Got My Lightweight!! Stay Tuned for Project Updates and Plenty of Questions!

[Eric W S]

Nice!

I am going with the Michelin XPS Tractions myself!

EwS

[jac04]

The floors & seat box are out and the tops of the rear tub are off. So far, so good. The roll bar and lower part of the rear tub will hopefully be coming off this weekend.

[jac04]

Rear tub is off and pressure-washed. Man, I really want to start putting something back together......just tearing stuff apart is getting depressing. I have a lot of work ahead and the days are getting shorter & colder, so any time anyone wants to start offering some words of encouragement..........

[SafeAirOne]

...any time anyone wants to start offering some words of encouragement..........

Nice job! It's looking more apart than ever!


EDIT: I couldn't leave it like that. We've seen the pile of brand new parts you bought and we all know that when you get it back together, It'll be be a better machine that 80% of ours (if not more). We're all waiting and wondering why it's taking you so long. Sheesh--It's been 3 weeks, after all!

[rwollschlager]

yea whats the hold up that thing still looks almost like a land rover? it only took my dad 14 years to rebuild his 109. What you did in three weeks would have taken myself or him a year to do

[jac04]

^^ Thanks, that helps!

[ivarra]

For those who dont know, I'm the one who bought this mans 1963 S11 88 after he did a magnificent restoration. I think its in better condition than when it came off the assembly line, and it was restored at least 10 years back. I got mud on it once and nearly panicked!

So expect this restoration to be on the meticulous, attention-to-the smallest-detail level. Read: perfection.

I also just cant understand why its taking so long?? Put a heater in your garage so we can see progress! Cold cant be an excuse when you live in CT.

PS, my check book is waiting.

Ivar

[jac04]

Ivar - don't set the bar too high for this one! Yes, the mechanicals will be done right, but I think that I'm going to leave the body a bit rough around the edges. Well, at least that's what I'm saying for now.

With the '63, it was so nice that I was worried about really using it. I'm glad to see that it went to a loving home and that you & your family are really enjoying it. You should post a few pictures for everyone to see.

[jac04]

Anyone Want My Old Frame?

Does anyone want my old frame? If so, please claim it within 24 hours. Otherwise, I'm taking the sawzall to it. The rear crossmember is almost non-existant and the bulkhead outriggers are very tender - otherwise it doesn't look too bad.

[teechizpet]

I got $40 at the scrap yard for mine.

[jac04]

Well, I lopped off the back half of the chassis to free up some garage space. It's amazing how quickly a 36' x 36' garage fills up with stuff.

By the way, my old springs are in fairly decent shape - if anyone needs a set for cheap, please let me know. Also, I'll eventually be getting rid of the set of 5 wheels & tires. The tires are 235/85/16 General Grabber AT II that are practically new. The spare has never touched the ground, but I think that the wheel is bent judging from the amount of balancing weight on it.

Half a Rover (Well, maybe it's more like 1/3):


Checking a few critical dimensions:


Finally, a few things actually put back together (even if only temporarily, it makes me feel like I'm making progress):

[rwollschlager]

are you still looking to get rid of the general grabbers? would the rims come with them?

[jac04]

^ Yes, and Yes. Send me a PM if you are interested.

[jac04]

... a few more parts taken off... I just ordered a bench top sandblast cabinet, so I will be starting restoration of all those small rusty pieces fairly soon. For the big stuff, I will wait until spring and use my regular sandblaster in my outside makeshift 'booth'.

[jac04]

The bulkhead coming off:

Not much left. Hopefully I can find some time to pull the engine & trans tomorrow: