Round 2 of the strip down was to remove the vent panel. There are a grand total of seven bolts and a piece of foam stuck between it and the bulkhead. So seven bolts? About seven minutes until tea and medals?
By this point four of the seven bolts are out without having to resort to anything beyond socket and spanner. Time to start thinking about my tea ….
Fortunately the middle, the final, bolt came away from the captive but intact. So onto the process of extracting the broken halves of the other two.
The actual vent panel did not disintegrate which is a plus. It will need some TLC with the welder and some new steel.
Now back to the chequer plate. I have been aware of it since owning 05 KD 28 and it seemed a way to cover the apertures for pedals if it had been LHD and strengthen where tool box is fitted. All good but it looks absolutely rubbish so that has gone into the scrap pile.
Land Rover Series 3 Air Portable ‘Lightweight’ 05 KD 28 