• UpandOver
    UpandOver replied to the thread Blood, sweat & beers ! 1984 Defender 90 restoration.
    As the weather is so bloody awful today think I’ll hide in the garage, plan is to patch up the bulkhead to tunnel cover (sand blasted revealed a few holes) then straight out the tunnel panel, clean up the heater box and fan and get everything...
    Apr 19, 2025
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    UpandOver replied to the thread Blood, sweat & beers ! 1984 Defender 90 restoration.
    All the steel work including the bulkhead and inner wings are back from the blasters, a few drain holes added to the roll bar hoop and they are ready to go to the galvanisers next Wednesday. Notice that I’ve attached some unistrut as a brace...
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    Apr 19, 2025
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    UpandOver replied to the thread Blood, sweat & beers ! 1984 Defender 90 restoration.
    Its done !!! And Im also done in ! 12 hrs in the man cave, 1lt of etch primer, 2 lts of high build primer, 3 sheets or 80 120 and 400 grit block sanding pads and two bottles of Proper Job IPA and the tub is finally ready for top coat.
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    Apr 5, 2025
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    UpandOver replied to the thread Blood, sweat & beers ! 1984 Defender 90 restoration.
    Cant wait to get this rear tub in primer it’s starting to grind! I would say to anyone restoring a landy that it’s the most time consuming piece of the jigsaw to get right and the most visible once done, get it wrong and it will annoy you every...
    Apr 4, 2025
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    UpandOver reacted to Forrest Gump's post in the thread Blood, sweat & beers ! 1984 Defender 90 restoration with Like Like.
    Brilliant. Very good show on the work you’re doing. Makes me want to hunt out another 90 and get tore in. Good progress mate…keep it coming. 🤙
    Apr 3, 2025
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    UpandOver replied to the thread Blood, sweat & beers ! 1984 Defender 90 restoration.
    Righ hand side of tub skimmed with fine filler and block sanded to smooth out any small dents
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    Apr 1, 2025
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    UpandOver replied to the thread Blood, sweat & beers ! 1984 Defender 90 restoration.
    Tub underside all finished, etch primed and then undersealed with gravitex stone guard, ready for primer and paint. Will start on the outside next flattern then fill and block sand.
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    Mar 30, 2025
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    UpandOver replied to the thread Blood, sweat & beers ! 1984 Defender 90 restoration.
    I have used HB Body Pro S115 and HMP seam seal both as equally as good. But the HB stuff does dry slightly harder
    Mar 30, 2025
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    UpandOver replied to the thread Blood, sweat & beers ! 1984 Defender 90 restoration.
    And in between all of the landy stuff I managed to give the bike a service before the trip
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    Mar 23, 2025
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    UpandOver replied to the thread Blood, sweat & beers ! 1984 Defender 90 restoration.
    Rear wheel arches strengthened with formed inner ali sections panel bonded into place, few other repair sections fitted. New inner wheel arches bonded and rivited along with new floor and rear cross section all bonded rivited and bolted using 5mm...
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    Mar 23, 2025
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    UpandOver replied to the thread Blood, sweat & beers ! 1984 Defender 90 restoration.
    New 1.6mm ali inner wing liners cut to shape and ready to be panel bonded and rivited over the original wings to give a smooth as new finish to the inside of the tub, also bonded 2mm sheet to the original floor here it is with some weight on it...
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    Mar 22, 2025
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