I fitted the clutch slave cylinder and all the pipes, assembles the rear door hinges and fitted them to the rear door with the new stainless bolts, fitted the front door hinges to the bulkhead with more stainless, re-sprayed the wing mirror arms in satin black and fitted them to the upper hinges, and finished […]
Door/Tub
The SIII Apron and Defender Grille panels have been modified to fit around the winch. The grille panel is now at the painters. The driver’s door has been completely stripped. The frame will be media blasted and red-leaded before fitting the new skin. Despite the extensive rust, the frame is sound – all the corrosion […]
Doors
The front wings and all hinges are at the painters. The bonnet, grille panel and seat base are waiting to go, and I need to do a small bit of fiddling to finish preparing the tub, which I’ll be doing tomorrow. I have finished reassembling the rear and the front left doors. The paint is […]
Hard Top Sides
The second side has been done today. I still need to sort out the various dents and dings on the remaining sides. They’re all from the inside-out, from when the 109 was a fleet vehicle. I don’t think they can be beaten out – I suspect I’ll have to knock them inwards and then fill […]
Hard Top Sides
I have finished one of the side panels – the pictures show: The marking out of the new aperture – there’s quite a size difference. The lower forward radius impinges on one of the rivet heads that secures the front peg mount. That rivet was removed; the window frame rivets will replace it later; Drilling […]
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