Todays mission was to make a start on the upper side panels, glass out it was hammer time! Then a little filler, sanding, heavy build primer, more sanding, more primer, and more sanding, well that’s one down one to go, glad it’s a 90 and not a 110!

I’ll leave them dry for today then give them a coat of 2k Maxi Build Max Meyer primer

So pleased that Landyzone have fixed the issue of adding photos, it was quite difficult to keep the momentum going without posting progress. That’s it back into sixth gear now !

Door skins bonded and folded, a quick one over with 320DA to key and take and press marks out of the ali then a coat of etch primer (2k max meyor CFE 050)

That’s it folks this is where I’m up with the defender. Today’s job is to attach the new skins to the doors

Next front doors, frames blasted and repaired.

All the steel cappings and rear corners were blasted and galvanized. Twashed the galv parts prior to fitting. Rear tub etched with 2pk then primed in 2k ready for paint

Rear tub time, new rear panels fitted and rear quarters reinforced from the inside with some hand made 3mm ali

All the suspension parts blasted painted and new bushes fitted

Brake calipers blasted, painted with HT enamel, although Mrs Hughes wasn’t impressed to find them hanging up in the airing cupboard ! new pistons and seals fitted with some home made stainless steel upper and lower mud guard brackets

axles stripped blasted and painted, new seals, bearings, bolts, discs, swivel kits, gater kits

Bulkhead sand blasted, repaired in the usual places pillars, foot wells and around unused wiper arm hole. Braced up with some unistrut and sent to the galvanisers. Returned from galv, cleaned up holes re tapped. Next job etch, and prime

Engine cleaned, painted, new oil stem seals, new , refurbished fuel pump and injectors, new water pump, cam belt kit, new lift pump and inj pipes

A pleasing test result with the Engine compression tester

Now that the web page allows me to upload photos let the updates begin

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yaTkXkhSFRQY-f4Buge4u0fvUhdOBrNh Here is a link to a google drive folder with photos of the rust bucket !

If the post title didnt give it a way, yup you may have guessed by now that I have found, purchased and collected a defender 90 registered from nowhere else other than the birth place of Mr Wilks’ dream Anglesey or should I say Ynys Mon ! Let the hammering, swearing and sweating begin…. And yes...

Cant seem to be able to post photos off my phone atm

I couldn’t do it any other way Adrian, as much as I try my OCD would just take over

It’s been a while since I rebuilt my series3 https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/series-3-swb-nut-and-bolt-rebuild.368569/ since then I’ve been looking for my next project. The criteria was quite simple, it had to be a Landrover and registered on Anglesey, how hard could it be ………