Steep learning curve

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resto_d1 said:
Just washed lots of land rover and green lane muck out my eyes ears hair etc after a day on it.
My biggest question, which again dieseldog will know is regarding order. I need new boot floor kit including new rear cross member. Arches are also patched and I'd rather do a full job. So, do I fit boot floor and simply tack to existing arches then cut out arches and replace?
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This is the rear body crossmember from YRM, highly recommend this.
https://yrmit.co.uk/product/rear-cross-member-land-rover-discovery-1/

This is the full boot floor kit and has everything in it you would need including the cross braces that would enable you to simply disconnect the brake line that goes under the floor and bulk cut the floor out with a slitting disc, saves a ton of time with drilling out spot welds and means you have all new floor supports.
https://yrmit.co.uk/product/discovery-1-rear-boot-floor-kit/
 
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first bit of chassis rail rust found but overall they seem quite solid
 
Thanks, yes had been looking at the kit about 2 hours ago. Will be getting them to upgrade the cross member to include mounts. Was just wondering with the order of things, do I marry boot edge panels up to existing arches for now then chop out and replace arches. Seemed the only logical way to me?
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
are yu ever Basingstoke way.

next jobs - new front panel and 1/2 the bullkhead ;)
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Working in Sandhurst at the mo and tramping up and down the M3, could swing by one eve for a butchers and a brew if you have time? Could make a plan for a weekend cutting welding and making it good?

resto_d1 said:
Thanks, yes had been looking at the kit about 2 hours ago. Will be getting them to upgrade the cross member to include mounts. Was just wondering with the order of things, do I marry boot edge panels up to existing arches for now then chop out and replace arches. Seemed the only logical way to me?
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Yes, that is the usual way, YRM do separate items too, get some of the 1.5mm zintec angle lengths, it gives you nice straight edges to scribe lines and cut out ready for welding the new pieces in, the angle gives you two good clean cut leading edges to weld off, every little helps.
 
resto_d1 said:
Almost use them as a jointing piece for any bits that are 90 degree you mean?
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Exactly that, often trying to but weld a thin panel corner is a pain and this enables you to overlap them a little and give yourself a bit of a heat sink without blowing through.

Smear a good bit of seam sealer on it and job jobbed.
 
dieseldog69 said:
Working in Sandhurst at the mo and tramping up and down the M3, could swing by one eve for a butchers and a brew if you have time? Could make a plan for a weekend cutting welding and making it good?
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busy (babysitting) this week except for fri. Whenever you can fit in a visit. brew or incahol. You might need the latter after seeing the project :eek:
 
Makes sense. I can imagine it being a bit of a mare. The only scare for me is the pillars and the beams below the sky windows. They will no doubt be tricky. I'll let you know when I'm near there lol. The list so far is mental. I've done it to see what needs doing not buying. There's lots of cheap jobs to do in amidst the expensive ones. I can't afford to hurl hundreds at it each month
 
resto_d1 said:
Makes sense. I can imagine it being a bit of a mare. The only scare for me is the pillars and the beams below the sky windows. They will no doubt be tricky. I'll let you know when I'm near there lol. The list so far is mental. I've done it to see what needs doing not buying. There's lots of cheap jobs to do in amidst the expensive ones. I can't afford to hurl hundreds at it each month
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The best thing to do is to get a whiteboard (this is experience talking here :oops:) write down all the jobs, section them off into electrical, welding, mechanical and trim, some stuff costs pennies to fix and some of it just needs a damn good clean.

As you work through the lists either tick them off or wipe them away, I preferred wiping them away so I was able to gain a sense of achievement and the ever shrinking lists made me feel better about the project.

A word of warning, it gets tedious and do not side step any one particular job in the chain and always work methodically to ensure you are not having to go back and re-do work twice, it proper annoys you as it feels like a waste of time having done it the first time.
 
Adding the list tom my phone memo each time I think of something. The list is pretty big and I will definitely have missed stuff yet. I'm not actually overwhelmed. For once I can take things at my pace with this. Slow and steady with decent quality work rather than rushing
 
Home late but want to do something on my list most days if possible. I cleaned up the interior panels I pulled to rip out boot etc. I've a mismatch of a rr classic rear bench and crappy grey cloth fronts. The more I do the more I'd like to return her to an almost oem plus spec. Keep the guards etc but loose the wheels for something less aggressive. I Really will want beige leather seats to match trim. There' a breaker on eBay with full set so let me know if someone buys!!
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Might have got a little angry with it and might have upset the neighbours but I've a milestone. Yes it is rough but I can tidy up and was doing it a bit blind. My bum was twitching a bit around the tank. Very happy though. Now
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to clean Salisbury plains off the top of the tank
 
Slow and steady. I didn't have any rust converter. Would usually do rust converter and zinc primer. Don' know how good red oxide is but there was a tin of OLD hammerite in the shed probably old recipe rather than the new eco friendly recipe lol
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