So it begins....

[Wander]

As of 3 pm today I became the new care taker of a 1964 series IIa in marine blue/limestone! I will post pictures tomorrow as my day started at 4 am in Nashville TN and I'm beat. I learned of her on this site and the whole process has been a pleasure. Rovertrader (Dale) is a stand up guy and the whole thing just came together in that serendipitous way that tells you it was meant to be.

I rented a car hauler from U Haul which I was pretty impressed with. It is well made, more that large enough for an 88-although almost too wide! I towed it home with my 4Runner without any problems. I kept the speed around 60 so the trip home took a while but I figured it would be a good exercise to get used to slower speed. I was able to give my wife and daughter a drive around the neighborhood after I got it off the trailer. They both liked it and I even got a "cool" out of my daughter. She also thought it was cool that it is from the same year as the Beatle's British invasion (she's got good taste in tunes).

I got a kick out of seeing the happy face of a IIa staring at me in the rear view and got several thumbs up from passers by. I noticed that several also took their time passing me while checking her out. Well I've got to get some sleep.

 

[Abel Villesca]

Congrats on your new obsession .... I mean purchase :sombrero:

 

[BKCowGod]

Very nice.... enjoy! :smiley_drive:

 

[Dendy Jarrett]

And so ... another one gets bitten by the Land Rover Bug. You will never get over it. You'll curse it, and you'll love it.

My series was a IIA 1964 RHD. I miss that old gal.

Dendy

 

[crusader]

Congratulations, and welcome to a whole new lifestyle (for better or for worse).:smiley_drive:

 

[stu454]

Cool! Keep us posted.

 

[Wander]

As promised her are some pictures of the Rover on the trailer and of the whole rig on the way home. I'll take some better and more detailed pictures after work today to show.
When I left for work this morning,that wonderful old truck scent hit me as I went into the garage.That was a nice way to start the day although I'd rather drive it today I still need to get the title,registration,tags first-not to mention correct seats and install seat belts, patience is not my best trait.

 

[lake_bueller]

Beautiful looking SII. I've been jonesing for a Series but don't have the time and effort (nor the money) right now.

 

[weatherm]

there goes the bank account and family night

soon you will get the "you pay more attention to that POS than me!"


might as well buy a all new seals and just have them ready... and maybe a gas tank if it doesn't already have it for when it does go bad.

 

[Antichrist]

Nice, too bad the galvanized is painted though. Just doesn't look right to me. Brake fluid is a great stripper.

Welcome to the asylum.

 

[Wander]

Thanks- good tip. Luckily it's all under there and amazingly smooth. The paint shop must have spent a lot of time on the prep. In an earlier thread someone wondered if it didn't have a lot of bondo to get it that smooth and straight. It doesn't-I can see the small circlular indention along the sides( from tack welds?) and there is some wave in the body panels. The paint is a multi-coat process that must have cost the prior owner some big $$. It's almost too nice a job for the Rover but I think I can live with the shine-it looks showroom fresh:victory:
The uncovering of the cappings will take some time but I'll take it slow and do it right.
I'm thinking a dremel with a steel wool wheel might do well in getting the paint off and still be small enough to keep control.

 

[revor]

DOOMED...

Congrats on nice truck and a very different lifestyle!

I'm jealous!:sombrero:

 

[Antichrist]

Strange they would spend a lot on a nice paint job, yet paint the galvy, different tastes I guess. Though it does seem really odd to paint the door handles, as they aren't even painted originally, but a type of vinyl coating.
I was kidding about the brake fluid. While it does strip paint well, I'd use a proper stripper. Or if you want a really good job, probably remove the trim and windscreen, have them dipped, and regalvanized.

As for the paint job, the factory paint was actually very good. OEM was a nice glossy laquer finish.

 

[Wander]

That brings up another question. If I take the paint off the cappings while on the truck with a wheel or similar will I also take all the galv off? If so,could I clear coat it or something like that to protect it or would I them have to take them off and be re-dipped? If it's the later I might as well take them off to begin with which I would like to avoid and the original hand hammered rivots are still on them.
I'm in NC so not an area prone to harsh weather and/or rust problems.

 

[Dendy Jarrett]

Wander:

You'll want to make sure that you mask that truck to the hilt depending on where you are working ... as the paint is too nice to risk.

If I were in your shoes, I would try masking and get a soda blaster (they offer one at harbor freight that looks like a small air brush) and try that (but again, ... MASK MASK MASK!)

For other things like the fuel filler, wind screen, hinges, door handle insets, etc. ... I would just buy nice spare ones and not bother now with the fuss of stripping ... as the wind screen is a breeze to replace.

Dendy