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#Post#: 99957--------------------------------------------------
The rebuild of Proper Job- 1977 SWB petrol Series 3
By: PROPERJOB Date: November 21, 2015, 1:37 pm
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I bought Proper Job 13 years ago and made the cardinal sin of
buying the first Land Rover I saw, in the dark, in the wet. It
was MOT'd and quite driveable once a knackered UJ was replaced
and a good start in Land Rover ownership. Unmolested and
virtually standard it was a good starting point for Land Rover
ownership, it had gradually worked it's way through various
owners from North London to my native Somerset.
In the first few years I replaced the head with an unleaded one
after the valve seals went and fixed a few other typical Land
Rover faults including swivels and hub seals. Although
reasonably sound when I purchased it I knew the chassis had been
repaired over the years and it had a new rear cross member
fitted a few years before I bought it. In 2004 the inevitable
MOT failure meant I had to bite the bullet and replace the
chassis with a new Galvanised replacement. I got married the
following year and our new house did not have parking so it
stayed with my Mum and Dad for the next 10 years, my dad using
it from time to time but it was 1 hour from where I lived and
the arrival of children saw Proper Job shuffled well down the
priority list. The lack of anything other than basic maintenance
started to show and my dad was using it less and less.
In 2010 we moved to our current house and after an extension to
the house I finally had not only parking but a proper garage
which meant in October 2014 I could finally bring Proper Job
home. The journey from Somerset to Wiltshire was uneventful and
was made on the last day of the valid MOT but Proper Job was
finally under cover:
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I knew the bulkhead was starting to deteriorate and there were
numerous oil leaks with many smaller jobs to address and was
faced with 2 courses of action; spend a couple of weekends
fixing things for the MOT or do it properly and take the
bulkhead off and get it repaired and ideally galvanised. As I
have no intention of ever selling Proper Job then there was only
one way to do it - properly.
Today I started work and am working from front to back so had
the bumper off first. The Radiator panel is pretty ropey at the
bottom and will need some serious welding to get it back in
shape. My dad is quite handy with the welder so I will ask him
to look it over:
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#Post#: 99959--------------------------------------------------
Re: The rebuild of Proper Job- 1977 SWB petrol Series 3
By: mandylandy Date: November 22, 2015, 1:56 am
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I wish you well in your quest bud.
I'm told childbirth is not without great pain but ultimately
worth it !
No parallels were inferred in this comment. :smilewide:
Power to you son , keep us up to date. dogwalk
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Re: The rebuild of Proper Job- 1977 SWB petrol Series 3
By: D4B Date: November 22, 2015, 2:17 am
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Hi ProperJob,
Great story, and many happy hours of tinkering ahead.
I recently bought several cans of 400ml maintenance spray in
Asda at just £1.25 each (like WD40)
Just thought you might need to know ;-)
Best wishes with it
Steve
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Re: The rebuild of Proper Job- 1977 SWB petrol Series 3
By: PROPERJOB Date: November 22, 2015, 2:47 am
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[quote author=D4B link=topic=9529.msg99960#msg99960
date=1448180237]
Hi ProperJob,
Great story, and many happy hours of tinkering ahead.
I recently bought several cans of 400ml maintenance spray in
Asda at just £1.25 each (like WD40)
Just thought you might need to know ;-)
Best wishes with it
Steve
[/quote]
Thanks for the tip Steve, Our auto accessory shop in town closed
down earlier this year and was selling everything 50% off so
have a few cans in stock but based on yesterdays progress I will
need some more.
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Re: The rebuild of Proper Job- 1977 SWB petrol Series 3
By: PROPERJOB Date: November 22, 2015, 2:55 am
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[quote author=mandylandy link=topic=9529.msg99959#msg99959
date=1448179010]
I wish you well in your quest bud.
I'm told childbirth is not without great pain but ultimately
worth it !
No parallels were inferred in this comment. :smilewide:
Power to you son , keep us up to date. dogwalk
[/quote]
Thanks, I am hoping the children will help out, a lot of the
photos of me as a child are in my Dad's garage helping out on
the MG's
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Re: The rebuild of Proper Job- 1977 SWB petrol Series 3
By: hippydave Date: November 22, 2015, 4:28 am
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its a well worth endeavor, mine was going to be off the road
just over winter as i put the chassis right but it took me 2yrs
to finish, but now she sits on a new galve chassis with galve
bulkhead, front panel and anything else that could be shot
blasted and dipped so i should not have to worry about rust for
a few years.
Plus gas gave first class penetration and another thing i did
was copper grease as many bolts as i could to facilitate future
removal.
So take your time and make the best motor you can.
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Re: The rebuild of Proper Job- 1977 SWB petrol Series 3
By: DarrenH Date: November 22, 2015, 10:44 am
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i think the old sidelined project is a common theme, but a good
back story to the vehicle. look forward to further work :)
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Re: The rebuild of Proper Job- 1977 SWB petrol Series 3
By: PROPERJOB Date: November 25, 2015, 1:27 pm
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Got the rad panel out last night, just need to separate it from
the Rad before giving to my dad.
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A little reminder in the work car park of why I am doing this.
With a 70 mile commute there is little chance of Proper Job
joining these 2...
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Re: The rebuild of Proper Job- 1977 SWB petrol Series 3
By: PROPERJOB Date: December 4, 2015, 3:07 pm
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Got the wings and doors off the other night, many of the nuts
were new ones I put in when I did the chassis rebuild 10 years
ago and came off pretty easily
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With the wing off the true state of the footwell was revealed:
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The door posts are in good condition with the exception of a
small hole at the bottom of the passenger side. I am planning to
get in touch with Ashtree about getting a galvanised replacement
over the next few weeks.
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Re: The rebuild of Proper Job- 1977 SWB petrol Series 3
By: hippydave Date: December 4, 2015, 4:44 pm
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that footwell is in near perfect compared to mine which must of
been used by Fred Flintstone. i could see the wheel from inside
on both footwell and the road underneath as i drove along and if
i pressed the brake hard the whole bulkhead flexed.
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