Beno1983

And then reconnected to the engine and on the new chassis Next up was the engine ancillaries including the monster alternator The front panel was next, we got 2 replacement panels form eBay as the old ones had started to rot out And then fitted Front bulkhead was next We had to replace both footwells again due to the rust creeping in then panel sealer and primer/paint

Hi all Heres some photos of the Land Rover lightweight 24V FFR me and the father in law (Forum user 55HG89) are restoring to her former glory. She used to look like this We started work in October 2010 when the new chassis arrived, the chassis she was on is fairly solid at the front but the rear cross member has had it. We started in October 2010 when the new chassis arrived. From there we moved onto the suspension and axels, we managed to get hold of a BNIB front axel We then too the engine out and prepped it for painting In the fetching Sky blue colour Then onto the gearbox, which was absolutely caked in the usual sort of substances that accumulate on a 20+ year old vehicle When cleaning it we found some disturbing metal shards in its oil! We were going to get if overhauled anyway so off it went to a mate of our who just happens to be a Land Rover gear box specialist with 20 years of experience. Turned out it was one of the clips on the 3/4 synchro and there was no other damage, bit of a result that! here it is after a professional rebuild

Hi all Posting the obligatory introduction post! Ive found a lot of the posts on this site helpful especially the restoration sections, its nice to see so much variation and detail. Im currently helping the the father in law restore his Half ton Lightweight FFR (Will post separately for those of you interested) which we've been working on since October 2010. Looking forward to getting some feedback from you guys and answering any questions you might have! Beno1983