Tag: land rover
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Cat flap handle
The original rear “cat flap” door handle broke off one dark and rainy night (see first photo below), and was quickly fashioned into an interior handle while waiting for the exterior replacement to arrive. Once the replacement arrived a few blacksmithing skills made quick work of modifying and installing it. Under the collar of the…
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Time for intense reflection
After decades of service the aftermarket rear corner reflectors had a diminished performance approximately on par with dots of red paint. A pair of nicely-designed Lucas reflectors was sourced along with the roof rivets and installation was relatively quick and easy. Some testing with a small flashlight shows quite a difference between the old and…
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The rivets have arrived
The long-awaited, hard-sought semi-tubular truss head rivets in a particular size and length for the roof to galvanized drip channel made their way across the pond at long last. First order of business was to remove all the bolts holding the roof to the windscreen and sides, then drill and punch out all of the…
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Outside to the inside
The original rear “cat flap” door handle broke off one dark and rainy night, likely due to a long-time stress crack in the collar. The break traveled through the retaining pin hole and across the base of the lock, leaving the handle and most of the collar intact. Being some sort of “pot metal” alloy…
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Forest and field
A few images from a photoshoot with QB Bookbinding for a limited edition hand crafted leather notebook project. Find out more about the project, the young craftsman, and check availability to support his work. “Each journal is carefully handcrafted from three materials: paper, leather, and sinew. The paper is given an organic patina by staining…
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Antique tool restoration
Now that this machine is moving well toward operational status it would be nice to have a few tools onboard permanently. The museum forge was donated some rusty old wrenches (aka spanners) and there were several usable ones in the leftovers after the other smiths picked them over. They appear to mainly come from antique…
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An overly optimistic ammeter
The ammeter was reading backwards, meaning when there was a current draw from headlights the meter would go up towards the positive end and when there should have been a charge from the dynamo/generator the meter would go down towards the negative end. This, among other things, was the cause of much research and pondering…
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Positive or negative earth
Most vehicles switched from positive earth to negative earth around the late 1950s. Series land rovers, however, remained positive earth until 1966, making the switch to negative earth in 1967 (originally indicated by a change to a black painted instrument panel and a warning plate on the radiator). Positive earth simply means the positive terminal…
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State of the engine
A series of photos of the current state of the engine, for posterity as well as a reference point for checking parts and configurations when it is too dark outside to see. The majority of things are still original (though the generator was made in Canada) and in general the items that can be seen…
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Vanishing like a mist
A lovely late autumn scene just after golden hour. As the light fades a mist rises from the ground, and within a few moments it fades away, carried by the currents of air. The dark forest forms a gateway, opening to a new adventure slowly being revealed as details become clearer.
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Dark forest at evening
A moment just as the last of the light was leaving the sky and the forest was turning to black. An opening in the forest allowed just enough light for some photos. The bright orange needles stand out against the deep green trees and beyond the first few trees everything fades to black.
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Spotted: Defender 130 with custom tray
Passing through town en route to Campbell River. Interesting to see the two vehicles together at almost forty years apart, the lineage is clearly visible! Spencer can be found in Vancouver at Brigade Overland. His custom aluminum tray was fabricated in Alberta by Ralf and crew at Summit Expedition Trucks.
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Mud flaps for winter
With the wet and snowy season on the way and all the door seals installed, it was time for mud flaps. There once was special brackets available for the 109″ station wagon variant, but all the rest install directly to the front edge of the rear cross-member which keeps them well back of the tires.…
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Stormy seaside views
What a difference a day can make! In contrast to the sunny but cold seaside adventure this day was much warmer but the seas and sky more brooding. Two stops and a walk around the point to explore the beach and stand in awe of the waves rolling in over sand and rock.
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Overlooking the estuary
A quick stop on a relatively warm afternoon whilst passing by a conservation area at the estuary nearby. The turning of alder leaves against the dark evergreen trees, the contrast of the blue sky and moody clouds, the reflections in the water, and the shadowy mountains in the distance.