What did you do to your Rover today?

[SGS714]

Drove my 71 IIa for the first time after 6 weeks of ownership. For that matter it was the first time I ever drove a Series.

[albersj51]

Just got some parts in from our hosts, hope to put them on this weekend. I took the hardtop off for the first time on Sunday...that was a bear! Put the HT back on and just finished putting all of the bolts back in place.

[Tim Smith]

I was running the rover with a hose into a gas can until tonight, just got done scraping the tank clean inside, when i first got it running it ran for 5 min and filled the sediment bowl with crud, so i siphoned and filtered the gas(tried the drain plug but it was so full of 25 year old laquer it was plugged) and tonight i scraped about a pound of rust and old gas, and strandely what looked like mud(go figure) out of it with an old curtain rod, after an hour i sloshed gas around in it, drained it and filled it, ran the truck at idle for an hour and it never plugged though the trucks backfireing when romped on now, wasnt doing it with the filtered gas from the tank

Some knowledge passed on to me by another rover enthusiast.

If you still find the tank full of gunk and rust, you can pull the tank again, put a length of chain inside and turn the tank all about to help scrape any other bits that you might not been able to get by hand. Steel on steel won't spark so this is a relatively safe procedure.

[Sputnicker]

Another low-tech option is to drain and remove the tank, add pea gravel (the kind used to make concrete) and some water and shake the heck out of it. Then rinse it out and do it again until the water runs clear. The gravel is abrasive and leaves a very clean surface. Your back will be sore, but it should solve your sediment issues.

[amcordo]

Drove my 71 IIa for the first time after 6 weeks of ownership. For that matter it was the first time I ever drove a Series.

Was it all you expected? Terrifying? Fun? Smelly? All of the above? Congrats!

[SGS714]

Was it all you expected? Terrifying? Fun? Smelly? All of the above? Congrats!

It was a much rougher ride but engine ran smoother and had much more pep than I expected. Of your terms above I would pick "fun". This is my new summer car/truck and came after 13yrs of driving a MGB. I much prefer the Series. Thanks!!

[greasyhandsagain]

Took my S2 over to the local "real" mechanic, to get a new exhaust system hung. Since Ive had the rover...over ten years...its had this Previous Owner concoction of swivel pipe, hose clamps, tractor muffler, home made hangers.....

Should sound a lot quieter now, with the exhaust all tight and the pipe exiting behind the right tire instead of in front of the left rear!

96 degrees here today....

[jac04]

I installed a Land Rover work light on the back of my Lightweight.

[bkreutz]

I've been doing many things to mine over the past couple of months, now I'm going to drive it for a while as I think about the next step. Probably paint, but I'm going to enjoy it for the summer and maybe make that a winter project. I've got the interior finished off, wheels powder coated and new tires, sorted out the dodgy wiring (got rid of the lamp cord) replaced all the tie rod ends (the old ones were rusted in place, sure steers a lot easier now) and re-galvanized the front bumper. Eventually it will be Marine Blue, but as I said, that's on hold for now.

[SafeAirOne]

I installed a Land Rover work light on the back of my Lightweight.

Isn't that a Hella worklight?

[jac04]

Isn't that a Hella worklight?

No Hella markings on it. Came in a Genuine Land Rover box:

http://www.roversnorth.com/store/p-6081-flood-lamp-assembly.aspx

[mrdoiron]

I installed a Land Rover work light on the back of my Lightweight.

This is useful; what do you have it wired to ? A switch on the dash, or actually reverse ?

thx

[Nium]

I've had the landy up on stands for a couple of weeks now. Started with a brake overhaul and it's progressing into thoughts of chassis galvanizing and renewal.

Took lots of pics of the front end. Took the Warn hubs off and am at the least going to take off the brake plates and powder coat them. Started the day by killing the wasps in the door handle cavities. Found carpenter ants inside the LH door. WTF, carpenter ants?

[jac04]

This is useful; what do you have it wired to ? A switch on the dash, or actually reverse ?

I have it wired to a switch on the dash.

[albersj51]

Installed my remote axle breather front and rear...Thanks Les!