1971 Late 2a Project

[Bertha]

I recently picked up this late 2a and have decided to start restoring it to original specs. I thought I might document the restoration as I go if there is interest.

[TSR53]

Absolutely! You can keep this thread as the offical build record and just post away. Might be good to edit the first posting with VIN# and any other build spec data you think would be necessary. Nice find.

[greenmeanie]

It certainly looks nice and straight. Is that a galvy chassis I see under there?

From the picture it was sharing the yard with the dormie that people were discussing a few months ago.

Good luck.

Cheers
Gregor

[Jim-ME]

I'm interested in watching your restoration. Especially how you deal with the heater tube which runs under the dash.
Jim

[TedW]

Heater tube?

I'm interested in watching your restoration. Especially how you deal with the heater tube which runs under the dash.
Jim

Jim: What is your question about the heater tube? I thought that was pretty straightforward.

[TedW]

Bertha: Sweet ride! Interior / dash photos, please...

The late IIA is my fave Series - what is your chassis#?

[Bertha]

More photos to come. Glad there is some interest. Good catch on the galve frame. The truck has a new galv frame and very straight bodywork. The doors and door tops were shot so I already purchased new ones from our host Rovers North. I plan on buying any parts I need for the project from them, that I dont currently have in my personal inventory.

[01001010]

If this truck is from VT, then I'm almost sure the truck in the background is an early IIa 88' which I almost purchased. Do you know if that was has been purchased?

[Bertha]

If this truck is from VT, then I'm almost sure the truck in the background is an early IIa 88' which I almost purchased. Do you know if that was has been purchased?

The truck was found in upstate NY and the truck in the background is a 109 dormobile that has been sold.

[gambrinus]

The Dormie in the background was bought by a guy here in Denver.

RW

[Bertha]

Some more shots of this beast as I take it apart. The bulkhead is in good repairable condition, the rad support is shot-I bought a new one already. My plan is to have anything painted black-powdercoated, so I have started making a pile of just items getting powdercoated. The only non-original upgrade I will be doing is putting in a S3 all syncro gearbox, so my wife can drive it(as it is going to be her car). As luck would have it , I got a call the other day that the gearbox was finished and the motor was disassembled and at the machine shop. When I go up in a week to see them I will take some pics. My next step is to take apart the steering box and axles.

[BackInA88]

MAN !! when you take on a project you don't mess around do you!!

[greenmeanie]

I feel like such a vulture. Anytime I see a truck getting stripped down like that I look at the picture and start getting the 'Oh, I could do with that bit' feeling.

I feel so lazy with my project. All I've done is gut the cooling and electrical system, pull the prop shafts and take the fuel tank off and repair and paint it.

Cheers
Gregor

[Jim-ME]

Bertha,
When you get to removing the heater matrix I could really use a shot of the side that goes thru the footwell and if it's not asking too much a shot of the backside of the heater tube running under the dash.
Jim

[Bertha]

Bertha,
When you get to removing the heater matrix I could really use a shot of the side that goes thru the footwell and if it's not asking too much a shot of the backside of the heater tube running under the dash.
Jim

no problem, I will do it over the weekend and post up by monday as well as some more progress shots of the axles and steering box stripped and ready for sandblast/powdercoating. my next attack is to strip down the bulkhead and ready it for sandblasting.