P38A Oh S###..I think I've bought another one.

RangeRoller dt · Mar 26, 2019

@Henry_b Is the board underneath ok and not dropped? If it's okay id take the whole panel out the back door and do it all as one piece like dopey. (In the summer when it's warm and dry) Two patient sets of hands would be ideal. Getting the old foam off is a faff but be extra thorough. If you think it's okay after 3goings over - do it a fourth

If I take mine out it will break so I've reglued in vehicle. Still gotta take
Most the bits n bobs out for that anyway. My P38 has dark trim with blue headlining so you don't notice difference and I never expected it to be perfect.
Think patching would show on that light colour

RangeRoller dt · Mar 26, 2019

It's only the transmission is digital. Transistor tv's will work with digital if you have the box to decode it.
I would think headrest tv's would be LCD they were best commercially available thin ones back then

Bagshot · Mar 26, 2019

RangeRoller dt said:
@Henry_b Is the board underneath ok and not dropped? If it's okay id take the whole panel out the back door and do it all as one piece like dopey. (In the summer when it's warm and dry) Two patient sets of hands would be ideal. Getting the old foam off is a faff but be extra thorough. If you think it's okay after 3goings over - do it a fourth

If I take mine out it will break so I've reglued in vehicle. Still gotta take
Most the bits n bobs out for that anyway. My P38 has dark trim with blue headlining so you don't notice difference and I never expected it to be perfect.
Think patching would show on that light colour

It's not that bad a job really. BUT..buy the right material, I got the cheap nylon stuff and it stretches going on.. then when it dries it tries to pull itself back into shape. Pay the extra..!!

RangeRoller dt · Mar 26, 2019

I used a small paint roller to gently press it from middle out, 1/4 at a time. it's the nylon crap but no problem with shrinkage

Bagshot · Mar 26, 2019

RangeRoller dt said:
I used a small paint roller to gently press it from middle out, 1/4 at a time. it's the nylon crap but no problem with shrinkage

Just showing off now..

RangeRoller dt · Mar 26, 2019

No it looks like s**t if you stare at it. You won't notice unless you look for it, but is better than flapping about and across front drooping makes you feel claustraphobic.
My mate pulled his out permanently sand rattle canned the roof, but it makes it cold/noisy like a defender, not befitting a RR.

Bagshot · Mar 26, 2019

RangeRoller dt said:
No it looks like s**t if you stare at it. You won't notice unless you look for it, but is better than flapping about and across front drooping makes you feel claustraphobic.
My mate pulled his out permanently sand rattle canned the roof, but it makes it cold/noisy like a defender, not befitting a RR.

My material was a nylon, like in new Nissan's. RR's have a slightly fuzzy finish to it, this is what should be used. Make hell of a difference, but a few quid dearer.
I'll try to do it properly next time...

Bagshot · Mar 26, 2019

Bagshot said:
My material was a nylon, like in new Nissan's. RR's have a slightly fuzzy finish to it, this is what should be used. Make hell of a difference, but a few quid dearer.
I'll try to do it properly next time...

But I did put white leather on the pillars..

RangeRoller dt · Mar 26, 2019

I see what you mean now. LR original fuzzy stuff I got. With gluey
Marks.

That looks really nice, especially the pillars

Bagshot · Mar 26, 2019

RangeRoller dt said:
I see what you mean now. LR original fuzzy stuff I got. With gluey
Marks.

That looks really nice, especially the pillars

Just hope the new owners appreciate it. (Just listed)

RangeRoller dt · Mar 27, 2019

Where - ebay I wanna watch...

RangeRoller dt · Mar 27, 2019

You have rear parking sensors

?

You don't need them with a tow ball lol

Bagshot · Mar 27, 2019

RangeRoller dt said:
You have rear parking sensors ?

You don't need them with a tow ball lol

That was a bad move on my part. Don't know what I was thinking at the time..

Bagshot · Mar 27, 2019

RangeRoller dt said:
Where - ebay I wanna watch...

You know you want leather seats and cruise control.. don't you...don't you..

RangeRoller dt · Mar 27, 2019

Grrrrr nearly had me one local for peanuts other day. I had to decline

you seem to have talked it down a little in the description . Engine looks lovely , interior - yes, just outside needs bit of a tart up. - those plastic arches didn't help - kept the crap in. Front looks fine

Why was parking sensors mistake?

RangeRoller dt · Mar 27, 2019

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rov...642906?hash=item1ef7563cda:g:YqMAAOSwpLxcepZD
I found this one. What a mess

Bagshot · Mar 27, 2019

RangeRoller dt said:
Grrrrr nearly had me one local for peanuts other day. I had to decline
you seem to have talked it down a little in the description . Engine looks lovely , interior - yes, just outside needs bit of a tart up. - those plastic arches didn't help - kept the crap in. Front looks fine

Why was parking sensors mistake?

Plastic arches came with it, yes they are the culprits for the paint problems.
Parking sensors were Chinese cheepos..work when they feel like it and feel bad for drilling holes in the bumper.
Front is the best bit, satin black does wonders..

RangeRoller dt · Mar 27, 2019

She looks sad in the photos, I think she knows about the V8 affair

Another year or two she would be mint.

Bagshot · Mar 27, 2019

RangeRoller dt said:
She looks sad in the photos, I think she knows about the V8 affair
Another year or two she would be mint.

Bagshot · Mar 29, 2019

Well today got stuck into the brake rebuild, first off we started with..

F###### solid, I think is the phrase.
Got the things apart.. eventually.. Pads obviously shot, discs are so cheap why not. But, the back plates/ covers fell apart. Not going to bother with new ones, reading here opinions seem to err on not fitting, so until finances are better they can wait.
Calipers and sliders came up quite well with some attention from the grinder and wire wheel..

Even the slider pins and pin covers came up ok. New seals all round and new bolts all ready to go on. Might even invest in a bit of silver caliper spray for a finish.
All old pipes are out, solid and Flexi, from the midway point along the body anyway, good job as all the steel pipes were pitted the whole way along. Mr MOT would no doubt pick one up and back to the start, so this far now.
But Big result..! My pipes DONT go over the top of the fuel tank. Only down the driver's side, tucked up along the inside face of the chassis. Which means I can get nearly all replaced. However..what genius put the one across the rear chassis from left to right over everything.. Obviously someone who didn't have to replace it later on. So many bends and turns and one part that just disappears above the NS airbag, unless you've got 18" fingers that clip is never going back on.
I can see how these are put in before the body is dropped on and how garages want to charge unsuspecting punters hundreds for this. How do you propose to do this in one piece..?

That's the old one out, cut into three just to get it out. From the NS wheel arch all the way cut just rear of the OS air tank. (Think there maybe just as many joiners going back in that one.

)
New flexis on order, everything cleaned up and now at least a more manageable place to work.

And tomorrow start making up brake pipes, my favourite job... Honest

(Not)

Can't wait for the fronts..

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