johnnys series 3 resto project

Land Raver said:

Any joy getting it started Johnny or is the battery knackered?

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got to wait till wednesday as im on me anger management course today and tomorrow

yer can guarran fekkin teeee itll persist it down all day

hello my name is jc1 and im an angry bastid :welcome2:

wednesday's op day now, today got cancelled due to breathing problems over sat night / sunday. identified a ruptured lung lobe on monday and ended up with chest cavity drain to bleed the air. (3 way tee piece and syringe) bleed every hour to start and monitor amount drawn off, adjust regularity accordingly. right cavity did wel from the start, left took till this morning to stop taking air.
morale being dont ring me wednesday till the evening cos i'll be at the vets all day with the phone on silent!
on the plus side, outlook is looking better now

nrgserv said:

wednesday's op day now, today got cancelled due to breathing problems over sat night / sunday. identified a ruptured lung lobe on monday and ended up with chest cavity drain to bleed the air. (3 way tee piece and syringe) bleed every hour to start and monitor amount drawn off, adjust regularity accordingly. right cavity did wel from the start, left took till this morning to stop taking air.
morale being dont ring me wednesday till the evening cos i'll be at the vets all day with the phone on silent!
on the plus side, outlook is looking better now

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i just hope to god he pulls through for you mate and it seems like he will as hes a good strong dog

no need to worry bout me mithering about the landy as if anything it can only be either an air lock or a bleeding issue ......just a case of serious tinkering to get it right and fired up

reet tis been a while since i last posted and since last time shes passed her MOT and the smoking has drasticaly improved so i decided to do something about the skiddy rear tub floor and the deaffening road noise from the rear coupled with the lack of sound from the radio so

i have begun boarding out the back with 18mm resin impregnated stirling boards i nabbed off the silly builders that left half a pallet of the fekkers in the father in laws back garden and still gotta do a bit more yet but its getting there



i also couldnt put up with the rattling off the rear wiring covers so i came up with this little idea



ill update with more piccies as i progress with this little endeavour

Looks good. Hope those big speakers don't blow your rear bulbs!
Might be worth painting both sites of the wood so it doesn't soak up any water from the floor

Land Raver said:

Looks good. Hope those big speakers don't blow your rear bulbs!
Might be worth painting both sites of the wood so it doesn't soak up any water from the floor

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already painted the back side and im just gonna leave the top side bare for now as its probably only gonna get wrecked anyway

and them speakers are only ****ty 40watt house speakers ive took appart to see if it makes any difference to the sound

I've not got a wireless in mine but I imagine you'd need some decent powered amp to break through the noise!

Oh oh, Johnny's on the go again.....

Amazing what you can swipe these days..

mad git said:

Oh oh, Johnny's on the go again.....

Amazing what you can swipe these days..

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you know the saying " never **** on your own doorstep "

well these buggers left loadsa good **** on my doorstep

Land Raver said:

I've not got a wireless in mine but I imagine you'd need some decent powered amp to break through the noise!

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100 watt speakers in mine just overpower the tire noise at 60
Looking good jc1 hope you has a good alternator and wiring for that stereo!

Turboman said:

100 watt speakers in mine just overpower the tire noise at 60
Looking good jc1 hope you has a good alternator and wiring for that stereo!

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alternator is a corker and theres no amp just an old 40w per 4 way output pioneer head unit can easily hear it over the tyres difs and engine at half volume

but its gonna be a while before i get anywhere quick with this little heckstravaganza as its a summot to do when evryones out of the house things

Just take ya time and enjoy it mate! Working on em is half th fun but I will give it a miss till it warms up a bit. Worth it in the end to do a thorough job!

i have been toying with the idea of putting a foam headliner in the front half of the cab as the frost and condensation is a bit annoying when it drips on me forehead

sort of like japanese water torture

johnny curt 1 said:

i have been toying with the idea of putting a foam headliner in the front half of the cab as the frost and condensation is a bit annoying when it drips on me forehead

sort of like japanese water torture

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I sorted out a few drips with taping the roof seams with greenhouse tape..
90 roof doesnt seem as rigid as series and hardtop drips with condensation.My original headlining is getting a bit saggy and mould. I have thought of replacing it and putting soundproofing stuff behind it and further back in the hardtop. Let us know how you geton with the foam.I have thought of fitting a series double roof,they have been dry in the past not sure why they dont do it now

Camping mats would work, I actually want camping mat backing with a sheepskin outer for winter, be proper cosy then

Dr_evil said:

Camping mats would work, I actually want camping mat backing with a sheepskin outer for winter, be proper cosy then

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you need a running engine first matey :bounce::bounce::bounce:

Dr_evil said:

Camping mats would work, I actually want camping mat backing with a sheepskin outer for winter, be proper cosy then

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I have soundproofing stuff,cant member what its called, I ordered it off the net. Ive already done bonnet, bulkhead footwells,doors, loadspace floor.Roof is the last bit to do.
Towing a long way on the motorway is a killer unless you have good sounproofing and it is great with AT tyrs on. Muds are a different story!

johnny curt 1 said:

you need a running engine first matey :bounce::bounce::bounce:

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I'll attempt it again when I can be arsed

I had carpet tiles on one of my roofs worked a treat

cornish rattler said:

I had carpet tiles on one of my roofs worked a treat

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On the inside or out?


Bet they were a bugger to vacuum