Second fuel tank (1)
In preparation for our overland trip in 2016 Milady Landy gets a second fuel tank. The space for this is available under the driver’s seat (front right in this case). I thus hope to extend its range to 1,000 km, but I’m still waiting for my measurement of its real consumption (update: about 800-900km with […]
A new 200TDI engine
After the first holiday of/with Milady we decided to replace the standard engine by a new engine from a 200Tdi Discovery. The first step was getting the engine at Jansen LaRo in Udenhout and set up (along with the laptop at http: //www.glencoyne.co.uk/200di2.htm, where the conversion is well described).My first act was to disconnect the intake […]
Interior and engine bay lighting
Just to share my experience with the application of interior lighting in Milady Landy.Through www.dx.com I bought a roll of LED strip (Waterproof 72W 3000LM 3500K 300-5050 SMD LED, warm white, 5 meters long, € 12.74 incl. Shipping).Of these, I glued a strip of approximately 2 m on two sides of the inside gutter.Wire to it […]
Cabling
And then, finally I was able to sort out the cabling and connect all the wires to instruments and lamps. A true puzzle, using the wiring diagram I have labeled all the wires, which was quite a drudgery. but finally I was able to find all the wires and could start the large installation In the engine compartment, I […]
Roof Tent
Through Kapaza.be we bought a roof tent for Milady Landy. We were bound to have a weekend in Bruges to pick up the tent and could also attach a family visit, not at all annoying. The previous owner purchased the tent through Daktenten.com. When I emailed them asking if they wanted to help me assemble the […]
Build up
After the restoration and extensive spraying I could finally begin to build Milady Landy. The engine and gearbox were there already and the bulkhead was mounted (and thus sprayed where I had covered the rest adequately). When fitting, I have covered the engine side of the bulkhead with bitumen tape (of the Hornbach) against most […]
Restoration bodywork (2)
Finally the restoration of the bodywork comes to an end. The roof had been stored behind the barn for years, was cleaned, sanded and primered. Ultimately, this is also covered in a beautiful new coat of paint, Land Rover Limestone, my first paint job, quite a difficult first spray, but it’s pretty neat I can say. Then […]
New cable-loom in the chassis
I put in a new main cable / harness into one of the main beams of the chassis. The old loom was burned in one of the preceding repairs of the chassis. The new harness consists of two multi-core trailer cables I slid into the chassis by flexible PVC electrical pipe. With that I have enough […]