OsloBlue wrote:

also where is the new factory in slovakia?

Rashers wrote:

Any factory where there once was industry and now lays empty is a sad place.

Many years ago we were on the Trent and Mersey Canal somewhere around Stoke. The canal passed through the corner of what I think was a steel rolling mill (if I recall correctly). The first time it was alive with people, cranes, noise, pyrotechnics!, the second time it had shut and it was very quiet and empty. I went through the same area about five years ago and I couldn't even remember where the building was.

Interesting fact Procta about scraping the tooling. That was what the American's did after they built the Blackbird SR71

It must work. I've never heard of anyone making another

gilarion wrote:

A few years ago I read an article where someone estimated how much it would cost to assemble and build a Defender 90 300TDi from genuine parts/spares and from what I can recall the final bill came to one hundred and sixty thousand pounds.

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I did it, back in 2011, I'd had a few ciders too many and was playing with microcat.... decided to see how much a Td5 90 hard top (basic farmer spec) would cost in "parts"

£71,597


Here's the parts list if anyone's interested....


https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/u...0build.pdf

Pickles wrote:

Rashers wrote:

Any factory where there once was industry and now lays empty is a sad place.

Many years ago we were on the Trent and Mersey Canal somewhere around Stoke. The canal passed through the corner of what I think was a steel rolling mill (if I recall correctly). The first time it was alive with people, cranes, noise, pyrotechnics!, the second time it had shut and it was very quiet and empty. I went through the same area about five years ago and I couldn't even remember where the building was.

Interesting fact Procta about scraping the tooling. That was what the American's did after they built the Blackbird SR71

It must work. I've never heard of anyone making another

I know this is "off topic", but at the very mention of "SR71 Blackbird" I just can't help myself,....what a machine!
Pickles.

sod the blackbird thing pickles, what you need my aussie pal, is one of your V8 super cars! You lads want to you those ya the sound of those is so unreal!!! I wish we had your Touring cars over here!!  Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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

diesel_jim wrote:

gilarion wrote:

A few years ago I read an article where someone estimated how much it would cost to assemble and build a Defender 90 300TDi from genuine parts/spares and from what I can recall the final bill came to one hundred and sixty thousand pounds.

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I did it, back in 2011, I'd had a few ciders too many and was playing with microcat.... decided to see how much a Td5 90 hard top (basic farmer spec) would cost in "parts"

£71,597


Here's the parts list if anyone's interested....


https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/u...0build.pdf

Interesting parts list and it must have taken you an age to compile However, nowhere on that list can I see any mention of the special Lode Lane Spiders fitted to all Defenders and their cost, a very serious omission if you do not mind me saying so
This could have easily been included in a miscellaneous section. Mine came with not only a couple of spiders but a caterpillar as well, though as mine was a 'Special Vehicle' I am not sure all normal Defenders had a caterpillar included  For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..

http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1

Ramsay wrote:

From when I did the Defender tour in Jan 15 the body in white had tooling to stamp shape and spot weld the body parts. This is what they said they would stock pile. The only real robots on the line were there. That was in the cell to weld the bulkhead.
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Procta wrote:

Pickles wrote:

Rashers wrote:

Any factory where there once was industry and now lays empty is a sad place.

Many years ago we were on the Trent and Mersey Canal somewhere around Stoke. The canal passed through the corner of what I think was a steel rolling mill (if I recall correctly). The first time it was alive with people, cranes, noise, pyrotechnics!, the second time it had shut and it was very quiet and empty. I went through the same area about five years ago and I couldn't even remember where the building was.

Interesting fact Procta about scraping the tooling. That was what the American's did after they built the Blackbird SR71

It must work. I've never heard of anyone making another

I know this is "off topic", but at the very mention of "SR71 Blackbird" I just can't help myself,....what a machine!
Pickles.

L blackbird thing pickles, what you need my aussie pal, is one of your V8 super cars! You lads want to you those ya the sound of those is so unreal!!! I wish we had your Touring cars over here!!

22900013A wrote:

Ramsay wrote:

From when I did the Defender tour in Jan 15 the body in white had tooling to stamp shape and spot weld the body parts. This is what they said they would stock pile. The only real robots on the line were there. That was in the cell to weld the bulkhead.
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When I went in late 2015 it was like that, most of the body and the whole bulkhead made on site, bulkheads by robot (mainly - ex disco 1 reprogrammed apparently) and most of the body by hand. I think HCPU tubs and roof panels were made off site and brought in, as were chassis, engine etc, but much was actually made in-house.