Wagon Loon's latest activity

Thankfully I managed to buy some pins off eBay - LR Optional Parts and they came in a few days. Great service 👍. I fitted the catches to the glass, gave the glass a clean, painted the round securing nuts silver to make them look a bit better 😊...

Thought I would tackle the o/s glass channel today. The channel itself was quite sound as it was galvanised, but the felt runners were completely shot and a pig to get out! After some fighting and swearing I managed to get the channel stripped...

One disappointing point of the repair panel is that they don’t have return lips on the front faces to replicate the original , and that just annoys me! So, I cut some flat steel plate to size and bent it to shape and after some faffing around...

To move on the window installation, I cleaned up the two sliding window catches. They cleaned up quite well, but unfortunately I am missing the two plungers. So if anyone knows where I can get some, let me know! To get this moving I used the ones...

Just to get the other side on the Landy and off the workshop floor, I copied the process for the other side. Need to get some sealant for the window channels and will get them fitted next.

Next, I should have spent the time fitting the two alpine windows, but as the rear body upper sides have been sitting here for a while, I thought that I would move on to them instead. If I fit them on the Landy, then they are less likely to get...

Hi Folks, apologies for the lack of updates. Hope you have all been okay. Been really busy with life and all its up and downs! I’ve also spent far too much and money time on building a garden room in my back garden for the kids. Now that’s done...

My 74 built 88" Station Wagon Gigi is classed as car, but the 300Tdi is classed as a van so has commercial van insurance, but it's quite cheap. Maybe it depends on where you live, and how loaded with plushness the Landy is !

Insurance doesn't ask anything from us either.

Hmm, a neighbour says his insurer requires him to keep his in his garage! I have a Second hand X- lock on the gears and hand brake, which makes towing her difficult for a would be thief, since she's locked I third gear. But my insurance don't ask...