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grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4785

It's taken me a while to get to this stage

2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton

13th May 2017 8:52pm

Procta

Member Since: 03 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5161

I forgot to mention, that my dad has the proper ranger rover classic workshop manual for a strip down and rebuild

It is a fantastic read.

A few years ago, I saw a J plate one go for 180 quid in the car auctions, but it looked very, very tatty mind. It did have tax on it too. Id have loved to have bought that, id have been laughing now.
Sad thing is these classics have vanished from the roads for some reason, Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it!

13th May 2017 11:11pm

Kit

Member Since: 12 Feb 2016
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 1110

Its rust and ending up in the hands of people who don't want to maintain them properly, defenders seem to differ and people spend the time/money to keep them serviced.

RRC front inner wings and rear chassis/tailgate nearly always rot, ive got a blue 1989 3.5 with a great back but both front inner wings are like weetabix and a turquoise one vice versa. 1993 200 Tdi 90 CSW
1956 Series 1 Hard-top
1958 Series 1 Soft-top

13th May 2017 11:26pm

Procta

Member Since: 03 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5161

20 years ago, my dad had a 3 door one, and I tell you what if he had kept it, it would have been worth a

mint now!
I think the wrong crowd ended up going after these, the upper class people who were all money and didn't really give a monkeys. which is a shame! Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it!

14th May 2017 12:52am

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4785

Luckily for me the inner wings on the one I have taken the body off are good and the tailgate on the green one is mint. Luckily my dad waxoyled it so it has survived

14th May 2017 7:56am

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Keep plenty pictures coming please

Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

14th May 2017 10:26am

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4785

Will do

14th May 2017 10:33am

Procta

Member Since: 03 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5161

grafty99 wrote:
Luckily for me the inner wings on the one I have taken the body off are good and the tailgate on the green one is mint. Luckily my dad waxoyled it so it has survived

the tailgate on my dads was way on his, He was looking at getting it sorted, but put the money towards a disco instead, which he got shot of with in a matter of weeks. He didn't gel with it, Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it!

14th May 2017 1:28pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4785

Yeah my dad bought a brand new 300tdi disco xs to replace his left hand drive range rover when we moved back from Germany. He got rid after 6 months and bought the range rover I'm restoring 20 years later

Incidentally here is this afternoon's progress so far...

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Rear suspension and anti roll bar off. Trailing arms and a frame to go then it's off

14th May 2017 2:19pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4785

Rear axle is out

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Click image to enlarge 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton

14th May 2017 4:55pm

Kit

Member Since: 12 Feb 2016
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 1110

The whole thing looks in good shape to me, just right for restoration

1993 200 Tdi 90 CSW
1956 Series 1 Hard-top
1958 Series 1 Soft-top

14th May 2017 5:39pm

defender9

Member Since: 12 Mar 2016
Location: Fylde Coast
Posts: 1629

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green

when I rebuilt my RRC years ago someone had compiled a list of parts common to both the RR and the Defender, it was very useful as the Defender listed parts were about half the cost of the same part but listed as RR. This may not be the case now with so many parts suppliers but if buying genuine LR parts back then it made quite a difference.

14th May 2017 6:44pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4785

Good to know

I'll be using genuine parts wherever possible unless the aftermarket product is superior.

I should probably also mention at this point that it's going to be a restomod - I can't have it standard!

14th May 2017 6:50pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10742

Not the green one you mean grafty

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

14th May 2017 7:10pm

ChrisJ

Member Since: 12 Nov 2013
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 231

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Corris Grey

Love this project!

Would love a project rrc one day, her in doors loves them too.

Look forward to updates.

14th May 2017 7:25pm

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