63 CA Patrol - "Pumpkin"
Posted: Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:35 pm
Afternoon Patrollers-
I swooped this lovely Patrol a few months back about an hour and a half from where I live. I had been eyeing this mystery vehicle Facebook Marketplace for about a month. The lady who posted it had it listed as a "Nissan Jeep." It looked orange in her listing photos and when I saw it in person I discovered just how orange it was. A little back story, when she bought her 40-acre property in the early 2000s the owner at the time threw it in to sweeten the deal. After letting it sit for another 3-4 years she brought it to the shop where they cleaned the carb, changed the oil and battery and fired her right up. She proceeded to redo the interior black vinyl and a blue grey rhino-lining, and the exterior in electric orange rhino-lining. It was originally the datsun blue color and somewhere down the line it was painted red. I'll scan the original photos at some point. She redid the floorboards and the door panels and some other stuff. She was rusty in places and leaky in others, and full of bondo... but I decided she was mine and we headed down the hill in the loudest car ride I've ever had in my life.
After a brief bout with buyers remorse, I scoured the internet for weeks upon weeks to figure out exactly what the hell I was going to do with this thing. Honestly I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had been looking for the right Series II Land Rover for about a year, but decided this was much much cooler of a project. In this project I will be drawing a lot of inspiration from CoolNVintage in Portugal and emulating a classic safari look.
Plans for the project as of 1-18-2020:
2-Inch lift w/ BFG KM2 255/85r16
Disc brakes
Soft top
Fix rust
Stop Leaks
Paint - Perhaps Sandglow?
I'm not sure if I want to go full body off resto, so we'll check back on that after enjoying it with the top off this summer. I have new 2" springs and KYB 343219 en route, and the KM2s are sitting patiently in the garage. A question to anyone who cares: Should I replace my steering stabilizer as well? If so, what should I get?
Here are some pics in no particular order.
I swooped this lovely Patrol a few months back about an hour and a half from where I live. I had been eyeing this mystery vehicle Facebook Marketplace for about a month. The lady who posted it had it listed as a "Nissan Jeep." It looked orange in her listing photos and when I saw it in person I discovered just how orange it was. A little back story, when she bought her 40-acre property in the early 2000s the owner at the time threw it in to sweeten the deal. After letting it sit for another 3-4 years she brought it to the shop where they cleaned the carb, changed the oil and battery and fired her right up. She proceeded to redo the interior black vinyl and a blue grey rhino-lining, and the exterior in electric orange rhino-lining. It was originally the datsun blue color and somewhere down the line it was painted red. I'll scan the original photos at some point. She redid the floorboards and the door panels and some other stuff. She was rusty in places and leaky in others, and full of bondo... but I decided she was mine and we headed down the hill in the loudest car ride I've ever had in my life.
After a brief bout with buyers remorse, I scoured the internet for weeks upon weeks to figure out exactly what the hell I was going to do with this thing. Honestly I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had been looking for the right Series II Land Rover for about a year, but decided this was much much cooler of a project. In this project I will be drawing a lot of inspiration from CoolNVintage in Portugal and emulating a classic safari look.
Plans for the project as of 1-18-2020:
2-Inch lift w/ BFG KM2 255/85r16
Disc brakes
Soft top
Fix rust
Stop Leaks
Paint - Perhaps Sandglow?
I'm not sure if I want to go full body off resto, so we'll check back on that after enjoying it with the top off this summer. I have new 2" springs and KYB 343219 en route, and the KM2s are sitting patiently in the garage. A question to anyone who cares: Should I replace my steering stabilizer as well? If so, what should I get?
Here are some pics in no particular order.