Good to see both lads featured on the channel! Have a 2A ute/wagon I’m restoring currently & it’s not a quick process. & it definitely won’t be as original as this nice one. They’re all nice & simple thank god, can’t wait to see it on the road again!
I have a fully restored SIII 1978 army general service troop carrier, which sounds so sweet with the six pot. Keep going, it's worth all the bloody knuckles 💪
Enjoyed that well produced film, thank you. Looks like the makings of a really great vehicle- I can only dream of finding one so solid in the UK, they are all just absolutely hanging.. a Dormobile converted 2.6 StaWag is my dream Rover...
Great video, and good luck with the restoration. If you have a go at welding the manifold lots and lots and lots of preheating, then preheat a 44 of sand, then preheat the sand to fill the 44, use cast iron arc rods, weld then put in 44 and fill with sand come back in 2/3 days. Or if you have a oven that's big enough use that.
That is a veth tidy looking Series 2, my only concern when you were looking through the vehicle was that a snake was going to pop up and say hello, good luck with the restoration of my dream vehicle, bedt regards for the upcoming Christmas season and have a safe and Happy New Year from a Kiwi living in Melbourne
Great looking vehicle, just a hint you mentioned burnt valves and cracking manifold. There is a brass tube that is installed in the water jacket on the exhaust side of the motor. This is behind the water pump and consists of two pieces. One is installed from the rear of the block, you will see a small plate bolted to the rear of the block. Remove the plate and gently prise the brass tube out. As mentioned before the other is behind the water pump, remove the pump and you can then remove the tube. Once removed you can see where the tubes have holes in the top section which are directly aligned with the exhaust valve pockets of the engine block. These holes are usually blocked due to corrosion, in the past we never used inhibitor in the water systems of our cars. This resulted in the engines having corrosion build up and in the case of the Land Rover 6 meant the exhaust valve seat area wasn’t cooled properly resulting in burnt valves and higher exhaust temperatures in the exhaust manifold possibly causing the cracking. I hope this helps you with the car they are a joy to drive I have a Series 2A 109 tray back and my daughters have a Series3 Stage 1 and aSeries 1 86 “ . Keep the videos coming great to watch.
2.6? As no explanation was provided, I had to search on my own. 6 cylinder 2.6 Liter petrol engine 90 hp, available as an option for long wheel base only from 1967 to 1971. The 4 speed gearbox is the same as the 4 cylinder.
Hello, Can you directly bolt a 4 cylinder engine to a 6 cylinder gearbox using the same belhousing? I'm asking because I want to swap the 6 cylinder for a 4 banger and would like to do it with as few modifications as possible.
The six cylinder engine was available in the Series 3 also l owned a 1980 109 hard top with this engine not sure if 6 cylinder was available in Station Wagon. It also had the updated diaphragm spring clutch of the Series 3. It’s a good engine but suffers burnt exhaust valves in Australia for some reason. I worked in central Africa and we had quite a few 6 cylinder Land Rovers but no issues with exhaust valves. One memorable Land Rover was a one ton 109 fitted with this engine,900x 16 tyres and l Believe Eaton front and rear axles a bit hard on the arms no power steering top speed was about 40 mph and horrendous fuel consumption but would go anywhere .
Good to see both lads featured on the channel!
Have a 2A ute/wagon I’m restoring currently & it’s not a quick process.
& it definitely won’t be as original as this nice one.
They’re all nice & simple thank god, can’t wait to see it on the road again!
Cheers, yes the simplicity is great just the list of jobs can be daunting in the early days.
Cheers Damon
I have a fully restored SIII 1978 army general service troop carrier, which sounds so sweet with the six pot. Keep going, it's worth all the bloody knuckles 💪
Enjoyed that well produced film, thank you. Looks like the makings of a really great vehicle- I can only dream of finding one so solid in the UK, they are all just absolutely hanging.. a Dormobile converted 2.6 StaWag is my dream Rover...
Thanks! Yes it should be a good example.
They’re still out there. Just need to keep up the hunt.
Cheers
Damon
Great video Damon. I really loved the music choice. I’ve always had a soft spot for a 2A station wagon.
Cheers Dave
Thanks Dave, yes the music choices for this build will range from 70s to 80s for when this vehicle was in its prime!
Great video mate, keep the content coming. Looking forward to progress and future episodes
Great video, and good luck with the restoration.
If you have a go at welding the manifold lots and lots and lots of preheating, then preheat a 44 of sand, then preheat the sand to fill the 44, use cast iron arc rods, weld then put in 44 and fill with sand come back in 2/3 days.
Or if you have a oven that's big enough use that.
Thank you, and cheers for the tips much appreciated!
Damon
That is a veth tidy looking Series 2, my only concern when you were looking through the vehicle was that a snake was going to pop up and say hello, good luck with the restoration of my dream vehicle, bedt regards for the upcoming Christmas season and have a safe and Happy New Year from a Kiwi living in Melbourne
Thanks for watching and all the best!
Keen to see more.
Great looking vehicle, just a hint you mentioned burnt valves and cracking manifold. There is a brass tube that is installed in the water jacket on the exhaust side of the motor. This is behind the water pump and consists of two pieces. One is installed from the rear of the block, you will see a small plate bolted to the rear of the block. Remove the plate and gently prise the brass tube out. As mentioned before the other is behind the water pump, remove the pump and you can then remove the tube. Once removed you can see where the tubes have holes in the top section which are directly aligned with the exhaust valve pockets of the engine block. These holes are usually blocked due to corrosion, in the past we never used inhibitor in the water systems of our cars. This resulted in the engines having corrosion build up and in the case of the Land Rover 6 meant the exhaust valve seat area wasn’t cooled properly resulting in burnt valves and higher exhaust temperatures in the exhaust manifold possibly causing the cracking.
I hope this helps you with the car they are a joy to drive I have a Series 2A 109 tray back and my daughters have a Series3 Stage 1 and aSeries 1 86 “ . Keep the videos coming great to watch.
Thanks for the hot tip! Will check out the brass tubes when I get to the engine.
Cheers
Damon
Have you thought of fitting electronic spark control it will make maintenance easer
Yet to look into it. But all modifications available for these would be considered!
The kind used in the UK is Luminition ( hope the spelling is correct) if you give Jake Wright a ring he will put right he’s in the Uk
I have one here in the UK on a Galv chassis with the 5mb engine there's not many about here these day's
Excellent, would be a rare sight im sure.
Cheers
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2.6? As no explanation was provided, I had to search on my own. 6 cylinder 2.6 Liter petrol engine 90 hp, available as an option for long wheel base only from 1967 to 1971. The 4 speed gearbox is the same as the 4 cylinder.
Hello,
Can you directly bolt a 4 cylinder engine to a 6 cylinder gearbox using the same belhousing?
I'm asking because I want to swap the 6 cylinder for a 4 banger and would like to do it with as few modifications as possible.
You would need to change the bell housing stud pattern different 4 & 6 cylinder
@@tonygammage4314 OK 👌 thanks for the info 👍
The six cylinder engine has the same bell housing stud pattern as the IOE 2 litre fitted to Series 1 and some early Series 2
The six cylinder engine was available in the Series 3 also l owned a 1980 109 hard top with this engine not sure if 6 cylinder was available in Station Wagon. It also had the updated diaphragm spring clutch of the Series 3. It’s a good engine but suffers burnt exhaust valves in Australia for some reason. I worked in central Africa and we had quite a few 6 cylinder Land Rovers but no issues with exhaust valves.
One memorable Land Rover was a one ton 109 fitted with this engine,900x 16 tyres and l Believe Eaton front and rear axles a bit hard on the arms no power steering top speed was about 40 mph and horrendous fuel consumption but would go anywhere .