robbh
Crazier than a box of frogs on acid
Well f**k you and your F***king sun!I had to don my shooting waders and waterproof in order to work on mine today
ound:ound:ound:Was bloody nasty this morning here was working under a gazebo
then the sun came out just after midday 
Dr_evil
Banned
Was bloody nasty this morning here was working under a gazebo
Its been raining all day
but sunny tomorrow apparently! Need to sort out my revving issue, sounds better on idle though
robbh
Crazier than a box of frogs on acid
Its been raining all day
Need to sort out my revving issue, sounds better on idle though
Showers here tomorrow
well don ya waterproofs and get on wid it then Oh and finally a picture of my freshly painted wheels that I've just put on, as well as the tub
robbh
Crazier than a box of frogs on acid
Another update
One part of the dash retrimmed with black faux suede
Only thing left to do is put the 3 holes in the centre for gauges but will wait until I've got them.
Tomorrow when the seat box is coming out to get at the chassis i will also remove the rest of the dash to repair/retrim. Then i can start thinking about putting it back in. As well as the defender seats that turnt up today.
One part of the dash retrimmed with black faux suede
Only thing left to do is put the 3 holes in the centre for gauges but will wait until I've got them.
Tomorrow when the seat box is coming out to get at the chassis i will also remove the rest of the dash to repair/retrim. Then i can start thinking about putting it back in. As well as the defender seats that turnt up today.
robbh
Crazier than a box of frogs on acid
Cheers
I was going to but the rear axle is coming off anyway at some point in the next month or so so i can have a go at unseizing the rear leaf springs. And if i can afford it do a bit of a refurb
robbh
Crazier than a box of frogs on acid
Part 2 of the chassis progress.
Today involved removing the seatbox and dash although dash is still there in the pictures I'll finish getting it out once I've had a cuppa and a ciggy more to come about the dash later on.....
Anyways first up is a picture is to show you what i faced under the seat box
Continued in the same way as i treated the rear of the chassis starting with jet wash, wire brushes, another wash, and then rust treat followed by paint.
Looks damn good even if i say so myself
Seatbox has been cleaned up and ready to go back in, as will the defender seats and the dash once its all nice and pretty
Next challenge........ Getting the wings off to tackle the rest of the chassis
Today involved removing the seatbox and dash although dash is still there in the pictures I'll finish getting it out once I've had a cuppa and a ciggy
more to come about the dash later on..... Anyways first up is a picture is to show you what i faced under the seat box
Continued in the same way as i treated the rear of the chassis starting with jet wash, wire brushes, another wash, and then rust treat followed by paint.
Looks damn good even if i say so myself
Seatbox has been cleaned up and ready to go back in, as will the defender seats and the dash once its all nice and pretty
Next challenge........ Getting the wings off to tackle the rest of the chassis
robbh
Crazier than a box of frogs on acid
Bit more for you.
The rest of the dash came out earlier on.
Found folding the windscreen forward made getting the screws on top of the dash much easier to get to. And glad to say the bulkhead seems solid underneath so far as i can tell. Only slight patches of surface rust
It was rather interesting retrimming that piece as its fiddly getting the material to sit right to go round corners etc without the lot sticking together in a huge mess but managed it just
Now in the process of wire brushing the part that holds on the vent levers and the instrument panel.
Will get pictures of that as it's going in. which hopefully should be tomorrow as I've got one small piece to retrim
The rest of the dash came out earlier on.
Found folding the windscreen forward made getting the screws on top of the dash much easier to get to. And glad to say the bulkhead seems solid underneath so far as i can tell. Only slight patches of surface rust
It was rather interesting retrimming that piece as its fiddly getting the material to sit right to go round corners etc without the lot sticking together in a huge mess but managed it just
Now in the process of wire brushing the part that holds on the vent levers and the instrument panel.
Will get pictures of that as it's going in.
which hopefully should be tomorrow as I've got one small piece to retrim 
ronsealdeath
Sagging Member
Righty then
Brakes bled but still spongy.... Think i may order a new master cylinder for the brakes.
Then possibly new brake cylinders for the front as one bleed nipple is seized solid.
While I'm at it may aswell replace all the flexi's as they look ancient along with a new set of shoes.
Once i got ****ed off with the brakes i went on to cutting out the rotted passenger footwell.
Bleeding series brakes can a bit iffy unless you have the wheel cylinder pistons pushed fully home when they are being bled OR you use a proper compressor fed air bleeder (not one off a hand pump or tyre). The design of the cylinders is a bit sh!t as they leave a gap which traps air and won't bleed out unless you close the gap (push pistons in) or have a decent amount of pressure to suck the air out of the gap (vac bleeder). You can either use a G-clamp to squeeze both pistons in or a ratchet strap on the shoes (if they are on). I have a Draper vac bleeder which runs off my compressor. Its really easy to bleed brakes with it and I recommend one if you have an air line.
Oh yeah, don't buy rubbish brake parts, the seals will go. Get the best you can afford and don't forget to order spare brake lines as they do like to seize and can only be removed via the power of hacksawing them to death.
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robbh
Crazier than a box of frogs on acid
Cheers for the very helpful advice
I didn't realise i had to do that with the brake cylinders. Will give it a go when i get home from work as have one of the bleeders that use tyre pressure. No access to air line yet unfortunately
And don't worry i don't tend to buy rubbish, i especially avoid parts that come in blue boxes
robbh
Crazier than a box of frogs on acid
Finally a small update for anyone who's interested
The weather hasn't really been great since i managed to get the chassis painted under the seatbox. So my plan to get the entire chassis painted failed
Although i do have some good news. My retrimmed dash has started to go back in almost finishedjust got a few bits here and there to sort out and its done
Another thing i decided to do whilst i had the seatbox and floors out was give it a lick of paint as well
Looks much better imo.
Only problem I've found now since the heavy rain is my door seals are completely shot! So hopefully will be replacing these with defender items very soon.
Also i haven't forgotten about the brakes I'm waiting for some g clamps to turn up as i don't own any so will update the brake situ ation very soon
The weather hasn't really been great since i managed to get the chassis painted under the seatbox. So my plan to get the entire chassis painted failed
Although i do have some good news. My retrimmed dash has started to go back in
almost finishedjust got a few bits here and there to sort out and its done
Another thing i decided to do whilst i had the seatbox and floors out was give it a lick of paint as well
Looks much better imo.
Only problem I've found now since the heavy rain is my door seals are completely shot! So hopefully will be replacing these with defender items very soon.
Also i haven't forgotten about the brakes I'm waiting for some g clamps to turn up as i don't own any
so will update the brake situ ation very soon
ronsealdeath
Sagging Member
I think its a bit of challenge to stop all rain getting into a series. Mine had bungees attached to the doortops across to the corresponding sunvisor to pull them in when shut. It did help quite a bit but was super Heath Robinson.
I put up with a bit of rain on the drivers floor as it had no carpet and just rubber mats.
Looking good. See you have a hand throttle too, useful to prevent stalling at lights!
I put up with a bit of rain on the drivers floor as it had no carpet and just rubber mats.
Looking good. See you have a hand throttle too, useful to prevent stalling at lights!
Finally a small update for anyone who's interested
The weather hasn't really been great since i managed to get the chassis painted under the seatbox. So my plan to get the entire chassis painted failed
Although i do have some good news. My retrimmed dash has started to go back in
Another thing i decided to do whilst i had the seatbox and floors out was give it a lick of paint as well
Looks much better imo.
Only problem I've found now since the heavy rain is my door seals are completely shot! So hopefully will be replacing these with defender items very soon.
Also i haven't forgotten about the brakes I'm waiting for some g clamps to turn up as i don't own any
be aware when changing to defender door seals you have to cut the little lip off around the tub,truck cab and roof in order to do it
onecelledcreature
Active Member
be aware when changing to defender door seals you have to cut the little lip off around the tub,truck cab and roof in order to do it
as in the whole way around the door frame?
i test fitted some defnder ones to mine and couldn't make them stay in place, this might be why.
is it worth doing or do i buy series ones and rivit in place?
robbh
Crazier than a box of frogs on acid
I think its a bit of challenge to stop all rain getting into a series. Mine had bungees attached to the doortops across to the corresponding sunvisor to pull them in when shut. It did help quite a bit but was super Heath Robinson.
I put up with a bit of rain on the drivers floor as it had no carpet and just rubber mats.
Looking good. See you have a hand throttle too, useful to prevent stalling at lights!
Yea i can agree with you it is a challenge but hopefully getting new door tops from rocky mountains should help as well as the defender seals
might have a leak free series but i doubt it Anything is better than the amount of water getting through atm
robbh
Crazier than a box of frogs on acid
be aware when changing to defender door seals you have to cut the little lip off around the tub,truck cab and roof in order to do it
Yea i did read about that somewhere. willing to whatever it takes to keep the rain out
