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.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Heart Transplant: Engine Over to New Chassis

This evening accomplished one of the minor milestones of the project, namely getting the engine over to the new chassis. Used two 2000lb-rated straps and the engine hoist, and aside from the challenge of maneuvring the hoist, it went smoothly, helped at the end by my wife. I thought that splitting the engine block from the gearbox/bell housing may have presented some difficulties, but no, it came right off very easily.

A view inside the clutch bell housing. I'm actually surprised at how good it looks, relatively speaking, as it just looked like a muck covered mess when peering through the openings.