Deuce's new daily - 1970 series2a LWB

[losh1971]

We get 2c a kg for steel. It's easier to take it to the tip, when you have a free tip pass, than spend $25 in petrol cashing it in for a couple of dollars.

 

[Deuce]

If you put a golf ball dimple on your bearing shells, will they fly further?
This one reminds me of the local BMX pump track.
A blind man could read it as a barcode.

Maybe I should order the extra thick grease for reassembly....

P.S I've Kero washed everything (except spindles still on the axle) and my next step seems quite obvious.

 

[Deuce]

Removed shoes and degreased spindles.
They look alright.

New bearing shells and bearings and rear seal in the hubs.
Shoes on, hub on, drum on.

I got the wheels on.
And then checked the mail box and the drive flange gaskets have arrived.
But I need to decide what to do about this free-wheeling hub inner . Which I knew was questionable last time I re-fitted it.

 

[Deuce]

Merry Christmas truck. Have a shiny chrome tow-ball.

And a friend:

Which I built with the steering wheel and driver offset to the RH side like a NZ spec.
Not centre steer like the '47 pre-production model.

 

[Deuce]

Removed shoes and degreased spindles.
They look alright.
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New bearing shells and bearings and rear seal in the hubs.
Shoes on, hub on, drum on.
View attachment 259862

I got the wheels on.
And then checked the mail box and the drive flange gaskets have arrived.
But I need to decide what to do about this free-wheeling hub inner . Which I knew was questionable last time I re-fitted it.
View attachment 259863

I've just realised that I never updated this further.
I reached out on a FB Landrover group I frequent. And a guy had a matching hub. After starting to chat, realised he was the Torana driver from the wedding a year earlier when I drove the SS for my friends. I've got photos of them both together for it.
Anyway, he gave it to his old man who lives across town from me (less than 10mins) and I picked it up from there. His old man looks to be a Willy's Jeep man.
Anyway, I didn't paint the locking hub, just fitted it. It looks out of place, and that reminds me of maintenance of them for longevity.

Since then, the truck has done a pickup run for bathroom vanity (1500), toilet, mirrors etc.
Another run for bails of insulation.
Another run for the shower base, glass, and all the tapware.

Now it's parked in the garage with 8-10 sheets of (6m) GIB leaning against it.
I guess I'm not driving it again until more of the renovations are done 'sigh'