Land Rover Defender 110 Rebuild

[Bill Edwards]

Yes haha it is.

Wow, must require a major income and some very careful spending restrictions! I'd usually say a house or LR but not both

 

[KimB]

Wow, must require a major income and some very careful spending restrictions! I'd usually say a house or LR but not both

It'll be fine. I worked out what I need to save over a year. It's more than doable. The government do a good scheme at the moment too.

 

[Bill Edwards]

Owning a LR is cheaper than leasing a fiesta, plus you get to keep it

Well I struggle to understand leasing in most cases. Yes there's no nasty financial surprises (unless you go over the mileage) but the car still depreciates and needs money spent on it and that's obviously included in the lease price so you're still paying for it, just as one round figure.

 

[KimB]

Does anyone know of good tape that won't leave residue on my painted bulkhead? Also need something to remove it without damaging the paint
Ebay links preferably (easier to use)
Thanks

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Does anyone know of good tape that won't leave residue on my painted bulkhead? Also need something to remove it without damaging the paint

This is the answer, shop around and you might find it cheaper - also available in different widths.

http://www.3mdirect.co.uk/scotch-water-resistant-blue-masking-tape-3434-48mm-x-50m-1-roll.html

For removing the residue you have there, a clean cloth and some IPA [isopropyl alcholic, not the beer ] will shift it.

 

[KimB]

Rightho. It has been a faf but I got most of the doors on. I didn't have enough screws to fit the rear NS one. No real issue. I've got the hang of it. Like most that have bulkhead work done. They seem to bend slightly forward so the ratchet straps were used to pull it square again. It all went pretty easy after doing that. And as you can see. They all were lined up quite nicely, and without to much difficulty. I'll strip everything out for assembly when I have all the bits back. That should help make my life even easier.
Anyway, enough rambling. Here's the pics.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

 

[RichardM]

"Does anyone know of good tape that won't leave residue on my painted bulkhead? Also need something to remove it without damaging the paint "

if it's just the adhesive from the old tape, wrap som tape round you hand - sticky out and try dabbing it off, the adhesion to the left on glue is usually stronger than stuck t the paint and will lift it off. Alternatively, alcohol, mesth, actetove, petrol etc, but watch out that it doesn't take the paint with it.

 

[Bill Edwards]

I seem to remember meths for being great at this. Inadvisable to drink what's left in the bottle afterwards though.

 

[Robotstar5]

That rear tub's too straight and shiney for a Landy

 

[zx9]

As I said. Id do some on Lou. Swapped the B posts firstly. That was so easy with new posts. They literally went straight on. So glad I bought new. Now I need to send these old ones back!
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Then I found out my brother was here so we put the roof and windscreen mount on
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I'm so pleased
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I'll fit the doors at the weekend then I can strip it all down for galvanising.
I'm also going to weld the b posts a bit better. They only have three spot welds on either side and bend so easily!
It was a major pain getting it in the garage. Had to let the tyres almost all the way down. They should be fine to the weekend I hope haha.

Get the rest of the body work, trim and fluids in and he will sit a bit lower.

 

[KimB]

Get the rest of the body work, trim and fluids in and he will sit a bit lower.

? There's no arches on, they make it look much to high.

 

[supaimpy]

well my bulkhead and door posts are back from galvanizers , so t wash and primer this weekend , hows your progress Kim?

 

[KimB]

Righty, sorry for that lack of updates. I've worked on it recently every weekend, the jobs have been small things though that no one sees. Mainly been getting ready for galvanising. I won't bore you with loads of pics but I stripped a lot of parts down so I can get panels done.

I know I'm always changing plans. My best friend and I were chatting as he helped me strip some parts. His dad owns a big warehouse down by the painter I used. We're going to take my parts for painting then take the car down to his warehouse for a couple weeks to assemble the whole thing and bring it back home fully assembled. I may pay someone to wire it. If so that'll get done whole it's down there. The idea to get someone to do it is for a few things I want doing which I won't be disclosing on here. I'll see how it goes when it's together. Still not sure what I want to do with the dash. I'll make my mind up when the bodies on I think.

I've got two friends that're going to give me a hand to under seal everything and re assemble the parts for painting so that'll be happening over the next week couple weeks

 

[awemawson]

The way those bits are laid out reminds me of the way forensic archeologists lay out a skeleton for diagnosis


I hope that your stripper and galvaniser don't loose any bits as I expect that they'd be a b****r to replace.

 

[KimB]

The way those bits are laid out reminds me of the way forensic archeologists lay out a skeleton for diagnosis


I hope that your stripper and galvaniser don't loose any bits as I expect that they'd be a b****r to replace.

So do I, I did the pics like that so I could see al the parts.

 

[Mark E]

I would kill for my own warehouse... Ugh. Land and property in this country is so overpriced. Your friend is very fortunate - what do they do?

It's looking great Kim. I can't wait to see the finished product! Makes me want to work on mine... except I drove 6 hours yesterday to get to my car and within 5 minutes discovered that a major component was missing and it will be weeks before I can get a replacement.

I might go and weld some stuff today at long last...

Love the updates - take lots of pictures, I'm sure you will! Thanks

 

[ChrisJ]

it's looking good, nice work

 

[excossack]

Just picked up a new Bulkhead for the 110 and its in for spraying. Asked the sprayer to seam seal the gaps were the folds are.

A question Kim - When you fitted your bulkhead did you wax your cavities first? If so, which holes did you use? I plan to get the b/h back from paint then inject Dinitrol cavity into every hole I can find and then keep turning it over to move the stuff around until its dry.

 

[julianf]

If i had a brand new one, id risk zinc dipping it. My 2nd hand one came up ok on the 2nd dip, but i reckon a new one would come up nice with minimal effort.