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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7906   
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Looks good to me, nice work Dinnu!!!
Close to reassemble!! James MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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20th Apr 2021 5:49pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3424  
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Yeah, finally I can see a time when I start reassembly. There is still a lot of stuff to do, like dashboard panels, pedal boxes, heater box...the small items are as time consuming I imagine.
Been lurking online to see and get ideas from other peoples builds. Seen some good ones too however. For me, no shortcuts allowed, and what cannot be seen has to be as good and shiny as anything else. Thank you all for the positive comments. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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20th Apr 2021 7:44pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3424
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Bulkhead installed, and gearbox and tcase waiting to go in too.
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30th Apr 2021 6:07pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10784 
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That is a pic well worth waiting for
 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
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30th Apr 2021 8:31pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3424
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With some hardware between the chassis rails 😁
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1st May 2021 11:23am |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3424
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Got a new batch of Shire blue. After a bit of tweaking to the colour, managed to get to match quite well. The vents are now painted with the new batch. Still to glue the vent seals
Click image to enlarge Finalized the remaining small parts that go on the tcase, like the bracket for the handbrake levers (this is the old style) and the handbrake assy itself. The brake drum had some yellow markings, and since I had some taxi yellow laying around, I thought why not!! Click image to enlarge 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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9th May 2021 7:15am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10784
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Loving the finishes on the vent flaps and the brake drum
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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10th May 2021 7:50pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3424
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Thank you Clayton. It is very hard to get the true colour of the Shire blue on camera. Think the light in the garage is not good enough. Sorry that still have to wait a bit until I can roll it outside
In the meantime, the fuel tank has been installed. It is an aftermarket one (the gaskets are in blue bags  ), and it took some fiddling to get it to line up properly with the tub outrigger. I did not want to scratch the new paint - as I had to repaint it as the paint it came with was flaking off. Just a blast of air was enough to remove all the original paint  I also took the opportunity to spray/blast paint down between the tank and the reinforcing plate below it, as the supplier does not worry about leaving exposed metal there!!
I hope I do not get issues when I fit the fuel connectors. I know that the pickup tube flange screws will need some fuel resistant sealer as the holes on this aftermarket tank are right through, and not blind like the original tank. Click image to enlarge 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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11th May 2021 6:06am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10784
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The fuel tank looks good in it's place
Yes i know what you mean with the pic's of the shire blue as in some of them it looks a different shade 
That will be a big day when you can roll it out side  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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12th May 2021 7:50pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3424
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So I thought I would have some easy days re assembling the dashboard back.... it looked to be in decent condition.
Opened up the lower dash to replace the foam on the lower vent flaps as it had crumbled. What I found inside the lower dash would have made an entomologist a happy chap 
After cleaning the metal work, I was not happy with how it looked... paint was flaking off, with surface rust underneath the paint. So some more cleaning, scrubbing and rust cleaning later, here is a preview with how the plate that goes behind the vents look like. Click image to enlarge 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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15th May 2021 5:05pm |
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| mikeh501 Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1142
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nice job. i found the remians of a mouse hiding in the foam by the heater box in mine lol
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15th May 2021 5:20pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3424
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^^^ no smell of decay in the cabin? Or smell masked by other smells? My 19J used to smell of whatever oil was inside the engine
1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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16th May 2021 8:42am |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3424
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Dash is slowly coming in. The facia was a pig to get back in, but after a long while managed without braking it (its 33 year old plastic). I think in total I have installed the dash at least 3 times, either forgetting something, wrong assembly sequence, or just to get it to fit better.
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18th May 2021 7:47pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3424
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A while back, I posted a picture of the front axle shock absorber mounting hole (page 6). Today gave it a shot with the welder and a bit of grinding and sanding later it came quite good. I supported the weld pool by a piece of copper plate from below. The carbide bit on the die grinder makes easy work of rounding the hole again.
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19th May 2021 5:28pm |
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