airportable

Been quite busy over the Christmas period with a few days off work. Tub all but finished and tilt frame sorted and replaced, handbrake all refitted, fuel lines sorted and replaced, servo and all sorts of bits and pieces replaced. One wing cleaned up and offered up, fits a treat. Metal work on steering coloumn back on. On the down side the indicator switch etc. is not the mil. spec. one bought as such from a on line auct. site, but a very cleaver 'botched' civi. one. Not a happy bunny. The new loom has the correct connectors for Military one.

Welcome to the forum from another 'local' (Stafford)

Bril. pics. Fantastic vehicle.

More parts this week. Washer bottle used. Still trying to be brave enough to start re-wiring! £93.00 Hand brake etc. all re-fitted along with other bits and pieces.

No raised eye brow from me. Love to see a pic or two of your project. Good luck with it. With my project ended up with parts from now four tubs to make a good un.

Hi and welcome from another Landi fan (Airportables) just up the road from you t'other side of Newport. Good looking Landi.

Cat food! P.S. looks like you have 'nicked' one of my plates for your reindeers field! Merry Christmas to you all.

Thank you very much for your help.

I have been asked by a friend if ANY blackout no matter how short a period or restricted area happened during WWI? He has searched net etc, only one little comment found on WIKI. Would like good referance befor commiting pen to paper. Thanks.

Collected Traffic White paint today. £25-5Lt. Fitted the new top bearing to the steering column. Not a bad job done with care. Was lucky as the column came away from the shaft and box with pullers with out loosing any of the bearing, that would have been a different matter. Used a sash clamp to gently ease the new bearing into place. Re-assembled the column to the box by gently using the steering wheel nut to 'push' back into place.

Hi, welcome! What part of the world do you live? Removed a few more parts from a scrap Airportable couple of weeks back in a local breakers yard. Did not have time to remove battery tray etc., legs may be the ones you want. If Midlands area PM me if you want the location to check it is still there. Love to see pics. of your work. See my A/P restoration project, New chassis up. Andy.

More parts etc. 5Lt primer and 5Lt thiners. £25 Steering coloum top bearing, fuel tank sender and speedometer cable £35.40 The cable was from a std SerIII, no Airportable one available at my stockest. Was just about nine inches longer, and the retaining plate of cable on the gearbox needed the three allen screw holes opening up 1/32" each. Phone call to let me know the top coat is ready for collection. Traffic White.

Intresting, is it just these older ones that had the double row of large buttons and the slightly brown binding?

Welcome to the forum, love to see a few pics of your displays.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Sorry Foxy, SLR and cheap dont go together. Saw at last Malvern a rather nice new spec de-act, wood stocked one for £350 (not sure if Brit) thought was not a bad price.

Welcome to the forum from a Airportable fan. Current project restoring one from a civi restoration!!!!!

Rather nice, welcome to the forum.

Hope to see it there next year.

Last three pics. bringing you all up to date. Had to rebuild the seat box from two as the last owner had made a mod. for the side fuel fill pipework.

A couple of pics. of the heater. As stated on stripping two major faults were even found with it. 1. The resistor had one of the blind rivits sheared holding it in place. If your heater fan rattles may be worth checking as it is poss. a short could occur. 2. The inlet and outlet pipework, the inlet pipe soldered joint to metal work had failed allowing quite a bit of flex which could put a strain on the heat matrix it's self.

Day off today, got a lead on a A/P in a breakers yard not too far away. Was not happy with the tub side panel I rebuilt last night (torn off canvas cleat leaving hole and tear in alloy) Lucky the panel left on the 'scrap' Landi was the one I wanted :-) Bumperette allso and metal work to hold in place the steering coloum shroud. Panel £10, b/ette etc. £5. Not a bad day.

Very quick update. Got my gearbox back three weeks or so back. Before I refit it decided it would be sensable to check the clutch all though it looked in a very good and clean condition. The plate showed no use at all, a very h/duty Borg and Beck. Decided to fit a new clutch assy. as my local dealer sorted me out a NOS Military one. Lucky I have a small lathe so able to turn a alignment tool for the clutch. Gear box/shafts all refitted. Work on the tub coming on but not all going to plan, rebuilt (from two) to the stage where it is now refit, most of the 'rot' sorted one way or another so looking good. With the tub on, removed bolts holding the bulkhead etc. and aligned all up. Tub to bulkhead/ bonnet and into the front panel. All now fits a treat. Doors fit good. Sprayed up tub etc. Working on the tub top of wheel arch panels, having to make up out of two tubs as well! Smiths heater stripped down, repaired, and sprayed, rebuilt. Two major faults with that even! Taco cable, that needs to be replaced!! Oh well getting there, pics to follow. Gearbox rebuild £330, Clutch assy. £80, including spare plate, 200 blind rivits £5, 1Lt. primer £7.74, used Rover gearlever assy £5.

Good additions to the collection.

Welcome to the forum.