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 Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
mrfirepro
 6th Oct 2023 12:02am
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Good news... the slip ring and paddle shifter works and is now fully installed and wired, phew what a relief... 
Starting prepping for a drive to the body shop this weekend, everything installed ... |
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mrfirepro
2nd Oct 2023 9:32pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Clayton,
Really appreciate your comment, I think the result is sooo much better, thank you, here is the finished article with black base and Orange lettering, hope you like it...
https://live.st ... |
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mrfirepro
4th Sep 2023 7:25pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
| Nice update there, liking the engine cover colour and as i was looking at the cover it struck me that the Corvette letters are in red, would there be anyway to change them to orange to match the engin ... |
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mrfirepro
31st Aug 2023 10:39pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Finally got around to sorting out the rear access hatch and fixed the problem fixings, it's all good now at long last
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53155994898_99bfeb941a_4k.jpghttps://live.s ... |
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mrfirepro
23rd Aug 2023 10:54pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Thanks Pickles and everyone else for your kind comments, they really are appreciated.
I've been experimenting with closed cell foam to see what thickness I can get away with in the foot wells, I th ... |
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mrfirepro
7th Aug 2023 9:35pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
| Dakota dash is working fully, I'm really impressed with it, it all seems to work out the box, I've even set up the GPS speed signal to get the speedo working & integrated the transmission. The fac ... |
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mrfirepro
4th Aug 2023 4:55pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
| Well I don't know what I was worried about put the tub on and with a small amount of fettling everything fitted with 34 and 3/4 between tub and bulkhead (and parallel)and perfect 90 degrees in the cor ... |
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mrfirepro
25th Jul 2023 3:11pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Linds,
I know folk will see this as extreme, but from a business perspective looking at my costs and assuming a professional would be at least twice as fast as me the resultant sales price would ea ... |
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mrfirepro
24th Jul 2023 11:33pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
| Been quite a bit of progress, have been up to Livingston to pick the interior up from Transcal, The work is amazing really excited to start getting it installed just need to fight the urge to fit part ... |
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mrfirepro
11th Jul 2023 9:47am
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
| HI Linds, fantastic help as usual. One of the reasons why the wings have been on and off is to align the bulkhead and get it perfectly vertical and at right angles with the sill bars. You are correct ... |
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mrfirepro
10th Jul 2023 11:41pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Thanks all Black Epoxy it is then.
Got to say fitting these wings has been a massive learning curve, OS was very easy, NS what a faf, didn't help that I forgot to put in the washer bottle and had t ... |
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mrfirepro
28th Jun 2023 9:28pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Got Ronnie at YRM to make this steering guard for me, just split as to whether I should leave it like this or powder coat it black??
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53009191753_cefc72448a_4k.jp ... |
| [Wanted] Brake Pedal (not whole assembly) |
mrfirepro
29th May 2023 4:31pm
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Forum: For Sale & Wanted · Replies: 1 · Views: 573 · Subject: [Wanted] Brake Pedal (not whole assembly) |
| Hi Matt, I have a spare break pedal assy, PM me. |
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mrfirepro
25th May 2023 10:47pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Ive got the repaired wing back from the body shop and I'm going to fit the wings up this weekend, however I'm not sure of the process...whats the best/easiest way...
1. Fit the liner plus top/front ... |
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mrfirepro
25th May 2023 8:59am
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 615 · Views: 224630 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
My trimming is being done by Transcal in Livingston.
http://transcal.co.uk/
Ben Miller is a good contact both helpful and knowledgeable.
They have been brilliant, almost all of the ideas on m ... |
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