Yet another 2a rebuild thread

[Rhys25]

Everyone loves a rebuild thread, thought i'd share the pics of mine so far just over 12months into it hoping to be finished ready for Billing. Sorry its a bit pic heavy.

 

[Rattlegun]

Looks good, where are you at with it now? The chassis looks pretty good, is that before or after you had to get to work?

 

[Rhys25]

Plenty more pics to add will put them up soon

 

[Rhys25]

Rattlegun, these are the before pics the chassis was in fairly good order 2x new bulkhead outriggers and 4 patches. Axles chassis front panel all finished got some repairs to carry out on the bulkhead just looking at getting it shot blasted. i'll put up some pics of it when i can upload them

 

[Rhys25]

More photos

 

[Rhys25]

And a few more......

 

[Rhys25]

This is where its at now.

 

[Rhys25]

cont...

 

[absw]

Looks good! I wish I had a garage to work in, my partial restore has been postponed by about a month due to rain. Can't paint in the wet.

 

[Rhys25]

Ye hasn't been the best of years rain wise, a garage definatley makes it easier, although it's never big enough! have you much work left to complete on yours?

 

[Land Raver]

That's looking really good! The bulkhead looks tricky though. Are you going to refurb it yourself?

 

[absw]

Ye hasn't been the best of years rain wise, a garage definatley makes it easier, although it's never big enough! have you much work left to complete on yours?

Paint the chassis with por-15, fix the tub (all the bolt holes have corroded off pretty much), weld/fabricate bulkhead bits (splashed out on a mig welder, tis going to be a learning curve since my friend did the stick welding of the chassis), change shocks, new front swivels, new wiring harness, new brake shoes, fix idle issue (probably carb), paint it (not sure on colour, either pastel green so I don't have to update dvla/insurance as it's down as 'green'.. or orange). Some piccys - http://imgur.com/a/yaBkz

(sorry for going abit off topic on your thread).

 

[Rhys25]

That's looking really good! The bulkhead looks tricky though. Are you going to refurb it yourself?

Ye the bulkhead is in a bit of a state, got two new footwells for it and have to replace the two door pillar sections and the feet. Going to be busy with the MIG!!

 

[Rhys25]

Paint the chassis with por-15, fix the tub (all the bolt holes have corroded off pretty much), weld/fabricate bulkhead bits (splashed out on a mig welder, tis going to be a learning curve since my friend did the stick welding of the chassis), change shocks, new front swivels, new wiring harness, new brake shoes, fix idle issue (probably carb), paint it (not sure on colour, either pastel green so I don't have to update dvla/insurance as it's down as 'green'.. or orange). Some piccys - http://imgur.com/a/yaBkz

(sorry for going abit off topic on your thread).

Looks great! chassis has welded up nicely, its good to see another landy getting ready to get back on the road, or off it. You've got a good base vehicle to start from. My list of jobs has basically been the same as yours. There is a lot of advice out there on MIG welding, I hadn;t done it for a few years before starting this project but practiced plenty on some scrap to get my settings right and a feel for the welder and so far so good. Good luck with it keep us updated.

 

[Rhys25]

Picked up the bulkhead from the shot blasters, can finally see how much steel is left! Managed to tack on the door pillars to give me a good idea of what requires cutting out.

 

[Rhys25]

Started rubbing back the wings, couldn't believe the ammount of paint on there!

 

[90truckcab]

ooh the memories, http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f6/well-needed-restoration-my-series-2a-76144.html if yer need anythin give us a shout

 

[Rhys25]

ooh the memories, http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f6/well-needed-restoration-my-series-2a-76144.html if yer need anythin give us a shout

Cheers, I have been reading your thread in depth, it's given me plenty of inspiration and motivation to keep cracking on especially when i see the end product you've created, great job.

 

[honolulujoe]

looking good, don't be afraid to put up tons of pix thats what makes a rebuild thread imho

 

[stutab]

Great rebuild. Keep the pics coming.