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| shayes Member Since: 29 May 2016 Location: Devon Posts: 153   
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LRA,
looking better with every installment. Well done. Cheers, Simon  |
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25th Feb 2018 8:08am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Made a start on my new passenger door this week. Stripped down, masked, rubbed down and primed:
 Click image to enlarge Unfortunately, I think the low temperatures over the weekend will stop me from doing the top coats. I doubt I'd get away with putting it in the dining room  Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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16th Mar 2018 11:50pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Work on the door has progressed up to a point - the painting is finally complete - but has now stalled whilst I wait for a missing part
Instead, for the last couple of days, I've been making some trims for the around the side windows in the hardtop. I did consider buying some trims but I haven't been able to find any at a sensible price, so came up with this cunning plan instead: Firstly, after some careful measuring, I made some panels out of 6mm hardboard. Because the top and bottom edges are so thin, I reinforced them with strips of aluminium, glued in place with Evostick: Click image to enlarge With those as templates, I marked and cut out some grey vinyl cloth, which is a perfect match for the vinyl of the rear seats: Click image to enlarge Using spray glue, the vinyl cloth was fixed to the hardboard panels: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge With the vinyl in place, the panels are a snug fit around the windows, but to secure them in place and tidy up the edges, I made some edging trim from 50mm x 50mm grey plastic angle. This was trimmed and notched using tin snips and then secured in place with sticky back Velcro: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Whilst they're not as swish as proper moulded trims, for a fraction of the cost I'm pretty pleased with the result. Over the next few days I hope to finish the passenger door and remove a few items that will be moved to my new 110. Then it'll going up for sale! Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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4th Apr 2018 7:35pm |
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| Profyaffle Member Since: 03 Oct 2016 Location: N Yorks Posts: 527
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Great work.. They fit very well and look smart... I will be sad to see your 200 go... 1993 200Tdi Defender 90
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5th Apr 2018 3:19pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Hee, hee, thanks. I'll be sad to see it go too - apart form anything else I've spent a fortune on it! Still, it's time to move on and my new 110 as a daily driver was always my aim. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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5th Apr 2018 7:12pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Finally, finally, got my new passenger door installed today:
Click image to enlarge The old one came off reasonably easily and the new one was mounted with new hinges and all stainless hardware. I also took the opportunity to remove the seal from the door cill (which was shot) and cut off the fixings to provide a flush surface: Click image to enlarge The brown stain is the remnants of some sort of sealant or glue that was on the back of the old seal. If I was keeping it, I was planning to replace the cill rails with new later ones but now I'll just include them in with the sale. Doing this allowed me to fit the proper bottom seals to the new doors (I did the drivers side whilst I was at it): Click image to enlarge After a bit of fettling of the door catch, the door closes and seals really nicely. Shame I'm not going to see the benefit 
The eagle eyed may notice that one or two bits and pieces have been removed for re-use on my 110. I've just got a handful of minor jobs to complete and I hope to have it ready to advertise towards the end of the week. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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7th Apr 2018 4:36pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Over the last few days I've been doing some final bits and pieces in preparation for sale.
Edging trim to the carpet where it folds over the top of the bulkhead: Click image to enlarge Replaced a corroded pocket on the underside of the battery box: Click image to enlarge Cleaned and painted the rear cross member: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge I've also re-painted the front bumper and touched up the paintwork generally, which has improved the look of it, no end. No pictures of that yet, though. I'll refit the bumper in the morning and then get some nice 'advert' shots. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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20th Apr 2018 9:31pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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So this is it - the end of the road with this one. This morning, I re-fitted the newly painted front bumper and its' original plates, and then took it out for some photos in the sunshine:
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge The final task will be to write the 'for sale' advert. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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21st Apr 2018 7:47pm |
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| legin Member Since: 22 Jul 2017 Location: Chelmsford Essex Posts: 1004 
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Just put the pictures in the listing, looking that good it will sell
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21st Apr 2018 8:22pm |
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| VVS210 Member Since: 12 Nov 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 953
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If it was me, I'd be swapping the bumper for a standard one (I have the one I bought from you a year or so back if you would consider part exchanging the one you replaced it with... I'm up your way on Wednesday) and also remove the station wagon badge from the back. Kicking myself for not removing things like that from my old 90 before selling it!
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21st Apr 2018 10:21pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Thanks for the offer but I've umm'ed and ah'ed about removing those things and decided against it on the basis of time versus effort. I've already salvaged quite a bit for sale or use elsewhere but I think those set the vehicle off nicely. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia Last edited by LandRoverAnorak on 18th Jan 2021 4:16pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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22nd Apr 2018 5:58am |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5191
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I think you will regret parting with this one, As I think you will miss the tinkering on. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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22nd Apr 2018 2:46pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Ha, ha, don't think so. There's plenty of tinkering to do on my new one. Just less fixing the ravages of time, first. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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22nd Apr 2018 7:43pm |
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| Profyaffle Member Since: 03 Oct 2016 Location: N Yorks Posts: 527
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It looks lovely.. GLWTS.. I'm sure you will have as much fun with the new one and have plenty of tinkering to do... 1993 200Tdi Defender 90
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23rd Apr 2018 12:24am |
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