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NickMc

Member Since: 01 Oct 2014
Location: Norn Iron
Posts: 1622

05 Td5 90 project

Well we all need a good project to keep us busy, I’d heard about a Defender that had been damaged and put away in a shed locally years ago and chased the lead and thought I’d found it, chased the owner for about a month and finally managed to buy it

Fixed it up and thought nothing more about it:

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Fixed it up and unfortunately had to sell it to buy a house at the time….

20th Jul 2023 7:51pm

NickMc

Member Since: 01 Oct 2014
Location: Norn Iron
Posts: 1622

Only to be talking to mate and realise that there’s two guys - no less with the same first name and he had also rolled a td5 90’s, under the same circumstances on a icy road and a R plate driver, it was still sitting in a shed and he’d seen it a few weeks ago…..

The owner wouldn’t let me buy it that easy though and it took some work. I fixed his other defender that no one else could, got myself in the good books and finally managed to buy it

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20th Jul 2023 7:55pm

NickMc

Member Since: 01 Oct 2014
Location: Norn Iron
Posts: 1622

Got it home and took stock:

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You all might think I’m mad, but it’s been sat in a dry shed for over 10 years is one of the last of the td5’s,a 90 and in my favourite colour with very low mileage.

20th Jul 2023 8:01pm

NickMc

Member Since: 01 Oct 2014
Location: Norn Iron
Posts: 1622

I’ve had one new genuine chassis tucked away for a few years, fitted it with td5 engine mounts and got it back from the galvaniser a few weeks ago, gathered up some nice parts for it the last year and I’m getting excited to get it back together

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20th Jul 2023 8:06pm

Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3670

Good luck to you. Love a project like this.

21st Jul 2023 5:04am

LJMARSDEN

Member Since: 08 Jun 2021
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 327

Can't wait to see this build.

good luck mate

4.0 V8 Defender 90

My Instagram

21st Jul 2023 7:04am

Jim1988

Member Since: 26 Oct 2017
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 241

Following 😬 good luck.

21st Jul 2023 9:02am

NickMc

Member Since: 01 Oct 2014
Location: Norn Iron
Posts: 1622

Got it stripped:

The roof unfortunately had the telehander fork hole in it when it was recovered

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Hardtop Sides and wings removed

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Floors and tunnel came out, the condition shows as every screw came out without the grinder

Bulkhead off:

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Seat box and engine and gearbox out:

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Rear axle removed

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Front axle out:

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New front axle case:

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21st Jul 2023 6:29pm

Mike c

Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Maldon, Essex
Posts: 928

It will be great to see this when it's done, quite a project but at least it will have been saved and keeps another one on the road

2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW
2002 Discovery 2 td5 GS (gone)
1994 Defender 90 300Tdi CSW (gone)

21st Jul 2023 6:35pm

NickMc

Member Since: 01 Oct 2014
Location: Norn Iron
Posts: 1622

Thanks for the kind word folks

Yeah I’m a bit of a sucker for a sorry old one and like a challenge.

Like I said it wasn’t very old when it got damaged and was never claimed on the insurance either -so makes it a great one to fix up with the year and low mileage, fortunately I did work on them as a occupation and have a lot of the parts sitting to repair it.

21st Jul 2023 6:40pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10733

Great work going on there, watching with great interest

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

21st Jul 2023 7:31pm

JeremyJ

Member Since: 16 Nov 2011
Location: Aylesbury
Posts: 1758

Like it, that’s a great project

22nd Jul 2023 6:19am

rustandoil

Member Since: 08 Sep 2012
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 736

2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS DCPU Bonatti Grey

Lucky find! & great project, keep posting pics of the rebuild 👍🏻

22nd Jul 2023 6:57am

Welshsurferdude

Member Since: 23 Feb 2012
Location: Newport
Posts: 2394

I have a similar story also!

I am about to purchase a similarly rolled 2002 td5 90 with only 21k miles and its like new apart from the damage and stored in a dry barn, it didn't cost a lot either! I plan to rebuild it as a heritage or NAS style soft top for myself as a toy. 2008 Santorini Black 110 XS USW (Sold)

2015 Discovery 4.5 Black pack Firenze red XS

2008 Corris Grey 110 XS USW (sold)

2011 Santorini Black 110 XS USW (Sold)

22nd Jul 2023 12:59pm

NickMc

Member Since: 01 Oct 2014
Location: Norn Iron
Posts: 1622

Thanks I’ll keep uploading some updates as I go

24th Jul 2023 8:57pm

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