well not much 'seeable' progress just lots of puttying and grinding and spraying surfacer and red oxide and sanding !! well visited Moga town to have my seats done and find Chequered plate and hoses and diesel pipes and have my instruments seen to plus find tether chains for the fuel filler cap...

heres some pics of a 1/35 model of the SAS Pink panther 109' Series 3?? i built recently. Polly

Ok heres some history of the car. The vehicle was imported by the Photo Interpretation cell of the National remote Sensing Agency, Dehra Dun, in approx Oct 69, registered 22 Oct 69. Panels show original paint Grey Blue (now white). The Chassis is4211169 G and the original petrol engine was...

heres some pics of the dry runs with the seats, le me know how they look, will finally do them in black leather. Only prob is they bring me up and forward and quite close to the steering wheel. What are the options ??:eek: polly

Ok so today we tried fixing some old Ford seats to the seat box. Finally decided to go for modern seats for safety reasons with head rest etc. also fabricated a system where the seat anchor rails tuck into a hoop in the front and is bolted down at the back (with a hand tightenable knob) so...

well theres me the slave driver, one engine/gearbox/brakes guy one fabricator/denter, one painter and couple of young apprentices to fetch tools and tea!! and none of them has ever seen a Landy before !!:D Polly

well got the windows going, re built the lower fascias, then scratched together a link cable (ex Peugeot) between the transmission brake lever and the actuating rod eye bolt , mine was AWOL. Pedals, air filter and diesel tank cleaned and primed. Polly

today we re furbished the the brake and clutch master cylinder assemblies and the pedals. Then we re built some of the undercarriage panels that had split, the Birmabright aluminium alloy used is not very amenable to welding, it warps easily hence riveting is easier, more aesthetic and if you...

well i was down south of the country in boot camp at the time!! yes next time ! Polly

well new (old) parts are quite reasonable, i got road spring bushes for 50p (half a pound) and tail lamps for about 80p each, speedometer cable for GBP2.00!! its the exchange rate you see. The guy used to manufacture parts for Land Rover and export them. I heard the hard core off roaders in Sri...

yes the bilkhead was surprisingly clean except for some spot rust on the area under the brake pedal. Heres some more pics of the painted engine and some after it was put back. The tail gate is completely knackered and we are building a new one!! and trying to bring the instruments back to...

thanx, yes we dont have much of a wet problem in the North of the country, heres some pics of it being taken apart prior to being re built. parts is a major issue, hope scour some scrap yards, but found some old shops in Old Delhi that still carry some VIN Parts, found road spring bushes, gear...

sorry you missed me completely on the S.L.U.T.S bit, thats a religious procession by the Sikhs , passed it on the way home thought itll make a nice conversation piece (seems to have worked!!). polly

not sure seemed to be a Austin 7, the guy (PO) also had a Sunbeam and a Vauxhall Wyvern plus the Indian Hindustan Landmaster and a 68 Beetle Polly

Hi guys Ive loved landys since i drove a few in South Africa a while ago. Found this series 2A here in India in Chandigarh and i picked it up for restoring although its in pretty good nick. we have several LWBs here including one air mobile one but very few SWBs. will send pics as we progress...