tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094013166808498330.post3601521103014779266..comments2023-03-28T02:29:39.403-07:00Comments on A Great Farm Diary: Womerlippi Homestead Annals: Land Rover Outrigger Repair, Step by Step (Series Rovers only)Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058893780999651690noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094013166808498330.post-91999193293023403832013-07-03T02:07:18.375-07:002013-07-03T02:07:18.375-07:00Update: summer 2013: I'm pleased and flattered...Update: summer 2013: I'm pleased and flattered that so many folks have found this post useful. For all you Land Rover fans out there, here's a link to a Facebook slideshow of the full resto job, last summer.<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/mick.womersley.9/media_set?set=a.520911123971.2012212.120000373&type=3<br />Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058893780999651690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094013166808498330.post-79273493237941555182012-12-30T09:56:01.288-08:002012-12-30T09:56:01.288-08:00Yes, I did. It seems that if the bulkhead (the fir...Yes, I did. It seems that if the bulkhead (the firewall at the rear of the engine) is weak, then the sides of the vehicle may sag, setting the sill low. The frames can bend too, exacerbating the problem. I saw a picture of a Rover with a bent frame. They bend easily right there if the rot is allowed to spread into the frame from the front outriggers.<br /><br />On mine I used a small "bottle jack" as a hydraulic press to align the end of the outrigger with the outside frame bolt after the new outrigger was welded in place. With this jack between the frame and the sill (needed wood blocks to span the gap) and a one tone trolley or floor jack under that sill, I was able to line the bolt hole up nicely, and the bolt slid into place.<br /><br />Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058893780999651690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094013166808498330.post-4018788016466990832012-12-30T09:01:30.504-08:002012-12-30T09:01:30.504-08:00did you have any issues lining them up? I am curre...did you have any issues lining them up? I am currently doing this to my series 3, however when flush to the chassis, it sits 1cm too low, and looks as if the sill needs trimming to fit, but I would have thought it just sits where the original was. please help if you can.GuernseyDonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269584140595529058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094013166808498330.post-9186384613396886062012-12-30T08:59:56.915-08:002012-12-30T08:59:56.915-08:00Did you have any issues lining them up? I am curre...Did you have any issues lining them up? I am currently doing this on series 3, however, mine sits 1cm too low when flush to the chassis, but lifting it to the correct height, it sits away at the top of the outrigger and chassis, and I don't know if I need to chop anything to make it fit, it looks as if the sill needs chopping, did you have to do anything like that?GuernseyDonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05269584140595529058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094013166808498330.post-31146981276492492192012-10-16T01:11:02.146-07:002012-10-16T01:11:02.146-07:00It is a bit of a project, but not really more comp...It is a bit of a project, but not really more complicated than the kind of repair we used to do as kids on Minis and other British Leyland crap. (With a cheap stick welder on the side of the street in towns in northern England.)<br /><br />Those were the days. Welding in the rain on the side of the street. "When I were a lad..." <br /><br />Enjoy.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyoMickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058893780999651690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094013166808498330.post-88447640466627240722012-10-15T19:12:24.455-07:002012-10-15T19:12:24.455-07:00Hi Mick,
I got the Haynes Restoration manual, the...Hi Mick,<br /><br />I got the Haynes Restoration manual, they were explaining the procedures but did not offers the dimensions. Thanks for your pointers, I was searching on GoogIe but had the wrong keywords... got a great diagram from this link (looks like the LR service manual) : <br /><br />http://landyz.co.uk/pdf/series_3/SIII_ROM_Part_6.pdf<br /><br />Bulkhead restoration is quite the project for the DIY!<br /><br />Thanks again!<br /><br />RinoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094013166808498330.post-33370616523348079032012-10-15T02:54:47.677-07:002012-10-15T02:54:47.677-07:00I found somewhere the original frame specification...I found somewhere the original frame specifications including distances to and from known points. I remember, for instance, that the trailing edge of the right hand side outrigger had to something like be 12.5 inches ahead of front of the gas tank outrigger. You had to do some arithmetic to get some of theses distances.<br /><br />I think they are actually in the Haynes manual.<br /><br />OK. I checked. If you google "series land rover frame dimensions" a large number of image files of the same specs document come up.<br /><br />https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ebi&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&q=land+rover+chassis+dimensions&bpcl=35277026&biw=1038&bih=666&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=St17UMGFBZDQ9ATfq4DgDA<br />Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058893780999651690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094013166808498330.post-86247061870137208822012-10-14T12:38:28.601-07:002012-10-14T12:38:28.601-07:00Hi,
I am currently replacing both bulkhead outrigg...Hi,<br />I am currently replacing both bulkhead outriggers with new ones. The existing outriggers were not originals, they were only angles welded to the chassis. Did remove and repair every thing but would like to get the exact distance to where I should install the new ones on the frame. Looking everywhere on the web can't find anything? As part of a restoration, the bulkhead is removed and want to make sure everything will align.<br />Can you help?<br /><br />Thanks, <br />RinoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com