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Greeny

Member Since: 20 Mar 2018
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 272

Busy couple of weekends on the TD5.

Prep work for the upcoming MOT. Both swivels replaced and bearings etc. Not the nicest job but wasn't the worst once everything was undone. Painted the hubs and other bits to keep them rust free and then replaced whatever could be stainless with stainless bolts (really just the swivel pin bolts and bump stop. Fitted new ball joints from Gwyn Lewis also.

Power steering pump replaced also, hopefully that will cure the leak...

A bad person clearly didn't have a 52mm socket...

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Cheers to Bankz for the help!

Job done.

Instagram - @Land_Rover_Defender

29th Nov 2020 3:42pm

Jon TD5

Member Since: 14 Oct 2020
Location: Uk
Posts: 6

Good work!

7th Dec 2020 4:27pm

Greeny

Member Since: 20 Mar 2018
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 272

Just completed a bit of an engine bay overhaul, I say a bit, I could carry on for ages

What I have done though is installed a 4inch intake system to the airbox from the wing outlet. Stainless steel wing outlet whihc is really nice and the overall system should help with airflow a lot.

Also changed some of the pipes for silicon ones and put a bit of blue in there. Air box got paint also, the rust was very annoying. Stainless jubilee clips wherever possible.

Constantly changing things though, not sure I like the way the 4inch air pipe fits so will see if I can change that to make it better.

Also fitted up a galv slam panel as the old one was constantly rusting.

VNT to be fitted very soon

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4th May 2021 8:34pm

BaronDefenders

Member Since: 28 Jun 2019
Location: London/Cotswolds
Posts: 895

2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Santorini Black

Tidy install, Greeny! Charlie

1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD)
2002 Td5 90 (SOLD)
2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD)

1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored)
1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE)
2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK)
2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build)

Instagram: @BaronDefenders

4th May 2021 8:40pm

jimbo55

Member Since: 15 Jul 2020
Location: Midlands
Posts: 398

Looks a good install there greeny, looks a bit neater than mine.

I’ve never been a massive fan of how the 4” routes over the top but it definitely helps with the VGT

4th May 2021 8:56pm

Greeny

Member Since: 20 Mar 2018
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 272

Cheers Baron!

Agreed Jimbo! Isn't meant to be there is it really, a task making it fit. There is a plastic air intake which I have seen, might look a bit better than the silicon one where it bunches up. Either way it will help a lot with the airflow. Instagram - @Land_Rover_Defender

4th May 2021 9:20pm

Greeny

Member Since: 20 Mar 2018
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 272

Also painted the exhaust manifold and turbo for completeness.

Happy with the manifold.

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4th May 2021 11:12pm

jimbo55

Member Since: 15 Jul 2020
Location: Midlands
Posts: 398

Greeny wrote:
Cheers Baron!

Agreed Jimbo! Isn't meant to be there is it really, a task making it fit. There is a plastic air intake which I have seen, might look a bit better than the silicon one where it bunches up. Either way it will help a lot with the airflow.

I used a single hose all the way to the intake and 3D printed an opening for the wing

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5th May 2021 7:14am

Greeny

Member Since: 20 Mar 2018
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 272

Yeah that is what I am thinking Jimbo that looks good, I was trying to be clever and put the 90 degree bend in around the wing support. Instagram - @Land_Rover_Defender

5th May 2021 8:47am

jimbo55

Member Since: 15 Jul 2020
Location: Midlands
Posts: 398

The only other thing I considered was to redesign the wing support so that the intake can go between the brake servo and he wing support as that would be a much neater and also shorter hose run

5th May 2021 12:36pm

polsonm87

Member Since: 22 Oct 2019
Location: Highlands
Posts: 8

looks great!

18th May 2021 7:41pm

Greeny

Member Since: 20 Mar 2018
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 272

I have power!

CR turbos VNT fitted last week and mapped by Jose. Nothing crazy with the map, I didn't want to push things too much. But it is making some good power now with virtually 0 smoke which is great, no limiters either.

New stainless steel intake from the box to turbo also.

Here are some photos:

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New oil feed line.

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Stainless intake, polished this up which came out well.

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Current state of the engine bay:

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7th Jun 2021 11:15am

BaronDefenders

Member Since: 28 Jun 2019
Location: London/Cotswolds
Posts: 895

Very smart Greeny!

Charlie

1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD)
2002 Td5 90 (SOLD)
2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD)

1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored)
1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE)
2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK)
2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build)

Instagram: @BaronDefenders

7th Jun 2021 11:28am

LandymanStefan

Member Since: 30 Aug 2017
Location: Surrey
Posts: 881

Looking good!

Where’s the stainless intake pipe from?

7th Jun 2021 4:27pm

Greeny

Member Since: 20 Mar 2018
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 272

Stainless intake is from Ebay, a guy called Will McGregor Engineering on Instagram also. Can't fault it and looks good once polished up. Instagram - @Land_Rover_Defender

7th Jun 2021 4:38pm

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