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not done much to the landy this week, had a load of exams etc but have had a few hours to tinker this weekend stripped the tub ready for some bashing, filler and paint did a bit more work on the dash and wiring put the vent seals and panels on i havnt got any pics of this (camera...

haha ye lucky, ive gotta change mine :D

yey!! ,glad you finally got one :D you will have it on the road in a few months ;) i wonder what colour your gonna paint it?? :D;)

yer you wait until there is an up close shot! i did it with a brush in the end, looked great but it was a bit cold and so itwrinkled in places, i have put it on very thick though so my plan is, once it bakes in the summer i will rub it down a little and polish just to get rid of them i am...

sorry for the lack of updates have done a lot of work though and have reached a massive step :D the drivers wing is on sorted out the wiper system(thanks protactor) put on half of the axle breather extention kit seat box in sill members on speedo cable and wiring behind dash finished...

haha yes ive just noticed that, i did wonder why it didnt fit very nice :D and yes i know there are issues with all of the registration stuff, im using the original reg number but even the old chassis didnt have an ID so either way :) does that mean there are thousands of land rovers...

i have only just realised from that photo that that replacement tub is from the same year as my original vehicle!! :D what are the chances!!

i have been wondering that myself, the cross member is a military one that has been welded on in the past as a repair (why i dont know because everything else is solid, like new, i think someone wanted the military look :D) so i think its a real land rover one ....but...... it only has one...

only had about an hour on the landy tonight, but some progress i finished up the tub and it is now on, just sat on but its all lined up and fits :D ive just got to sort out and prep the panels and i will paint it :) also did a little more wiring so a little progress on that and im...

had a full day on the landy today and have made good progress have done another couple of hours or so on the wiring and it is about 3/4 of the way there rebuilt the wiper system and put it onto the bulkhead and have changed the floor in the new tub, have almost finished it, just a few...

just got back from picking up my new tub, its a bit rotten but its much better than the old one (and only £10) , ive got to replace the floor and floor struts, which isnt the end of the world because i have the galv floor struts and a new floor :) then i can finish stripping it down and paint it...

thanks mate :) im so proud of it! there better be picks of whatever you get!!:D haha no its not cheeky it shows you have good taste ;) i think the colour is amazing :D and i am having it van back, i have defender 110 station wagon side panels as the windows dont leak quite as much;) and...

Thanks crashbox , neither can i !! :D right, ad a good few hours on the landy tonight, finished off the front panel with the bonnet rubber, negative earth warning plate and radiator expansion bottle i have also blead the clutch and brake systems and they are working, the fuel system is...

not done much the last few days after school, been painting a lot so not much to show for a lot of the time, i have painted and fitted the front panel thought , with the radiator that i bought brand new middle of last year so that should be ok i have also finished clipping all the brake...

right well, sunday evening i managed to do a bit of wiring, so some progress on that, but as im sure everyone on here knows its slow going, as im checking every system to make sure everything works as it should ive then rubbed down the drivers side wing and primed it ive also started to...

ok thanks , the things you learn with land rovers! so i will grab some of them then, to make my life just a little bit easier :D

i got it from smith and allan , who call it "cobalt blue" but yes a nice deep blue , i love the colour :) ive heard talk of these gloss rollers before but when you say gloss roller, this may be a stupid question, but i take it thats the difference between the foam and the "fluffy" rollers...

since the last post ive put the top coat onto the vent panels and put the door hinges onto the bulkhead so even more pics of paint ............ some if its is drying ;) im really pleased at how well ive managed to get the paint so far , especially as im...

ive put the top coat on the bulkhead and put primer on the vent panels :) , so i will get some pics asap

oh and the top coat has turned up, so once ive drilled the vent pin holes (which i had forgoten about) i will be putting it on :D