Tag: series 2a
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Adjusting the bonnet catch
It is always nice to come across a piece of equipment that was designed with future adjustability in mind. Perhaps a little known fact is that the bonnet (hood) catch on a series rover can be adjusted to compensate for wear and change over the years. There is a nut above the spring that locks…
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Canvas Bonnet Strip
Series rovers originally had braided canvas cord filler strips along the front of the bonnet to cushion the closing or contact point and prevent unnecessary airflow or dust entry. At some point long ago this one had been replaced with a self-adhesive foam strip, which had subsequently degraded. Replacements in the original style are now…
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Removing the grille
Up to late 2a, series rovers had metal wire grilles in front of the radiator. A legendary use for these grilles was as an actual cooking surface in an emergency situation in a remote location. They may also need to be removed occasionally for cleaning, access to the bonnet catch, or steering mechanism. One way…
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Searchlight
A quick project to clean up an old tractor work light that was in one of the rear toolboxes. The inside was quite rusty and the ground poor but with a bit of work it functions again. There are some pin holes rusted through the body that need to be addressed at some point and…
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Fern forest
An update on Poppy with some photos in a lovely setting. Poppy is a 1966 series 2a 109″ Land Rover that was made for the Canadian market and has been in British Columbia since it was new and is largely original still. It spent about 23 years driving the back roads around Kamloops and then…
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Window seals
The original rear window seals had largely perished, hardening, cracking, and shrinking to leave significant gaps at the bottom of the windows, the largest opening being about an inch long. The two part system in comprised of a sealing strip and a centre filler strip. Judging by the current condition and surface textures the factory…
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Tool making
There is a specialized windscreen fillet tool in the Rover manual for installing the filler strip for the window seals, however they do not seem to be around anymore and even the vaguely similar replacements are very hard to locate. With a little blacksmithing a reasonable facsimile is possible to make. The main material in…
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In hindsight
Finally time to put the proper looking mirrors back on. Side mirrors on series up to 2a are round and mounted near the front of the wings, series 3 introduced larger rectangular mirrors first on the wings and later on the windscreen hinges, and defenders are integrated with the door hinges. Concerns about the small,…
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Evening shade
A rare dry and still winter evening on the edge of the forest provides a few moments to inspect some series rover details in the fading light. A longer lens with a very shallow depth-of-field is challenging to set correctly as darkness falls but the visual effect is unique. One of the interesting bits of…
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Through a glass darkly
Last glimpses of golden sunlight fade as the evening approaches on the edge of the forest. A few interior views through the rear windows using a longer lens having very narrow depth-of-field. For now we see through a glass, darkly…now I know in part; but then shall I know fully.
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Golden view
After several cloudy, frosty, and wet days the sunshine breaking through is a welcome sight. After walking the beach for awhile, trying to go as far as possible just balancing on logs, the cold starts to bite but after returning to the shelter of the rover the sunny view outside almost looks warm in the…
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Frosty morning
The night air from the forest has crystallized into delicate ice sculptures on every surface. The sun breaks low through the trees and helps take the edge off as the morning unfolds. On a cold frosty day this old machine is quite happy to have a block heater–a couple of hours plugged in and she…
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Mind the gap
Some gracious friends allowed the use of their dry climate controlled space during a brief window when it was available. Since the arrival of the rivets, the onset of the wet and wintery season has prevented any work on sealing the drip rail around the roof. This timely opening provides the opportunity to move forward…
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Barn find
Remnants of the past? Building blocks of the future? Fragments of both can be seen throughout the flow of time and the threads can be picked up and woven in the most unexpected places. The tapestry may not always progress in the expected direction and at the desired speed, but the project is always carried…
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Perspective
Light and shadow, crest and trough, sea and sky. Counterpoints which become more apparent by juxtaposition. Some outtakes from recent stops at the seaside. The brewing sky and rolling sea provided some lovely seascapes for experiments in editing to emulate various types of vintage film and processing.