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Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3140 |
About any bracket on the chassis rust. In particular the rear cross member to tub bracket.
Fuel filter guard. All the small brackets for fuel lines. Etc. But from the body I would do the brackets around the radiator and the seat belt brackets. I never owned a brand new Defender, but I suspect that JLR leave the seat belt brackets bare. If only the brackets rust, then no big deal, but the galvanic corrosion they induce on the tub is very alarming. During assembly try to isolate the aluminium from steel as much as possible. Would be nice to see pictures of your progress. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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31st May 2021 6:11am |
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Oldowner Member Since: 26 Dec 2018 Location: South west Posts: 597 |
I rebuilt my Puma 90 on new Richards chassis and genuine bulkhead.
The air box mounting bracket had disintegrated to nothing and had to be replaced with new. It sits under the air box unchecked. Your inner wings will be plastic. Change the rear tub mounting rail for a pattern one. These only contact where the tub bolts to it, not all the way along the tub as the original which then promotes galvanic corrosion. A lot of parts it was cheaper to buy new than refurb - I bought new galvanised tub side and wing supports from Landybits, new galvanised turrets, spring seats etc from paddocks, galvanised seatbelt brackets, exhaust brackets and slam panel parts from YRM etc. |
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31st May 2021 7:12am |
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Gasket Member Since: 30 May 2020 Location: Manchester Posts: 629 |
Thanks very much guys - that’s really helpful, I’ll add them to the list.
Of course I’ll be happy to post pictures. I have about 20 small jobs on the go for the build (an OEM-plus spec) so the plan is to crack on with these for the next few months and then post the build and all the pictures in a single thread. Kicking myself re: the inner wings. I had no idea they’d switched to plastic - nice happy bit of learning there. |
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1st Jun 2021 1:02am |
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kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074 |
Don’t bother cleaning or reusing the oe top shock mounts. Get the Gywn Lewis ones.
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1st Jun 2021 6:15am |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240 |
^^^ This, plus galv spring seats and clamps. These parts are readily available and far easier than trying to use or re-use LR parts.
Whilst you've got it apart, you might also like to consider adding isolators to the top of each spring. At the front, use Discovery 2 items, which have a built in turret securing ring, and at the rear use those from Discovery 1. They're not exactly a silver bullet but they do take the edge off the harshness. Click image to enlarge Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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1st Jun 2021 7:58am |
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Gasket Member Since: 30 May 2020 Location: Manchester Posts: 629 |
More great tips thank you! Cars booked in for 9 weeks time so I have plenty of time to prep parts.
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3rd Jun 2021 12:08am |
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SJM2018 Member Since: 06 Jul 2018 Location: Bristol Posts: 295 |
Check out some of Nige's early videos on his defender rebuilt: given the age of his truck, the low mileage and how well he appears to look after things, they make for some depressing viewing.
He coats the rusted parts in a fibre reinforced paint if memory serves (corroless or something) rather than galvanising. &t=58s Despite regular dinitrol treatments, parts of my chassis and crossmember are starting to rust. I don't have the time or the space to rebuilt, but was instead thinking of paying for buzzweld to do the work: https://www.buzzweld.co.uk/classic-defender-90-rustproofing.html The platinum treatment is proper expensive, but hopefully it should last and is cheaper than a chassis swap! 2011 CSW XS 90 |
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3rd Jun 2021 9:31am |
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Gasket Member Since: 30 May 2020 Location: Manchester Posts: 629 |
Thank you - I’ll have a look.
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3rd Jun 2021 9:34am |
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Gasket Member Since: 30 May 2020 Location: Manchester Posts: 629 |
Edit: just started watching the videos - absolutely superb to see the nuances of a TDCI. Helps me learn, coming from a Series background.
Is Nigel a member here? |
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3rd Jun 2021 9:50am |
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SJM2018 Member Since: 06 Jul 2018 Location: Bristol Posts: 295 |
Yea he's Gloucesternige
I find his videos fascinating and he's going to end up with probably the most fastidiously built defender around. 2011 CSW XS 90 |
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3rd Jun 2021 11:23am |
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