I have a disco for myself that's turned into near enough a nut n bolt rebuild then there's a lady on a farm who looks after my dog when I'm at work who had a sorry looking 200tdi pickup in the barn. She'd been ripped off by con artist welders/mechs so many times and couldn't warrant paying for a restoration so I offered to rebuild if she got all parts.That's ironic! So you're enjoying all the fun instead of somebody else
Who are you doing it for?
Refurbishing my 1997 defender 300 TDI
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Are you going galv bulkhead too?
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So you're doing two at once. Busy time A good dog minder is well worth looking after. Plus, you get more rebuild fun
She only has him a day a week at the farm to be fair but the fender would have sat rotting or been broken for parts. Id rather see her get enjoyment from it as she lovrs the thing.I'm in the office all week nowadays so enjoy getting out up there when weather's nice. Nice spot to be. Peace, radio, landy and coffee. Old before my time hahaSo you're doing two at once. Busy time A good dog minder is well worth looking after. Plus, you get more rebuild fun
Don't blame you. The chassis someone posted earlier in the thread looks great. Id love to build on top of a galv chassis. One day. This will be a real keeper when restored I'm sure!
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I didn't mark mine.
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I've got the receipts etc for mine, massive collection of pictures of dismantle and rebuild and I cut the VIN number off the dumb iron, with an angle grinder, and kept it.
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Coming along nicely. New shiny bits there too
No problem.
The load on the bearings can be a bit of a misleading statement. Depending on what wheels you have fitted now, and what you fit after, you could end up with an increased negative offset, and therefore further away from the bearing than with the spacers. It’s a bit more complex, but worth a read if your struggling to sleep one night.
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