What have you done to your Landie today.

Ha. Which ones??

 

That’s also an early front panel
Cranking handle hole & bonnet lock

 

Ah ok. So the vehicle was originally bought new for use as a mobile sprayer for weed control on highway hard shoulders.
There’s a huge Hardy sprayer that mounts on the back of the pickup bed, and a huge steel boom that mounts to front of the chassis rails.
The hole on the left of the photo was for the electrical connection to the boom.
The hole on the right of the photo was for the pipe that fed the boom. It was also sprayed yellow (badly) and still sports the yellow beacons and ‘Highway Maintenance’ badges on the tailgate.
It’s an ‘87, so pre ‘defender’ and just a ‘110’.

 

Installed the reconditioned expansion tank and bracket today.

 

Had a quick look at the transmission oil levels. The oil in the axles is still yellow in colour rather than black, despite having been in there around a year. Imagine my surprise.

 

Today I did the screen wash bottle bracket and the top radiator brackets.
Where the brackets were originally just plated, I’ve painted them in cold galv paint. I can’t decide if I like it yet
also on show is one of my birthday presents (it’s today). I guess my family knows me well. I also got a set of replacement lights, a set of side decals and a LR key ring

 

That’s my kind of birthday present!

 

Picked up a wee fuel cut off solenoid, now where to fit?

Was thinking diverting the fuel line into the seat box?
But it's passing down the now, so I'll look later

 

put her in for the MOT passed with an advisory on brake pipe it said it was coated in a substance and front discs are a little worn not bad for 31 year old

 

Completed Rudland Rig in the North York Moors on Wednesday. It was absolutely spectacular for photos

 

Great to see a Defender owner smiling rather than gurning at the latest head-scratcher, breakdown, loose earth the list goes on.

 

I drove it for 7 hours. I feel like I have just had a pan galactic gargle blaster lol

 

Don't Panic.

Cheers

 

You need heated leather RX8 seats, a good amount of Silent Coat, a large flask of good strong hot coffee and an wonderfully sex crazed woman of choice in the passenger seat who repairs Land Rovers for a day job. Combined, they transform Old Tratters...

eta the answer for this type of woman is 42

 

As long as you didn’t have more than two you’ll be fine

 

More de-rusting of the chassis.
Hopefully be ready to paint soon.

 

Finally painted the rest of the chassis today. Also did the A-frame arms. Are they suppose to swing freely on the top joints? Cos they didn’t

 

Converted rusty spring to shiny spring.

 

Nice

 

Replaced the exhaust tail end section. Most of it mysteriously disappeared a few weeks ago

EDIT
I should say I bought the exhaust parts through LRDirect. When I took all of the cardboard packaging off I was very impressed by the wall thickness of the pipe. It's very solid
On the delivery note it was sent by K Motors Ltd which is this LR Indie
https://www.kmotors.co.uk/

EDIT 2
I've had a look through their website and K Motors created LRDirect. I didn't know that