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MetalMatt



Member Since: 29 Jul 2016
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United Kingdom 1989 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Baltic Blue
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Making progress one way or another at least if you dont like the orange doors on, as you said you can put the series ones back on. i like the blue doors (imo )


I also do prefer the series doors, but the passanger door doesnt have any kind of door lock on it and the drivers door has a lock on it but a teaspoon could be used to open it. So from a slightly more security conscious aspect the orange doors have locks Rolling with laughter . The doors that are orange need to be repaired first and check out how far the old tin worm has gone up the door frames and then painted blue as well. Also its only 4 bolts that hold the doors on so if i dont like them and want to put the series doors back on it wont be a time consuming job Thumbs Up 1995 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi - Sold
1989 Land Rover 90 - Rebuilding/built - its a project
2002 Land Rover Discovery TD5 - Sold
2017 Mini JCW F56 - Current Daily Driver
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L110CDL



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That sounds like a good plan Wink but i think that your under some type of spell as your thinking that changing the doors over is not going to be a time consuming job Rolling with laughter Clayton.

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Post #702699 23rd Apr 2018 9:44pm
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MetalMatt



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So last night i made a start on repairing the doors, Firstly i carefully peeled back the aluminium lip and then cut out the bottom section of the door frame, measured up and cut the new piece, Next will be to cut out the vertical side of the door frame where the rust can be seen in the photos below. And this door is actually the better of the 2 for the rust.


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Click image to enlarge 1995 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi - Sold
1989 Land Rover 90 - Rebuilding/built - its a project
2002 Land Rover Discovery TD5 - Sold
2017 Mini JCW F56 - Current Daily Driver
Post #704959 3rd May 2018 9:40am
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L110CDL



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Great bit of work your doing there Very Happy

You think that the bottom of your doors are rusty, mine has no rust on the bottoms as there are no bottoms Laughing Clayton.

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MetalMatt



Member Since: 29 Jul 2016
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Great bit of work your doing there

You think that the bottom of your doors are rusty, mine has no rust on the bottoms as there are no bottoms


Cheers Thumbs Up

And well this door was actually the good door, was rusty etc but the drivers door is pretty much non existent haha, more pictures to follow as i get round to finishing this door and make a start on the drivers one Very Happy 1995 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi - Sold
1989 Land Rover 90 - Rebuilding/built - its a project
2002 Land Rover Discovery TD5 - Sold
2017 Mini JCW F56 - Current Daily Driver
Post #705177 4th May 2018 9:09am
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L110CDL



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Thumbs Up Very Happy Clayton.

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Post #706260 9th May 2018 8:36pm
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MetalMatt



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last night more work continued on the doors, These are getting sorted every wednesday as they are at a mates house and wednesdays are like car/motorbike tinkering nights. Plus he also has a welder Very Happy
So we started on chopping out the drivers door which was a little bit more rusty than the passangers door, and the bottom of the door just fell out, no cutting required, the only cutting was the vertical parts of the door. As seen in the pictures. Then it was tacking them together before running out of time.
So one door is pretty much done, and the other door just needs to be welded up and its a job well done Thumbs Up Thumbs Up


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1989 Land Rover 90 - Rebuilding/built - its a project
2002 Land Rover Discovery TD5 - Sold
2017 Mini JCW F56 - Current Daily Driver

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Darrens110



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good work Thumbs Up
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Piggle



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Procta



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nice work there Thumbs Up I think my door bottoms need this too! Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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Post #706968 13th May 2018 8:42pm
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L110CDL



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Getting there Very Happy Clayton.

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MetalMatt



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Getting there Very Happy

Slowly but surely haha

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nice work there Thumbs Up I think my door bottoms need this too!

I think its one of these lovely common problems with land rovers as inspecting the bottom of the doors the drainage holes are tiny and mine were just full of mud, so just another thing to fix haha

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admire your skills!

Unfortunately i cant take all the credit i have 2 other gents helping me out who know how to use a welder haha 1995 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi - Sold
1989 Land Rover 90 - Rebuilding/built - its a project
2002 Land Rover Discovery TD5 - Sold
2017 Mini JCW F56 - Current Daily Driver
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MetalMatt



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Another wednesday night has come and gone, this means more work on the landy doors. With one door now completed the other door just needs a little bit more welding and then thats finished it will be time to sand the doors down ready for painting and also fixing the locking mechanism and window winders etc.



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1989 Land Rover 90 - Rebuilding/built - its a project
2002 Land Rover Discovery TD5 - Sold
2017 Mini JCW F56 - Current Daily Driver
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L110CDL



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Always handy to know someone with a welder Wink great work going on there and your closer to the finishing line Thumbs Up Clayton.

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Post #708467 21st May 2018 9:52pm
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MetalMatt



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Always handy to know someone with a welder, great work going on there and your closer to the finishing line


It is very handy, and payment with biscuits is the cheapest method of payment Thumbs Up and ye its getting there. Every so often i loose interest and stick my bottom lip out as its not completely finished and on the road but i will get there not much left to do now.

Bank holiday weekend is going to be a full on weekend sanding down the doors and spraying them blue, i just been and picked up my freshly made paint this afternoon so the weekend needs to hurry up Very Happy Very Happy . And tomorrow night will be the last night of repair work done to the doors at my mates house. Very Happy 1995 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi - Sold
1989 Land Rover 90 - Rebuilding/built - its a project
2002 Land Rover Discovery TD5 - Sold
2017 Mini JCW F56 - Current Daily Driver
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