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stooby do



Member Since: 14 Mar 2015
Location: St. Helens
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My 2004 110 Td5 CSW
Hi All,

just thought I would start a post on my trials and tribulations with my 110.

I bought it back in March with only 64k on the clock, full history but was a bit rough around the edges as had been a hire vehicle for SHB for vast majority of it's life but the chassis was in great nick and all the mechanicals seemed good apart from diff lock not engaging due to seized linkage. Image below of how it looked when purchased.


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Since then I have spent quite a bit of time and money on it trying to get all the little things sorted.

So far list of improvements\repairs:
Skytag tracker
X Eng gear/diff lever lock
New battery
Rock/Tree sliders
New General Grabber AT2's
Replaced front bumper and bull bar
Power washed chassis cavity and treated with dinitrol (underside already waxoyled)
Replaced Fuel cap
Started Spraying ACF-50 everywhere
Nakatanenga Stainless bolt kit fitted
Smaller steering wheel
Replaced reverse light switch
Cleaned and adjusted diff lock linkage - diff lock now working
Tow electrics fitted
Replaced sliding window felt runners
Extended breathers
Replaced all oils, fluids and filters
Replaced sump due to stripped threads in existing one
Replaced headlights for WIPAC Crystals with Nightbreaker bulbs and Boomslang loom
Installed Stebel Nautilus horn
Steering guard and diff guards fitted
Td5, LR and defender badges that were missing added


Jobs still to be done:
Fit mudflap brackets and mudflaps
Replace brake fluid
Bit of bodywork touching up
Replace swivel hub seals
Sort out leaking roof gutter seal(tigerseal already bought!)
Whatever else I can find that needs doing!

Like everybody else I presume, I have had good days and bad days with it, very bad days in fact. Jobs taking much longer than they should due to seized bolts etc. Finding that the sump bolt had been stripped and filled full of plumbing paste was a real downer, quite a few expletives were uttered that day.... Also, the amount of crap that I washed out of the chassis was staggering and I am continuing to find lumps of rock hard clay/mud in and around the underside so has obviously been in some seriously muddy places in its past. I am now finally starting to get it somewhere like where I want it to be and will hopefully to be able to start getting out and about and enjoying using it.

Stu.
Post #457691 24th Sep 2015 9:15am
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Welshsurferdude



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We had shb hire vehicles as site vehicles and as you have discovered they were driven in deep mud all day every day so no surprise you are finding clay, 2008 Santorini Black 110 XS USW (Sold)

2015 Discovery 4.5 Black pack Firenze red XS

2008 Corris Grey 110 XS USW (sold)

2011 Santorini Black 110 XS USW (Sold)
Post #457693 24th Sep 2015 9:26am
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Rallymental



Member Since: 17 Aug 2015
Location: The Garden of England
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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
Hi Stu,
Sounds good, how about some photos?
As for the cak in the chassis etc, a friend of mine was senior project manager for a very large and well known construction company, they used shb vehicles, you wouldn't believe what they got up to in them!
As the saying goes "hey, its a hire truck!"
Post #457694 24th Sep 2015 9:33am
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stooby do



Member Since: 14 Mar 2015
Location: St. Helens
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Few more photos below showing the lengths you have to go to to get a defender level on my driveway to service it and the oil stains I now need to clear up! Tree sliders are removed as I'm in the middle of tidying up the bodywork behind the sills with POR15 and then top coat.


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The Wipac crystals and new bumper and bar:


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Steering guard and leaking swivel seals:


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Post #457728 24th Sep 2015 11:44am
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Welshsurferdude



Member Since: 23 Feb 2012
Location: Newport
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That's a lovely looking 110 I do miss my old td5! 2008 Santorini Black 110 XS USW (Sold)

2015 Discovery 4.5 Black pack Firenze red XS

2008 Corris Grey 110 XS USW (sold)

2011 Santorini Black 110 XS USW (Sold)
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g-mack



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looks ace! will be looking into this thread often Thumbs Up My 109 thread

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Post #457777 24th Sep 2015 3:18pm
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stooby do



Member Since: 14 Mar 2015
Location: St. Helens
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Ticked a few more jobs off the list, finally did the swivel hub seals with the help of a friend, took most of a day to do it and replaced the swivel pins and bearings whilst we were at it. Will have to replace the swivels and stub axles next year as they looked a little worn. Also replaced a track rod end due to a split gaiter.
Have also put the rock/tree sliders back on:


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Tidied up the electrical installation today of the Wipac crystals and Stebel Nautilus horn. Fitted an auxillary fuse box by mounting on strut cover and taking main feed from alternator:


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Have then run individual feeds from it for the horn and lights, you can see the horn relay mounted of the coolant bottle bracket:


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Have then run conduit over the top of the radiator under the cowling for the horn and lights wiring:


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Will hopefully get around to fitting the rear diff guard and mudflaps over the weekend as well as the Scenelite I have just bought for the rear.
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stooby do



Member Since: 14 Mar 2015
Location: St. Helens
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Further progress, fitted some KC daylighters up front, Scenelight at the back and MUD gearlever tray with USB sockets. Have also fitted a blue sea fuse box in the battery box to supply the above additions. Finally got around to fitting my rear diff guard and rest of stainless hinge bolts plus got a MCB roofrack and ladder from a well known auction site. Went playing at the weekend in the Lake District and have now got a leaking front shock to replace, so have ordered some Koni heavy tracks with LR springs.

Couple of lakes pics:


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