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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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I think I'm getting more fickle as I get older, as today I replaced the front grill again. This time, I've gone with a standard LR grill but primed and painted in the same fashion as the headlight surrounds (plastic primer, two coats of regular primer, two coats of satin black and one of lacquer). This gives a more stock look that hopefully won't fade in the sunlight:
 Click image to enlarge Secured with stainless nuts and bolts to prevent it being easily removed. All I need to do now is work out how I'm going to mount my cast alloy grill badge. Whilst I had it apart, I also replaced all of the nylon bolts securing the lower grill with stainless equivalents: Click image to enlarge I liked the nylon bolts as they were black but they'd faded terribly over the last 2+ years. 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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6th Sep 2020 9:40pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Whilst I had the front grill apart, I also took the opportunity to replace the two small brackets that support the lower sides of the grill surround. Like so many parts, these two brackets are very poorly protected and eventually rust away:
Click image to enlarge I found somebody on eBay selling stainless replacements: Click image to enlarge I don't know whether they are stamped out or laser cut but they benefited from a few minutes with a file to the edges. I also made some impromptu gaskets from duct tape to separate them from the aluminium inner faces of the wings to which they are bolted and provided some nice new M8 stainless bolts: Click image to enlarge The brackets are bolted to two captive nuts let into the wings. Despite being M8 thread, the existing bolts had 10mm heads, probably because access is so tight behind the A/C condenser frame. I had to remove the lower bolts from the latter to allow enough movement to get a 13mm socket in place to fasten the new bolts: Click image to enlarge I had to re-use the existing spire nuts on the ends of the brackets as I didn't have any of the right size in stock. EDIT: Next time I had the grill off, I replaced the rusty spire nuts and large self tappers with some nice zinc plated chimney nuts and stainless button head bolts: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Whilst only a small detail, they're another step in my ongoing mission to improve on the parts that Land Rover skimped on 
On the list of future jobs will be tidying up the A/C condenser frame... 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 27th Mar 2021 10:56pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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6th Sep 2020 10:00pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733 
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Nice work done there Darren
IMO that is good news with the proper grill back on  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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7th Sep 2020 8:22pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Heh, heh, thanks Clayton
 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 Sep 2020 8:32pm |
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| Pacha Member Since: 23 Feb 2020 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 772 
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Agree - much better look IMO. Rgds. Chris |
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7th Sep 2020 8:53pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769 
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Just fitted those stainless brackets to mine but didn’t think of isolating them so I might have to take them back off and steal your idea
Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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7th Sep 2020 10:26pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5804  
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Well you’re on page 39 of your mission already. I wonder how far you will go? Clearly you will hit three figures, but will this biblical mission, that could replace the Labours of Hercules, take you to four? 
We should start a pool....  Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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8th Sep 2020 5:51am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I am still relatively young but the task is huge
 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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8th Sep 2020 1:28pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Steal away
I am quite obsessive about separating stuff, whether it be different metals or things from paintwork. I didn't take a picture but I even put foam gaskets on all of the contact points on the rear of the new grill. Probably unnecessary but it makes me happy. 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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8th Sep 2020 1:34pm |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4206 
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I think you are right to be concerned Darren. I just removed my RH front wing. The Safari snorkel has three fixings with large stainless washers on the inside of the wing. Where each washer has been is a nice circle of aluminium corrosion that has develop due to the almost non-existent paint on the inside of the wing. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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8th Sep 2020 1:40pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Because it's a sunny day
Click image to enlarge 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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13th Sep 2020 2:54pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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So, today was a big day as I had a new set of wheels fitted. This time, just for the hell of it, I've gone for a set of Boost alloys, which I've had refurbished and repainted in Orkney grey to match the body and finished off with a set of black wheel nuts:
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge I've always liked Boosts but because they're the 'standard' alloy, they're far more likely to get swapped out for something else. I thought having them painted in body colour would be something a bit different though and I'm really pleased with the way that they've come out. The spare is now safely under a wheel cover and the Wolf wheels that they've replaced will be up for sale soon! 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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18th Sep 2020 6:37pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733
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I'm liking the new look Darren
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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18th Sep 2020 8:28pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Thanks Clayton, I am rather chuffed, myself
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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18th Sep 2020 9:10pm |
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