What did you do to your Rover today?

[SafeAirOne]

Built an Aluminum gas tank for my 109 SW!

Nice.

[crankin]

Installed the rear lift gate. Nothing like drilling holes into your roof!

[RoverForm]

Built an Aluminum gas tank for my 109 SW!

that is excellent! would like one for my 88"...

Just finished putting my 64 88 back together after the paint job....

super clean... strong work!

[cousindave]

I actually drove her forty miles today! Even without reverse.

[mongoswede]

Today I paid for and picked up my freshly painted vent covers, front panel, and rad support. My bulkhead was also painted in this batch but I have not picked it up yet...these pieces look fantastic. Still have a lot of work to do....like

New brake lines
Finish exhaust hangars
repair battery box under drivers side seat support,
Repaint wheels
Replace tires
New hoses
Sand blast and paint a ton of mounts and brackets
Wiring
.............

[RoverForm]

Repaint wheels

are you doing this yourself or having it done?

let me know the process and cost as i will need to do this too at some point.

[mongoswede]

are you doing this yourself or having it done?

let me know the process and cost as i will need to do this too at some point.

I'll probably just blast them and powder coat. I've had some stuff done localy for a reasonable cost. However given the cost of a used oven and decent powder coating setup its tempting to put together my own setup for the rest of the stuff.

[Terrys]

are you doing this yourself or having it done?

let me know the process and cost as i will need to do this too at some point.

Ah, Wheel Painting. The newest 88 to the collection came with very shabby wheels which significantly detracted from the otherwise acceptable shabby condition of the truck. I repainted them in a new method which I have adopted, and will apply to other projects.
The principle of this process is to lower ones standards. The lower you can go yields benefits that range from a simple increase in satisfaction, all the way up to never being dissapointed again.
I have taken the suggestion from another low-standard friend, and used a few cans of Rustoleum ALMOND paint. The match is very very close to Limestone.
As I have only begun the standard-lowering process, I took each wheel off the truck, and, using my small Milwaukee grinder, wire-brushed each wheel. I then let the air out and broke the outside bead. I cut out a piece of cardboard, equalling roughly 45 degrees, and held it inside the rim, while spraying. While I jumped a few steps in the standard lowering process, sufficient to ignore the inside of the rim, I did not go so low as to just paint the tire while painting the rim. This extreme lowering has been proven out by many of the UK exporters, capitolizing on our increased need for Land Rovers, but I am a relative novice.
I have great hopes for this new process, and can say that my new standards were more than met, on a par with my satisfaction with the professional respray of my 110, prior to lowering my standards.
The benfits of this process are more profound as I proceed further into my 6th decade, and only wish I had known about it while still in my 5th decade.

[scatterling]

Ah, Wheel Painting. The newest 88 to the collection came with very shabby wheels which significantly detracted from the otherwise acceptable shabby condition of the truck. I repainted them in a new method which I have adopted, and will apply to other projects.
The principle of this process is to lower ones standards. The lower you can go yields benefits that range from a simple increase in satisfaction, all the way up to never being dissapointed again.
I have taken the suggestion from another low-standard friend, and used a few cans of Rustoleum ALMOND paint. The match is very very close to Limestone.
As I have only begun the standard-lowering process, I took each wheel off the truck, and, using my small Milwaukee grinder, wire-brushed each wheel. I then let the air out and broke the outside bead. I cut out a piece of cardboard, equalling roughly 45 degrees, and held it inside the rim, while spraying. While I jumped a few steps in the standard lowering process, sufficient to ignore the inside of the rim, I did not go so low as to just paint the tire while painting the rim. This extreme lowering has been proven out by many of the UK exporters, capitolizing on our increased need for Land Rovers, but I am a relative novice.
I have great hopes for this new process, and can say that my new standards were more than met, on a par with my satisfaction with the professional respray of my 110, prior to lowering my standards.
The benfits of this process are more profound as I proceed further into my 6th decade, and only wish I had known about it while still in my 5th decade.

Nice, well put!

[stonefox]

I wire wheeled and did the "Almond" respray techniqe as well. Although I went the "Full Monty" splurged for a second rattle can and did the inards as well.I'm with Terry on the " Keep it simple " program.
The biggest expense of the project was a sixer of my favorite suds.

[Terrys]

I went the "Full Monty" splurged for a second rattle can and did the inards as well. The biggest expense of the project was a sixer of my favorite suds.

Well, Aren't You the Warren Buffet of Land Rovers! I'm a pensioner, and the 2nd can of Rustoleum cut too far into the cost of a six pack for me.

Scatterling, Thanks for the compliments, but having slobbered over the pictures of your rebuild, I believe that you are either too young to start the standard-lowering process, or, more likely, incapable of underachievement.

[scatterling]

Scatterling, Thanks for the compliments, but having slobbered over the pictures of your rebuild, I believe that you are either too young to start the standard-lowering process, or, more likely, incapable of underachievement.

Sir, your words are too kind. Let it be known that from this day forth I am in your debt for a beer of your choosing.

[albersj51]

Terrys- I assure you standard-lowering is for all ages, as proven by the fact that many of us have significant others...and we all know they had to compromise when they picked us! :-)

Well, Aren't You the Warren Buffet of Land Rovers! I'm a pensioner, and the 2nd can of Rustoleum cut too far into the cost of a six pack for me.

Scatterling, Thanks for the compliments, but having slobbered over the pictures of your rebuild, I believe that you are either too young to start the standard-lowering process, or, more likely, incapable of underachievement.

[Terrys]

Sir, your words are too kind. Let it be known that from this day forth I am in your debt for a beer of your choosing.

I am very fond of Stones, Wards, and Worthington. I am pretty sure they are only found North of London, but South of Yorkshire; pretty much the Midlands. My passport's current, so name the date and I'll be ready.

[stonefox]

[QUOTE=Terrys;64275]Well, Aren't You the Warren Buffet of Land Rovers! I'm a pensioner, and the 2nd can of Rustoleum cut too far into the cost of a six pack for me.

Buffet, wasn't he the guy that owns the "all you can eat " Chinese place.
I'm buyin' the beer for your next rim respray job (as long as it comes in cans) and the second rattle can of ''Almond".