Defender nut and bolt rebuild
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Door skins bonded and folded, a quick one over with 320DA to key and take and press marks out of the ali then a coat of etch primer (2k max meyor CFE 050)
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Excellent work ....
Todays mission was to make a start on the upper side panels, glass out it was hammer time!
Then a little filler, sanding, heavy build primer, more sanding, more primer, and more sanding, well that’s one down one to go, glad it’s a 90 and not a 110!
Then a little filler, sanding, heavy build primer, more sanding, more primer, and more sanding, well that’s one down one to go, glad it’s a 90 and not a 110!
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Does make it look like you did all that work in 24hrs!!!
Looking very good though.
Looking very good though.
I could only wish ! Now that I’m up to date with posting progress the reports should be back to snail pace
Bonnet bashing, to be honest its not too bad, in fact its very bloody good! Attacked the underside with a wire cup on the grinder them a flap disk and finally DA. Applied some rust converter and hey presto the underside is ready for primer. Highlighted all the small dings and dents on the outside with a torch and market pen and its ready for a quick 80 grit DA then apply high build primer.
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good job on the bonnet ....
Well some good progress this weekend, bonnet now in primer, then attacked left hand wing. Wasn’t going to pay £200+ quid for the 300tdi headlamp panel so took a gamble and bought the £80 early defender one. After some gentle filing I have managed to copy the correct indicator and side light hole.
Wings aside as I’m waiting for a RHS headlamp panel and a LHS outer wing that seem to be in short supply. Third time lucky hope the latest order to RimmerBro comes up trumps.
Not wanting to sit still ive cracked on with the banana shaped back door. Think the previous owner must have tried to knock a fence post over with the spare wheel.
Not wanting to sit still ive cracked on with the banana shaped back door. Think the previous owner must have tried to knock a fence post over with the spare wheel.
