Topic: my new project ;-) (Read 5120 times)

showcarz · « **on:** September 18, 2006, 09:51:00 »

waiting for it to be delivered from east sussex this sunday but kindly the chap took some pics for me, and call me nuts but im hoping to get this beast back on the road for on and off roading!

will keep you informed and keep the pics updatedas for now ive just got a permenant smile on my face!

mark.yellow.series.3 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2006, 19:41:49 »

nice tyres 8)

Jake · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2006, 20:09:38 »

Nice
Whats your plans with it?
restoration or balls out off roader?
Keep the pictures coming
:D

tomarse · « **Reply #3 on:** September 18, 2006, 21:16:56 »

and i thought the front wings on my series were knackered! :lol:

muddyjames · « **Reply #4 on:** September 19, 2006, 13:55:48 »

Quote from: "showcarz"

call me nuts
!

Your nuts. :lol: I am guessing that will take a few years to get back to road worthy again?

showcarz · « **Reply #5 on:** September 21, 2006, 21:32:29 »

hope it aint gonna take me years ive got 2 weeks! till its booked in for m.o.t! but got my mate who says he will give me the bits i need after giving him a nice shiny diesel engine and gearbox!

all should be good, got 2 spare wings aswell if anybody wants them make me an offer

Jake · « **Reply #6 on:** September 21, 2006, 21:44:12 »

Keep you camera handy.
we like pictures
8)

showcarz · « **Reply #7 on:** September 24, 2006, 19:46:44 »

well she arrived today, not as nice as id expected and realised straight away something was missing!, i wasnt in when it was dropped off i was fetching an engine from peterborough so when i got back all excited i saw straight away the wheels had been changed!, well thank you very much i thought, what a git, i bought the landy as seen in the first picture now its on the worst tread tyres ive ever seen, anyway for what i paid for it i can hardly moan,

first thing i did today was jet wash it off underneath etc to find not one single hole in the chassis and 3 small holes on the bulkhead which can be welded up,, 2nd was to take off the wrecked front wings which took ages as all the bolts were rusted up, anyway heres what it looked like before and after todays big bashing ;-)

cant get over how quiet the engine is! shame about the horiffic noise the gearbox makes!

Jim-Willy · « **Reply #8 on:** September 24, 2006, 23:49:46 »

Those tyres in the first picture were unlikely to be road legal anyway so if the others are in ok nick he may have done you a favour. Good look with the project.

showcarz · « **Reply #9 on:** September 26, 2006, 08:40:10 »

looks even better this morning, straightend out most of the panels and gave them a quick going over with filler but its not the best fillering ive seen lol, gotta smooth it again and re-cover it today,

heres pics, by time id finished it was too dark lastnight to take any pics lol

how bad the rear was before.......

now...............

Robbo · « **Reply #10 on:** September 26, 2006, 09:41:52 »

Thats looking great, must of put in loads of work.
One thing I'd add, when off roading often filler falls out! I hope you've primed it well be sticking it on, but hey a few dents look fine.......its called character building :?

showcarz · « **Reply #11 on:** September 26, 2006, 13:06:03 »

yeh spent most of the day yesterday doing it, today its been waxoiled as i found a few tins in the shed but just need one more to finish it off!

showcarz · « **Reply #12 on:** September 26, 2006, 13:09:29 »

heres the pics now its waxoiled.....

tomarse · « **Reply #13 on:** September 26, 2006, 17:35:32 »

you are working very quickly! im impressed!

Its just taken me around 2 days just to almost fix the brakes and fit 2 new doors on my 2A!

Robbo · « **Reply #14 on:** September 26, 2006, 22:24:11 »

this wax-oyle stuff, does one paint before squirting? or does it not need painting if you cover in that stuff?

Not knowling yours
Robbo :?

showcarz · « **Reply #15 on:** September 27, 2006, 09:16:06 »

its well easy to do, i originally bought the aerosol tins of it but like i said never used them so thought id put them to good use, just wire brush all the loose dirt and rust off then fire away, its as easy as that, i waxoiled them first but as it stays tacky i gloss painted over them after but theres no need to do that unless youve got some gloss lying around??

showcarz · « **Reply #16 on:** September 27, 2006, 18:40:34 »

heres the latest sorry about the dark pics but you get the jist!!

Robbo · « **Reply #17 on:** September 27, 2006, 21:59:45 »

just got to say this story is really inspiring...the makeover job is quicker than I get ready let alone my landy.....wow

showcarz · « **Reply #18 on:** September 28, 2006, 16:40:54 »

heres the start to finish then, maybe it will make u get ready quicker lol

well remember this???

she then went to this........

and now after a good coach paint and a bit of bodywork mainly on the whole of her she looks like this...........................

oh and its only took 3 days to get this far!

Robbo · « **Reply #19 on:** September 28, 2006, 18:16:59 »

](*,)

ian_s · « **Reply #20 on:** September 28, 2006, 18:44:05 »

wow, thats impressive work in just a few days

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