1960 Land Rover Restoration

This is just a simple pictorial history of my restoration of an original Canadian-import 1960 Land Rover Series 2 88" (or SWB - Short Wheel Base), LHD (Left Hand Drive) which I purchased in August, 2010. Later posts include photos of some of the things I've done with the vehicle since its restoration was essentially completed, although repairs and other maintenance are obviously an ongoing process. Words in orange are links. Click the photos to make them full size. Search using box below.

Monday, September 5, 2011

'Breakfast', Radiator Installed

Starting to look like a Land Rover more and more. Today the 'breakfast' front panel and radiator were installed. Not too much to it. First placed the shroud over the fan and let it hang there, by itself, as there didn't appear to be too much room if it was included with the 'breakfast' and radiator assembly. Them bolted the 'breakfast' to the radiator, then lifted those units onto the frame and bolted them on. Then attached the shroud to the back of the radiator. Once in place, it was clear the radiator hoses would need to be trimmed to fit!

Prior to that, however, the steering box drop arm and rod ends were all adjusted and finished up, which is why the steering wheel is temporarily installed. This was used to find the center of run.

A few other pieces have been added here and there, too, such as the regulator and fuse boxes, and some of the throttle linkages.