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Published: 14 June 2019

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This is a list of my ongoing projects, along with their status and links to their tags.

As I think of more I will add them here.

If you would like to see more of one of these listed projects please contact me, either through the comments or Google + and I will see what I can do.

Project	Details	Status	Links
CNC Mill	Rebuilding an old Light Machines Company (LMC) Spectralight Mill with complete new electronics.	Started and under way. Currently building some shelves so I can work on this inside. Here	CNC, Machinekit, Mill, Tool Mods
Rainwater catchment system	A DIY system for catching rainwater from the roof for watering the garden	Getting there, slowly.	Rainwater
HF Ham Radio	Improving my current Ham radio station to a point where I can communicate more easily.	Very slowly working on it, nearly stalled for what to try next.	Amateur Radio
Hydrothermal Carbonisation	Basically producing fuel with a higher energy density from various organic sources.	Just beginning to get some ideas swirling.	No links yet. Coming Soon.
Jeep	Repairing and maintaining an old XJ Jeep that got driven into a lake.	Completed. I have sold the jeep to someone who can enjoy it more than myself.	Jeep
Home Theatre PC	Building a low cost computer system that will run my TV and Movies. Using MythTV for the heavy lifting	Stalled. My current arrangement works. But could do with improvements.	HTPC
Linux Server	Configuring and maintaining a server for hosing some of my personal stuff.	Coming Up. I'm going to re- install linux on there from scratch. However I'm putting that off as it will be a very, very big job.	Server
Maintaining the house.	All houses and properties require a certain amount of work to keep them in a reasonable condition. This is the story of mine.	Ongoing. As we all know there is always something to do.	Housework
Nathan's Computer Build	Building a computer for my brother for gaming on a budget	Finished. 1 more life for a bunch of second hand hardware that will be much enjoyed.	Nathan's Computer, E-Bay collection of parts used.
Fireball Dinghy	Repairing, maintaining and learning to sail an old Fireball dinghy.	About to get quite serious. Just got a trailer to get it to the water.	Fireball
Recycling HDPE	Recycling HDPE from around the house by melting it down	Starting initial experiments	Recycling
Waste Oil Burner	Building a reliable burner using waste engine oil as fuel. Eventually to run a forge.	In very active development. Just need to make it reliable.	Oil Burner
Land Rover	Restoring an old Series 2A Land rover to reasonable condition.	.Working on actively. Lots of work to be done here.	What has been and needs to be done, All Posts

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Written by Rex ORegan-2

Published: 03 January 2017

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Here is a list of things that need to be done to the Land Rover

Project	Details	Status	Links	Parts Needed
Wheel Brakes	Replace failed parts of the hydraulic brake system. Bleed and adjust brakes so they work well.	Nearly finished		New wheel cylinders for all 4 wheels New Brake shoes for rear wheels New screws to hold on brake drums.
Weatherproofing	Install new windows, rear door & any seals needed so that rain can't get in.	Started, Waiting on parts	Rear Door Install	New window frame 1x piece of sliding glass 2 x new glass seals for window frames 2 x Vent Seals
Lights	Add relay to headlights. Install indicator, park & running lights that were removed.	Started, Waiting on parts	Parts on their way	New lights all around Wire to install lights
Oil Leaks	I know, I know. But it won't pass rego with obvious leaks so everything needs to be sealed up well	Waiting on investigation
Seatbelts	Install seatbelts. They aren't original equipment for this rover, but I do want something to help keep me in.	Waiting on parts		Seatbelts Lower brackets for driver & passenger seats Brackets for middle seat
Middle Seat	Get a upholstered back and bottom pieces for middle seat	Waiting on parts		Back and base of middle seat. I guess I could probably make one
Footwells	Replace footwells that have a few rust holes in them that will not pass rego	Waiting on parts		Driver & Passenger side footwells
Wheels	Get new tyres on all 5 wheels. The old ones are probably past use by date and probably wont pass rego. Will wait until quite close to rego before getting new ones	Waiting on parts		Fresh tyres for all 5 wheels. Installed on existing rims.
Waterpump	Install new waterpump to replace failed one.	Completed	Repair	New waterpump & gasket
Overflow bottle	Probably on the nice to do list. Add an overflow bottle to the radiator so that it will not eventually empty itself over time.	Not critical		Overflow bottle & hose Different style radiator cap brazed onto radiator
Fresh Engine oil	Put fresh engine oil in. Will probably use cheap stuff to start with in case there is a repair that requires the oil to be removed	Waiting on parts		6-7L of Engine oil
Wheel Stud	Repair broken wheel stud on rear right wheel. Threads have failed on the hub so it will have to be reamed out and possibly a new stud made	Waiting on parts		New stud that will match reamed hole in hub. New wheel nut
Second Battery	Get the second battery charging and usable Add hatch so the second battery is usable. The battery may actually be dead, but that needs to be confirmed.	Requires Investigation		??

Here is a list of the parts I need to buy for the Land Rover

Part	Sources	Cost	Status
Water Pump	Autosurplus on E-Bay	$70 + Free Postage	Completed
Drivers Door Window Possibly passenger also	Rover Parts (Aus) All 4x4 (Aus)	$319 + Postage	Research
Foot Wells Driver & Passenger	Rover Parts (Aus)	$110 + Postage each	Research
Vent Seals 2x Required	Rover Parts (Aus)	$44 + Postage each	Research
Indicator, stop & park lights	Rover Parts (Aus)	$88 + Postage for set	Ordered

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Written by Rex ORegan-2

Published: 17 November 2016

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