Registry of Ex Military Land Rovers
Vehicle Variants => Fire Engines => Topic started by: timbob on May 27, 2012, 04:54:44 PM
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well my project continues i will try and put pics of the rebuild as there taken
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early days pretty much complete with some added bits added over the years
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only part that i have fully rebuilt so far is the most un landrover thing in the vehicle
which i know you all will cringe at is the 161 red motor because at this stage i plan to leave in the vehicle
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and cleaned up and through some oxide at the tanks waiting for the weather to get alittle better so i can get the chassis blasted and get some paint on
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Hi there
Welcome to the new forum - nice original early fire engine (flat locker on the rear hose boxes - only a few of those made all the rest were molded of a 44 gallon drum)
Ps - I like the name....
All the best
Wyane
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yeah its body number 3 does anyone have dimensions of the suction hose and ladder slide assembly :o mines a bit ''unoriginal''
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Hi there
Suction lines are 4" - happy to give you two lenghts with couplings but you will have to pick them up (to difficult to freight)
All the best
Wyane
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no i have the suction lines and a period ladder as well what im chasing is pictures or dimensions of the rack system designed to hold the lines and ladder
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well guys not much progess she is still a chassis at this stage cutting out some rust and such will post photos soon thanks tim
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We're the lines canvas?
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Hi there Juddy
We're the lines canvas?
Originally they were canvas hoses......
Wayne
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well chassis repared around the rear crossmember someone in the past had made a meal of it but o well sand blasted and painted will load photos when i get around to setting up a photo bucket account :-[
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well progess has slowed to many others things on the go but have put up a video of the day i got her going no brakes of course
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km3BjB_Qi-c
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Good work Tim, looking very nice
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Hi there Tim
Looking good buddy well done.
Wayne
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trying to figure out resizing pics here goes nothing
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so heres a few random pictures of my progress since ive had the truck i wish i had the skill of dennis to present this better but i fear i need more practise with the forum
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so in the twelve months ive had the truck progress has been problematic i could have left the truck as she was but couldnt help myself when i found rust under the pump
and seeing over tenders like ellards inspired me to strip and bring it back to formally glory . without going to all details the chassis was stripped blasted patched and sprayed by myself axles pulled down not completely at this stage but for the purpose of spraying all nedd spring bushes and chassis bushes put it .new wheel cylinders and brake components ready to go in at this stage
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plus all the sundries like heaters and wiper units ive been slowing pulling them down and rebuilding painting etc
also a little rust has been cutout of the firewall i repalced the hole floor on the passenger side i purchased a off the shelf replacement well section but re pressed the ribs into the floor to keep the original look as much as possible
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Looking fantastic, love seeing pictures of other restorations
regards
Scott
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thanks scott its moving along slowly didnt add earlier ive picked up a 88 civvy with motor and radiator in good order and im considering swapping the red motor out for the landy motor
have had a wave of originality even though i like the history of the red motor being fitted buy the fire brigade that bought it. i think it wouldnt do the resto justice without the landy heart
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thanks scott its moving along slowly didnt add earlier ive picked up a 88 civvy with motor and radiator in good order and im considering swapping the red motor out for the landy motor
have had a wave of originality even though i like the history of the red motor being fitted buy the fire brigade that bought it. i think it wouldnt do the resto justice without the landy heart
HI, yeah I'd go the Land Rover motor, the real value (not money) in doing a great restoration is the originality, but it's your vehicle so your call - still great either way as there is history in the fire brigade side as well
cheers
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Looking great!
Where did you get the brake parts from? I need to replace them all in my ambulance as well.
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plus all the sundries like heaters and wiper units ive been slowing pulling them down and rebuilding painting etc
also a little rust has been cutout of the firewall i repalced the hole floor on the passenger side i purchased a off the shelf replacement well section but re pressed the ribs into the floor to keep the original look as much as possible
Talking of wiper motors, any one got any parts for these i need to rebuild 2 of mine..
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Well are long hiatus after building houses kids and careers I’m back at it. Hard to see previous hard work need to be redone but that’s what happens after sitting in a farm shed for 7 years.
Can anyone remind me of the original red colour code.
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Welcome back Tim,
Looking forward to seeing this come back together.
For the paint code, I would try Wayne Ellard. I’m not sure if he is still on here, but worth a try!
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Hi All,
I’d say at a guess it might be signal red . . .
Good. Luck
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Nice to see you back Tim,
Cheers Charlie
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I can remmember that at the following locations there was a landrover appliance being 1 base Workshop Bn it went to Canungra.
Whilst working at 11 sup bn we had both a corporal and appliance in 1984 the firefighter went to Canungra station.