fitted rear cross member on my drive!

rwz4 · Dec 5, 2013

Did this today as it failed its mot!! Did it all in one morning!!

gse1986 · Dec 5, 2013

I'd be a bit wary of your new cross member already having rust on it!

Marmaduke · Dec 5, 2013

Get plenty of dinitrol on it and it will last for years

rwz4 · Dec 5, 2013

It did not come with any protection on it and it has been sat in my friends shed for 5 years so its bound to have a bit. Its only surface rust tho I will sand down on my next day off and wax oil. Its all been a bit of a rush to get it through its mot within ten days.

joeyb · Dec 5, 2013

fair play to you, I started replacing mine 18 months ago, its now a project, ie another job not done yet.....
Again, fair play to you !

rwz4 · Dec 6, 2013

I have spent every second of my spare time on it. A few of the bits I have done in the last 2 months all fitted myself with a hand here or there, bulk head welded, full respray using 2k, new brakes and discs all round, defender 200 tdi engine upgrade, 3 inch lift kit, new wheel bearings all round, new tyres all round,new rear cross member, new fuel lifter pump and engine service, new heater matrix, new window regulators, new lights, list goes on lol

mikescuba · Dec 6, 2013

rwz4 said:
I have spent every second of my spare time on it. A few of the bits I have done in the last 2 months all fitted myself with a hand here or there, bulk head welded, full respray using 2k, new brakes and discs all round, defender 200 tdi engine upgrade, 3 inch lift kit, new wheel bearings all round, new tyres all round,new rear cross member, new fuel lifter pump and engine service, new heater matrix, new window regulators, new lights, list goes on lol

Don't know about you but I always feel good when you get all these jobs done and your thinking to yourself " now what else can I get done"
Mine is solid underneath but could do with a respray. That will probably be my project for the summer.

rwz4 · Dec 6, 2013

Mine Is solid all round now. I sprayed mine on the my drive so its not a professional finish but it ok . Will you use 2k?

matchmetisse · Dec 6, 2013

Has the weld got more penetration than it looks on the pic&#55357;&#56841;

DiscoPol · Dec 6, 2013

matchmetisse said:
Has the weld got more penetration than it looks on the pic😉

+1 wouldn't want to tow anything with that And certainly wouldn't want to attempt to do or receive a snatch recovery from it.

mikescuba · Dec 6, 2013

rwz4 said:
Mine Is solid all round now. I sprayed mine on the my drive so its not a professional finish but it ok . Will you use 2k?

What is 2k?
I will be doing mine on the drive. I have a compressor but I have seen some guys on here hand paint them. I'm not too keen on the color of mine.Think I would like to go for a blue. I will need to read up on how to go about it.
Mine gets used as a Defender. This morning I was towing a trailer across muddy fields collecting hay for my donkeys. I also use it in the forest collecting wood and I use it as my drive around here. Plus in the winter we always get snow.
The Defender paintwork has stood up well to scrapes and scratches going through narrow dirt tracks with thick bush on either side. The back door has pitted and I also have some pitting on the drivers door. (LHD)
I have had the back cross member done on mine. I wasn't brave enough to do it myself. I got MIB components to do it.

SteNova · Dec 6, 2013

DiscoPol said:
+1 wouldn't want to tow anything with that And certainly wouldn't want to attempt to do or receive a snatch recovery from it.

+1 I'd want to weld on some big diamond shaped plates over the top of the joins

MoorlandBOB · Dec 6, 2013

SteNova said:
+1 I'd want to weld on some big diamond shaped plates over the top of the joins

id want to weld the joins first...

natas · Dec 6, 2013

rwz4 said:
It did not come with any protection on it and it has been sat in my friends shed for 5 years so its bound to have a bit. Its only surface rust tho I will sand down on my next day off and wax oil. Its all been a bit of a rush to get it through its mot within ten days.

Is it a Britpart?

I brought in a Britpart before I was educated. It was so thin and cheap that my welder refused to re-install the the tow hitch.

I am gonna get a Presssbrake as soon as I can afford the shipping to The Bahamas.

tobysleeper · Dec 6, 2013

Ive just taken delivery of a rear x member from Clive at pressbrake what a great piece of kit and a nice price.Just got to work up the enthusiasm to get out in the cold and get on with it now

pressbrake · Dec 6, 2013

MoorlandBOB said:
id want to weld the joins first...

very true

rwz4 · Dec 6, 2013

it will be plated after m.o.t some of those pics were half way through yes it is a lot more solid then it looks.

Trailpug · Dec 6, 2013

So what is 2K??

aaronmorris · Dec 6, 2013

Trailpug said:
So what is 2K??

A type of paint.
(an alternative to cellulose)

matchmetisse · Dec 6, 2013

Clear over base.

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