One week after buying our 1967 2A Series Land Rover, and we are all systems go. We have made the big decisions, such as how far we will go restoring it and the approach, and the firewall - pictured below - is off the sandblasting.

The firewall is always the drama queen of any Landie build as unlike all the aluminum panels, it's made of steel, and let me tell you, 56 years can bring on some rust. Never fear - everything is fixable. Once it's sandblasted, there will be some welding involved.

Everything has been bagged up as we go. This will make it easier when we rebuild, although I'm sure a lot of the bolts will be replaced.

We have been taking photos of the wiring as well so when it comes to reassembly we have a reference point. The engine is looking surprisingly good so a lot of parts will simply be sandblasted and/or painted without having to buy new parts. Some parts are even being rust proofed and primed as we go, as Jamie is also doing that with a mates engine rebuild at the same time.

This is all SO much easier than the last rebuild we did as everything is more original and we aren't having to replace as many parts, and as Jamie has done it a few times there is far more method in his madness.

I won the argument for replacing the seats rather than repairing the old vinyl which totally grosses me out. Whilst Jamie is in charge of mechanics and well, everything else, I'm in charge of the 'look', although it'll be months til we get near that point. I plan on building a picnic box in the back, but that's hard to explain and I'm sure I'll write a post about it at some point.

A lot of people are selling their COVID project cars so it's highly recommended you get looking if you are keen to do up a vintage car.

It's a lot of work but it sure is rewarding. I'm off to have a bath as I feel very grumpy from scraping oil and dirt off the bell housing and transfer case. Look at me, knowing my Landie parts. It's obviously from all the supervising.