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Looks like i will have to check what it should look like and overpaint a bit of the red.
The end two inches of the front mudguard were rusted to metal with no paint, and had been painted in primer to protect them while in storage....
I am happy with how the front mudguard is turning out. Not ecstatic, just happy. The Grenadier red stripe went on today, and in a week or so when...
Last week the prep work for the tank and front mudguard was done. Here they are ready for the top coat, which is a cellulose paint, same as...
The depression by the filler cap pulled out easily, and there are no dents in the tank, surprisingly. Every job on a rebuild project is 90%...
And painted today with Land Rover enamel wheel paint on the underside. This should give lasting protection, while the upper parts of the tank will...
Red oxide primer applied by brush, as the finish isn’t critical here on the underside of the tank. [ATTACH]
The underside of the tank has a lot of rust which was starting to get down into the steel. This rust was too deep to sand or grind away, so a rust...
Update on the paint test swatch. It’s a test of two undercoats (red oxide and hi-build grey) the Alaska white topcoat (cellulose) and two...
It took four goes at shake-and-rinse to clean the tank. A new seal for the petrol cap was needed too as the old one had perished. Easy to make...
A generous handful of nuts and bolts in the tank, plus two pints of petrol, vigorously shaken for five minutes to get the sediment out of the...
First pass at sanding the tank, concentrating on the underside as this is where the rust is and needs more work. Used an 80 grit paper and then...
Clearing up a small job by refurbing the tax disc holder. Scraped and repainted the metal parts silver and cut a piece of glass for the window....
Bottom view of the tank. Lots of rust to clean off, but at least it doesn’t leak. [ATTACH]
There is a lot of crap and debris in the tank, which is why the fuel tap was blocked. This picture shows some of it around the filler hole. It’s...
The fuel wouldn’t drain out of the tap, and after a struggle the fuel cap came off so i drained the old petrol out which looks like french onion...
Next up is the petrol tank. Badges, one knee grip and rack removed, chrome strip stuck on. The tank still has petrol in it which must be 47 years...
The knob was missing from the seat catch. A new replacement costs £14. You can work out from the picture how much the one that i brazed on cost....
Working on the seat catch. The split pin was rusted in and had to be drilled out. [ATTACH]