What did you do to your Rover today?

[Partsman]

If you keep the new bonnet, I'd be interested in the old one, I've been looking for a deluxe with the spare on the hood.
~Harvey

[rwollschlager]

If you keep the new bonnet, I'd be interested in the old one, I've been looking for a deluxe with the spare on the hood.
~Harvey

I've got one with your name on it, sending pm now!
-Rob

[Partsman]

I've got one with your name on it, sending pm now!
-Rob

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[siii8873]

Assembled my new swivel balls today on the bugeye. For the first one I did it by trial and error. PITA. For the second one I installed the swivel ball into the housing with the lower control arm assembled, lower bearing, railcos, and upper pin in place without any shims, Snugged the upper assembly evenly until I had about the correct drag. I then feeler guaged the gap. Assembled the shims to this value, reassembled and checked drag, little tight. Removed .005" shim and was right on. With new bushes, bearings and top pins I had .080" and .095" of shims

I read n old post where someone split his shims on top and bottom to centralise the assembly. This will actually offset the ball. The bottom control arm and bearing do this without shims. The top shims just build up above the housing and control drag. They do not effect the orientation of the ball.

[osajaj]

Finally got in the truck, started it up, and drove to work and back!!!! Stoked!!!

[SafeAirOne]

Finally got in the truck, started it up, and drove to work and back!!!! Stoked!!!

Sorry if I missed it, but weren't you having a problem with the new rear brake shoes locking up when you tightened down the wheel? What'd that end up being?

[73series88]

painted my new bonnet
and stripped the hinges
i do like it
thanks to jim for cleaning out his garage and giving me all his series related parts.
aaron

[Jim-ME]

Aaron,
At the rate you are going your Rover will be as in "brought home" original as mine. I will have replaced almost everything above the frame except the windshield frame and some of the dash panels. Looking very good.
Jim

[73series88]

Aaron,
At the rate you are going your Rover will be as in "brought home" original as mine. I will have replaced almost everything above the frame except the windshield frame and some of the dash panels. Looking very good.
Jim

Yeh
I was thinking
If I saved all my parts
I could rebuild the original truck with all
The parts. Only things left are
Seat box
Doors
Windscreen
Wings
Bulkhead
Right wing is going to get replaced
And the radiator support is on its way out
We'll we will see what don has left
In the barns. He had a nice series 3 wing
Up there last year
Aaron

[osajaj]

Sorry if I missed it, but weren't you having a problem with the new rear brake shoes locking up when you tightened down the wheel? What'd that end up being?

I caved and brought it to a local mechanic that deals with vintage cars, was able to adjust everything as well as sand the drums them selves to get them to stop binding. I think they are still a little snug but as time goes they will smooth out. This is in addition to Rob and I hacking the pads up too.

[Revtor]

managed to snap off the yellow lever's pivot bolt flush with the xfer case front housing..

[giftshopduane]

Moving along... got the rest of the body off. Trying to make time to pull the motor and axles, then I get to play around with my plasma cutter and chop up this mess.

[Sherony]

Found some rust that I did not expect during my most recent steering/suspension rebuild, and thought I would share some pics.

The footwell was painted by the PO, and while the interior panel was replaced with a galvanized panel, the wheel well was hiding some nasty cancer. I cut it out, cut a few plates to fit, and welded them in. After 2 coats of paint and a spray on rubberizing compound, she should be good to go.





I pulled the rear axle out as part of the rebuild, and there looked to be a few spots on the support that had rusted through. Upon further inspection with a welder's hammer, the damage was beyond repair. I cut the old support off and made some new pieces. Seems like the right time to run out of CO2/Argon, right? Had to finish this project with flux-core, which is my first time welding with the stuff. turned out gross, but functional.












Finally was the rear door. The box and support that hold the door latch were in pretty bad shape. A few pieces of the door frame were toast as well. I cut out all the rust I could, drilled out the rivets and welds that secured the door latch box, and replaced it all with home-made steel parts. when all was repaired, I installed my new anti-burst latches, and made door cards (for all three doors) out of 1/4" plywood. After painting the wood and wrapping with marine grade vinyl, I am pleased with the results.

[stomper]

Visited my rover in the hospital today. The engine is out, and a new rear main seal, timing cover gasket, and trannsmission input seal are being installed. Engine should be back in this afternoon, and everything buttoned up by tomorrow afternoon for the weekend. If I had done this work myself, I wouldn't have been able to drive it all summer.

[smukai]

Oh the joys of having my brother in law back in town....

With his help over the past two weekends, I resealed the primary tank with POR-15. Reinstalled it this weekend. Whatever pinhole leak existed is sealed.

New stainless allen head bolts hold the filler tube assembly so I never have to deal with the nightmare of removing that piece again. Skinned knuckles and a very annoyed brother-in-law....

And then a family ride in the rig. My daughter was dancing around all day Sunday since she knew her Rover was going to be running again. She kept running to tell Mom that she was going to get to go for a ride in the truck.

Life is good!