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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674   
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Time to reveal my newest purchase:
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Started giving it a quick check over fluids etc and thought I'd be checky, new battery on and after 4 years (no fresh fuel) ...............she ran 
Then out came the hammer Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge As you can see there is a lot of rust covered with some filler in the past, underside I have found excessive corrosion to the rear axle where the tie rods mount and also on the chassis suspension....... This means I can't treat her to as many galv products as I can find  Then there is the spiders web of wiring that has been added over the years (pics to follow)
I bought this with the intention of a full chassis up rebuild to get this wagon exactly how I want a Land Rover to be, so over the next............lets be honest it will be done when it's done! As soon as funds are in my bank RC will recive an order and the build can start
I am also after a few bits and will ask on here as and when I think of them also in the wanted section. If anyone has some terminally ill td5 axle diffs I am interested. 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html 90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html 110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html 52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html D3 Hse - Fiona Capri 2l S - Anna Think I might have a problem............ |
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22nd Dec 2015 6:27pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381 
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Just like mine was.
Good luck with the build |
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22nd Dec 2015 6:34pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3784  
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Good Luck,...looking forward to "the story".
Pickles. |
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22nd Dec 2015 9:09pm |
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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674
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So yesterday I finaly got a chance to do a little more on the 90.
Started with putting it on axle stands to assess the hubs etc and raise it up higher for crawling underneath. Four years of being static has taken its toll on the brakes Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Then I decided to look at the masses of additional wiring that has been added over the years. Click image to enlarge Found this switch behind the dash/rats nest Click image to enlarge Then I was amazed it was still here finding connections like this Click image to enlarge So the strip of the entire inside of the bulkhead happened revealing a lot more rust Click image to enlarge Finaly after more cable-ties than the British army use in a decade and a lot of yanking Click image to enlarge I can defiantly say my cutters earnt their keep yesterday. More pics to follow as I got too excited and didn't take too many. 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html 90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html 110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html 52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html D3 Hse - Fiona Capri 2l S - Anna Think I might have a problem............ |
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30th Dec 2015 3:33pm |
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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674
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On another thread and not wanting to high jack it, Grenadier suggested the name Geoff for the V8 now the meaning of this name is peace and let's be honest peace and V8 don't really go together. I have been thinking of names for a while now and think I have found it:
Hephaestus : the God of fire and metal work, the only ugly god among perfectly beautiful immortals. (Yes to us defenders are beautiful, but to many they are boxy and ugly) Now as my other toys are all female and this is a massively different what does everyone think? 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html 90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html 110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html 52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html D3 Hse - Fiona Capri 2l S - Anna Think I might have a problem............ |
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30th Dec 2015 5:34pm |
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| rustandoil Member Since: 08 Sep 2012 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 738  
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Interesting project, watching with interest
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30th Dec 2015 5:43pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5816  
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Bit of a mouthful. Given the strong V8 and the 90's military provenance, what about Margaret (Maggie) wife of Henry VI? 'emerged as the de facto leader of the Lancastrians during the Wars of the Roses. She introduced conscription, amassed armies, tortured and burnt to death Yorkist knights and won several battles before ultimately being defeated by the Yorkists.' Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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30th Dec 2015 6:45pm |
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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674
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Sold to Greandier
I like it. 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html 110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html 52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html D3 Hse - Fiona Capri 2l S - Anna Think I might have a problem............ |
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30th Dec 2015 7:04pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5816
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Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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30th Dec 2015 7:48pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10756
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following with great intrest Mash, Margaret is a good name
cheers Clayton. |
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30th Dec 2015 8:02pm |
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| Ryderoo Member Since: 28 Aug 2015 Location: South Oxfordshire Posts: 1666 
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Agree with you Clayton, as I remember my politics Maggie is the only women I recall that had balls
 Cheers Simon
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you 1990 110 TD5 county, my first Land Rover - gone 2012 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone 2014 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone 2015 Evoque SD4 dynamic - Wife’s - gone 2015 Urban Truck 90 XS Santorini Black Hard Top - Reluctantly gone 2020 Discovery 5 Eiger Grey 3.0 SE - gone March 24 2021 Defender S D250 Santorini Black 110 HT - gone March 24 2023 Evoque P300e SE wife’s current vehicle |
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30th Dec 2015 8:25pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10756
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Thanks Simon, she most certainly had balls, awesome women
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30th Dec 2015 9:37pm |
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| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674
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So got a little more done on Maggie today.
Spot the difference.: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge The heater matrix seal holding what's left of the bulkhead, guess this shows how rotten it really is in places, although looking around some areas are still solid. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Now I know this is going to be a long term project so have planed for this, and to anyone who is going to attempt something similar: Click image to enlarge Some nice storage draws to keep all fixtures/fittings/nut/bolts/screws and all that other c  p that appears as you strip it down. Keep All of it even if you plan to buy new at least having the old one 6 months later to take to your local fixtures place to ensure you buy the correct thread/size.
Now back to my spot the difference................... Here's a clue Click image to enlarge Yep the engine is out and it's ready for a good clean, strip and rebuild. More pics of the engine tomorrow. 90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html 90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html 110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html 52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html D3 Hse - Fiona Capri 2l S - Anna Think I might have a problem............ |
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7th Jan 2016 10:25pm |
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| charcoal Member Since: 28 Jul 2014 Location: Hampshire Posts: 942 
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Looking good, can't wait to see pictures after the rebuild! 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold 1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold 
1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold |
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7th Jan 2016 10:39pm |
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