well needed restoration of my series 2a

spot the difference

big big difference,whats the yank tank??

still got a fortune to spend on the chassis, axles, gearbox, body, paint , electrics, interior seats etc, who ever said landrovers were a cheap hobby!

gemsdad said:

big big difference,whats the yank tank??

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tis me neighbours pontiac parisienne , 7.2 chevy v8,

yer wanna see the engine in that, cost him £6500 to rebuild, ( just the engine that is) ouch

aint cheap thats for sure,i have a p38 diesel,that has cost a few bob but its worth it.

90truckcab said:

tis me neighbours pontiac parisienne , 7.2 chevy v8,

yer wanna see the engine in that, cost him £6500 to rebuild, ( just the engine that is) ouch

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saw one of those when i was a yoof,bloody lovely at the time.wouldnt give the time of day now.my brother had a dodge dart gt many years ago,what a bag of ****e that was.

90truckcab said:

well, if it puts a smile on yer face when yer get in it its worth every penny

( and that can be said fer a lot of things ! )

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yes,ha ha ha.

gemsdad said:

aint cheap thats for sure,i have a p38 diesel,that has cost a few bob but its worth it.

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well, if it puts a smile on yer face when yer get in it its worth every penny
( and that can be said fer a lot of things ! )

i seem to have gone off any car thats made of steel, am all fer ally bodys now,

Ooo it looks all shiney Fancy doing mine?

rustyrhinos said:

Ooo it looks all shiney Fancy doing mine?

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when mines on the road , by all means, then again i might have seen enough of landrovers by then,

Stick with it, you will get there. I spent almost every single weekend for a year getting mine in a driveable state!

it will be on the road one day mate, am sure of it, a small fortune later mind, but its not like im going to sell it

Yup no doubt many people on here have spent wayyyy more than what their land rovers are worth on them! But who cares!

yup, ther worth more to me than the money !

Coming along pretty fast now, like to see how you repair your bulk head, Be a good motor when youve finnished, keep up the good work mate!

all finished now, except spin on oil filter conversion ! ( not turned up in post yet )



few pics of gear box, not many as kept forgetting camera when i went in the workshop









all stripped now and ready to rebuild, will bore yer all with the pics later n the week

90truckcab said:

all finished now, except spin on oil filter conversion ! ( not turned up in post yet )

few pics of gear box, not many as kept forgetting camera when i went in the workshop

all stripped now and ready to rebuild, will bore yer all with the pics later n the week

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engine is **** hot,well done.i want too see every gear in the box all painted up nice an shiny in blue as well please.:behindsofa::bolt:

Nice one...your spin on oil filter thing confuses me...I have a spin on oil filter already on my 2A...does this mean mine has been fitted with a later engine?

Good work though TBH I wouln't know where to start with a gearbox refurb - I would be so worried of doing my best, getting it all back together and in the car and it going "crrrrrrrrrrunch....ding" hehe!

gemsdad said:

engine is **** hot,well done.i want too see every gear in the box all painted up nice an shiny in blue as well please.:behindsofa::bolt:

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cheers mate, am chuffed to bits with it now,

will clean the gears fer yer mate, least they will shine fer one last time, then they will never see the light of day again

as fer the spin on filter rusty ! its one of these am fitting ;



the old fittings had a big bowl , with a paper cartridge, to save the MOD a few quid !:doh: