1960 Land Rover Restoration
They don't just look better, but they appear to work better, as well. The wiper motors had a great deal of difficulty dragging the previous wiper blades across the glass, the motors not being that strong, but tested today, the new blades swept smoothly back and forth. Not tried in heavy rain yet, but much more inclined to try now. Anyway, once installed, went for a drive to test the newly overhauled odometer/speedometer and the related speedo cable, the new wing mirrors and just to see what the Land Rover looked like with the new wipers. Below: the new wipers. The arm is stainless, but I think the pivot is chromed brass or something similar. Very nice quality parts. The arm surface even comes wrapped in plastic skin to make sure it's not scratched in transit, which must be removed when installing. An overall view. The arms are the correct 'spoon' type, and it feels nice to have something 'authentic' there to see through the glass. I think the original 1960 Land Rover had flat simple wiper blades, however, and I may eventually switch these ones out to be even more authentic - but only if they work well. A view from inside. All parts have a really nice finish. The arm length can be adjusted to the exact length you need by pressing the small tab at left, and then sliding the arm. A view outdoors. I was a little worried the new wipers might be 'flashy', especially on the old galvanizing, but they look fine. The new Allmakes wing mirrors are excellent: their convex shape is perfect, and visibility is superb - and their shape is historically accurate. An overall view in the sunshine, with the new wipers and the new wing mirrors. Speedometer and odometer are now working just fine.
The LR2 is an instantly recognisable Land Rover, as it follows the style doctrine to the tee. Neither sharp nor curvy, the LR2 is a fine looking car, but arguably very dated. Hold a picture of an original 1997 model against the one you see in the showroom today, and you will have to ask why Land Rover hasn鈥檛 bothered to change it. Were they so happy with the original that they didn鈥檛 think they needed to change it, or have they spent more time working on more fundamental problems, like reliability? Land Rover have somehow managed to make a car look good with absolutely no effort at all. The interior is, as you would expect in an entry-level model, mild. There is nothing notably wrong with it, and it is certainly better than most others, but it lacks a proper Land Rover character. The British marque only builds off-roaders, nothing else, so it鈥檚 not as if they haven鈥檛 a clue what they鈥檙e doing in this department, like BMW, but you would expect more. Sitting inside the LR2 leaves you feeling a little empty; it doesn鈥檛 feel like a Land Rover.
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You also will need to trim the fender bolt bracket where it angles down on the inside of the bulkhead (the third bolt hole is deleted to clear the pedal box). A three-inch grinding wheel did the job quick. Here's the bracket removed. Into the trash bin it goes. After filing sharp edges of the new cut, spraying a coat of cold galvanizing primer and a couple topcoats of Marine Blue, the pedal box assemblies were mounted up to the bulkhead. You can see how the master cylinder is level and the masters have independent fluid reservoirs. The old system relied on a single steel can reservoir that is prone to vibration, leaks, and peeling paint that will promote rust in the footwells. But note also that you will now need to cut an access panel in the top surface of your fender to check and fill your clutch master cylinder fluid reservoir.
