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     Stephen Peters (Series_rover) New Member Username: Series_rover Post Number: 2 Registered: 11-2003 |
Hello I generally don't post on the boards but hello to all the Series Fans. I noticed that the Series section is getting better, some great info here now. When visiting Disney in Florida look me up for a trip to the swamps. Stephen Peters 1963 109 Wagon Fully restored (Allison) 1962 88 RHD down to the frame (Margret Hollahan) 1970 88 Chevy Flat 6 conversion (Oscar) 1997 Discovery SE7 | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2668 Registered: 02-2002 |
Stephen, Welcome aboard! Don't know when I'll ever make it to Florida again, but at some point, somewhere in the southeast, we'll find ya.... Your '62, is that named as in Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan from MASH?  -L | ||
| Stephen Peters (Series_rover) New Member Username: Series_rover Post Number: 10 Registered: 11-2003 |
Hot lips she is. Was my first series and things have grown from there. She is currently under a frame up restoration, hopefully back on the read by the end of January. www.discocrazy.org | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2672 Registered: 02-2002 |
lol.... My '72 is currently torn down, and is back up to a rolling chassis now... have just run the rear wiring harness and brake lines, so that the tub that I've just undercoated can go on now. Engine/transmission is back in, too, and bulkhead is back from the sandblasters... now I need to find time to weld it up to spec... but, time is the short commotity, next to money, that is... -L | ||
| Stephen Peters (Series_rover) New Member Username: Series_rover Post Number: 15 Registered: 11-2003 |
I learned a hard lesson with the under coating. I thought it would be a great sound barrier. I have about 1200 miles on the 109 since the rebuild and still I have melting undercoating buring off the exhaust. Not a fire hazard but smells quite bad. Good luck and please feel free to drop me a line if you have questions. Stephen | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2675 Registered: 02-2002 |
Hmmm..... glad I used paintable undercoating, I can topcoat it and hopefully avoid that problem... What kind did you use? -L | ||
| Max Thomason (Lrmax) Senior Member Username: Lrmax Post Number: 270 Registered: 11-2002 |
Ah ha! I have found you Stephen! Remember the kid who came over and helped you put your Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs on steel wheels on your disco at the Uwharrie Safari 2003? That would be me . I remember your son helped us put some of the lug nuts on the truck, and we had to jack up each individual corner since the jack was slipping off of your QT diff guards! Hehehe, good times. I always wondered whos truck I was working on. Now I know! Damn, small world! Max T. Attracted to tire changing situations | ||
| Max Thomason (Lrmax) Senior Member Username: Lrmax Post Number: 271 Registered: 11-2002 |
Oh, yea. What up Leslie? Didn't mean to ignore you. I was hoping you would swing by TRG last Friday cause' I was there with the Tan 109. Did you go driving in the snow later on that day? I was on Route 58, going by Mt Rogers and it was baaad. But the rover gripped the pavement through the snow and carried on. There was a lot of snow and some serious 2nd and 3rd gear action. I had to stop once to chisel the ice off of my window! Then the sun went down and that made everything interesting. The rear end only slid once and not too bad at that. I'll try and make it to the Uwharrie Safari 2004. No guarentees. Exams during that time but I might need a break from them ;). Max T. | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2691 Registered: 02-2002 |
lol.... On Wed. evening, the wife had already put a moritorium on "sneaking off to the Rover shop on a holiday weekend".... lol.... Actually, Saturday, we were in Valle Crucis, and were on our way back via Mountain City just south of Damascus that evening... my inlaws live in Damascus, I've led geology field trips around Mt. Rogers, I know that bit of 58 pretty well... -L | ||
| Max Thomason (Lrmax) Senior Member Username: Lrmax Post Number: 272 Registered: 11-2002 |
Yep, I stopped in Damascus to top up the 109 and then over to Galax and then down to Low Gap. Right after Damascus and up until 15 miles from Galax was COVERED in snow. I had trouble finding the road sometimes! While I did see a few other cars on the road, for the most part it was just the rover on the road. And yes, that was the first time I've ever driven in that kind of weather. Took all of my concentration, for two hours! But still fun. Max T. | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2694 Registered: 02-2002 |
lol.... arguably stupidly, back in high school, I used to gas up the Trans Am and go practice sliding for hours on end whenever we'd be out for snow.... Back in my Wagoneer days in Radford in the NRV, I'd drive around looking for folks to tug out... I particularly remember Bent Mountain up near Salem being fun... . Yep, it can be fun. Always remember, 4wd helps you go, but does nothing to help you stop. -L | ||
| Stephen Peters (Series_rover) New Member Username: Series_rover Post Number: 16 Registered: 11-2003 |
You guys are making me home sick. I spent the day at Disney today and it was 75 or so. I have not seen snow or Smith Mt Lake for 5 years or more. Keep this up and I have to drive the 10 hours up there for a little snow play. | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2695 Registered: 02-2002 |
Nah, not enough to snow to drive up for... yet... -L | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2697 Registered: 02-2002 |
I learned a hard lesson with the under coating. I thought it would be a great sound barrier. I have about 1200 miles on the 109 since the rebuild and still I have melting undercoating buring off the exhaust. Not a fire hazard but smells quite bad. Okay, this sparked my curiosity so I did a bit of investigating, and this is what I learned. When it was recommended to me to undercoat it was for similar reasons as you said, and I was told to use "paintable undercoating instead of regular undercoating". I really didn't plan to paint over it at all, but, I figured there's always a possibility that I might, so, I went ahead and used the paintable kind. I didn't realize that there was another reason why I was specifically told to use paintable undercoating. The regular kind of undercoating remains somewhat rubbery. However, the difference in paintable undercoating is that that kind will cure, drying out and becoming harder. The reason why it does that is so that it can take a paint, whereas the non-paintable kind won't hold the paint. When the paintable kind is used, and it is allowed to thoroughly dry before an exhaust system is installed, then the heat won't have the same effect on it as it would if the exhaust was in place and then used adjacent to the regular non-paintable kind. SO, in my case, where I've undercoated the tub a couple of weeks ago with the self-curing paintable undercoating, while it's off of the body, and the new exhaust isn't even under the Rover yet, then enough time has passed that I *shouldn't* have any trouble.... At least, that's my understanding.... FWIW.... -L |
