Restoration - 4

The second Austria trip was uneventful. At a 85-90 km speed we travelled along the German highways at leisure. However, in the pouring rain we soon found out that the small and curved upper windows in the safari roof leaked a lot of water. So far, we have not been able to stop this completely. Once in Austria, we gave Wa Bashasha a rough time on the steep stone and gravel roads and she kept herself well. At night on the narrow roads we missed extra lights and made a mental note to install them once we were back in Veldhoven. Back home some bigger work was carried out:

• As a precaution the clutch disk and the master and slave clutch cylinders were renewed. The disk and the master cylinder were still in a reasonable shape, but the slave cylinder was cracked.
• An auxiliary petrol tank (85 litres capacity) was installed behind the rear cross member of the chassis and eventually Gerard, the expert Series III mechanic of Jansen Range Rover Parts in Oisterwijk, also managed to fit the new fuel line into the existing two-way petrol switch system. In the process a new fuel pump was installed and all fuel lines were checked and, where necessary, secured.
• Last, but not least, all wheel bearings, securing plates and seals were renewed.

In the last week of November Wa Bashasha goes back once more to the workshop to have her 24V military Landrover dynamo exchanged for a 24V Scania one (not original, but much easier and cheaper to repair and maintain than the Landrover dynamo), to have two more 24V plugs fitted and a 24-220V transformer and to get her differential, steering rod and carter protection.

We have kept a detailed log of Wa Bashasha’s restoration, including photographs, technical notes and costs of parts and labour. Those seriously interested in this information can contact us by e-mail.

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