Land Rover re-build Version 1 -- UPDATED Pictures

I recently got my hands on a old land rover and as you will see from the pictures below it was in a right mess. It had no bonnet, front bumper broken off, back bumpers broken off, no gear stick, no plastic in window screen and the body was practically split in half. however, with glue, a riveter and some plastic sheets i began the re-build.

First i started by adding plastic plates/strips to the bottom of the Land Rover and with glue and rivets fitted them onto the base of the LR just to keep it together. I then added rivets to the edge of the LR for extra strength.



I then built from plastic sheet a new bonnet trying to keep the rivet theme.



Followed by a new plastic rear hatch


I then made supports for the front bumper and used glue and a rivet to fix it on, i also got my hands on a part rear end of a LR and carefully cut the bumpers of and glued them back to mine.


My final picture is of my VAM checking out the newly sprayed wheel for size



The LR is finished now and i just need to take the pictures, i hope to post them the weekend for you to see the final rebuild.

Great upload looking superb my friend well done looking forward to the next lot of photos   

Looking great mate! Is it plasicard you used? Can't wait to see it finished!

Well done. That's a great job

nice job ,can't wait to see the finished landy ,will it all be desert sand coloured like the wheels ?

Finally finished, let me know what you think of the LRDG Land Rover

O.M.G !     
that looks bloomin fantastic mate !

Bally marvellous but you have way to many LRDG considering I don't have any lol

Top work mate !, a job really well done   

thanks guys for your kind comments.

Beautiful restoration job!!!

Love how it turned out with the desert paint scheme and I really like the new bonnet!

You have to love saving one of these old timers from the scrap heap.

Well done!!!

Brian
    

great job looks fantastic

Nice job! My son's been after a Land Rover and your post has given him some ideas on restoring one if we find a broken one. We've got a box of Mecano in the loft that we could use to fix it up.

Top work reminds of the Iraqi army version of the 80`s.

what a super job , your paitience has been rewarded

Top restoration work for sure!     

That's a fine bunch of vam you've got there!     

Brilliant, great job.

What an awesome job well done my friend, looks superb   great upload superb photos

superb rebuild!