1958 Land Rover Series 1

Well got my PTO hole sleeved in the rear crossmember.
At first i was not going to recreate it since I did not think i would ever find a Land Rover PTO setup in the states very easy.
But now that I am using the Dana 18, this opens me up for some PTO options... or use the SM465 for its PTO

 

I am trying to decide on if i should weld in a receiver in the center for a hitch or not. I know the original Rover had the pintle hook or the plate with a ball on it, but upgrading to the receiver will be a bit more versitile.

 

Yes, all those will be added. I guess the original crossmember was repalced a long time ago, i found real big booger welds on the tailgate brackets. I had to cut off the old handles, they were rotted, but i will be getting new ones

 

Got some stuff in the mail.Got some springs and some grab handles

Put them on the front and it is rolling



Put the handles on the rear crossmember, starting to look like a Series Rover


Coolest thing was the freebie from the suspension company

Yup it will be mounted on the Rover.

I still have lots of work. I need to adjust the height I am not liking the size shackle i have on the front right now .

 

Yes, the angle is off. If need be I can wed a new perch on or use a degree shim. These options give me a little wiggle room to fine tune stuff.
The springs are about 2" over stock.
Rocky Mountain, Parabolic Springs

I am mocking it all up with the Rover axles. I am currently looking for Land Cruiser axles so i can have some more options for regearing and lockers. I still have not opened up the rear to see how bad the gears are. At least I know i would need to rebuild the diff, not sure if i need anything else.

 

Yes, the angle is off. If need be I can wed a new perch on or use a degree shim. These options give me a little wiggle room to fine tune stuff.
The springs are about 2" over stock.
Rocky Mountain, Parabolic Springs

I am mocking it all up with the Rover axles. I am currently looking for Land Cruiser axles so i can have some more options for regearing and lockers. I still have not opened up the rear to see how bad the gears are. At least I know i would need to rebuild the diff, not sure if i need anything else.

 

Well I had a buddy come over and I threw the bed on the frame. Trying to see how much it will settle down with weight on the rear. It is raked a little bit in the back, but with the bed and hard top and seats later on it should be just fine.


And the rear view. I welded in a receiver in the crossmember. It looks real close to the factory Rover crossmember with everything attached. Cant wait to weld it on

 

Yeah I am wanting to keep the large lug wheels. I do go back and forth. I have only 2 Range Rovers that are early enough for the 10 spline but they were still on the rigs and I did not want to have to deal with another derelict rig in the yard. If i did cruiser axles i does give me a cheaper alternative for disc brakes unless I can find a Range Rover set with the disc already there. I wanted to do a lock right if i did a locker, the ARBs are nice but I just never had the $ to even think about using them. I saw the toyota comments about putting their diffs in the rover housing. I have not found a definitive writeup for that swap.

 

Did some welding tonight. Final welded the suspension mounts up, relocated rear tub brackets on the frame and welded up the rear crossmember.

I took it out for a stroll this evening to give it some air







I have to cut out the fishplates end put them on, then I start on the bulkhead. Once that is repaired i can start putting the outrigger mounts on to bolt that up.

 

I'd wheel it...