seats to the seat box. Finally decided to go for modern seats for safety reasons with head rest etc. also fabricated a system where the seat anchor rails tuck into a hoop in the front and is bolted down at the back (with a hand tightenable knob) so that you can quickly unbolt the back, tilt the seat forward and unhook it from the hoops in front and access the tool box or cuby under the left/centre seat as seen in the pic (also fabricated to fit just over the gear box). tried a dark shade of green on the bulkhead as well. Also pasted a one inch thick high density rubber sheet faced with aluminium foil on the bulkhead and foot wells. this will also go under the gear box tunnel and tool box to keep the heat/noise/vibrations out. Will also use it in the doors and roof.

since ive decided to upholster the roof, ive welded thin sheets of MS and nuts to the side wall and upper windshield frame that bolt to the roof. this will allow me to unscrew the bolts from inside without having to spanner the nut from the other side (since i wont have access once the upholstery is in place). ive done the same for the outer safari roof fixings.

i know the modern seats and aluminium foil must be bringing up the bile for many of you puritans but this is an absolute must as ambient temperatures in summer can go to 45 deg C here. believe me its taken much thought and soul searching for me.

Polly

polly singh said:

Ok so today we tried fixing some old Ford seats to the seat box. Finally decided to go for modern seats for safety reasons with head rest etc.

Click to expand...

you were doing so well, now you've gone and ruined it

haha, no hes just made it useable

Polly ive used some old conveyer belt from the stone quarry to line my wheel arches.its reinforced with steel and is good for sound and stone protection.

heres some pics of the dry runs with the seats, le me know how they look, will finally do them in black leather. Only prob is they bring me up and forward and quite close to the steering wheel. What are the options ??
polly

i made some static fittings and bolted my seats where i wanted.ok if only one person drives...
i used volve seats.

Ok heres some history of the car. The vehicle was imported by the Photo Interpretation cell of the National remote Sensing Agency, Dehra Dun, in approx Oct 69, registered 22 Oct 69. Panels show original paint Grey Blue (now white). The Chassis is4211169 G and the original petrol engine was 24105605-A but was retro fitted with a LR diesel of 1968 number 90673507c in 1997 (is it a 2.25 ltr?). The vehicle has just been used for a British film "West is west" (a follow on to East is East, starring Om Puri. some of you may have seen it around 1997) being shot in India to recreate 1950s India.

heres some pics of the padding on the bulkhead and some putty work.
Polly

the padding looks sweet.You have made my mind up if ya dunt catch fire....

heres some pics of a 1/35 model of the SAS Pink panther 109' Series 3?? i built recently.
Polly

looking good,

well not much 'seeable' progress just lots of puttying and grinding and spraying surfacer and red oxide and sanding !! well visited Moga town to have my seats done and find Chequered plate and hoses and diesel pipes and have my instruments seen to plus find tether chains for the fuel filler cap and radiator cap and other miscellaneous stuff.
Found lots of Jeep chasiss on sale with the toyota 2c engines and this mobile Mr Fixit who can fix any instrument/sensor you name clap:
Polly

brilliant

gotoneatlast said:

brilliant

Click to expand...

yeah

Ok so we finally completely rebuilt a new tail board of sheet and used the original ribs and attachments. I think i will place some chequered anti skid sheets in between the ribs to prevent scuffing the paint work. Then we did the rear seats which will be traditional folding bench seats. the original aluminium Birmabright sheet from the tailboard we used to make the cubby box under the centre seat and its hinged cover and then we threw all the hinges into the fire to get the paint of, built a new bonnet locking hasp and used the original turn buckle from under the passenger side seat and trial fitted it to the radiator /grill panel (to prevent the battery from being stolen!!). Ground some of the POs botched welding in the bulkhead area as well to get it ready for painting. Slow but steady:frusty
Polly

posh that..