Hi from Whitby

Hi mat from whitby north yorkshie doing a series 1 resto and thought I'd join to learn tips and info

Thanks mat

:welcome: Mat


we need to see lots of pics cos we likes pics

Here's one of her

welcome

matayton94 said:

Here's one of her

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from what i can tell she's in really good nick


now get a pic with a good camera

Not have axle and engine sitting in new galvanised chassis need bolting onto new engine mounts, axle bolted in, new shocks front and back to go on, new axle straps, new brake flexible pipes and copper pipe, long way to go body in great condition just need to do something with the rusty bulkhead
Mat

They were took in 2005 on a disposable camera just before she had the MoT condemning the chassis and been sat since this year

Oh rusty bulkhead

will you be patching to repair it?

Hello Mat and welcome... just up the road from me so might have to pop and see the restoration as it gets going

:welcome:

Uh would be good matt anyone's welcome
Mat

Welcome too from an X-Pat Yorkshireman livin dahn't south

Also a felow S1 owner.

Obviously with a D plate its been re-registerred, what year is it?

Is it an 80", 86", 107", 88" or 109"?

As it is a series 1 you should be MOT exempt now but sometimes it can be hard trying to convince the DVLA if its an ex military without a proper build date associated.

If you have the old chassis number & engine numbers then the Land Rover Series One Club (LRSOC) are a great place to get help.

(Still a YLROC card carrying member too)

Hi yes it d reg 88". what I know about it at the moment is this it was built on the 27th January 1957, and went strip in to military service coming out in 1966 with the current reg. the chassis number is 111-8-01347 have sent a letter and a check to the rlc museum at deep cut barracks about a month since to find out more about its history still waiting to hear back
Mat

I believe that Gaydon are quite good too for that kind of information.

Have you tried the LRSOC forum, they are quite helpful and have some good records too.

Do you know if it is MOT exempt yet (pre 1960).

That said I will probably still mot mine in June.

Bother, just rememberred, need to get the big Landy tested this month too!!

Talking to the mot tester were we take the cars at the garage I work for as we don't currently have an mot station and he said they go on the date of manafactar and not the date of the reg. but won't be MOT of that's the case because it will always be checked reguly once back together
Mat

Good on ya Mat

I like to keep a thorough ey on my 80" but not being a mechanic bits can get past me. I always pop under my cars for an inspection during the MOT if possible.

However will be underneath it a lot soon as I should be getting my new leaf springs soon. Its getting a nit of a makeover this year.

Parabolics all round, new s/s fuel tank and galved tank guard, also threatening to take the seats to the uphosterer down the road from me.

Oh all ££££ eh back in 2005 it had a long bench seat in the front both the bit where you bum goes and back were one long price not 3 individual seats and this was perished to back then we bought 3 new seat bottoms still in the loft in bags waiting to go on

Was the Fullers on good form tonight, sometimes it can be a bit off there. walked the dog the other way tonight, didn't get as far as K2 sadly, mmmmmmm K2