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.
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Friday, March 18, 2016
Springtime Land Rovers
Just a view of two Land Rovers in the Springtime sun today, one 56 years old, the other 15 years, and both going strong after yet another winter. Almost warm enough to take the radiator muff off of the older one.
Your Series 2 still looks lovely. How long has it been since the refurb was completed, 4 years? I took the rad muff off our Series 3 109" today as the weather has finally warmed up here and we have sunny weather yippee! :-)
Hello and please excuse my english, I'm restoring a very similar car but built in Spain by a company named Santana. Your car is really superb and look it it's for me an incentive. I would like to know your opinión about the fitting of a a roll bar. This car it's really heavy but the only true resitant structure is the chassis. I'm concerned about the posibility of overturn. Of course I don't like an external roll cage, but perhaps a simple bar bridge shaped bolted to the chasis. One of my hopes with the car it's to run it without the hard top windscreen flat, sunglases.....we live in a hot climate
A simple roll cage is certainly the way most most owners go. I think that if someone is going to drive their Series without a roof, then some sort of protection is essential. Personally, I had thought about building a roll bar system that would approximately resemble the standards hoops, that could bolt to the existing hoop holes in the tub, being not quite as strong as a bolted-to-the-chassis type but substantially stronger than the hoops that normally support a canvas top. The tubes would also allow the canvas to be installed if needed. This could perhaps be at least as strong as the standard metal roof. I briefly spoke about this with the people at 3 Brothers Classic Rovers, but so far nothing has come of it.
Your Series 2 still looks lovely. How long has it been since the refurb was completed, 4 years? I took the rad muff off our Series 3 109" today as the weather has finally warmed up here and we have sunny weather yippee! :-)
ReplyDeleteYes indeed, Spring is here. You drive West, and I'll drive East, and we'll meet up in the Azores. Might need snorkels.
DeleteHello and please excuse my english,
ReplyDeleteI'm restoring a very similar car but built in Spain by a company named Santana. Your car is really superb and look it it's for me an incentive.
I would like to know your opinión about the fitting of a a roll bar. This car it's really heavy but the only true resitant structure is the chassis. I'm concerned about the posibility of overturn. Of course I don't like an external roll cage, but perhaps a simple bar bridge shaped bolted to the chasis. One of my hopes with the car it's to run it without the hard top windscreen flat, sunglases.....we live in a hot climate
A simple roll cage is certainly the way most most owners go. I think that if someone is going to drive their Series without a roof, then some sort of protection is essential. Personally, I had thought about building a roll bar system that would approximately resemble the standards hoops, that could bolt to the existing hoop holes in the tub, being not quite as strong as a bolted-to-the-chassis type but substantially stronger than the hoops that normally support a canvas top. The tubes would also allow the canvas to be installed if needed. This could perhaps be at least as strong as the standard metal roof. I briefly spoke about this with the people at 3 Brothers Classic Rovers, but so far nothing has come of it.
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