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Was in deepest darkest southland to pickup some new workshop equipment. On the carry out I looked over my shoulder and asked "isnt that an RX3"? Turns out it was and he had a few of them.
This is getting re birthed as a road car. Was fresh from the booth and looked mint.
Sharn over.
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Restoration #1 underway, while these are certainly robustly build I wouldn't call them 'refined'. I have a number of updates to make on this one, intending it to last my lifetime, and with some large beams in its future I want it running mint.
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I've been doing alot of panel work for others lately which has definately held up any progress. But this has to be a 2024 goal so I can get onto some other projects....
Pulled down the gear/transfer box. In the grand scheme of landrover things, this one isnt too bad (though not mint), its one of the later boxes with syncro on all 4 gears which is kinda nice. The 3/4 syncro dogs are the most worse for wear, repros are ~$500 so I'm going to go dig through the gearbox bin of the local wrecker to see if I can find a decent original. Based on the condition of the low speed gear of the transfer box, I bet this spent alot of time in low4 with the farmer mashing between 3 and 4 to get across the southland mud.
Also, since I'm taking this back to original running gear I've been chatting to NZTA about how to go about it. With this never having a cert plate and that I can prove it was petrol originally from the chassis ID, it seems relatively straight forward.
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On 27/10/2022 at 20:56, nzstato said:
It may not look like much but being patient has landed me a great deal on a Tanner table saw (one of the smaller model). Combined with the drill press and the band saw I’m slowly collecting their back catalogue….
And to complete the Tanner quad, I just scored an ok deal on a 6" planer to restore.
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Cool, love a nostalgic ski boat. Very similar to the 'stingray' made by CBS in the early nineties (they likely adapted this design), there is one which is always up at Wanaka when we do our annual camp
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Playing catchup with this build thread....
The parts truck turned out to be a good buy.... replaced the ignition system, a squirt of oil in the cyl and some fresh fuel and the engine fired mostly right up. Its technically an early, low comp 2.25 for a SII, so matches the era of LR its going into. Likewise pulled the wiring loom out intact and a bunch of other smaller pieces which I'll used. Sliced the rest up with the new plasma cutter for the scrap man. Old running gear (Nissan diesel) has been sold, to a guy who drove down from Blenheim in a S3 no less
Decided to use the front guards from this also, as they are uncut and in generally better condition (but still need some crack/dent repairs)
The profile of S2 to S3 guards are mostly the same, except for the obvious difference in the front where they put the lights in the guards.
Continuing with manufacturing new sections of those areas, its easy enough to cut out the rivets and replace with my new S2 portions. Its a handy swap to make since its getting very hard to find the early S2 guards in good condition, while the rest are a bit more abundant and cheaper.
Need to get back into some steel repairs to return this front end to original, then back to mechanical.
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I wont share the address but that valiant has been sitting in that famers shed for a good 25yrs and was bought close to new.
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4 minutes ago, datlow said:
aaactually, only comes up on newer street views so after my time living there
dec 2022 st view
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Awesome, I knew I was correct. My eyes have become honed to spotting old land rovers...
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On 27/08/2023 at 11:02, datlow said:
That's not in Raumati is it @crustywhip?
Anyone got better pictures of the LandRovers next to the Paekakariki train lines? Thought I spotted a 5door...
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On 17/08/2023 at 22:06, 63Ragtop said:
Been thinking about getting a small lathe like a Myford ML7, was hoping to get one in okay by neglected condition as a project and to save money. Love these old beasts.
Very simple looking machines and hopefully a great tool to learn and expand my knowledge. No power cross feed on these, I think the flasher super7 may do? I also like that they don't weigh a metric shit ton and will fit in my garage well.
Budget 1-1.5k. Super7 with gearbox’s 2-2.5k
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Somewhat dropped this into a few other threads... A decent parts truck same up for sale in Invers which I couldn't say no to.
Where many would see something suitable for the scrapper, I see original petrol running gear, good condition front fenders (will swap from S3 headlamps to S2 panels), a front apron, better condition bumper, a wiring harness and a whole bunch of misc....
I took the water blaster to it when home, and while it is rusty as hell, it has the essence of farmer ute. Note the steel box tubing on the steering wheel and the uni joint shaft - went through the cab window to another wheel mounted on the tray so the cocky can put her in low box and drive around a paddock throwing hay off the back.
Big question is will this run... it turns over at least which is a good sign. Time will tell....
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Some big ones up for auction here
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Looks like I'm going back to original...
Gotta go pick it up next weekend.
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43 Triumphs for sale, more pics
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I’m looking for some advice… so I’ve tracked down some deals on original running gear…. Have yet to see if I can get this injection pump fixed. If I can it’s probably the similar price to reverting to original.
what should I do….?
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At least I get to go back to the parts I really like - panel work.
These front guards are pretty bad but typical for age - fill of dents, bog, cracks, holes etc...
There is no point to try and fix what is there, its a pretty simple panel to make from new. Note that there is only a factory pressing for the park like and not the indicator (these were added by local dealers depending on the requirements of the export country.
Getting more of the hang of welding alloy, its not easy and filling in holes is a prick.
The lower section of this side guard is pretty crumpled, it got most of it out, and about half way through filing it clean. I cut the flange section off as it was pretty thin/bent and in the way, I'll fold up a clean section and weld it in.
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1 hour ago, zep said:
If you want the CSVs.
It's been brought to my attention that I forgot to add in Chevannes, of which there are 4.
160MB.... cool
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Giving my english wheel a well needed tidy up. I don't think it has done alot of work, just needs a clean and polish the anvils. The anvil bearings are rather stiff (not sloppy) am considering washing the grease out and replacing with a heavy gear oil to let em run a bit freer.
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Here's last nights result. TBH these front fenders really do need a good clean up, there are plenty of holes which need filled, cracks which need repaired and wrinkles taken out - gives a good excuse to use my english wheel. Also still replacing some brake line components. Likewise the cooling system is a bit sludgy so a clean up wont hurt.
The inner wings were also virtually non existent with all of the modifications which have been made, so will fab some new ones up.
Evidence of the boo boo
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3 minutes ago, TimShadboltfan27 said:
me and @Truenotch are locked in for some Mosgiel based shenanigans. Will probs head over from central early sat morn if @kiwi808 wishes to convoy.
A quick pint at a country watering hole would be pretty neat. How inconvenient to stretch the loop up to Middlemarch for a shandy? Or Outram on the way back?
We'll take a poll, probably Outram is better. They've just revamped the pub but havent been there of late.
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I had a F**k f**k/throwing spanners moment while working on this last night..... was cleaning up the governor housing on the inj pump and when re-tightening I must have had it a bit askew and I've gone and cracked the pump housing....
Decided to screw it and rather than going for my WOF and selling it, with this set back I'm going to pull all the front panels off and fix it all properly (I only blew over it in the green). Hopefully I can somewhere find a housing to swap the internals over with.... failing that I could look for a 2.25 landrover diesel + box and put it back to original and toss the declaration papers.
A few steps back to then go forward....
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15 minutes ago, igor said:
What's the format? BYO drinks and something to share for the meal?
Pretty much, I'll have the BBQ out.
Aiming for a very chill environment - my neighbours are already a bit dark with the new shed now shadowing their section....
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Tentatively, I've bought this.
Its an CST (Italian) Astra branded horizonal mill with a vertical adapter included. Comes with an ok amount of tooling
Looks to be all functional but worth a good going over. All manual feed but may have some stepper motors in its future.
Didnt know of this model or was looking for a mill but too much of a good deal 10min from my house.