 | Home > My Defender > Rosco's Montalcino 110 |
 
|
|
|
| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833   
|
Thought it was time for a little update as its been a while.
After a good clean and being taken to pieces I left the trailer down the garage for my mate to sort out the puncture wound in the side, and sort the corrosion to the floor  Click image to enlarge Good as new. I decided to give the chassis a good coating in black hammerite. Saturday morning comes and off to the garage i went, tin of paint and cheap brush in hand, ready for a theraputic painting session, only to be out classed in the toys department 
Click image to enlarge Whilst the tub was off, it had also revealed the original loom was starting to look its 30 odd years of age, so took the opportunity to strip it all off and start again with 7 core cable and also swap the lights to defender style lamps Click image to enlarge I can't decide if the triangle reflectors look a little too small. They are smaller than the originals but sit nicely inside the frame, so we'll save judgement until the tubs painted. I do know that the fog lights were a right pig to fit, and took a lot of trimming of the plastic casing to get them to squeeze into the surround in the chassis. It was around this time that another arrival slowed everything down for me. Click image to enlarge I think he was listening to my plans for the trailer at this point, but it did give me a roadtrip companion to head over to Lincoln and collect the alloys. Click image to enlarge Fast forward a few weeks, and with defender arches received from Chris at CSK its time to start sizing up the infill pieces to make them work with the arches Click image to enlarge Quick trim to give a better fit. You can see the outer line of the arch marked on the tub. Click image to enlarge And were all ready to head off down to a friends garage to give it a coat of paint and mount the tyres to the alloys. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Once its back, time to remove the lifting rings from the hubs and fit the alloys and we should be all sorted and ready to roll.  2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW Last edited by Rosco on 31st Jul 2017 10:04pm. Edited 1 time in total |
||
25th Jun 2015 7:50pm |
|
| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833
|
Thought it time for another overdue update.
Trailer has been painted, and phone call from the painter expressing concern over the finish. I drove over to see for myself, and it then became clear he'd never painted Land Rover products before. He was expecting flat panels Soon allayed his fears when I pointed to the factory fit panel ripples.
Any way trailer looked good. Click image to enlarge Just bed liner, arches and alloys to sort. The tyre I'd picked up off eBay has a split in the sidewall so the hunt is back on. This morning it got pressed into its first use in anger to collect furniture. Click image to enlarge Looks pretty good I think 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone 2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW Last edited by Rosco on 31st Jul 2017 10:13pm. Edited 1 time in total |
||
|
1st Aug 2015 2:06pm |
|
| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833
|
Got a couple of jobs done this weekend. Fitted the rear door strut from Brendan, and also took the opportunity to fit some sound deadening whilst the trim panel was off.
Click image to enlarge Having ordered two sheets of Dynamat I had some left over so took the opportunity to fit some to the drivers door Click image to enlarge All this was too much hard work for my assistant Click image to enlarge Having a look under the floor mats to decide how to attack adding Dynamat to the floor I found the drivers footwell to be a lot of water trapped. Same on the passenger side but a much smaller amount. I also noticed a bit of a gap on the floor panels Drivers side Click image to enlarge Passenger side Click image to enlarge Is this the cause of my water ingress problem? Bulkhead end of the footwell is bone dry and no sign of water marks. Also managed to fit the jate rings that have been sat in the garage for at least 4 months, gave it a through clean (outside) and polish and got the marks off the wing from the earlier altercation with the Citroen. Whilst cleaning I've already found a couple of paint/finish issues which I'll pick up with the dealer when it goes in for its first service (only 1000 miles away) On the to do list -Finish the sound proofing to the doors -Audio upgrade on the speakers -Fit an internal light above the second row seats -Fit a glove box 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW Last edited by Rosco on 31st Jul 2017 10:29pm. Edited 1 time in total |
||
|
13th Sep 2015 5:37pm |
|
| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833
|
Today marks 12 months since picking up the 110, so about time for a quick update.
In that time we've covered 14,500 miles, averaged 25mpg, had one service, but several other visits to the stealers for water ingress with another return booked in for Tuesday. Since my last update I've fitted the MSS glovebox and it has proved its worth already, and added the Alpine KTP-445 amp which has made the sound a little crisper on the factory speakers. I still need to crack on sourcing and fitting upgraded speakers and dynamat, but until the water issue is resolved I'll hold off for now. 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone 2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
||
|
2nd Jan 2016 1:48pm |
|
| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7905 
|
good thread thank you, |
||
|
2nd Jan 2016 2:18pm |
|
| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10742 
|
^ ^ ^ ^
same as JOW |
||
|
2nd Jan 2016 10:17pm |
|
| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833
|
So its back from the stealers for their third attempt at solving the water ingress issue into the front footwells.
August was door seals December was bulkhead seal This month, throw as much sealant on it as will stick! Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge And the drivers side is no better. So whilst they appear to have solved the issue, it now looks like a dogs dinner, and the wind noise now when driving is atrocious. Guess where its going back too!!! Not a happy bunny  2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW Last edited by Rosco on 31st Jul 2017 10:37pm. Edited 1 time in total |
||
|
9th Jan 2016 7:16pm |
|
| mcma1 Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2892 |
Would love a trailer... In corris grey!
I don't want to tempt anything but my 110 appears to be leak free...  after every power wash I am always expecting to see a puddle or two somewhere but none yet..I do have some corrosion spots on the list....  Andy
2014 Fuji 110 SW LS3 https://www.defender2.net/forum/post751233.html#751233 2014 Corris 110 SW http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40056.html My old Xtech 90 build.. http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic15681.html LS3 V8 build... http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic49051.html |
||
|
9th Jan 2016 8:08pm |
|
| JamieL Member Since: 20 Sep 2015 Location: Chesterfield Posts: 18
|
During the factory tour on Thursday, myself and a few of the others in the group, had to laugh when the tour guide explained that all new Defenders go through the monsoon booth before having the door cards fitted. Apparently, if they fail the test then they locate the source of the leak and fix it
|
||
|
9th Jan 2016 9:02pm |
|
| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833
|
Jamie, I think you possibly misheard them. They source and fit a leak! 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
||
|
9th Jan 2016 9:12pm |
|
| barbel jim Member Since: 12 Dec 2012 Location: Northants Posts: 1421 
|
amazing what they think you'd accept !! Have they checked the windscreen ? I've been doing the wiper wheel boxes on my td5 today. Over the last 3 years I have systematically seal all the know weak points but still suffered water ingress. Whilst all the dash was out today, and with the amazing weather, I could see the water coming in through the windscreen rubber. There's a small internal lip/gutter that it ran along before dripping down into the footwell. Need to contact auto glass again  |
||
|
9th Jan 2016 10:22pm |
|
| HossBog Member Since: 22 Jul 2015 Location: Glos Posts: 131
|
Well, it might be a wet Defender, but it looks great. Montalcino red is my favourite colour and still quite rare. Looks esp good with the black pack. 2002MY Defender 90 H/T
|
||
|
10th Jan 2016 6:42pm |
|
| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833
|
Thought its about time for an update, and guess what? It leaks!
After the last visit (3rd attempt), it went back and the bodge was rectified (4th attempt) and all looked well. A passing comment from one of the lads at work, at the start of February made me go out to the car park and check the footwells. Surprise surprise, its wet/damp under the matting. Phone call back to the stealer, to which I was greeted with "Hello... oh don't tell me it's still leaking". Well at least we didn't need to waste time explaining the issue. To highlight how bad it is: Saturday morning Click image to enlarge Sunday morning Click image to enlarge I had to empty the mat out at this point as it was full. By agreement, we've now got LR Customer Services involved, and I've had a Disco 4 to run around in for the last fortnight, but it is all getting a little beyond the pale now. I'll not fault the service I've had from the stealers (ignoring the mastic fantastic episode), but how many times before enough is enough? Even they're at a loss with it. Windscreen has been out and resealed, they've had the dash out of it, bulkhead seals, door seals, and they can't get it to replicate the problem using a hose. Its a case of try something and park it outside until it rains. On the upside it is helping to keep the mileage down 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone 2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW Last edited by Rosco on 31st Jul 2017 10:44pm. Edited 1 time in total |
||
|
15th Mar 2016 2:04pm |
|
| jk84 Member Since: 17 Feb 2015 Location: Wherever my Defender takes me... Posts: 720 
|
Rosco, very sorry to see this! It seems it's been a proper headache
 Hope it hasn't taken all the joy from the Defender ownership... You know you should take it off-roading and do some proper wading - at least then you feel there is a reason for all the water in the truck. Although you may need to submerge  Just trying to cheer you up sir! Good luck with sorting it out. MY15 Aintree 110 SW - for sale - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic82781.html
MY16 Santorini 90 HT - sold |
||
|
16th Mar 2016 2:40pm |
|
|
|
| All times are GMT |
< Previous Topic | Next Topic > |
Posting Rules
|
Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
