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Pickles



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Australia 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green
All good, mate you are doing a top job, you obviously are a man of many skills.....I can always admire a person with these skills, because I am bloody hopeless!
I'm enjoying your thread.
Regards, Pickles.
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VVS210



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You're so lucky that you can get small batches of galvanising done like that. My local galvanisers have a minimum charge of £95 so unless you were getting a chassis done you'd really need to strip all the parts you wanted galvanising & get them done in one go to make it cost effective.
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Dinnu



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Malta 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black
I am a mechanical engineer by profession, but I work in the semiconductor industry and sometimes I cannot switch back to working with hammers and chisels on the LandRover Rolling with laughter

Recently I attended to some rusty parts on the Puma. Some brackets seem to have been installed rusty by JLR Whistle
The cost to galvanize the below items in picture was less than 12euro, that is under £11 of your pounds. Yes, I think we are lucky in that regard, and no minimum charge. Also thanks to JLR, the newer Landrover parts rust so quickly that they save me paint stripping hahaa.



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 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
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blackwolf



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It's probably cheaper for me to send parts like that to Malta for galvanising than it is to get them done locally!

The overwhelming impression from local firms is that they neither need nor want small volume work. Crying or Very sad
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Dinnu



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Malta 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black
Actually there is a very reasonably priced way to ship to Malta... a trailer departs every week from a hub in Essex. That is how I get all the parts, I buy them from one of the large business dealing in Landrover parts, I make sure i spend over £60, which is very easy to do, and get free shipping to Essex, and then trailer it to Malta. Prices are very reasonable, you can check on shiplowcost.com. Never tried to ship back to the UK though. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
Post #834090 29th May 2020 5:13pm
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Dinnu



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Malta 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black
Underside of the bonnet is ready. The frame has been painted both side for extra protection, and will be re bonded to the bonnet skin before finishing the top side. This way the rivets head will get painted in one go.





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 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Your bonnet is a work of art. Darren

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Co1



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Loire Blue
Agreed!! Looking superb.
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Dinnu



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Malta 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black
Thank you gents.
Looking back at my previous posts.. I see that I started the work on the bonneth on the 17th May... hoping that by 17 June it will have the top side ready, not bad 1 month for a bonnet. Rolling with laughter Been at the garage practically every evening, although sometimes I admit to just have a coffee there and just 'plan' the work. Whistle

I will probably slow down even more coming few months, as my sailing season will start soon, the new to me tdci will have to pull the 2 ton (or so) boat to the slip. I trust it can manage as good as the 19J.... the 19J did it for the last 12 years, never any drama, although speed was a bit slow on the steep inclines. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
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Dinnu



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Malta 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black
Bonnet skin and frame re bonded together. Starting to love the sound of popping rivets.


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Now need to finish the top side. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
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JOW240725



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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey
Fantastic work, just beautiful!

Thought from these photos it looked like Slate Grey, had to go back and look at the other photos! Thumbs Up James
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Dinnu



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Malta 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black
Haaha, no it is still Shire blue. Just took those pictures this evening, and was getting a bit dark. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
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Dinnu



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Malta 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black
Been over 3 months since I did any work on the 90... sailing gets priority during the summer months Whistle
However during these last 3 months I was planning the work Rolling with laughter
Plan was to take the engine out (still need to come out for an overhaul), but the idea was take the engine out to restore the font end of the chassis and bulkhead. However I have occupied the space that I had allocated for the engine...so change of plans again.. this afternoon decided to see if the left door is salvageable.
I have pulled away the lower part of the skin to assess rot damage. I will try to replace the lower section, but not before I improve my welding skill on thin metal. Will see how it goes. If I fail I might just go for a new door. Door skin has thinned out at lower portion from the corrosion. Big Cry



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 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
Post #857254 21st Sep 2020 6:15pm
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L110CDL



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WOW what perfection you have done on the bonnet Bow down

Those door bottoms are so much better than mine, i've nearly got no metal at the bottom Rolling Eyes 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.


Clayton.
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Dinnu



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Malta 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black
Thank L110CDL.

Dome some little work.. Cut off the bottom section, and have started re building the corners before I weld in the new repair section. So far it is going smooth. First time doing such a repair and it is actually easier than I thought.


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 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
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