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| gcc130 Member Since: 05 Jun 2015 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 683  |
First pitch of the season last night on former RAF Beaulieu, now a Forestry England campsite.
Fantastic weather, basic site with no facilities but complete with free ranging ponies with foals and cattle😊  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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22nd May 2022 9:49pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 487  
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Although not technically in my Defender, a Defender was involved in the transportation - moved my V8 and axles back to HQ after spending the last few months rebuilding it all
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22nd May 2022 10:04pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19521
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Deleted* Double post. Diesels Lives Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️
And if You Love the Country, then we’re on the same side ~ I got’ love for Britain, I got’ British pride’. 🇬🇧 Last edited by custom90 on 11th Jun 2022 10:20pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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11th Jun 2022 10:20pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19521
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Managed to finally Dynamat my front doors, took the door cards off yesterday with no breakages, plus carefully took the internal foam pieces off fully intact.
Really pleased to see no corrosion, the Dinitrol internal wax and ACF50 coatings have done their job well especially the lower section where corrosion can set in. Diesels Lives Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️
And if You Love the Country, then we’re on the same side ~ I got’ love for Britain, I got’ British pride’. 🇬🇧 |
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11th Jun 2022 10:20pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5736 
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Fitted new rear springs, rear spring seats and a pair of yellow OME spring isolators to the 110 tonight. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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13th Jun 2022 7:13pm |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3693
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Few things...
Manged to source a A frame with Spots... so took car apart, While at it noticed that bumper and sump rusty again... sanded and sprayed the sump. Fitted a bumper I had.. like you do. After spraying it black..until I decide on a new one. Click image to enlarge While apart cleaned and rustproofed where I could. All fitted, but lights not wired in yet. Click image to enlarge Then as I changed most of the front noticed the Defender badge was very worn and discoloured....So Lunch time I did this... Click image to enlarge and added this.... Click image to enlarge So now the front is all back together and looking (I think) smart 
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16th Jun 2022 10:27am |
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| Doc P Member Since: 03 Apr 2016 Location: Midlands Posts: 565 
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…that looks very nice 👍
Anyway, went to help with some pen repairs at the shoot this morning and on the way back this happened… Click image to enlarge |
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18th Jun 2022 2:02pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19521
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Following on from having my door cards off a week or so ago.
Yesterday I greased all the electric window mechanisms and door lock fitting parts and moving parts internal to the door that you cannot otherwise do with door cards in place. Smoother electric window operation now, quieter and smoother and the same with the locking system and door handles and all the rest of it. Surprising what difference it makes and makes the door lock actuators have less of a hard life and the the electric window motors. It’s not something you have to do very often at all, but I found it worth doing.  Diesels Lives Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️
And if You Love the Country, then we’re on the same side ~ I got’ love for Britain, I got’ British pride’. 🇬🇧 |
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23rd Jun 2022 9:03pm |
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| Devon-Rover Member Since: 22 Jan 2015 Location: South Devon Posts: 906 
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more to what other people did in their defender
Cornwall and Devon LRC charity trial was the weekend past. Whilst I left the Defender at home and used the series there was a good turnout Click image to enlarge Also can be found on Fb, Ytube, Insta & Twitter @4WDSouthwest |
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27th Jun 2022 7:13pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5736
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Front springs and shocks replaced, along with;
Galv spring seats Galv turrets New lower sring fixing clamps Disco2 spring isolators Springs and shocks from Duckworths and the rest from Ebay. 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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2nd Jul 2022 5:17pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19521
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Been continuing my greasing exercise in the areas you wouldn’t normally get to.
Popped the rear door, door card today to have a look at the rear windows wiper mech. All good, just re-greased a little with lithium grease and the lock mech and system etc. Not much need really but worth checking and so things don’t get dry and wear. Click image to enlarge I noticed this spare plug: Click image to enlarge It is not for the rear heated screen as both of those are in use but is a similar connector. I’m guessing this is a 3rd brake light connector possibly which mine doesn’t have. It’s just left there behind the door card. Diesels Lives Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ And if You Love the Country, then we’re on the same side ~ I got’ love for Britain, I got’ British pride’. 🇬🇧 |
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2nd Jul 2022 10:22pm |
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| Soulrider911 Member Since: 04 Jul 2022 Location: California Posts: 105  
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I’m new here, just got an 89’ Defender 90 and diving right in. It needed a new high beam / blinker lever mechanism as the one that was in was busted. While I had the dash apart I also added LED’s to the instrument gauges .
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6th Jul 2022 3:28am |
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| blackrock Member Since: 01 May 2022 Location: Hampshire Posts: 56 
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Fitted a CANM8 cruise control kit.
Works nicely, only spent 11 hours on it too... Also fitted Optimill removable steering wheel, Raptor glove box, and Optimill security hinges over the last few days. Andrew |
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8th Jul 2022 10:03pm |
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| chek Member Since: 17 Sep 2015 Location: ZRH Posts: 181  
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Clock bulb had stopped working, finally replaced, with a green LED from Charles Emberton, very nice color, needs a torx #20, 4 screws to undo the frame. Ordered interior light led's at the same time and replaced these as well. They are longer than the originals but you can squeeze them in. They are pretty bright and white but keep glowing when in on-when-door-open-mode but doors are shut. I give them a try but might go back to basic.
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10th Jul 2022 1:17pm |
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