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mikeh501

Member Since: 07 Jan 2013
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 1142

4 wheels! officially its a rolling chassis

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and today, then engine is in!

i hope the suspension compresses a bit. the top of the engine is 5ft off the ground lol.

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31st Aug 2015 8:03pm

tonyhedge

Member Since: 07 Jul 2015
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 101

2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Montalcino Red

Wow! Bet it's never going to look that clean again! Lovely rebuild ...

That's not a dent, it's a rivet. That's not a dent, it's a rivet. That's not ... oh! That is a dent!

2014 90 XS SW
1997 Discovery 300TdiS (retired to stud)
1966 Series IIA 88" (now my son's)
2001 Astra - I need something to go and buy the parts when the others are off the road!

31st Aug 2015 8:31pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10360

I see you've gone around the edges of the tank, what with?

Nice wheels, the best ever

The springs will sag, mine have dropped 60mm at the rear, over a period of 6 weeks, I loaded the rear tub up with 2 spare wheels, I put a minus 1" spring on mine, I measured the top of the tub before strip down on std springs, it was 80mm higher on new -1" springs

I might be putting standard springs back on, as I may opt for the NAS Spec cage and hood, instead of a truck cab, though no definite plans yet (until I find £2.5k!).

Looking good so far

31st Aug 2015 8:32pm

mikeh501

Member Since: 07 Jan 2013
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 1142

thanks! yeah pretty chuffed its finally on its feet.

new tank from paddocks, painted with epoxy mastic 2 pack paint and finally stuck some dinitrol ML3125 around the middle

should keep the rot out.

i did quite a bit of work on spring rates so im hoping its all going to come right

31st Aug 2015 9:51pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10360

I remember your initial post, when you got it on bidspotter...

What's the plan? Csw, rag, truck cab? Etc.

31st Aug 2015 10:20pm

mikeh501

Member Since: 07 Jan 2013
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 1142

Already have a rag top 200tdi. The body Is coming off that in one go and being transplanted on this. So kinda like a half rebuild. The top half started life as a hard top and I put a load of effort in last year to convert into a rag top. Give it another couple of years and I'll probably rebuild the body with a galv bulkhead to finish it off.

31st Aug 2015 10:38pm

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