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excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 6045

1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue

C-post repair - diagonal section

Time has come to look at replacing the sloping section of the C-post (the section from the upright, diagonally down to the sill)
I have seen repair sections from YRM metal. Anyone else done this job whilst the c-post is still attached to the vehicle?

A quick look at doing the job and i need to remove;

The triangle section of external body work by removing the three rivets
Chequer plate sill cover
Two bolts that go through the seat base
Two spot welds towards the downward c-post section
Maybe some hidden spot welds behind the sill cover

I am sure there are more bits. Comments from more knowledgeable people required please 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

9th Jan 2019 11:47am

Hufflepuff

Member Since: 25 Oct 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 727

I'm going to be tackling the same job myself later this year excossack.

I found the following video on YouTube which might help you:

He uses YRM parts, but things didn't line up too well in the end, which concerns me! (not that I suspect anything wrong with the YRM part, just the alignment of it all). 2005 Td5 90 XS
1989 V8 110 CSW

9th Jan 2019 1:15pm

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 6045

Thanks HP. Are you planning on doing yours with the vehicle intact or you going the route of taking the 110 apart?
I would like to do it with out removing al the body work. I appreciate I will have to remove some parts such as door/seats 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

9th Jan 2019 1:23pm

Intercept

Member Since: 27 Feb 2017
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 587

2002 Defender 110 Td5 Black LE Java Black

Mine need dong too, so I'll be watching this thread and hoping for useful information...

9th Jan 2019 2:22pm

lb73

Member Since: 27 May 2016
Location: North Wales
Posts: 297

I replaced both diagonal c sections on my 110csw using the yrm parts - which were spot on. Having removed the ali body parts I braced the door by making up some braces that could be bolted in place, also took some measurements before I cut the old metal out. From memory it was easy enough to weld back in place, just a bit awkward to get the welder in on the top section just below the door catch. Think there is a picture on page 3 of my build thread 1999 300TDI 110 CSW BMW 3.0
1972 VW Beetle 1200
2002 Dax Rush 3.9 V8
2012 Audi A3 tdi
2020 Renault Kangoo electric

9th Jan 2019 6:00pm

Hufflepuff

Member Since: 25 Oct 2014
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 727

excossack wrote:
Thanks HP. Are you planning on doing yours with the vehicle intact or you going the route of taking the 110 apart?
I would like to do it with out removing al the body work. I appreciate I will have to remove some parts such as door/seats

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. As my 110 currently consists of a chassis sitting on the garage floor waiting to be painted - I'll be taking the 110 apart

There wasn't a lot of metal left on either side - believe it or not this was the better side of the two!

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1989 V8 110 CSW

10th Jan 2019 9:18pm

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 6045

The better side...eeeeek! 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

10th Jan 2019 10:14pm

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