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New to the group and my 1966 series 2a
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 4:21 pm
by Turton
Hello everyone, My name is Geoff and I just picked up a Series 2a from Alberta a couple of weeks back. now the fun begins.
not sure how far I will go with a rebuild, It's in pretty good shape as it is, I would like to bring it back to original, except for 16' wheels.
needs paint, might try rolling as everyone has suggested. still on the fence with that.
any advice would be great
thanks
Geoff
Re: New to the group and my 1966 series 2a
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2015 10:01 am
by The_Anachronist
That's very nice-looking! I just picked mine up from Saskatoon, but it looks more "careworn" than that!
Re: New to the group and my 1966 series 2a
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 4:37 pm
by ANDYD
Looks like a great condition Land Rover, a very nice find!
In my opinion I wouldnt worry too much about being totally original, better to take a couple of upgrades as long as they are from say a Series 3 Land Rover (and not a Mazda 6).. I consider time spent enjoying the vehicle is a much better use of time than stripping it down to get it totally original & having it off the road for years ....
...as one wise man said, "you cant take it with you at the end, so you better enjoy it while you have it" ...
Cheers, Andy
Re: New to the group and my 1966 series 2a
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 9:13 pm
by Turton
well I have taken all the easy things off. I'm going to try and roll paint. I painted the cap with Urethane the other night, nearly killed me, not sure if I want to paint the rest with that. I found Tremclad has almost the exact same color yellow I need but not sure if it will work out. It's easy to get, cheap, and if I scratch the paint it's easy to repaint.
anyone have a better idea?
thanks
Geoff
Re: New to the group and my 1966 series 2a
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:10 am
by red90
Urethane is the best. Tremclad will not last long if driven much. Looks great in the pictures. Why the desire to paint?
Re: New to the group and my 1966 series 2a
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 1:50 pm
by Turton
Paint is really faded on passenger side, I found a brushable/rollable urithane at DuPont so I'm going with that. They are color matching for me.
Thanks for the help
Geoff