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Post by mushroom on Jan 17, 2010 21:54:48 GMT
the diff pinion looks nice and dry  It was until the bleed pipe popped off and sprayed brake fluid over it. I know it wasn't cold today ( 8 deg ) but I spent about 4 hours outside from start to finish and I still can't warm up. Maybe it's time to start wearing socks and long trousers again  |
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Post by onepoundpaul on Jan 17, 2010 21:58:48 GMT
on a land rover that just means all the oil has leaked out |
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Post by mushroom on Oct 28, 2010 21:40:03 GMT
Well according to Mr. MOT man it's rusty we've spent a couple of days discovering rot and unbolting stuff Nearly £500 on secondhand body panels to make it go through. Luckily everything is just bolt on Passenger side sill with floor plates removed  sill fell off the other end and left us wit hthis hole where the sill joins the rear tub and seatbox  surface rust on the chassis isn't thick luckily  unbolted the roof and rear door while waiting for jaz to get back from the park   windscreen and frame out  just a part of the rotten bulkhead  as far as we got today. Needed an impact driver and new mole grips to finish the doors and side  more tomorrow  |
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Post by retrowagen1234 on Oct 30, 2010 13:11:44 GMT
bloody hell.. Didnt know they just unbolted like that |
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Post by mushroom on Oct 30, 2010 18:26:18 GMT
Oh yeah, in theory the bolts undo but where you've got steel and alumininum together the bolts seize solid. I've lost count of how many bolts I've ground off. Carried on today and some pics from yesterday door and sill were cut off   bulkhead was just too far gone   today we managed to get the rear tub off and the chassis cleans up ok ( phew, so relieved )  this was before cleaning up  jaz needs to weld a new bracket on here for the seat belt bracket  had to hack up the side to get access to some tricky bolts  more tomorrow as we work our way t o getting the wings and bulkhead off |
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Post by mushroom on Oct 31, 2010 13:49:02 GMT
chassis painted this morning Now got to make up the bracket that holds another bracket for fixing the rear tub   |
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Post by mushroom on Nov 1, 2010 21:07:05 GMT
wings now off  rot in front crossmember means a new one needs welding on   |
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Post by mushroom on Nov 2, 2010 20:29:00 GMT
bits arrived, yay seatbox and seat  no rust, just mud   pickup rear tub needs a few things to make it ok for the panel van top  |
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Post by mushroom on Nov 6, 2010 19:53:07 GMT
wiring labelled and pulled through  bare dash  bulkhead off  holy outrigger batman  |
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Post by mushroom on Nov 20, 2010 8:13:54 GMT
New bulkhead is on, today is the day for some of it going back together |
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Post by mushroom on Dec 1, 2010 11:42:52 GMT
Postponed with the cold but the rear tub is semi on. Jaz needed something quick so we went and looked at this and haggled the guy down from £1495 down to £800 as it needs a bulkhead. Good news is we know what to do now and also this is MOTd until July It's a Defender 110 Hi Cap ( High Capacity ) pickup , 2.5TD ( non-intercooled)     |
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Post by chopperwazza on Dec 1, 2010 12:05:16 GMT
It's a Defender 110 Hi Cap ( High Capacity ) pickup , 2.5TD ( non-intercooled)  = TANK |
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Post by mushroom on Dec 1, 2010 12:12:07 GMT
It's a Defender 110 Hi Cap ( High Capacity ) pickup , 2.5TD ( non-intercooled) = TANK It actually drives nicer than the 90 with the high lift kit. Better all round vision too |
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Post by dylan on Dec 1, 2010 20:49:01 GMT
nice |
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Post by mushroom on Mar 9, 2011 13:32:35 GMT
Back on the road with a fresh MOT and no advisories  |
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= TANK 