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| Crs90 Member Since: 08 Jul 2015 Location: In my excavator Posts: 82  
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Cant get the pic to come up, can anyone help ? (In very basic terms !)
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3rd Aug 2015 7:54pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20349 
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Here you go Chris.
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3rd Aug 2015 7:57pm |
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| Crs90 Member Since: 08 Jul 2015 Location: In my excavator Posts: 82
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Cheers Steve, how did you do that ?
Chris |
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3rd Aug 2015 8:16pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20349
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Enter your 'Gallery' then copy the link in the top box at the bottom.
Then paste into a post.
Seatboxes, IIRC they are a case of drilling out the rivets and replacing then re-riveting. Obviously using Ali rivets to match. YRM do seatboxes I believe unless they are SS, not quite sure what they do. I'm assuming you'd want them painted too, or not fussed? There'd may be sone on eBay instead, or possibly a reputable breaker on eBay. If your really really lucky even some in matching paint. 
I'd certainly avoid private sellers though, you never know if your unknowingly buying stolen goods.  |
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3rd Aug 2015 9:39pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6605 
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Or "Add to my posting list", repeat for all the photos you want, when you then go to post on the forum the pic(s) will be waiting for you
 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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3rd Aug 2015 10:15pm |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2227 
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Chris, you are far far from even needing to think about seat box replacement.
If, in many years time, it becomes more than just offensive to your eye then YRM sell a replacement side panel for the seat box, which is not difficult to replace and replacement will keep you entertained for an afternoon. My own early seat box had two much later sides scavenged from other scrap seat boxes 😊 HTH Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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5th Aug 2015 9:28am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20349
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Do YRM sell SS panels though or Ali as well?
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5th Aug 2015 11:38am |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2227
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I don't know Steve, a rummage on their website should reveal all. I wouldn't be all that keen on ss as it makes more electrolytic corrosion than mild steel when in contact with ally.
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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5th Aug 2015 6:11pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20349
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Yeah, that was my concern and why I mentioned it.
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5th Aug 2015 7:35pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381
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Other than holding the seats up, there is no real (I know seats are important) structural traumas. I've seen lots and lots worse. My old 90 I'm restoring (see v8 90 auto build thread) the seat box had a big alloy repair panel on it. I've luckily found a new old stock seatbox.
Answering the question, there are the 8 bolts holding the pair of seats in, remove cubby box if fitted, then you have to remove the floor panels, gearbox cover ( remove gear stick gators ) unbolt the handbrake and disconnect the handbrake cable. Sounds a lot, though very very easy, the only difficulty you may encounter is rusted/seized bolts. |
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5th Aug 2015 7:45pm |
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| Crs90 Member Since: 08 Jul 2015 Location: In my excavator Posts: 82
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Thanks for the replies, plenty to think about
Chris. |
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5th Aug 2015 8:24pm |
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