Registry of Ex Military Land Rovers
Land Rovers => Australian Series 2 & 2A => Topic started by: TatLandy on April 22, 2015, 08:43:43 PM
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Grabbed this before it went to scrap. Now, i'm not sure on where to begin in bringing her back to life!
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The other end and rolling.
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Welcome and well done. This is a very rare vehicle.
Look forward to the restoration. There are photos of topo surveys on this forum so have a good search
Regards
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Good pics of a rarity there.
http://www.remlr.com/2Atopo.html
thats all the info to date. note the mention of several fittings unique to the variant.
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112 833 is in my backyard. I have the same question but plan on making a start later this year when I have a better workshop.
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Hi and welcome to rare Survey club will be looking carefully at your restoration as I'm the owner of a rare SWB SURVEY L/R 112 502
Cheers Anthony (Tony) Egretz 368
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I get the feeling I'll be spending many good hours in the winery workshop creating the parts I don't have/can't find. We'll definitely have to trade photos, there are some parts on mine missing that I'll need measurements to whip them up.
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I get the feeling I'll be spending many good hours in the winery workshop creating the parts I don't have/can't find. We'll definitely have to trade photos, there are some parts on mine missing that I'll need measurements to whip them up.
I do know of a Topo survey not far from you that you may be able to look and measure..........
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It would be awesome to check one out. How far is it from where I am?
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It would be awesome to check one out. How far is it from where I am?
PM sent
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Strip down has started!!
Removal of the gas cylinder from the rear tray was fun, super rusty and 1/4 full off gas. Took a bit to bleed it out.
Seats have been welded to the rails so the mission to find replacement seats and rails will keep me amused.
Finally a quick wash with a hot water pressure cleaner to blast off some paint.
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I picked up another 1964 series 2a, it's a standard GS in need of a whole lot of love. I was told over the phone it was 99% complete but on arrival to pick it up it was more like 60% complete with a rusty chassis.
The question I keep asking myself is "Do I use it for parts to speed up the resto on the topo or do I now have two projects to tackle?"
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I picked up another 1964 series 2a, it's a standard GS in need of a whole lot of love. I was told over the phone it was 99% complete but on arrival to pick it up it was more like 60% complete with a rusty chassis.
The question I keep asking myself is "Do I use it for parts to speed up the resto on the topo or do I now have two projects to tackle?"
Experience tells me one resto at a time! I'd use the GS as a parts car and put all the effort into the Topo Survey as it's a rare vehicle and wouold be nice to have one retored - I'm not aware of another one restored to original, although there are a couple orginal condition ones around - but that's about it!
cheers
Scott
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mate can you please take a clear photo of your dash setup as mine was all missing
Cheers Anthony (Tony) Egretz 368
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Hey Tony,
I've sent you an email with some higher resolution pictures of the dash. I'll pop lower res shots on here tonight when I have a better internet connection.
Cheers
Jeremy
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Success - after four weeks of soaking the engine in diesel, I can finally get it turning over. I was just about to take the head off and thought i'd give it another manual crank and boom over it turned over. With that worry gone I can now focus on getting the body off..
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Half way, more of a GS than Topo at the moment as I continue the hunt to make it complete. Currently in two pack primer, front bar is a spare while the oringinal is getting getting a tidy up.
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Well you have come this far and from the image it looks tidy, 1 year down the track, life n work can sometimes get in the way of a good time down in the shed LOL keep plugging away at it, because if you don't do it, nobody will, cheers Dennis
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That has come a long way. Well done & keep up the great work :)
Pete
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Good save!
This has changed a lot since we first saw it.
I do have a few photos of the Toolern Vale vehicle if you need any, showing some of the Topo Survey unique bits.
Cheers,
Mike.
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Good save!
This has changed a lot since we first saw it.
I do have a few photos of the Toolern Vale vehicle if you need any, showing some of the Topo Survey unique bits.
Cheers,
Mike.
The more photos the better I always say. It's definitely been a fun game, every time I looked at a different part I needed to rebuild it or fabricate parts. it's going to be a long journey...but an enjoyable one.
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No worries,
I'll post them up tomorrow. :)
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No doubt you've seen this
http://remlr.com/forum/index.php?topic=291.0
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No doubt you've seen this
http://remlr.com/forum/index.php?topic=291.0
Indeed, many many times. Such a great old reference truck.
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Photos of 114 102 are now up in the Hard Top section.
http://remlr.com/forum/index.php?topic=291.0 (http://remlr.com/forum/index.php?topic=291.0)
Hope they are of some use,
Cheers,
Mike.
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Photos of 114 102 are now up in the Hard Top section.
http://remlr.com/forum/index.php?topic=291.0 (http://remlr.com/forum/index.php?topic=291.0)
Hope they are of some use,
Cheers,
Mike.
Fantastic photos Mike, some really handy close ups. Cheers Jeremy
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No problem Jeremy,
It is a bit of a time capsule that vehicle.
As far as I know, it is still on the property, as the owner wants to hang on to it.
If you are after any other specific photos, I may be able to get some more, if I go there again.
Cheers,
Mike.