I have stripped the Defender bonnet of its hinges, catches, buffers and noise blanket ready for painting. I recalled seeing the lightest of surface rust on the burrs of the frame edges when I bought it at Billing 18 montsh ago, and expected to find worse behind the original noise balnket (black pressed fibre type). […]
Corner Protectors/Reversing sensors
The holes for the reversing sensors in the corner protectors and 5mm bar have been machined. The sesors are now in the protectors and are fitted. The 2 holed bar sections will be brazed onto 30mm box tube, which will mount the other pair of sensors on the outboard sides of the rear step. The […]
Completed Winch, Number Plate and Courtesy Lights
Pics of the completed winch installation and number plate location. I also drilled the holes in the x-member for the rear corner protectors. I did a little pottering about and fitted the front door courtesy light switches to the bulkhead door pillars. All this involves is drilling the large hole for the switch plunger cylinder […]
Tub Accident
Not had the chance to do much on the 109 recently apart from attach most of the bulkhead fittings (door stays, windscreen fittings, etc) due to a fuel leak and then failed vacuum pump on the RRC, and a badly blown head gasket and damaged cooling system on the Cavalier. The tub has been resting […]
Winch and Facia
The fairlead has arrived from Bavid Bowyer. Less than 48hrs – not a bad turn-round time. Naturally, the securing bolts god a good coating of copper grease, and I gave the back of the frame (where it sist against the winch mount) a liberal coating too to prevent any possibilty of corrosion. I have also […]
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