The Old Land Rover Arms
Landrover stuff => The Landrover Gallery => Topic started by: Gossamer on October 21, 2016, 01:51:28 pm
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Hi chaps.
I collected Chantelle on the big white taxi yesterday and moved her to a new place for fettling.
The long term plan is to turn her into a camper (preferably Carawagon style) for Sproggle.
As she went up the ramp onto the truck 8 years worth of green water ran out of the chassis and through the rear cross member.
The engine ran, and though the brakes are kn@ckered she drove around a bit until she got bogged in the soft ground of the paddock she's parked in.
I found the front propshaft is missing so 4WD was not an option.
Front axle breather is missing too, I suspect the front axle is full of green water too.
This could prove to be quite a project.
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Pause for donning of black cap.
And may God have mercy on your soul. trid
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She's resting around nine miles from your place, Andrew.
Be careful, rust can jump.
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Like your thinking - one possible alternative if I couldn't get hold of a Carawagon was to rig something up in a 109" hard-top. When you say 'Carawagon style,' are you thinking of the full lifting roof set-up? Can't imagine an original part being the easiest thing to get hold of, awkward to fabricate, too.
You've definitely got a heck of a job on yours hands, but that should make it all the more satisfying when you finally get her on the road - best of luck!
Phil
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A lifting roof of some sort is desirable.
Sproggle likes the look of the carawagon set up.
PLenty to do before the interior gets any attention.
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How about doing the lifting roof like the XPanda ones on TeriAnn's website?
http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/LandRoverCaravan/XpandaCab.htm
I wonder if having the hinges at the front might be a better idea tho.
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Yes, I like the idea.
Maybe they hinge from the back due to the screen not being strong enough for the job as well as the shape of the roof needing the extra height at the nose end.
We have a Carawagon roof rack to collect from the Driving Dutchman in a week or so.
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Looks like a good project :) Would a pop top from a volkswagen fit?
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Good idea.
I will think about the roof options.
It may be a case of adding whatever turns up for the right price at the right time.
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Just remembered theres a couple of guys in work with VW vans, if you like I can ask themif they'll be able to measure the footprint of the roof to see if it would fit on a 109?
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Ta Chuck.
I had a type twp bay with a devon pop top, that would be an interesting fit.
I'd like to keep it within Land Rover character though.
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I reckon a hinged roof would be pretty easy to work out, even if you had to raise the roof panel an inch or so to fit in all the 'bits' required. Harry2a of this parish got a GRP hinged roof for his 109" but I don't think he's ever done anything with it? Looked slightly strange, but gave good internal space!
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"Maybe they hinge from the back due to the screen not being strong enough for the job as well as the shape of the roof needing the extra height at the nose end."
If you do a frame that bolts on where the bottom of the roof bolts on (puts the strength back in and makes the door seals a lot easier), you could then arrange it so that the hinge and fabric fits to that and there is an upper frame that the standard roof bolts to.
Maybe need the height on the front of a 88 but Chantelle is so much longer, I think you would want the height in the rear of a 109 so you could stand up there.
Just me thinking out loud rbchn
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Definitely not the cheapest option but Dormobile still build and can fit new roofs to 109's:
http://www.dormobile.co.uk/
I believe they also can still build all the interior bits n pieces.
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Your input is appreciated. chaps.
Thanks
Please keep it coming.
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We visited Chantelle at the weekend and enjoyed clearing stuff out of the back as well as trying to work out exactly what the old girl has been in her life so far.
She appears to have 1 ton bits at the back and military style dumb irons at the front with a civvi rear x member.
Suffix B, Diesel, probably started life as a truck cab. Seems to have been marine blue, though some bits are bronze green.
Wipers are off, though I found one unit in a box in the back.
Only the driver's seat is present.
Bulkhead is a bit careworn. The Salisbury axle is one I fitted for the PO about nine years ago, the original rover one had expired.
I would like to re fit a rover one in time, when I have a chance to rebuild one.
The engine runs quite nicely.
The hard top is solid and appears to be watertight, though the household gloss is doing the usual thing of falling off inside.
Sproggle enjoyed revving the engine.
Thanks to my chums who are helping to make this adventure possible.
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Looks like you're going to be busy! Good luck with it, looking forward to the next installment!
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Looks like you're going to have to pull your finger out Matt. It won't be long before sproggle gets her driving licence.
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A friend my dads was trying to do a similar thing with his 109 a few years back using a bedford dormobile donor. He never got it finished but did have the roof mounted and a cooker and sink installed. Will try and find the pictures i have of it.