Gert Jan
The inspections at the RDW (Department of Road Transport) in Rijen is done on 28th July 2014, the day before we were to go on holiday to France, a small risk … Together with Gerben (he made the photographs and thus witnessed the first “long” trip) we drove to Rijen in the pouring rain. The inspector properly took time … Read more
After years of work in July 2014 I finally made an appointment for the inspection, the first semi MOT in the general garage in our street, garage Hommel. Quite exciting to drive to the garage with dealer plates on the untested car Suzanne guided me as a court photographer and the Landy-cat;-) Exciting to leave … Read more
And then, finally I was able to sort out the cabling and connect all the wires to instruments and lamps. A true puzzle, using the wiring diagram I have labeled all the wires, which was quite a drudgery. but finally I was able to find all the wires and could start the large installation In the engine compartment, I … Read more
Through Kapaza.be we bought a roof tent for Milady Landy. We were bound to have a weekend in Bruges to pick up the tent and could also attach a family visit, not at all annoying. The previous owner purchased the tent through Daktenten.com. When I emailed them asking if they wanted to help me assemble the … Read more
After the restoration and extensive spraying I could finally begin to build Milady Landy. The engine and gearbox were there already and the bulkhead was mounted (and thus sprayed where I had covered the rest adequately). When fitting, I have covered the engine side of the bulkhead with bitumen tape (of the Hornbach) against most … Read more
Finally the restoration of the bodywork comes to an end. The roof had been stored behind the barn for years, was cleaned, sanded and primered. Ultimately, this is also covered in a beautiful new coat of paint, Land Rover Limestone, my first paint job, quite a difficult first spray, but it’s pretty neat I can say. Then … Read more
The restoration of the bodywork of a Series Land Rover does not need to be large, that is to say in the case of the aluminum bodywork and no contact-corrosion has taken place. However, of course, standard parts had to be addressed, the dash panel, the door frames and the doors themselves …
The subframe, wheels and suspension of Milady, I have dealt with in two stages. This is the restoration of the leaf springs and wheels.
I put in a new main cable / harness into one of the main beams of the chassis. The old loom was burned in one of the preceding repairs of the chassis. The new harness consists of two multi-core trailer cables I slid into the chassis by flexible PVC electrical pipe. With that I have enough … Read more
After dismantling the Landy I started the restoration of the chassis. Extensive welding was needed and several body components had to be replaced. Many parts I made of sheet material and some parts, the rear cross member and one of the side supports I bought ready made. jacked, exactly level ready to remove the rear beam old … Read more
