Series 2a questions

[Hightower]

Right.  I have now picked up my new toy, a 1972 88" Series 2a truck cab.  It's not currently running, and it does need a little bit of work, but it's mine and it has potential.

The long term view is that I'm going to get it back up and running (I'm waiting for the injectors to arrive to bring the Daihatsu 2.8 diesel engine back to life), put a tilt on it and then use it mainly for playing in.  Up front there are a few questions that I have that may help in the direction I go.  The first of these are:

1) Being 6' 6" tall it is a bit tight in the cab.  Once the truck cab is removed I can get rid of the bulkhead that sits behind the seat boxes.  Has anybody extended the seat boxes backwards, or lowered them, in order to gain a little bit more room in the cab.  If so, what's the best way to achieve it?
2) As I want to play in it, I'm looking at getting some sort of protection from rolling (as there would be none with just a tilt on).  As I want to retain the ability to have a tilt on or off a 'proper' cage may be out of the question (or not, I wait to be corrected), does anyone have any views on the Bearmach alternative ( www.tamar4x4store.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=86 )?


Thanks for any help.

[Rich_P]

That rollbar will only protect the vehicle occupants on a very light tip over and probably if the vehicle gently rolled onto its roof.  I wouldn't trust it if it took a heavy impact, not because of the structure itself but because of what it's bolted to (i.e. tub).

I also thought the 2A ceased in 1971, with the 3 starting in late 71? 

[landroverkeith]

 :clap: bit of culture shock from your disco isnt it simon lol....

watching this thread cos i also too want to try and get one of those bulkhead removal bars so i too can drive mine without my knees being up with my chin

 

[Pete]

One way to get a bit more leg room, (and comfort) is to fit better seats. I had Volvo 440 seats in a series, the back are a tad thinner, and they can be fitted further back on the seat box. Better lateral support as well.
 Pete.

[landroverkeith]

 :-k really ? ill have a look at that cos i know a guy at work with a 440  :twisted: if they fit maybe at dinner they may go missing??? lot of that happens at work ya know .  :roll:

 [-o< if i can keep the disco from falling apart this month i should get mine mot`d and then take off the rag top swop it for the bikini hood and blasttttttttttttttttttt all the way to work