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milesr3



Member Since: 12 Feb 2013
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2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Keswick Green
More odd jobs. Brake pedal boxes and bulkhead to chassis brackets de-rusted and unseized in deox-c:

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And now with some electrox primer and epoxy mastic:

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Whipped off the sump to clean out 54 years' accumulated sludge and fit a new gasket. Gave it a lick of paint along with the battery / oil bath tray:

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Primed and painted the fuel tank:

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And pulled the rear section of the Autosparks wiring harness through the chassis:

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Also starting to think about what it's going to look like with the bodywork back on and ran my machine polisher over the bulkhead vent flaps. There is still some thin deep bronze green paint under the oxidization:

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milesr3



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2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Keswick Green
Brake, clutch and throttle pedals and steering box back on this evening:

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milesr3



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2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Keswick Green
Tackled a job that I've been putting off today, but needs to be done before the nearside bulkhead to chassis bracket goes back on and gets in the way; drilled out the old exhaust studs, re-tapped and put some new ones in:

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And trial fitted the exhaust system:

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milesr3



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2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Keswick Green
alwoodley72 wrote:
Got to leave those wheels/ hubs!! Rest looks fantastic but won't be seen/ you know it's done... Leave em patinated!!..


I cleaned the mud off one of the wheels and wiped it over with some Corrosion Block (light oil):

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Have to say that there is a bit too much rusty steel and not enough paint on it to play the patina card...Really don't know what to do with them now and I didn't want to paint anything else.

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jomara



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Scotland 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black
What about painting and patenating them?

 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
1971 Bowler Tomcat 88 4.2 V8 Auto
2022 110 D250 XS Edition - Gone
2024 110 D250 X-Dynamic HSE
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andydef90



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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey
im wanting one too looking at what you are doing is making my wallet wince
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milesr3



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2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Keswick Green
As (half) expected, it is taking longer and costing more than I first imagined. But I did make a concious decision to do it properly, at least as far as my own abilities allow as I don't intend doing any of this work again soon and it's a very enjoyable project.

On the positive side, it would be nice to think that the end result will be worth at least what it has cost me to buy and recommission. It should have some value, being a 2-owner, completely original / matching numbers early S2 with 50k miles.
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milesr3



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Do you like my fancy new wheels?

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ian series 1



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Bonatti Grey
Wheels look nice!
Where did you end up getting your Lassas?

Keep up the good work, it's all worth it Thumbs Up 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered.
Post #425623 22nd May 2015 7:09pm
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milesr3



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2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Keswick Green
Yes, I'm really pleased with how they came out. Have binned all paint brushes.

£59 from tyrewizard.co.uk: http://www.tyrewizard.co.uk/van-tyres-c12/...tyre-p4183
Post #425625 22nd May 2015 7:14pm
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mk1collector



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England 2004 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Bonatti Grey
Your wheel nuts on the close up of the wheel are the wrong way round Whistle Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html
Post #425632 22nd May 2015 7:23pm
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SailingTom



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Coming along beautifully
exactly how id do it with regards to just painting the bulkhead of bodywork.
Are the wheel nuts the wrong way round though?

My favourite topic on here at the moment, keep up the fab work and the updates. Very jealous Thumbs Up
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milesr3



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2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Keswick Green
They are tapered at both ends.
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ian series 1



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United Kingdom 2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Bonatti Grey
S1 and early S2s have the same tapered nuts on both ends.

Amazing how many people tell me the same thing Laughing 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered.
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SailingTom



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Thumbs Up At least its not just me then
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