1970 IIa 109 ex mod build thread

[stomper]

maybe you meant to do this, but your speedometer and auxillary gauges are reversed from the original set-up.

[masonater]

maybe you meant to do this, but your speedometer and auxillary gauges are reversed from the original set-up.

I did mean to do it, thinking it would be nice to have the speedo on my side since the truck used to be RHD. But after i put them in realized i need the smaller hole on far right center for the trip knob. I already switched them back but forgot to take a picture. Still thinking of something to put where the old 2 pin 12v plugs were.

[Terrys]

Also filled all fluids yesterday, i really hope i dont see any puddles on the ground when i wake up...

Whenever I pull out from a parking spot, I check to see if I 'marked my territory'. If I don't see a fresh spot, I check my fluids to see if I even have any.

Why not just put the red and black connectors back in? They can be pretty useful, and to me it's one of those iconic land rover things, like the scuttle vents in the bulkhead. Maybe my memory is playing tricks with me, but didn't early MGBs also have those? Was you dash panel originally tan? I've had a couple exmods, and along with every other later truck I've had, they have all had black panels. The change was made when they went to Negative Ground, and purportedly was done so the truck wads immediately recognized as 'negative earth'. The last positive ground truck I had still had it's body colored panel, and I never could get used to looking at it. I converted the truck to negative earth, but did'nt get around to 'converting' the panel.

[masonater]

Terrys,

I dont mind my rovers marking their territory but after replacing every gasket and seal on the truck, it would be nice to see the floor dry for once. If it is dry, i'm sure it wont last for long.

I probably will put the red and black connectors back in, though i cant think was can be used in them these days. I think i have a plug somewhere that fits in the the holes, maybe i can wire a phone charger or something to it.

Dash panels were black when i started, im still not sold on the tan yet. I thought i would really like it but it may be too much tan with everything else. I may strip and powder coat them satin black.

[Terrys]

I had a bunch of those plugs at one time, but gave them away one by one till I nneded one, to find them all gone. It makes plugging in a trickle charger handy. I saw a couple of those nice genuine trouble lights at Metal Dah last year, but couldn't pull the trigger. I can buy a few good maglites for $85.
Every time I visit this thread makes me regret selling my last ExMod.
Forgot to mention earlier; your extra solenoid to feed the circuit breakers is a good idea. One thought though; put your battery charger on it on the bench for a while to see if it gets hot. 'Continuous Duty' isn't what it used to be.

[masonater]

One thought though; put your battery charger on it on the bench for a while to see if it gets hot. 'Continuous Duty' isn't what it used to be.

Good idea, i had it on a charger for about half hour while i was figuring out what prongs do what. Being a beginner, i wanted to see how it worked too. Ill do that again for longer and see if it heats up.

[masonater]

Ive been attacking the wiring on and off for the last couple days, along with a bunch of other smaller things. Got the floors, seat box, and tunnel covers put on.

Got my used fluid reservoir in the mail (thanks Pete!) powder coated and installed it then took on the fun task of bleeding everything.

After painting the dash tan, felt it was too much of one color and changed it back to the original black color.

Found a mystery leak on the transmission housing. It looks like there was a repair done at some point in its life. Hard to see in picture but pretty much in center there is a small amount of fluid seeping out. Not really sure what is going on here...

Also tried to fire her up today, with no luck. Set points at TDC, have spark coming from the coil but nothing going to the plugs. Will check to see how strong the coil spark is tomorrow. 5 days and its going on a trailer back to the island!

[badvibes]

Also tried to fire her up today, with no luck. Set points at TDC, have spark coming from the coil but nothing going to the plugs. Will check to see how strong the coil spark is tomorrow. 5 days and its going on a trailer back to the island!

Looks like from the pics you have the dome topped distributor, I think its a 25D. Check the low tension lead from the dizzy "deck" to the body of the distributor. If the ground isn't good that's what you get. I had one that looked intact but wasn't. Was a real head scratcher to diagnose.

Jeff

[masonater]

after almost the entire day head scratching...found my issue and she started right up after 3 years in 2 cranks! I couldn't see it when it was installed but the condensor had a break in insulation that was grounding. Had a new one handy. Let her run for a little to make sure there were no leaks and took it for a spin around the airport. Got some weird looks and had one of the best days yet! Those 255/85/16 BFG muds are sure harder to turn than my old baby tires. Now i have to focus on the wiring mess...

[Momo]

Hey what type of fasteners do you have there on the dash? Dome head machine screws? I can't tell from the pic.