Date: December 1st 2008

David,

There are all sorts of pointers which suggest different origins. Some
bits might indicate that the restorer got carried away - for instance the
hood staples on the side of the rear tub, which are really only first
1500.

The screw cover for electrics on the rear and the grab rails suggest that
the rear tub might have military origins though the bulkhead looks as if
it lacks the ventilator. The Land Rover name plates are the later ones.

Look forward to seeing the next lot of pictures.

TomC



>
> Hi Martin, Thank you for your kind advice. you confirmed my assumption
> that wiper assembly is not from land rover.
>
>
> I've forgot to mention that Dewey's VIN is L8663010 so he's a very early
> 49 in LHD. The signs of
> LHD is still showing at the covered/ welded hole in steering box and many
> holes
> at the floor panel and bulkhead. The front number plate is also located in
> the left front wing (can't tell from the front view, but from under the
> wheel arch). If the conversion is part of its early history, I'll keep him
> in RHD. but if I could someday trace its complete history, and found out
> that the conversion done later on, Im thinking about restoring him to LHD.
>
> I'll take more shot and will upload the over this weekend. Hope to get
> more pointers.
>
> Thanks again and regards,
>
>
> David Yuwono
> davidyuwono@yahoo.co.uk
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Martin Rothman <m.rothman@rogers.com>;
>> To: ser1@landrover.net
>> Sent: Monday, 1 December, 2008 2:40:43
>> Subject: [ser1] Re: Hello from Indonesia
>>
>>
>> Welcome to our little group David. Nice to see a new (to us) 80".
>> Gorgeous
>> restoration. Could you take more pictures, but not quite so close up.
>> Give us
>> a better idea of what's correct or not.
>>
>> A few non-original items....
>> Air cleaner is from a series 2, as are the small metal wiper
>> restrictors/retainers on the outside of the windshield.
>> It looks like the coil is mounted where the regulator & fuel pump should
>> be, but
>> it's hard to tell from the picture.
>> What are the caps for, on the left rear of the body?
>>
>> I agree with Anthony re RH vs LH. What makes you think it's a RH drive
>> conversion? All 80" had holes on both sides of the bulkhead and floor
>> for
>> controls. Whichever set wasn't used, were blanked off with plates. It's
>> very
>> rare to see an 80" converted from LHD to RHD. You might want to take
>> pictures
>> of the steering box, steering wheel, exhaust system, engine compartment,
>> a full
>> shot from the back of the truck, full picture of the driver/passenger
>> compartment, etc.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Martin
>> Toronto, Canada
>> 52 S1-80"
>> http://groups.msn.com/TheSeriesOneGarage/runclerover..msnw
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> David Yuwono wrote:
>> > Greetings to all Series 1 fans and owners out there.
>> > I'm david, from Indonesia. This year is very exciting for me because I
>> finally
>> got myself a car of my dream, a 1949 80" 1.6L series 1.
>> > Let me introduce to "Dewey", my . Pics posted here :
>> > http://picasaweb.google.com/davidyuwono/1949LandRover80SeriesI#
>> >
>> > I know Dewey after more than 6 years of persuading the previous owner
>> to sell.
>> > Very little history about how this car got here and who did the RHD
>> conversion. My days filled with assesing, trying to figure which
>> components are
>> from the right era and whose are just substitution from other model. My
>> source
>> of info is limited to the part catalogue that I got from the internet.
>> >
>> > Any tips and pointer based from the pics are highly appreciated. I
>> could take
>> more photos if requested.
>> >
>> > Thanks and regards,
>> >
>> > David Yuwono
>> > davidyuwono@yahoo.co.uk
>> >
>>
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