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#Post#: 99469--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 1981 SWB ~ "Gavin" ~
By: D4B Date: October 24, 2015, 5:59 am
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Next job was to remove the dash
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previous bulkhead repairs visible now
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With the dash out, more rot found
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Ready to play a part in the next Mad Max?
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#Post#: 99479--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 1981 SWB ~ "Gavin" ~
By: jonny Date: October 24, 2015, 2:47 pm
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looks good like that :smilewide: some big truck like stacks
and overfuel for lots of smoke and you would be there
#Post#: 99480--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 1981 SWB ~ "Gavin" ~
By: jonny Date: October 24, 2015, 2:50 pm
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i hate putting the dash back together, it's a pain in the arse
at the best of times :smiley-furious:
#Post#: 99481--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 1981 SWB ~ "Gavin" ~
By: D4B Date: October 24, 2015, 2:50 pm
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Torn between breaking it up for spares, or getting a 0% credit
card and getting it sorted, I chose the latter.
So at some considerable expense, a Richards chassis was
collected from Ribble Valley 4x4 as he had one in stock.
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With no one around to help unload, where there's a will there's
a way.......
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#Post#: 99485--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 1981 SWB ~ "Gavin" ~
By: jonny Date: October 24, 2015, 2:58 pm
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liking your style. :thumbs: I have used one of their chassis
before, very good quality.
#Post#: 99513--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 1981 SWB ~ "Gavin" ~
By: DarrenH Date: October 26, 2015, 3:53 am
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chassis envy :(
;D
#Post#: 99587--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 1981 SWB ~ "Gavin" ~
By: D4B Date: October 27, 2015, 3:28 pm
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So with some help from my Dad, gearbox was removed from the old
chassis
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Which revealed a slight crank rear oil seal leak......
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More rot
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and even more repair plates found just stuck on!!
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#Post#: 99589--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 1981 SWB ~ "Gavin" ~
By: hippydave Date: October 27, 2015, 4:20 pm
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done a few chassis swaps since my foray into leafer ownership
and i have enjoyed every one, just not in to cold thats why my
own took nearly 2 years to get finished but now everything on it
is galvanized so it wont need doing again i hope.
#Post#: 99594--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 1981 SWB ~ "Gavin" ~
By: jonny Date: October 27, 2015, 5:05 pm
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Ooo....that chassis was fucked
#Post#: 99638--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 1981 SWB ~ "Gavin" ~
By: D4B Date: October 29, 2015, 5:42 am
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With the gearbox and flywheel now removed, I had my first
encounter with the curiosity that is the Land Rover rear crank
oil seal!
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So while I was puzzling over that, I gave Gavin a trim:
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:executioner:
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