200tdi rebuild

[AlbertDefender90]

Hi all,

A while ago I asked whether or not to bother rebuilding my defender, and eventually decided to bite the bullet in December and start the strip down, looking to start the rebuild on a new chassis.

So far I've got most of the car in bits and a new chassis (which was completed 4 weeks earlier than expected), and ill be looking to finish the strip down and begin work on the new chassis this weekend

 

[AlbertDefender90]

 

[Rawly86]

Interested in this.

 

[dieselwheasel]

That looked similar to mine when I undressed her, not a pretty sight, good post though

 

[AlbertDefender90]

Yeah, I knew it was fairly bad but things just got worse the more I took off. I was hoping to save the tub and seat box but a combination of corrosion and previous bodges means I'll have to find replacements

 

[AlbertDefender90]

This weekends progress:

With help from a mate it didn't take long at all to remove the remaining large components.
As you can see we found lots of lovely big holes in the old chassis.

 

[GINGE]

wow! good call on the new chassis!

that looks like it could have been a service vehicle for a salt mine!!!

 

[AlbertDefender90]

Yeah, close enough. A lifetime covered in cow muck has definately taken its toll.

 

[Dr_evil]

Save the sliders and put them on your new one if they're still solid

 

[AlbertDefender90]

Yeah sliders are good. But of fresh paint and they'll be good as new

 

[AlbertDefender90]

Bit*

 

[DLK]

My god that chassis was f*cked!! Also the rear axle radiusarm mounting points look really scary!

When i compare this to the state of my D-reg 90 I count myself quite lucky it is still very good.

 

[AlbertDefender90]

I was gonna try and keep it on the road a bit longer, it was only because the exhaust fell off that I had a good look underneath and decided it was a bit dodgy.

 

[discomania]

Do scrap yards accept 200Kg's of rust?

 

[AlbertDefender90]

Ill find out when I've finished stripping it down

 

[sypher]

Defo good call on the chassis , wish i could do the same to mine but its used every day for work . are you going to town with it as in strip axles and paint up or just clean up and paint ? .
New cam belt etc or clean up and refit ? . Ill be following your progress bud

 

[AlbertDefender90]

Going to do as much as possible within reason, front axle has been pretty much rebuilt over the past few years and I've got a new casing for it. Ill give the engine a goin over (timing belt, rocker gasket, steering pump etc) I've set a reasonable budget with a bit of allowance just in case the unexpected happens.

 

[AlbertDefender90]

I've been in a similar situation with it being my main car, so I eventually had to invest in a runabout to cover for it. I am missing being able to use it for collecting large stuff though

 

[AlbertDefender90]

Nice and shiny new chassis......
Until I paint it that is

 

[Quark]

Just the job, looking forward to following the rebuild. Hope all goes well.