greyhair
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Yep I hear you, on that one
I started to add up, how much i had spent so far and it made me feel sick !
But in the end it will be worth it,
Yep I hear you, on that one
I started to add up, how much i had spent so far and it made me feel sick !
But in the end it will be worth it,
AlbertDefender90
Active Member
Yeah, I think I've spent nearly £4000 so far although I do have most of the bits to go back on now. It's all the small things which add up
greyhair
Well-Known Member
Yes its the bits that get you,
AlbertDefender90
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-Defender110-
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with ye on this, spent 600€ in not much more than bushings seals and bearings there the other day 
AlbertDefender90
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Unfortunately I think I'll be towards 6k by the time I've finished
james6546
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I'm guessing that includes bodywork and paint?
AlbertDefender90
Active Member
Yeah
AlbertDefender90
Active Member
Finally put the axle together and got it on the chassis!!
Unfortunately I've got a new issue. The springs won't seat correctly and are slightly bent now they are fitted. The radius arms are up to torque so I'm not sure what to do. Will it settle better once the engines in or do I have a problem
Unfortunately I've got a new issue. The springs won't seat correctly and are slightly bent now they are fitted. The radius arms are up to torque so I'm not sure what to do. Will it settle better once the engines in or do I have a problem
AlbertDefender90
Active Member
AlbertDefender90
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wow looking very very nice so far i read your thread with great interest as i start my own 90 build ,,,as regards cost i spent 12k
Thanks, hopefully I won't spend anywhere near 12k although it would look even better if I spent that much. I'm lucky with the fact that I don't have a mrs (if you can call that lucky) so I'm not particularly tied down with anything. Being on the farm full time does help (sometimes) aswell
AlbertDefender90
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Ok, now I've got one pair of wheels on I'm going to be prepping the rear axle, bulkhead etc by sending them off to be sandblasted. Whilst all that is happening I'm wondering wether I should put the engine in now and get everything right on it or wait until I've got the bulkhead fitted?
Yep I reckon so, its a common thing with series land rovers, people cant get the shocks to fit until body and drivetrain fitted to squish the springs down
AlbertDefender90
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Thanks, hopefully I'll be able to get on with it over the next few days and get the engine dropped in, then I can worry about sandblasting a load if parts and repairing and galvanising the door frames, bonnet frame etc. still not sure about the bulkhead though
aaronmorris
Head's a shed
I'd fit the engine and gearbox before the bulkhead.
More room to drop the whole thing in in one lump.
As for the springs, As said above, They will settle once their is some weight on them.
More room to drop the whole thing in in one lump.
As for the springs, As said above, They will settle once their is some weight on them.
AlbertDefender90
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Just wondering, I haven't got a replacement gearbox yet but would it be ok to drop the engine in without for now? I'm going to be ordering a gearbox in the next week or so then replacing the input gear on the disco transfer box I've got
