Land Rover Series 1

[cooper_xl]

Long time without updates. The windshield is harder than I thought so focused on getting the truck standing on it's own.

Finished the front axle, with a working open diff and 3D printed a seat of leaf springs to test before doing in metal. Also machined leaf shackles in brass

(Ignore the tires' orientation, they are on temporary wheels)

Be amazed with the brutal flex!!!

 

[cooper_xl]

Besides the windshield, I was stuck on how to make the steering work. The grille is far back, where a steering servo should be. The real one has a relay arm under the first crossmember. I was avoiding that because I did that on the Unimog and didn't work well (think RC4WD's TF3)

In the end, went through that route. Mocked up everything to see if it works. First impressions are positive

Servo uses too much space this way. Messes with the plan of a scale engine bay



Small video of the operation:

 

[Saltrock]

That’s pretty cool.

 

[89Industries]

It seems like you might be able to get the servo mounted where the bell crank is. I know you said you can't because the grill is far back.

Just rotate the servo so the wire is coming out the front and mount the front tabs under the cross member. Body of servo up against the inside of the frame rail and another tab off the rail to support the other morning tab.

Hard to really say since it's all custom and pictures only show so many interferences.

Or flip the servo upside down so the splined shaft is pointing up, then slide it down inside the frame rail and run the line to your setup. At least that could get it lower to help hide it with "motor stuff".

But, the servo looks smaller once in the picture with the body. Then it made me think of the battery in my 1972 Datsun. So you could disguise it as a battery or even make a little battery box cover to hide it.

 

[cooper_xl]

nothing is really set in stone..thanks for the tips

 

[cooper_xl]

Hi people!

I did a set of 3D printed wheels to mock-up the build and to help see how they look in real life. I thought in leaving them that way but i trust metal more and machined a set . Now, i'm doing the hubs and you might like the way they fit on the axle

 

[cooper_xl]

Hi!

I've postponed this for too long. I wasn't really keen on making the leaf springs.


My coworker made a nice prototype and I cut my finger at the same time(not related) and a few days later he broke an arm

On my own, did the best I could

Truck sits like this:

And took the chance to make it driveable!

 

[JatoTheRipper]

Wow this is an incredible build in progress!

 

[cooper_xl]

Wow this is an incredible build in progress!

Thank you! There comes the winter time to make progress on builds

 

[cooper_xl]

This weekend I was in the mood to work on the hood. I've already the rivets for the first and last row. Just needed to fill the middle and the underside frame. For a while, thought of 3D printing the reinforcements but ended making strips of styrene

Needs some sanding and paint.

 

[cooper_xl]

Another small detail I've been working on: the body cappings

I had to put these to achieve the correct look. Bent some C profiles from 1mm aluminum(that will be left unpainted to mimick the galvanized) in several inner sizes to fit different places. Had the ambitious goal of making the corners in one pieces but was too much. They are not completely finished, just after the paint

I just need make 2 more profiles to cover the sides of the tailgate

 

[cooper_xl]

Hi!

I finally went through with this. I've made the hood latches a while ago(the brass parts), almost at the beginning of the build but needed an extra push to apply them.
So, did the mounts that support the windshield when it is down and the extra pieces to finish the hood latches. Parts are made from 1mm aluminium sheet that bent with pliers . The brass parts where machined just to have the basic shape and bore and then filed to make the "3 hooks". Inside,there's a miniature spring

Now I'll have to take it all to paint the hood

Short video:

 

[JatoTheRipper]

That's so awesome!!!

 

[cooper_xl]

Progress is slow .
I've painted the grill panel in the definitive color and assembled this section (without grill) just to see how it looked

 

[cooper_xl]

The windshield was really messing with me. The frame was simple to do, did a jig and cut the tubes carefully. Brazing was harder than I thought: metal did not help. Also doing the lower strip with an old bandsaw was not a good idea, not good to braze. And I had to do the glass frame twice. Cut a sheet of steel with the 2 cutouts and brazed it but it ended crooked and ugly. So started over with a sheet of brass, brazed it and did the cutouts after. I've also riped out the lower strip and now it is a strip of styrene. Also, brazed the windshield pivots, cut and bent to shape

I put a quick coat of paint to reveal the defects to sand

 

[Gula]

Love the details.....!