New Lightweight Owner

[Les Parker]

The vehicle is looking good, with the factory paint finish now showing !
I trust the box of extra parts and goods will come in handy.
I have a used seat belt bar I can send out for you and some other bits and bobs, please PM me and we can sort this out.

[roverlandpark]

Have fun! Wait until you find out how many of these parts are NLA - like the door seals, vent seals, bonnet cloth strip, license plate holder for the tailgate, headlight parts ... unless you already have all this stuff in good shape.

Your vehicle looks very similar to mine. Over the factory paint I found one layer of sprayed-on green paint and the rest of the layers were brushed-on. The sprayed-on green paint was the most difficult layer to remove.

My vote is to start with a bare chassis and build it up from there.

Yeah, mine had the difficult layer of paint as well. The stripper would make it pebble up, but you really had to apply some elbow grease to get it off. This is the last bit of paint I need removed on the driver's side. Then I need to take the grill off and get the radiator support stripped. My wife will be happy when the garage stops smelling like oranges.

You are also right on about the parts. So far, I've found that our hosts provide some of the regular Series stuff and the rest comes from the UK. The exchange rate and shipping fees are really hitting my pocketbook.

For now though, I'm content on mitigating any serious issues. Summer is right around the corner and I can't wait to enjoy the Rover on some scenic drives in the area. I think I'll get serious about the frame-up restoration next winter.

[Papa Romeo]

Jac 04-

I've currently got no seats in my lightweight- I've been using John Deere lawnmower seats as a sub. I'd like to mount frames and cushions like you've done. What parts do I need? Any trick to maintaining fuel tank access? Mine is an FFR, so only need driver/passenger. Thanks. -PR

[jac04]

It looks like you may have the older type of seatbase where the seat bottom cushions were mounted directly to the fuel tank covers. PA Blanchard may still have the correct seat backs & bottoms available. The seat back cushions & bottom cushions are Lightweight-specific. The bottoms are part number 349172 and the backs are 346089.



Lots of info here:
http://www.land-rover-lightweight.co.uk/Seats.html

[Papa Romeo]

Thanks, I'll look into what you've suggested.

[jac04]

Also, I just checked the Lightweight parts CD and it didn't list the seat bottom brackets. I don't know why.

[xsbowes]

I used regular seat rails and deluxe seat cushions with the older seat box. The base is screwed to the coverplate.

[jac04]

^^Stacy- A little OT, but what shift boot are you using? I like it. My kids love playing around inside the Lightweight, but someone always seems to end up with grease on them from the shift lever.

[xsbowes]

PO put it on, not sure what it is from. I'll look to see if there are any markings or numbers.