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    Bulkhead repair thread with lots of images

    Hope this is of use: http://www.85ninety.co.uk/cars/landy90/bulkhead/bulkhead.htm
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    LV car insurance

    Personally I’d disagree about the Galv chassis not affecting the risk to an insurer. Having a Galv chassis is a massive increase in value to an older defender. It is often left unpainted so a moderately observant defender thief will instantly recognise it, see it as a bonus resale point and...
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    Parallel pliers

    Christmas present tools for LR owners… My personal x3 favourites: Irwin Bolt Grip (and get the expansion set too as sizes are odd) https://www.lawson-his.co.uk/irwin-10504634-bolt-grip-fastener-remover-5-piece-base-set-irw10504634 Dremel ‘SpeedClic’ 38mm cutting discs + Mandrel (assuming you...
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    Defender 90 Rear Seats

    I had a similar dilemma too. My solution was to cut and shut two pairs of minibus seats to have a system that mounts to UNWIN rails mounted to the tub/chassis mounting points plus a few strengtheners. As it is a soft top, there are no high level mounting points so the new seats have integral 3...
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    "Sound proofing"

    I used the 2mm silent coat under the std rubber matting and it did a good job - the doors also ent from a rattly thin crash to a nice thud when soaked. Money well spent IMHO
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    Rear bed removal

    let us know how it goes as am planning to take mine off sometime soon too for a spot ow welding. Haynes restoration says something along the lines of 'its easy - just undo all the fittings'!