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#Post#: 47875--------------------------------------------------
Daisy, Vera and May's Restoration
DIR By: NuffieldGrouse
Date: October 30, 2016, 12:34 pm
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Hello all!
Thought it was time I began a thread about my three money
drainers.
My first machine is Daisy, my 1977 Series 3 ex MOD. Bought in
November 2008 and my first motor. In her second day under my
ownership the brake master cylinder failed while going down a
hill, so my life with her got off to an interesting start
rbchn. She was my daily driver for a couple of years until a
robbed my brother of his Vauxhall Astra.
In May 2015 she took me and my wife from our wedding ceremony to
the reception. At this point however I knew the chassis and
bulkhead was getting ready for some work, so I ran her until
August and then began. The work included:
New Footwells (Done before wedding)
New Dumb-irons (Done before wedding)
Two outriggers
Bulkhead Mounts
Underseal and Waxoyl
Complete respray
New canvas top
She passed her MOT last Friday!
Here she is fresh from the garage stood beside the next project,
May, my 1954 Series 1 86''.
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A few years ago, me and a friend had an agreement that if he
bought a Lorry I'd buy a Series 1... So he did and that was
that. What makes her stand out for me though is she was sold
brand new locally at Central Motors Retford, I have the original
brown logbook for her. She worked at a farm near the town and
when (if) she gets done I'll see if i can take her back. She
will need a complete strip down and I'm hoping to have the roof
off and get her in the garage before Christmas.
While Daisy was in bits, I borrowed my good friend John's Series
2 109'', Vera. His brother bought her from the police force when
she was three years old. She was used as a radio outpost, and
when he acquired her she was then used as a support vehicle for
the brothers collection of steam rollers and their traction
engine. John assures me his brother cared for the machine
deeply, servicing it at certain mileages wherever they where
even if at the side of the motorway! Her cylinder head has
apparently never been off. I borrowed her for a couple of
rallies as she's useful since I can sleep in the back over a
year ago, and she hasn't gone back!
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I replaced her original water pump a couple of months ago. I'm
eventually going to clean it up and mount it like a trophy!
Before she goes back I'm hoping to underseal and waxoyl her
chassis and fit at least new rear springs as a thanks to John
for lending her to me for so long. I didn't want to be without
one while Daisy was under repair and she has been incredibly
reliable this last year.
Here both Daisy and Vera sit outside the Church at my wedding
with Johns Aveling and Porter Roller 'Amy'.
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I could go on with stories about them but that's all for now!
I'll post up about May's restoration when I start it in a while.
Going to have a break having just finished Daisy so I'm going to
enjoy myself driving her again.
Jono
#Post#: 47885--------------------------------------------------
Re: Daisy, Vera and May
DIR By: hippydave
Date: October 30, 2016, 1:57 pm
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nice wedding motor dude, not seen that one before.
#Post#: 49782--------------------------------------------------
Re: Daisy, Vera and May
DIR By: NuffieldGrouse
Date: January 15, 2017, 5:50 am
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I made a start on May's restoration yesterday. As you can
imagine most nuts and bolts are stuck fast or what they are
supposed to be holding has rotted away. When I bashed my finger
trying to undo one of the wing bolts, the grinder came out and
the others put up no more resistance.
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The engine runs so when I'm up to stripping the bulkhead I'll do
a compression and oil pressure test. I believe its a Rover
reconditioned engine. if all readings come back fine I'll leave
well alone apart from head gasket and whatever leaks it has. It
has a Series 2 cross member on the back, but I have a proper
Series 1 type to go on.
The bulkhead is probably repairable, the foot wells, top rail
and mounts have had it.
Play stopped when the Gaffer arrived home from work! trid
#Post#: 49791--------------------------------------------------
Re: Daisy, Vera and May's Restoration
DIR By: hippydave
Date: January 15, 2017, 9:37 am
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Spinny spanner is the only way to go sometimes with shitty stuck
bolts. I dare say i will be seeing you in AS at some point
getting some new bolts and slitting discs.
#Post#: 49795--------------------------------------------------
Re: Daisy, Vera and May's Restoration
DIR By: NuffieldGrouse
Date: January 15, 2017, 10:41 am
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I nearly went yesterday morning Dave to get some bits but
managed with what I had.
What are your welding skills like mate?
#Post#: 49799--------------------------------------------------
Re: Daisy, Vera and May's Restoration
DIR By: AdamHennessy
Date: January 15, 2017, 12:18 pm
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Your bulkhead in alot better nick than my s1 88s one. If you
look on new toys my partner has posted pics of said motor, named
vinny. Good look with the project.
#Post#: 49800--------------------------------------------------
Re: Daisy, Vera and May's Restoration
DIR By: hippydave
Date: January 15, 2017, 12:25 pm
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Just passable dude, if you need some doing im sure my stepson
Simon will do it for you.
#Post#: 49812--------------------------------------------------
Re: Daisy, Vera and May's Restoration
DIR By: NuffieldGrouse
Date: January 15, 2017, 4:31 pm
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Just had a look Adam. It looks like your passenger side has had
something take a bite out of it!
I have a new top rail and foot wells that came with it. But the
mounts and pillars have been pigeon crap welded and patched.
Craddocks do complete door pillars with mounts. I might be
easier for me to do some welding while it's in situ such as the
pillars, so I can keep it lined up for the doors. Maybe the foot
wells too since the pedals come through the floor and their
still in place.
Then I can take it off, get it shotplasted and do any further
welding before getting it galvanised along with the chassis.
Anyone local to Retford or Worksop that can weld/repair
brimabrite??
#Post#: 49856--------------------------------------------------
Re: Daisy, Vera and May's Restoration
DIR By: blenky
Date: January 16, 2017, 5:09 pm
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Nice land rovers. Welcome to the forum. Theres a few around
worksop and retford area on here.
#Post#: 50054--------------------------------------------------
Re: Daisy, Vera and May's Restoration
DIR By: NuffieldGrouse
Date: January 21, 2017, 2:26 pm
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Could do with a bit of advice chaps.
I've just removed the angle irons that a previous owner has
removed that bolted the wings on and the bulkhead mounts are
cream crackered. They have previously been repaired by the look
of it.
My intitial plan was to send both the chassis and bulkhead away
for shotblasting. I'm now considering whether to repair first
what I can while it's in situ, such as repairing the door
pillars while the bulkhead is still in situ so I can line the
doors up with the tub and doing the same for the rear
crossmember.
This is what I recently did with Daisy and the doors fit even
better! Craddocks sell complete door pillars. After I have
repaired what I can, I'd get them blasted, do any further
welding revealed and get them galvanised.
I do not wish to send them away for specialist repair, even
though I am doing this with the wings.
All thoughts welcome!
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