Boxer
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a year ago i started to strip a wing on the Defender back to bare metal and oxidation.
I quite vigorously scraped back the oxidation washed it with white vinegar then water then dried it with a hot air gun before using a very thick lumpy zinc paint on it. Then the weather changed so i gave it quick rub down and blew it in with Epsom green .
That was it, work got busy and I never got back to it.
I put it in the shop at the end of September to have new springs, shocks and bushes.
This evolved into a bit of welding a sports/decat exhaust, new galvanised turrets and spring holders and a paint job on the chassis and axles.
Three weeks later and it has now progressed again, onto a complete respray, panoramic glass,swing away Wheel carrier rear facing rear seats, new belts, cleaned inter-cooler and new hoses, a pump tweak, refurbished wheels, new tyres, running boards, chequer plate and other little things.
It looks a mess at the moment. Going to stick with the zinc paint approach and see how it goes. Hope to have it back for the bad weather.
I've had it since 2006, it's 17 and needs a spruce up. I really didn't get on with the TD5 in the disco i had and can't/won't part with the cash for the ford engined one. Hence an expensive rebuild.
I'm going to do the interior myself when its back with me has anyone fitted a disco1 speedo binnacle with disco clocks. Whats involved?
I should add that the bank account is looking quite red and will continue to do so for quite some time.
I quite vigorously scraped back the oxidation washed it with white vinegar then water then dried it with a hot air gun before using a very thick lumpy zinc paint on it. Then the weather changed so i gave it quick rub down and blew it in with Epsom green .
That was it, work got busy and I never got back to it.
I put it in the shop at the end of September to have new springs, shocks and bushes.
This evolved into a bit of welding a sports/decat exhaust, new galvanised turrets and spring holders and a paint job on the chassis and axles.
Three weeks later and it has now progressed again, onto a complete respray, panoramic glass,swing away Wheel carrier rear facing rear seats, new belts, cleaned inter-cooler and new hoses, a pump tweak, refurbished wheels, new tyres, running boards, chequer plate and other little things.
It looks a mess at the moment. Going to stick with the zinc paint approach and see how it goes. Hope to have it back for the bad weather.
I've had it since 2006, it's 17 and needs a spruce up. I really didn't get on with the TD5 in the disco i had and can't/won't part with the cash for the ford engined one. Hence an expensive rebuild.
I'm going to do the interior myself when its back with me has anyone fitted a disco1 speedo binnacle with disco clocks. Whats involved?
I should add that the bank account is looking quite red and will continue to do so for quite some time.
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lucky guy.
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