1. James_mac

    James Mac's Defender 90 Rebuild

    On another note, I went and collected my chassis from Richards this morning and put it in my dads garage, I can't get it down to mine for another few weeks so that'll give me time to finish off the front axle so I can get it rolling straight away. Well almost straight away, I need to give it a...
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    James Mac's Defender 90 Rebuild

    So, Iv got there rear axle 99% complete now, I finished off the drive flange and made the brake pipes, I accidentally put the callipers on the wrong side too so I had to swap them around as well. Iv just got to put the new magnetic diff pan plugs in and then fill it with oil now.
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    James Mac's Defender 90 Rebuild

    Thanks mate, I won't have this much space for much longer, I'm having to move in August with work so I'll won't have anywhere to do the rebuild for a whille, I'll have stuff all my gear in my dads garage temporarily. At least it should be rolling by then.
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    My Defender 90 rebuild

    Quality work mate. I can't wait until Iv got a rolling chassis.
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    James Mac's Defender 90 Rebuild

    I had a look at pollytunnel, but for £45 I can get a 3x4m gazebo with 4 sides which is probably going to be my cheapest option.
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    James Mac's Defender 90 Rebuild

    Iv got 2 spray guns so probably going to spray it, I need to buy a gazebo of some sort so I don't get overspray on everything.
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    James Mac's Defender 90 Rebuild

    The blue is Gwyn Lewis' fault, he sent me some blue trailing arms so I decided to paint everything else to match :) I bought grey paint in the end, if i don't like it I'll just paint over it. I can't decided if I should brush or spray it on?
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    James Mac's Defender 90 Rebuild

    Time for an update I think, iv not really done that much to be honest but I'm collecting my galv chassis and bulkhead next week so I should be able to get it rolling fairly quickly. I primered all the suspension parts and then gave them a coat of ultra marine blue so they are all nice and...
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    Bearmach Blue Springs Help!

    Gwyn supplies them as an alternative to his springs so as suggested above I'd give him a call.
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    Bearmach Blue Springs Help!

    I have some waiting to go on my 90 and as said above the come in pairs so they are not sided. I can't help you with the part number for a 110 though.
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    Replacing Alpine Window Seals

    Nice job, I'll be removing mine before I paint the roof so this should help me get them back in :)
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    Door repair - Pictures

    The pics don't show up for me :(
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    Need a battery.

    i bought one of these a few months ago Numax CXV35MF Sealed Leisure Battery 12V 120Ah 1100MCA 500 Cycles XV35MF - Leisure Batteries - Numax Leisure Batteries that website is really good for batteries, you should be able to find a better one for your money on there.
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    James Mac's Defender 90 Rebuild

    iv just had a thought, i have 2 50L compressors in my garage, as I'm going to be spraying the chassis would i be able to link the 2 together using a spare airline and the just turn one of them on??? has anybody tried this? I'm still unsure what colour to paint the chassis, i need to decide...
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    James Mac's Defender 90 Rebuild

    its time for a update on my rebuild i think, so what have i done in the last month... and the answer is nothing! iv been away with work so i haven't been able to do a thing, and i also broke my neck which is going to slow things down a bit :( (i broke my C6 vertebra so i had to have a bit of...
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    Rebuilding my 90

    Porn!!!!
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    Aaron's 90 rebuild (Round 2)

    Nice to see the ball is rolling again mate, love your work!
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    Best 2" lift set up available??

    Gwyn Lewis does the best 2" lift kit around and he can customize it to suit your vehicle perfectly, he's a very knowledgable guy, I would give him a call if I was you. you can have the 2" lift that you want without compromising the on road handling. Iv got a full set up from him waiting to go...
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    Welding question: Is this an MOT failure?

    Yep it's a fail. Weld it up!
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    How to re-fit 300tdi 90 fuel tank

    It was a pain when I did it. Keep wiggling and pushing and it will eventually go in. Don't give up.