What do I do now?

[jac04]

Looks great! Can't wait to see the project progress.

[brucejohn]

Thank you. This wasn't supposed to be such a project. Long time drooler over rovers I purchased her and sold my old rig without checking the chassis well enough. A little more than a month later she started coming apart with serious cancer and bondo. This was going to be a driver, so hopefully I can get her back together fairly quickly.

I am going nuts not driving her.

Jac04...I can't tell you how much I appreciate your thread. Reading and looking through I have learned a great deal.

As you can see the rear end sits up so high the OME shocks are fully extended. I doubt the tub and top will settle her much. At least I can add a rear mounted tank without worrying.

[jac04]

Remember that the spring rate of the rear springs is much less than the front. This means that they will compress quite easily as weight is added to the rear. Don't worry too much about it right now.

[brucejohn]

Thanks again Jac04. After reinstalling the drive train today I was surprised how much the rears compressed. While only about 3/4" all that weight is really up front. We will see, it may not be too bad.

[jac04]

Make sure to keep us up-to-date with pictures.
It's nice to know there is someone else out there having as much fun as I am.

[brucejohn]

During the course of trolling threads here (a great way to learn what I don't know) someone mentioned that a Series III 4 speed wouldn't fit in a Series IIa chassis because the crossmember under the bell housing conflicts with the newer clutch slave cylinder. Ought oh, I am replacing my rotten cancerous Series III chassis with a solid IIa! It turns out to be true. I had to 'modify' my newly powdercoated Series IIa chassis a bit today as I reinstalled the engine and transmission.

Here are a few pictures to illustrate:
Series III crossmember below bell housing just over where the slave cylinder would be, looking aft.

and Series IIa crossmember below bell housing (though this is from the opposite side looking forward because I forgot to take a 'before' photo)

The clutch slave cylinder would not clear this triangular support.

Here is the modified crossmember


and looking aft after installing the engine and transmission



I can not say enough for all the knowledge and help available here. Thanks to everyone, there is no way I would be getting through all this without your help.

...bj

[brucejohn]

Here is a shot after reinstalling the engine and transmission. Unlike many of you here that I admire greatly I do not have the time or anywhere near enough patience to restore my 109 now. The engine and transmission will have to be slowly gone through like most of us do I suppose.

I am hoping to nicely refurbish the axles, brakes and chassis and reinstall all the body so as to get back on the road. I miss my ride and since I bought the IIA as parts and pieces I have a multitude of duplicates or almost duplicates. Perhaps I will restore the IIa body whilst I drive the III? I love the look of the IIa forward ends. Or maybe rebuild the older 3 bearing engine as a spare? What you all think?

Who knows I am just having a ball working on my landy and if I could drive it too I'd be a very happy man. Is that why so many of you have two landys?

[brucejohn]

Make sure to keep us up-to-date with pictures.
It's nice to know there is someone else out there having as much fun as I am.

I am having a lot of fun, if I had two of these one would be for working on, the other for driving. Maybe some day.

[LaneRover]

Is that why so many of you have two landys?

Only 2?

[brucejohn]

Only 2?

No, not only two LaneRover. No reason to limit ourselves!

Here are some shots of the bulkhead on the way into the garage. Remembering I am doing a refurbishment and not a restoration AND I really want to be driving again by turkey day what do I do now?

bulkhead from the
cabin

engine compartment LH

engine compartment LH


close up of RH (drivers) footbox from engine compartment

close up of RH (drivers) mount from cabin

close up of LH (passengers) mount from cabin/door

close up of LH (passengers) mount and footbox from engine compartment


What would you do to just refurbish her and get her on the road for let's say 3-5 years before a true restoration could be commenced.