aaronmorris
Head's a shed
You're not the only one
Ah, I was wondering if you had got yours finished.
Don't blame you for paying someone else to do it, can't imagine it'd be easy on your own in yer front garden.
Have you bought a new chassis or second hand and got it galvanized?
Bloody amazing as ever!!!
I'm popping down that way in a couple of weeks matey so will pop in to say hello if you're around. I might even quiz you about how you about tackling a transfer box.
Cheers mate
Give me a shout closer to the time and I'll try and be about.Cheers bud
yep, it's sorted now, just need to take it for an MOT when I get the time, then we're all go.
Oh and cheers, good progress with the bits then
aaronmorris
Head's a shed
Crikey! Big expense then
Was their much lead time to get one made? Mind with the amount of other work you've done with it their wont be much original left to go wrong.
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Bennehboy
Well-Known Member
Crikey! Big expense then
Mind with the amount of other work you've done with it their wont be much original left to go wrong.
It's supposed to be a 6 week lead, but the people doing the swap have a good relationship with Richards so managed to get one a bit sooner.
I need to get my arse in gear and finish the tbox ready for the swap over.
Only problem now really is I'm eyeing up all the rusty bits underneath and thinking 'that needs painting'...
So main bits to clean up are going to be, axle tubes, ARB's, trailing arms, brakes, various brackets and fixing eg the fuel tank strap.
Going to get the cross members galved up too I think.
aaronmorris
Head's a shed
Well last weekend never really went to plan with regards to going for an MOT, as I ended up working all day, that said I had a few little jobs that needed doing in the week beforehand (one piece of exhaust, stick floor pans in and fit a new bonnet cable as I bust the old one) non of which got done, far too hot that week.
Told myself I'd do the bits after work one day this week and go this weekend, did I do it? Did I chuff!
Really couldn't be arsed after work and really have no drive left for this anymore, going round in circles. So forced myself to do it this morning and it'll get done when it gets done.
Anyway, I got some more galv bits off a very nice man
Hopefully this is a start of things to come on a future project
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And got the next little project into the garage.
This is the bulkhead off the 90 I bought last year. The plan is to repair it and get it galvanised.
It needs more than I remembered, a pair of footwells, one foot, one door pillar patching or replacing and one top corner replacing.
Hopefully this will save time and make it's way onto another project when I find one (Yes I have been looking for a couple of months and haven't really seen anything)
I also need to get it shot blasted before sending for galv, so looking at buying my own blast pot, but concerned I'll just be ****ing in the wind with the ell' cheapo ones.
Has anyone had any experience of them?
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Told myself I'd do the bits after work one day this week and go this weekend, did I do it? Did I chuff!
Really couldn't be arsed after work and really have no drive left for this anymore, going round in circles. So forced myself to do it this morning and it'll get done when it gets done.
Anyway, I got some more galv bits off a very nice man
Hopefully this is a start of things to come on a future project
And got the next little project into the garage.
This is the bulkhead off the 90 I bought last year. The plan is to repair it and get it galvanised.
It needs more than I remembered, a pair of footwells, one foot, one door pillar patching or replacing and one top corner replacing.
Hopefully this will save time and make it's way onto another project when I find one (Yes I have been looking for a couple of months and haven't really seen anything)
I also need to get it shot blasted before sending for galv, so looking at buying my own blast pot, but concerned I'll just be ****ing in the wind with the ell' cheapo ones.
Has anyone had any experience of them?
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Discokids
Well-Known Member
Hey Aaron, I did once buy a blasting kit from mm, not a pot but the container you fill and attach the air line to the gun, which then draws it through. I bought it to do small areas (think coaster/beer mat) and it was ok. Tried doing an entire wheel and it just took ages. Besides going everywhere. I had my chassis done and paid £150, but that was because a) he was local, b) he had never done one before, c) he was the only person I rang who got back to me.
Your bulkhead looks pretty good though.
Your bulkhead looks pretty good though.
aaronmorris
Head's a shed
Ah, you see this is my worry. If I buy one I'll be wanting to do quite a bit of stuff, axles, radius arms, bulkhead etc...
I'd like to be able to do it myself, but it's probably not going to be cheap to get something half decent (i.e doesn't take ages)
Probably going to be easier to just get someone else to do it for me.
Wish I had investigated shot blasting axles, radius arms etc. Spent ages on them with wire wheels etc, then rust treatment, but it's breaking through the paint already.
If I was doing multiple projects like you I would definitely go for it.
Yes it would take a lot of work out of it bud, I was much the same and spent ages doing it too.
I think the cost for something decent may be the stumbling block for me.
I'm thinking about having a pair of td5 tubes done to swap onto mine. If you fancy making some money blasting and painting I'd gladly let you do the honours on some for me fella
Aye, we'll have to see how I get on though bud, and what I can find.
But I'm hoping to find something sooner rather than later so I can blast the bulkhead before doing any repairs.
aaronmorris
Head's a shed
OK, so I may have bought another 90
A bit of a last minute impulse buy, but hayho.
A bit of a last minute impulse buy, but hayho.
OK, so I may have bought another 90
A bit of a last minute impulse buy, but hayho.
Obviously, you'll need to put pictures up ASAP
Bennehboy
Well-Known Member
OK, so I may have bought another 90
A bit of a last minute impulse buy, but hayho.
Nutter
James_mac
Active Member
OK, so I may have bought another 90
A bit of a last minute impulse buy, but hayho.
Pics pics pics!!!
aaronmorris
Head's a shed
Obviously, you'll need to put pictures up ASAP
Not long been in from having a tinker, food, shower and will upload some then
Nutter
You know me too well No real plans as yet bud, will strip it and see. But what I'd like to do is galv as much as possible, chassis, bulkhead, cappings axles etc...
Much like I wanted to do on the last one but things never materialised.
Nothing special, but coming soon
aaronmorris
Head's a shed
Sooo... people seem to want pics, so here goes.
To be honest the chequer plate is absolutely hideous! But beyond that it's not so bad. Genuine 200tdi defender engine, body work is reasonably straight, doors are pretty solid, chassis seems ok but has been coated in old oil (Which will make it lovely to work on) and it drives rather well for an old girl.
As I said, it was kind of a last minute impulse buy, saw it on ebay with about 10 minutes left and thought it seemed reasonable money for a 90 with a proper defender tdi and plenty of test, and well... here it is now on my drive
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To be honest the chequer plate is absolutely hideous! But beyond that it's not so bad. Genuine 200tdi defender engine, body work is reasonably straight, doors are pretty solid, chassis seems ok but has been coated in old oil (Which will make it lovely to work on) and it drives rather well for an old girl.
As I said, it was kind of a last minute impulse buy, saw it on ebay with about 10 minutes left and thought it seemed reasonable money for a 90 with a proper defender tdi and plenty of test, and well... here it is now on my drive
