Chassis Refurb

[Hawkeye1922]

Looking fantastic. I'm trying to keep up the momentum on mine by doing "little and often" - I try to spend an hour on it most evenings.

[camel_landy]

I'm trying to do a couple of hours a day, just taking it slow & steady and trying to keep my fingers warm!!!

Most of the front end is back together but found that one of my upper ball joints was damaged, so am replacing them. All I'll say is "Jeez..." they were a sod to shift and I'm glad I've got a press in the garage to push it out from the ring!!

I'm hoping that most of the rear should be back together by the weekend as I've spent a while prepping, cleaning threads, etc...

M

[camel_landy]

Time for a few more pics: Progress as of the start of today...











...and if you're really unlucky, I'll show you a pic of my thumb after I slipped & took my nail off!!??!

M

[anonymous-user]

Good job sir....Ive got all this to look forward to!

[camel_landy]

djstevec said:

Good job sir....Ive got all this to look forward to!

Pointers so far...

The thickness of the powder coat makes getting joints together & bolts through somewhat difficult at times! Make sure you have a round file in your toolkit, as well as a rubber mallet (a copper faced one is very useful too).

Don't fit your rear ARB upside down or your rear hubs back-to-front!!!

M

[Tanguero]

I found that a tapered reamer like these was essential when it came to reassembling.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pc-TAPERED-HAND-REAMER-...

[camel_landy]

Tanguero said:

I found that a tapered reamer like these was essential when it came to reassembling.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pc-TAPERED-HAND-REAMER-...

Now you tell me!!!

Yeah... One of those would have been useful.

M

[Tanguero]

camel_landy said:

Tanguero said:

I found that a tapered reamer like these was essential when it came to reassembling.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pc-TAPERED-HAND-REAMER-...

Now you tell me!!!

Yeah... One of those would have been useful.

M

Sorry 'bout that. Oh well you will know for next time

[camel_landy]

Well... Using the 'Little and often' approach, she's almost ready for the body to go back on. There are a few parts I'm waiting for but otherwise it's all looking good. The remaining jobs are:

• Fit handbrake shoes (waiting for bits).
• Fit rear disks & callipers.
• Lower rear wishbone adjuster nuts.
• Power steering hoses.
• Exhaust hangers.
• New tyres.

I wonder if I'll have her back on the road by Chatsworth??

M

[camel_landy]

As it has been a while, I suppose it's time for an update:

• In Feb, when all the bits arrived, the chassis finally went back together and is now back in the workshops where the engine and body shell are stored.
• I have haemorrhaged yet more cash on new parts but I'm convincing myself it'll be worth it as they're the not so easy to get to parts (I don't want to be replacing them again anytime soon)!
• The engine is having a light 'fettling' to cure a couple of minor oil leaks, tidy up and a general once over while easily accessible on a bench.
• We've found a couple of cracks in the manifolds, so we'll be welding those up before wrapping.

Then it's time to drop the body back on and engine back in.

So... I didn't make it to Chatsworth but at least all the bits are now in one place, awaiting assembly.

M

[camel_landy]

The body is back on!!

It took longer to make up the wooden jig to hold it in the right position than it was to do the drop.







...and after some minor 'fettling' it'll soon be time to drop this bad boy back in.



M

[anonymous-user]

Im sure it was a great feeling when the two came together....certainly was for me!

[kstearn]

Even though I didnt do the work myself, know my limitations, can build a house over six years, but not a Cerbera chassis rebuild, so great respect to those who do, looking great love the colour scheme, slightly biased and slightly envious of the ajp, but looking great
Karl

[ianwhitewick]

Hi, just beginning my body off refurb. A quick question, what angle do you have to position the body at to get it off? Is it tight around the engine bay? Cheers

[Tanguero]

Admittedly this is going back on rather than coming off, but the angle is the same.
Having done two body lifts, one with the engine in and one with the engine out, don't even think of doing it engine in. It is massively easier to do with the engine out.



Probably also time to post this again!
http://vimeo.com/48726971

[ianwhitewick]

Thanks for that. Already planning on taking engine & gearbox out. Interior is stripped and now just moving the tank to get to rear bolts.

[camel_landy]

Holy thread resurrection Bat Man!!

It has taken a while but she's finally back on the road.



A divorce ended up scuppering all my plans for a while, so had to put the Cerbera and Landy into storage for a number of years. Last year, I managed to get things moving again, got the Landy back on the road and the Cerbera assembled enough to be dropped off at Kudu (Formerly Neil Garners), to finish it off and give it a clean bill of health.

Mid-March, I get the call... She's ready for collection!
...but before I can get there, BoJo makes his announcement and we're into lockdown

This week, I manage to collect her and with my usual display of impeccable timing, I finally collect her on probably one of the wettest days we've had for weeks. Just in time for one of the wettest weekends since going into lockdown.

Hey ho, at least she's back and now ready for a bit of a shakedown to sort out niggles.

M

[magpies]

that is looking smart.

[Byker28i]

Nice well done on the long project.

I remember that I also praised NG, but I don't use them anymore after Neil left, if you want you can PM me for details as we aren't allowed to name and shame, but I now travel an hour extra to St8Six.
I would check any work you think you've had done...