What did you do to your Rover today?

[lighiche]

Steve, did you use a Poppy Red color code, or just tell 'em "bright red" ? Limestone for the sunsheet or white?
Looks great

well faded, patchy, lumpy, poppy red here
~Steve

Poppy Red color code. I repainted it because the paint on the doors and roof was peeling off in sheets. My primary concern was preservation of a remarkably solid 109. Had it retained a nice, relatively uniform patina I'd have likely kept it as was. I didn't paint the interior of the tub partially because of extra cost and partially because this is going to be a user so it'll get scraped up and mainly because I like the patina. I've buffed it up a bit and it looks fine, used but fine.

Thanks

[Revtor]

Steve, did you use a Poppy Red color code, or just tell 'em "bright red" ? Limestone for the sunsheet or white?
Looks great

well faded, patchy, lumpy, poppy red here
~Steve

[lighiche]

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The build continues....

And continues....

[lighiche]

The build continues....

[cedryck]

If you are concerned about wiring, the rewire on a truck like this is really idiot proof. Make friends with the wiring diagram, label everything as you dis-assemble, and order a new harness. Solves alot of the stupid problems old rovers have with old wire. Cheers.

[tmckeon88]

I've been chasing down a heater core problem for a couple of weeks. My old core was some non-standard item that no one seems to recognize (not Rover or Smiths, not Kodiak) and it sat in a homemade-by-PO distribution box inside the passenger footwell. After wasting a bunch of time and money trying to make a new Smiths heater core fit, I bought a $30 core from Advance Auto and inserted that, plumbed it, and it all seems to be holding water so far (touch wood). I looked longingly at the Mt. Mansfield heater unit from RN but that will have to wait.

The more I work on the truck (1969 IIA 88") the more it seems to cry out for a major restoration. Just oil leaks and spliced wires everywhere you look.I rebuilt it onto a galvanized frame in 1999 but it has done over 100,000 miles since then. Still my daily driver though and I still get comments and inquiries everywhere I go.

Tom

[lighiche]

I have a replacement seat recovering kit in EH on order at this very moment from Exmoor, via RN. I hope to have it soon, and I'll let you know how the restoration of the seat goes. Follow my build thread on defendersource here

Eager to hear how things go.

I'm in the process of placing an order from our hosts for the Extreme Hi-Back front seats in Exmoor EH. Heated no less.

Having the mid-bench cushion re-done would be excellent. Have you found the new Exmoor EH closer in appearance to the original?

[o2batsea]

Would love to find a replacement cushion in original elephant hide, as the rest of the panels are in great, or at least restorable, shape.

I have a replacement seat recovering kit in EH on order at this very moment from Exmoor, via RN. I hope to have it soon, and I'll let you know how the restoration of the seat goes. Follow my build thread on defendersource here

[lighiche]

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These are photos of Poppy during the tear down process. The frame didn't have a lick of rust on it. The headliner was largely intact, though mice had made a home in the forward section. The middle bench seat does have a rip perpendicular to the longitudinal access, about a third of the way down. Would love to find a replacement cushion in original elephant hide, as the rest of the panels are in great, or at least restorable, shape.

Still trying to sort out the rather cumbersome photo download process...

[lighiche]

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These are photos of Poppy during the tear down process. The frame didn't have a lick of rust on it. The headliner was largely intact, though mice had made a home in the forward section. The middle bench seat does have a rip perpendicular to the longitudinal access, about a third of the way down. Would love to find a replacement cushion in original elephant hide, as the rest of the panels are in great, or at least restorable, shape.

[lighiche]

Very nice. What is the story in the other Rovers?

You know, I don't know where the other two ended up. I was told that the Series I on the ground in that photo was once owned by Winston Churchill. It was a beauty. All three trucks were found in the West and Northwest.

[Dibsen]

Complete w/ one side. Except - (1) I accidentally got air into the brake system, will bleed tomorrow; (2) One of my Warn M-11 bolts stripped on reinstall. Need to source some.

Watching for leaks.

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Thats a good looking Ball!!

I need to re-do my swivel ball seals. How was it? How long did the one side take you? Yours looks a lot nicer than mine, the rust can get me hung up on a single bolt for days.

[Dibsen]

Does your garage floor look like this after working on your Land Rover?



That was today after trying out some new shocks

[czenkov]

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As she looked on the flatbed from Montana.

Very nice. What is the story in the other Rovers?

[alaskantinbender]

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As she looked on the flatbed from Montana.

Great looking truck, and a very fortunate find. I like the red, its just like my 59 pick up.

Keep the pictures coming.