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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on December 16, 2005, 21:08:58

Title: rear flooring
Post by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on December 16, 2005, 21:08:58: The wife needs to put a rear floor in her series 2a. The question i ask is how much difference is there between the rear tub of a series 3 and a series 2a (1963).

The reason i ask this is cos rebel do a chequer plate floor (2mm thick) which is ideal, she wont be taking loads in the boot often so its not too bad, but its for a series 3.

Cheers

Dan
Title: rear flooring
Post by: dave_2A_2.25Turbo on December 17, 2005, 00:36:29: AFAIK they are the same.
Title: rear flooring
Post by: nzrover on December 17, 2005, 08:29:04: My IIa and III rear floors measure up the same.
Title: rear flooring
Post by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on December 17, 2005, 12:10:44: Thanks guys, that helps alot! Means i can now go ahead and order the bit she needs on monday!
Title: rear flooring
Post by: joe90 on December 18, 2005, 12:23:42: I got one of those kits on my series, looks amazing, but had to do some 'trimming'up for the bulkhead panel. Got some large rivets from screwfix too, about 15mm in length, 6mm diameter, fixed it down a treat.
Title: rear flooring
Post by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on December 18, 2005, 12:30:12: Im not going for the full rear area, just the floor in the middle cos the 2a doesnt currently have one :oops: hehe
Title: rear flooring
Post by: joe90 on December 18, 2005, 12:35:08: ahhhhh :lol: i went for the whole kit as it was on special offer, took me 2 days to fit though is i had to completley empty the back out !! found a lazy tongue riveter is much better than the usual 9.99 kit from Halfords :lol:
Title: rear flooring
Post by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on December 18, 2005, 12:37:34: whats a lazy tongue rivet?
Title: rear flooring
Post by: joe90 on December 18, 2005, 12:47:33: one of these
Title: rear flooring
Post by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on December 18, 2005, 12:52:50: whats the difference in use then? i never had any trouble with me squeeze the handly jobby lol
Title: rear flooring
Post by: joe90 on December 18, 2005, 14:21:21: i found that they pull the plates and the rivets tighter than the hand type, and it saves ur knuckles too, just generally easier all round
Title: rear flooring
Post by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on December 18, 2005, 14:26:40: are they generally more expensive?
Title: rear flooring
Post by: joe90 on December 18, 2005, 15:53:34: Yea thats the down side, but i managed to borrow one from a friend, hes a sheet metal worker. Well worth asking around for tho if you can find one to borrow
Title: rear flooring
Post by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on December 18, 2005, 16:54:47: Gonna buy one off eblag methinks, i got alot of use out the gun shaped type one i have already, so it would get used so i can justify the cost! lol
Title: rear flooring
Post by: Damonski on December 18, 2005, 19:21:48: Those sissor types are ten million times easier to use that the normal "plier" style.

Well worth investing in a good one tho, the cheaper ones will only last 20 rivets ;)
Title: rear flooring
Post by: hobbit on December 18, 2005, 22:09:05: I have one of those, wore the jaws out, still looking for a replacement
Title: rear flooring
Post by: dave_2A_2.25Turbo on December 20, 2005, 00:07:10: They are available online - seen them at Ã‚Â£20 and Ã‚Â£70!
Title: rear flooring
Post by: landroverkeith on December 27, 2005, 15:51:28: got mine when the old warehouse i worked at was shutdown :twisted:
Title: rear flooring
Post by: Rangie3.0LtrDan on December 30, 2005, 16:55:21: I have just ordered my lazy tongue riveter through ebay, it cost me Ã‚Â£10.25 + Ã‚Â£6.90 postage!