1973 88 hardtop sw

hi all have recently brought myself a landie shes been parked up for 12 years has a great chassis and some minor bulkhead rust good running gear a 110 2.286 engine with webber carb ,was parked up due to the clutch rusting together so prevous owner just couldent be bothered fixing .have got most of the parts i need to get er back on track just waiting on i small part coming from uk should be about 2 weeks . then ill start posting some progress ,have found so much good info on this site great to see so many old series still being used every day,im in new zealands south island and will use her for towing the boat down the local rivers and hunting and fishing, stay tuned

that looks pretty good for a 12 year break, good luck getting it back on the road

Can't tell whether the clutch is rusted or not, but the main problem is that the gearbox appears to be missing.

Nice! Looking forward to reading more as you fix her up

SpringDon said:

Can't tell whether the clutch is rusted or not, but the main problem is that the gearbox appears to be missing.

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ha yea took a while to flintstone it home 100kms wore out two pair of boots!

time for an update after sitting idle for 12 years, changed oil, new coolent ,oil filter, carb clean, set points ,checked timing ,fresh gas ,boom fired up no worries ,must say this 5 bearing engine is one of the most smooth and quiet i have worked on . other things done is brake master cylinder ,clutch slave ,and friction plate just some rust to weld up to get back up to roadworthy standards, Drives really well,

looks like your bulkhead has gone all round the hinges like mine did, otherwise it looks in fab shape now its moving that pastel green is a nice rural colour too

Excellent find!
Are the plates dead or on hold? Are you planning to bring up to WOF standard?

Now tax exempt too

40 Years old and they are classed as Classic down here. Cheep licencing fee!

We've just got that today……..stupid UK

rego on hold! seems to be alot of landies over here have dead plates would cost a fortune to re vin and reg in nz, looked at a few on trade me none with rego all over priced! will be used on the road for towing my boat . just needs a few small things for wof nothing major exept rust, any idea on a good welder that would be right for that work i have a 250 gas mig but is just to big for that stuff

Imortalrelic said:

40 Years old and they are classed as Classic down here. Cheep licencing fee!

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yea cheep reg but hard on gas , im going to keep the green and repaint the hardtop and wheels limestone, passengers side is very straight, drivers not so much ,will need front panel repainted ,

Got myself a cheap mig from trade me. Seller - Top maq. Its a 190amp chinese mig gas or gassless. Still reading how to weld tutorials and burning through wire on test beads. Made the chassis to roll cage brackets ok. Unsure of my weld quality but seems solid.
Save barn seam reasonably priced as well but I guess you get what you pay for as no doubt ill discover

have got myself a small telwin bimax132 mig and am chuffed with the thing was cheap as have beem using 0.8 flux cored wire and gettin good results one patch down 6 to go! pulled the windscreen out to reveal major rust underneath, so started there as will never be seen buy anyone, looks good will post more pics later, also picked up anotha hard top thats mint as mine looks like a bag of ferrits.

has been a long time since i last posted have got heaps done am well pleased with the welder i bought ,used flux cored wire and got pretty good results. painting has gone well used a epoxy enamel and sprayed it on just wondering how to flatten the gloss to match the rest of the faded paint ? any ideas. got some 109 rims and 235 85 16 on now they fill out the guards well , got the new hardtop on today will post more pics later, planning on getting a WOF for cristmas holidays , should fly through.

Nice looking motor there. Be sure to let us see it when the rest is done.

I used worn 1500 grade wet&dry to flatten the paint and some rubbing compound to give a slight gloss. That bit is trial and error.
If it has faded in the sun, you may be a bit stuck.

Looks great. You've come a long way with it. Keep us posted

Had a bit of time over the holidays not much hapening at work so have been busey neary finnished just need to bleed the brakes and soort out seatbelts and speedo cable to go for wof really stoked with it ,went down to get a lotto tiket today 10km run no worries at all.