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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 512   
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Wheel bearing was all good, just a slightly bent dust cover for the brake disc, straightened out and all good now.
Passed an MOT and back on the road  Still a fair list of bits to fettle and sort (oil leaks  ) but so nice to have it back on the road and go out for a spin on an evening soft tops were made for:
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1st May 2024 8:26pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3471  
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What a great job you did there. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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1st May 2024 10:03pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7908 
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Bootiful!!
 James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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2nd May 2024 5:16am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10857 
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Great to see these pics with the 90 on the road again and looking awesome
 Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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3rd May 2024 9:05pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5224
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great result there! One thing id say is security, optimil steering boss on that, so you can take the wheel off it. Stops the sweet hearts from trying again Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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5th May 2024 10:20pm |
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| mini Anaconda Member Since: 23 Aug 2016 Location: Thames Valley Posts: 798
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Great job
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6th May 2024 9:19pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 512
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Cheers all
Out and about, few more miles done - just a shame the weather hasn’t always been particularly soft top friendly the last few weeks!! Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge As per Procta’s advice, Optimill boss with Mota-lita wheel is on. The wheel is lovely, I was originally a bit annoyed about having to give up the factory 4 spoke wheel that I really like but this new one has a lovely feel. Click image to enlarge Had a rather agricultural go at improving the tracking after noticing a bit of inside shoulder wear on the fronts, seemed to be a good bit out so hopefully this will be an improvement. Click image to enlarge Finally for a bit of bling - slapped some left over paint on the rocker covers There’s still some general tidying up to do in the engine bay for more aesthetic photos
Click image to enlarge Matt. '89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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13th Jun 2024 8:08pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10857
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Thank you Matt for the pic update, great pics there with the settings
Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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13th Jun 2024 8:54pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3471
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Great pics, great 90 of course
1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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14th Jun 2024 6:21am |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7908
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Great photos!
James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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14th Jun 2024 12:12pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 512
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Big summer update
Went on a 1300 mile camping road trip around Scotland! Not the NC500, just made our way around various places we wanted to see, went to Skye and through the Cairngorms etc. Got some nice scenic pics and drove some truly stunning roads - think the 90 looked nicely at home in the Scottish highlands! Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge This was roughly our route, completed in 7 days: It was pretty grey and wet for the vast majority of the week but we had a great time nonetheless and most importantly - no calls to the AA 15 petrol stops (conservative with range due to the infrequency of Highlands petrol stations)
Since that trip I've been chasing a few robustness improvements and preventative maintenance - we did have a cut-out on a mountain pass which I put down to fuel starvation. I had a nagging feeling the unbranded fuel pump I bought originally was on it's way out so splashed out on a posh red top one which has been doing the job nicely since: Click image to enlarge Fixed a leak on one of the rear hubs (embarrassed to discover I fitted the inner seal the wrong way round during the rebuild) 
Click image to enlarge New fuel gauge and fuel sender fitted - E10 had eaten the unbranded sender I fitted a few k miles ago, and the gauge always had a dead spot below 1/3rd, all working nicely now: Click image to enlarge New standard springs all round - I never got the springs on the right corner after the rebuild (too crusty to have any identifying marks so I think I took a guess and got it wrong, plus I think they were getting a bit saggy). Sits more level and rides much better now: Click image to enlarge New clutch master cylinder - was getting the feeling the bite point was changing and pedal felt a little spongy, I bled the system which improved it a lot for a few days and then it gradually rose again so suspect it was leaking past the seals on the master: Click image to enlarge Finally, made the trek to a very wet and muddy Goodwood last weekend for the Revival. It absolutely teemed it down all morning which made the carpark rather fun for getting out - great weekend! Click image to enlarge Bit of an overdue update, just been very much enjoying it during the summer months. Will be interesting to see how much I use it/get on with the soft top as Winter approaches but currently it's almost doing more miles than my proper daily Matt.
'89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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15th Sep 2024 8:13pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5224
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great to see you took it camping too. i bet you are glad you kept it, after the graft you put into it
HD drive flanges for the sake of it also i see you took my advice about the steering wheel. I know its not ideal but its another security layer.
mine has gave me a big bill last month sadly, gearbox went on it sadly. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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16th Sep 2024 1:48am |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7908
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Good update, great photos
James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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16th Sep 2024 4:58am |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 512
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A wise chap I went greenlaning with a few times always said leave the drive flanges standard - they act a bit like a shear bolt in the transmission, cheap and easy to replace. Just carry a spare one.
Cheers James Matt.
'89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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16th Sep 2024 12:03pm |
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