Project Arthur

Bromsgrove Defender · Nov 1, 2011

Have a little restoration project.

1963 Series IIa

Not sure which is the most daunting emptying the garage so I can work on it .... or the restoration itself??

I have the most understanding wife in the world

Dr_evil · Nov 1, 2011

How many do you have stockpiled

good luck

Bromsgrove Defender · Nov 1, 2011

Dr_evil said:
How many do you have stockpiled

good luck

Cheers Doc

Unfortunately thats not my yard.

That's just where project Arthur is languishing at the moment

Will be picking him up as soon as transport has been arranged

Dr_evil · Nov 1, 2011

Bulkhead on that looks better than mine

Has he got any series 3 bulkheads left over

?

Whats your plan for it ? offroader or a run about

Bromsgrove Defender · Nov 1, 2011

Dr_evil said:
Bulkhead on that looks better than mine

Has he got any series 3 bulkheads left over ?

Whats your plan for it ? offroader or a run about

It's spent the last 20 odd years as a farm run about and hardly seen a road in it's life so from the outside it appears pretty solid. Obviously the real proof will only become apparent when the body is off but at the moment it looks like only the rear crossmember is a bit tired lol

He has got loads of Series III's and at least one other Series II

The plan...... is to have a weekend and run about soft top

Andy Land · Nov 1, 2011

Wow ... what a project ... 1st thing it needs is a stereo, seems like there isn't one in there

Bromsgrove Defender · Nov 1, 2011

Andy Land said:
Wow ... what a project ... 1st thing it needs is a stereo, seems like there isn't one in there

There it is!............

What a dilema!...... Go Original or not ???

Dr_evil · Nov 1, 2011

well if you wouldnt mind asking him when you pick it up how much a series 3 bulkhead might be I'd appreciate it

what engines in it at the moment ?

Andy Land · Nov 1, 2011

Bromsgrove Defender said:
There it is!............

What a dilema!...... Go Original or not ???

I'd go modern ... CD multi changer etc. You want to make it look like a modern Landy surely ... oh and don't forget to paint it first, I like purple on a series IIa with alloys

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Bromsgrove Defender · Nov 1, 2011

Dr_evil said:
well if you wouldnt mind asking him when you pick it up how much a series 3 bulkhead might be I'd appreciate it

what engines in it at the moment ?

I'll do that for ya

The original engine....2.25 diesel 10J. Still runs too

Bromsgrove Defender · Nov 1, 2011

Andy Land said:
I'd go modern ... CD multi changer etc. You want to make it look like a modern Landy surely ... oh and don't forget to paint it first, I like purple on a series IIa with alloys ;

S' funny you should say that.....

Did you see that one at Billing??

I must admit it does appeal somewhat.

Maybe the next one

Andy Land · Nov 1, 2011

Bromsgrove Defender said:
S' funny you should say that.....

Did you see that one at Billing??

I must admit it does appeal somewhat.

Maybe the next one

I didn't see the Billing one but there was one in yellow at Stoneleigh

It's going to get even more interesting driving past your house I feel

Bromsgrove Defender · Nov 1, 2011

Andy Land said:
I didn't see the Billing one but there was one in yellow at Stoneleigh

It's going to get even more interesting driving past your house I feel

I was only about 50 ft from it all day. Didn't know you where there :doh:

You must have seen my truck with the other BLRG guys

Or did you, an thought "I'll keep away from them"

Dr_evil · Nov 1, 2011

Bromsgrove Defender said:
I'll do that for ya

The original engine....2.25 diesel 10J. Still runs too

Cheers

You gonna be swapping it out for a 19j or keep the little lump for originallity ?

Andy Land · Nov 1, 2011

Bromsgrove Defender said:
I was only about 50 ft from it all day. Didn't know you where there :doh:

You must have seen my truck with the other BLRG guys

Or did you, an thought "I'll keep away from them"

I didn't know you were going either ... took my 2yo so didn't get much time to concentrate ... oh well, I'll be round to see Arthur when you have him home safely ... my ma in law is moving up to Alcester as soon as she finds a house and has already said I can have the driveway to restore a Landy ... can't wait

Bromsgrove Defender · Nov 1, 2011

Dr_evil said:
Cheers

You gonna be swapping it out for a 19j or keep the little lump for originallity ?

Juries still out on whether or not to keep it all original.

The ideal solution would be to have two.

One original and one somewhat updated lol

Bromsgrove Defender · Nov 1, 2011

Andy Land said:
I didn't know you were going either ... took my 2yo so didn't get much time to concentrate ... oh well, I'll be round to see Arthur when you have him home safely ... my ma in law is moving up to Alcester as soon as she finds a house and has already said I can have the driveway to restore a Landy ... can't wait

No prob's mate just bring a wire brush and a grinder with ya

Dr_evil · Nov 1, 2011

I'd say replace it

change the drums for discs too so it stops, the one major thing I'll be doing next year is putting power steering in, the 109 weighs a fair bit and parking it is a right bugger

Bromsgrove Defender · Nov 1, 2011

Dr_evil said:
I'd say replace it

change the drums for discs too so it stops, the one major thing I'll be doing next year is putting power steering in, the 109 weighs a fair bit and parking it is a right bugger

Yup. I had concidered doing all that and putting an old mini heater in

noel colledge · Nov 1, 2011

When do you pick it up?

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