defenderdean
New Member
New to the forum but thought id start my rebuild thread just as its getting underway.
So in November 2011 i decided to purchase a defender 90 with the intention of using it offroad and over winter, as i couldnt drive my car for 3 weeks in 2010 due to snow. Winter past and the defender has pretty much sat there since with not much use due to having my job and starting a business venture. Now ive got some time i have decided to fully strip it down and give it a new lease of life. Heres how i brought it in 2011:
Looked quite a mess so a quick rattle can job and 4 days later it turned into something a bit more respectful:
Thats how it stayed till about a week ago when i started to strip it down. So Progress began buy stripping the dash down and finding some quite butchered wiring as you do:
This was all cleared out.Even some twin and earth and lots of 12v bare cables touching metal etc:
Then proceded to strip out the rest of the interior:
Then came time to strip the body work down:
Now im at the point of taking the engine and box out. Due to having my engine crane nicked so trying to source one or wait for a digger to come along. So far the strip down has taken me 12 hours. More updates to come tomorrow if i can work out a way to get the engine out!
So in November 2011 i decided to purchase a defender 90 with the intention of using it offroad and over winter, as i couldnt drive my car for 3 weeks in 2010 due to snow. Winter past and the defender has pretty much sat there since with not much use due to having my job and starting a business venture. Now ive got some time i have decided to fully strip it down and give it a new lease of life. Heres how i brought it in 2011:
![310721_10150511533037646_1920904685_n_zps7ec66caa.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi584.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fss290%2F106turbo%2FDefender%252090%2520rebuild%2F310721_10150511533037646_1920904685_n_zps7ec66caa.jpg&hash=dd314c2c195e38fbd80fc105f8635b0a)
Looked quite a mess so a quick rattle can job and 4 days later it turned into something a bit more respectful:
![315707_10150537160357646_554518532_n_zps847481bf.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi584.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fss290%2F106turbo%2FDefender%252090%2520rebuild%2F315707_10150537160357646_554518532_n_zps847481bf.jpg&hash=98c2dafe803943b34ad6deef9141ce9c)
Thats how it stayed till about a week ago when i started to strip it down. So Progress began buy stripping the dash down and finding some quite butchered wiring as you do:
![IMG_1270_zps44d86b64.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi584.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fss290%2F106turbo%2FDefender%252090%2520rebuild%2FIMG_1270_zps44d86b64.jpg&hash=197494e8551845bc6dc9fdac909d2b50)
This was all cleared out.Even some twin and earth and lots of 12v bare cables touching metal etc:
![IMG_1271_zps71d0b8b7.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi584.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fss290%2F106turbo%2FDefender%252090%2520rebuild%2FIMG_1271_zps71d0b8b7.jpg&hash=45d60c0bc863b5d36312b4a076e7f74f)
Then proceded to strip out the rest of the interior:
![IMG_1312_zps4dc84735.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi584.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fss290%2F106turbo%2FDefender%252090%2520rebuild%2FIMG_1312_zps4dc84735.jpg&hash=fd51998e8f500883a0ac182dfe14e083)
Then came time to strip the body work down:
![IMG_1317_zpsf73e7c6f.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi584.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fss290%2F106turbo%2FDefender%252090%2520rebuild%2FIMG_1317_zpsf73e7c6f.jpg&hash=99ccf66b0e07ffacc897021c9843da78)
![IMG_1321_zpsede1a62f.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi584.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fss290%2F106turbo%2FDefender%252090%2520rebuild%2FIMG_1321_zpsede1a62f.jpg&hash=a4d47e255a1c1037fd89b828bdec0683)
![IMG_1325_zps0493af4c.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi584.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fss290%2F106turbo%2FDefender%252090%2520rebuild%2FIMG_1325_zps0493af4c.jpg&hash=7fc1597793f389e0109e2550b4d9d8d1)
![IMG_1327_zps84a8f941.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi584.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fss290%2F106turbo%2FDefender%252090%2520rebuild%2FIMG_1327_zps84a8f941.jpg&hash=8b884b819ee177fc16ee4add8cee5461)
![null.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi584.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fss290%2F106turbo%2Fnull.jpg&hash=2816591370abc7bb2a4d282a71c10521)
![IMG_1350_zpsc9a1a713.jpg](/lz/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi584.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fss290%2F106turbo%2FDefender%252090%2520rebuild%2FIMG_1350_zpsc9a1a713.jpg&hash=eb08af3d516189519d6f30153c03d3b2)
Now im at the point of taking the engine and box out. Due to having my engine crane nicked so trying to source one or wait for a digger to come along. So far the strip down has taken me 12 hours. More updates to come tomorrow if i can work out a way to get the engine out!