I need to renew the side rails below the rear windows on a 110 Defender 12
seater. Can I replace these without removing the roof? It looks as if I
could unbolt the side window units, remove the rear door & then remove and
replace the side rails.

I also need to replace the front quarter panels between the front vent flap
and the door hinge. Can you take the window section out without removing the
roof?

Finally is it possible to replace the rear cross member without removing the
body?

TIA John.

"john maundrell" <john@maundrells.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I need to renew the side rails below the rear windows on a 110 Defender 12
> seater. Can I replace these without removing the roof? It looks as if I
> could unbolt the side window units, remove the rear door & then remove and
> replace the side rails.

You need to remove all the bolts holding the roof on from the "B" post
rearwards and loosen off all the others forward of them. This will allow you
enough of a lift on the rear of the roof to get the side panels out.

>
> I also need to replace the front quarter panels between the front vent
flap
> and the door hinge. Can you take the window section out without removing
the
> roof?

yes, but you need to totally unbolt the front half and loosen off most of
the rear half to lift the front of the roof about 3/4" to allow you to
remove the screen frame. Not so bad on removal, but a devil to get it to
seal on reassembly without the clearance.

>
> Finally is it possible to replace the rear cross member without removing
the
> body?

yes. keep all the body bolted together, bolt the crossmember to the body at
the rear and correct positioning with a jack before welding. Fuel tank needs
to come out, obviously.

Badger.

I have removed the windscreen frame securing bolts & two screws at the top &
the lower side bolts at each side. Are there any further bolts behind the
dash?
"Badger" <badger@spammersgospamoff.badger-co.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
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>
> "john maundrell" <john@maundrells.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:cc6iuo$se1$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > I need to renew the side rails below the rear windows on a 110 Defender
12
> > seater. Can I replace these without removing the roof? It looks as if I
> > could unbolt the side window units, remove the rear door & then remove
and
> > replace the side rails.
>
> You need to remove all the bolts holding the roof on from the "B" post
> rearwards and loosen off all the others forward of them. This will allow
you
> enough of a lift on the rear of the roof to get the side panels out.
>
> >
> > I also need to replace the front quarter panels between the front vent
> flap
> > and the door hinge. Can you take the window section out without removing
> the
> > roof?
>
> yes, but you need to totally unbolt the front half and loosen off most of
> the rear half to lift the front of the roof about 3/4" to allow you to
> remove the screen frame. Not so bad on removal, but a devil to get it to
> seal on reassembly without the clearance.
>
> >
> > Finally is it possible to replace the rear cross member without removing
> the
> > body?
>
> yes. keep all the body bolted together, bolt the crossmember to the body
at
> the rear and correct positioning with a jack before welding. Fuel tank
needs
> to come out, obviously.
>
> Badger.
>
>
>

"john maundrell" <john@maundrells.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I have removed the windscreen frame securing bolts & two screws at the top
&
> the lower side bolts at each side. Are there any further bolts behind the
> dash?
As far as I remember, there's just the row of bolts along the top, the 2 top
side bolts (pig to line up again on mine!) and the lower hinge/bracket
bolts. There's nothing hidden behind the dash. Be prepared to find a lot of
corrosion along the top edge of the bulkhead, by the way.
Badger.

"john maundrell" <john@maundrells.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cc6iuo$se1$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> I need to renew the side rails below the rear windows on a 110 Defender 12
> seater. Can I replace these without removing the roof? It looks as if I
> could unbolt the side window units, remove the rear door & then remove and
> replace the side rails.

You need to remove all the bolts holding the roof on from the "B" post
rearwards and loosen off all the others forward of them. This will allow you
enough of a lift on the rear of the roof to get the side panels out.

>
> I also need to replace the front quarter panels between the front vent
flap
> and the door hinge. Can you take the window section out without removing
the
> roof?

yes, but you need to totally unbolt the front half and loosen off most of
the rear half to lift the front of the roof about 3/4" to allow you to
remove the screen frame. Not so bad on removal, but a devil to get it to
seal on reassembly without the clearance.

>
> Finally is it possible to replace the rear cross member without removing
the
> body?

yes. keep all the body bolted together, bolt the crossmember to the body at
the rear and correct positioning with a jack before welding. Fuel tank needs
to come out, obviously.

Badger.

I have removed the windscreen frame securing bolts & two screws at the top &
the lower side bolts at each side. Are there any further bolts behind the
dash?
"Badger" <badger@spammersgospamoff.badger-co.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
message news:cc6mei$v5r$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> "john maundrell" <john@maundrells.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:cc6iuo$se1$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > I need to renew the side rails below the rear windows on a 110 Defender
12
> > seater. Can I replace these without removing the roof? It looks as if I
> > could unbolt the side window units, remove the rear door & then remove
and
> > replace the side rails.
>
> You need to remove all the bolts holding the roof on from the "B" post
> rearwards and loosen off all the others forward of them. This will allow
you
> enough of a lift on the rear of the roof to get the side panels out.
>
> >
> > I also need to replace the front quarter panels between the front vent
> flap
> > and the door hinge. Can you take the window section out without removing
> the
> > roof?
>
> yes, but you need to totally unbolt the front half and loosen off most of
> the rear half to lift the front of the roof about 3/4" to allow you to
> remove the screen frame. Not so bad on removal, but a devil to get it to
> seal on reassembly without the clearance.
>
> >
> > Finally is it possible to replace the rear cross member without removing
> the
> > body?
>
> yes. keep all the body bolted together, bolt the crossmember to the body
at
> the rear and correct positioning with a jack before welding. Fuel tank
needs
> to come out, obviously.
>
> Badger.
>
>
>

"john maundrell" <john@maundrells.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cc6tuv$p84$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> I have removed the windscreen frame securing bolts & two screws at the top
&
> the lower side bolts at each side. Are there any further bolts behind the
> dash?
As far as I remember, there's just the row of bolts along the top, the 2 top
side bolts (pig to line up again on mine!) and the lower hinge/bracket
bolts. There's nothing hidden behind the dash. Be prepared to find a lot of
corrosion along the top edge of the bulkhead, by the way.
Badger.