Nick's Land Rover - Series III Rebuild

Archive for the ‘Bodywork’ Category

Working Though the List

Monday, January 29th, 2007

I’m slowly working through the list of completion jobs. I have had the last few days off, so haven’t driven the 109 recently. It’s clocked up about 300 miles now.
I have “tuned” the rear fuel tank’s sender unit to the gauge. The gauge was indicating roughly 3/4 with a full tank. [...]

Only a few jobs left to do

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

The seating is now complete. The floor matting was cut to exact measurement to allow the biscuit tins to bolt directly through the floor panel, using high tensile M10 bolts and steel spreaders underneath. The seats are secured to the tops of the biscuit tins and wheel arches with stainles M6 dome heads [...]

Getting Close Now!

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

I managed quite a few bits and pieces yesterday.
All the paintwork has been rectified (I don’t want to see another sheet of wet and dry paper or bottle of polishing compound for a long time). The last Defender wheel arch is on.
The electrical system is complete, with the split charge system fitted on the [...]

A Few Jobs Done

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

I have finally polished the rear door, leaving only the front edge of the left wing and a few blemishes on the bonnet and bulkhead to do. It’s a job that I’ve been putting off, partly due to the weather, but mainly due to the hatred I have now for working or even thinking [...]

The Last Wheel

Friday, October 27th, 2006

I have finished the fourth hub, spacer and wheel. I haven’t bothered with too many pictures as it was an identical job to yesterday’s front wheel work, including fitting the other new stub axle and bleeding the brakes (minus the three hour delay). The inside of the drum needed cleaning up with an [...]