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Gloucesternige



Member Since: 17 Jan 2020
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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Keswick Green
Puma bulkhead factory bodge.
Hi everyone,

As some of you will know from following my You Tube channel, I am stripping and rebuilding my 2011 Puma 2.4 which I bought new.

Imagine myn surprise when I noticed these welds on the bulkhead.. what a mess!! Does anyone here have the same or seen the same? It must be a factory rework??


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I'm going to paint the bulkhead once I've cleaned up a few areas. I'm not sure whether I should tidy this up or just paint over it??



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Thanks for looking Nige

Check out my You Tube channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/Defender90KeswickNigelsLandRoverchannel
Post #814199 8th Feb 2020 6:21pm
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htb2



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Scotland 
That's grim, seen better cut and shut jobs.
Post #814206 8th Feb 2020 7:14pm
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ickle



Member Since: 22 Jul 2010
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France 2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Alpine White
Wow - Friday afternoon job, or "Fred we need another bulkhead for the Load Lane order - (Fred) I've only got the scrap one the apprentices practiced on - that'll do!"
Post #814207 8th Feb 2020 7:22pm
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defender9



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green
Is it a rework job where spot welds have failed?
Post #814225 8th Feb 2020 9:52pm
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williamthedog



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2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 PU Tamar Blue
Think the spot welder went ape Censored šŸ˜¬
Post #814237 8th Feb 2020 11:10pm
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JimC



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United States 2007 Defender 130 300 Tdi HCPU Arles Blue
It looks like the bulkhead got creased and they welded on studs to affix a slide hammer...
Post #814238 8th Feb 2020 11:15pm
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DSC-off



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green
's all right, nobody will find that for 10 years, we'll be long gone by then...

Still shockingly bad by any standard Shocked
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X4SKP



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey
Shocked Are you sure yours wasn't an early prototype test vehicle for Skyfall Question


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 SKIP
https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html
Post #814281 9th Feb 2020 11:37am
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the gamekeeper



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England 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Tonga Green
Adjustments made on bulk head so it would site on chassis better Laughing
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Co1



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Loire Blue
Post up a link to your YouTube channel, Iā€™d like to follow along.
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Gloucesternige



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Keswick Green
Here you go @Co 1

&t=309s Nige

Check out my You Tube channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/Defender90KeswickNigelsLandRoverchannel
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Gloucesternige



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Keswick Green
X4SKP wrote:
Shocked Are you sure yours wasn't an early prototype test vehicle for Skyfall Question


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Doubt it somehow... that looks much tidier than mine lol. Nige

Check out my You Tube channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/Defender90KeswickNigelsLandRoverchannel
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Gloucesternige



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Keswick Green
I would like to write to someone at JLR and show them this dire rework.

Does anyone know an email address I can send the pics to? I don't expect them to do anything, but I just want to get it off my chest. Nige

Check out my You Tube channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/Defender90KeswickNigelsLandRoverchannel
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Chugga90



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Kpalmer@jaguarlandrover.com

Works in the marketing department, probably be able to use it as a positive for the new alternative.
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Supacat



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green
Nick Rogers ~ Engineering Director has just opened a Twitter account, post them up there...

Nick Rogers (@NickRogersJLR) Tweeted:
Celebrating our New Defender, side by side with the original Series 1 icon šŸ‘ https://t.co/bLgE4r8rfF https://twitter.com/NickRogersJLR/status/1227229098054950913?s=20
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