After examination, the inner frame was better than I thought it would be, but it’s still a bit frilly!

Moving on to the bonnet, after stripping the paint using paint stripper, there was still a lot of paint residue which needed removing. I used a 120 grit disc on a DA and it came off fairly easy. Unfortunately, the rivets prevented me cleaning all the paint round them and I didn’t want to leave...

Managed to finally spend some time on the Landy today . Thought I would see if I could finish the prep work on the side frames. Did some rubbing down and filling to get them to a reasonable standard. Im going to take them to the painter next week, so wanted to get them done for that 😅

I suspect JLR are focusing only on premium products where the money is, which is a real shame as a Landrover fan 🙁. That’s another factor that the Grenadier will be judged against and compared to JLR products - reliability. Having watched the videos of the design, build and testing of the...

I’m going to be controversial here, but in my opinion, I think the Grenadier is what the new defender should have been. I can’t deny the defender is a top product, but it’s no longer the workhorse the old one was. It shows that JLR are pushing their products further upmarket and further away...

Looking great! Can’t wait to see some vinyl on it now 😀

Great work! It’s a shame to cover it in vinyl 😀

I finally finished off the drivers side sill and post assembly today. I decided to bolt up the rear of the sill rail and fix the front to the bulkhead before welding. I didn’t do that on the other side but i’m confident it will fit fine 🧐😀. The next job is to finish prepping them for paint.

I think, to be honest, that’s probably the way I would go if I was going to do it again, despite the extra cost. I have done it this way to try and save some cash, but the finish would be so much better using pre-fabricated brand new components!

I like your thinking 😂. Sounds good to me!

Many thanks 😊. Quite a satisfying job, and the YRM parts are great, but the challenge will come fitting it up and getting the alignment right 😳

Fantastic work there - no bodgery that I can see!😀

As an aside, before the’c’ pillar is fitted, I wanted to have a look at the second row seats as an upholster offered to redo them for me. No harm in getting a price, I guess? I stripped one down as they have faux sheepskin covers on them and I wanted to check the condition of the foam and...

I trial fitted it a few times before fully welding this time! 😀

Next, I moved onto the ‘c’ pillar. I made a template to get the angle correct before welding then cut the rotten section off ready for the YRM section to be tacked on.

Okay, so a bit of a confession now………..after rebuilding the’b’ pillar, I thought it would be an idea to weld it onto the new sill. Which would have been fine, if I had welded it the correct way round! I welded it facing inwards rather than out the way. After turning the air blue for a few...

After a clean up, I’ll fit it to the new sill after measuring it to make it the same as the other side. Then I’ll move on to the’c’ pillar and fit it up with the new YRM repair sections. They will need some fettling to make them ready for paint at that point, but at least they are solid!

I fitted the new YRM sections on the drivers side, then I drilled out the top seatbelt strengthening channel from the rusted out pillar, then installed it into the refurbished one. This will allow me to use more modern seatbelts safely, which is always good :)

Made a bit more progress on the passengers side frame, after trial fitting on the chassis to make sure that I got the angles correct. Thankfully it’s a good fit! After the trial fit, I welded it up and moved to the other side.

, Many thanks - worth a go I think, given the costs new.