hi all as you probably guessed im restoring a 90. the big plan is upgrade what i can afford and restore what i cant im fitting a 300 tdi unit out of another defender i recently purchased for spares. by the end im hoping on owning a nice reliable 90 i can use a few times a week when im not in work (as i have a company van) here goes nothing here she is
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The big strip down.

Looks pretty good as it is

right strip down begins, while we are stripping down im going through checking whats good and whats bad
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rear cross member has seen better days
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went to bearmach to buy some goodies i coudnt believe there there prices i done a bit of research before i went down and they really looked after me.
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whilst i was in bearmach i was asking if any of them new for a local spares or repair 300 tdi disovery i had a phone call off one of the guys there a few days later with a defender 300tdi bit of an unfinish project with a re-conditioned engine and gearbox a good solid bulk head (which is better than mine) and i will use the wings as there proper 300 tdi wings also the axles
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time for the engine to come out (best engine hoist ever!!!!)
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chassis work can begin.
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rear cross member is started not quite finished yet
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wheels and tyres have arrived black modulars with qeneral grabber boots. the dog is kiki she is our yard dog too much stuff was going missing from the yard she keeps me company at night when im working on the landy on my own.

i havent updated for a little while so i think its about time while i got 5 minutes
i put a few coats of stone chip over the chassis to stop it rusting again with the moisture in the air
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new engine is out it is suposed to be reconitioned engine and box but have no receipts to prove so its going off for a bit of an overhall
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i obviously have to fit new engine mounts for the 300 so what i done was cut the old ones off so the welds were still proud and ground the welds off with a flapping disc to leave a nice surface on the chassis. with the 300 mounts i cut a big chunk off the 110 chassis out as i dont need it and got the mounts off on the bench where access is 100% better done a load of measuring and away i went and welded the new ones on fingers crossed its all ok. also i fitted gearbox mounts off the 300 to my chassis this was a simple bolt on job.
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now the the work on the chassis is finished ive spayed the whole thing with a gloss black paint to make it all waterproof and hopfully rust free for years to come.
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next i stripped cleaned with a wire head on the grinder and brush painted all the items to start building the chassis back up, once the paint had dryed we went about fitting all the poly bushes this was a nightmare!!!! after a few different ways of trying to fit them we found it best to put them in boiling water and make a tool out of 2 plates metal and a cut down peace of thread bar and it still werent easy but it done the trick.
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now we can turn the ratchets to clock wise and start bolting bits on im using stainless bolts on pretty much everything. all new parts seen are from bearmach they are cheaper than any other specialist mainly because they supply to them and they are also cheaper than the net by a long long way. im fitting Salisbury axle pro-comp +2 shocks and springs with tubular shock turrets and heavy duty rears also fitted +2 braided hoses all new bearings seals gasket discs pads disc protectors and calipers to the axles. the fronts have been treated to uprated cut and drilled discs and uprated pads
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now i can get some wheels on get her rolling again
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engine is back treated to new timing belt kit, auxilary belt, headgasket, waterpump, thermostat,drive belt tensioner pulley clutch and a general strip down and clean whilst the head was off it clearly showed this engine had been apart and rebuilt at some time so the reconditioning was correct which im over the moon about.
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and for a bit of a giggle my best mates car and a sticker which i had made and stuck on as a bit of a suprise for him ound:
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Looks like a proper good job mate!!!
Might have been a good idea to clean up the chassis and get it galvinised

Looking forward to more pics!!!

Daz

Galvaniseing was an option which went through my head a few times but it was all down to time really this isn't somthing I want sat there for ages want to get her done out so she can be used.

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cracking build but don't cable tie your shock boots, moisture will be trapped n will rot em out, if u really need em just fix at top and allow bottom to be free to drain

cheers steve

like the wheels, but make sure you keep the receipt, i've seen the paint peel off like paper on those modulers and only after a few months! but very nice work. keep the photo's coming