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Defender Boy



Member Since: 06 Oct 2012
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
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What to do...?
Hey everyone.

I've owned my 91 Tdi Defender for the last 10 years. In 2004 it failed the MOT, as it needed work on the Chassis and I bought a 1/4 chassis and welded it on. Put polybushes on it and... well it's still there.

So the question is do I sell the vehicle as a restoration project, or do I pull my finger out and get on with it...
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MartinK



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey
If the Defender suits you in all other ways...keep it! Assuming it's swreet?

Sometimes better the devil you know Very Happy Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)
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Defender Boy



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I love Defenders, and I really loved that one, but it needs a lot of work to get it sorted and I would really love a new Defender.

However, the MPG being what it is means it's not wholly practical to run as my daily ride.
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GUM97



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United Kingdom 1997 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Stornoway Grey
Restore it! Definately! It may be a lot of hard work, but it'll be worth it. You get a sense of achievement at the end of a restoration project that you just don't get from buying a new car Very Happy

I've just restored mine : http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic15201.html and now I know that everything's right and proper Very Happy Thumbs Up An engine to TDi for!
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Post #174882 11th Oct 2012 6:29pm
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Defender Boy



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Wow, that's a really nice restoration!

That is the avenue I'd want to go down. Galv chassis and bulkhead. The chassis is probably beyond saving so Galv chassis is the way forward. It suffered from the really bad 90 onward Chassis that seemed to rust loads.

The 200Tdi engine and running gear is fine, and I'm sure I could get it sprayed up cheap.

Where's the best galv chassis place (or maybe the cheapest?)

Thanks Twisted Evil
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GUM97



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United Kingdom 1997 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Stornoway Grey
Well I got mine from Richard Chassis, but I'm sure there are plenty of other (cheaper) places to get them from Very Happy An engine to TDi for!
"Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948"
Post #174915 11th Oct 2012 7:43pm
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Defender Boy



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Hi thanks for that. I've just been looking at Richards' website as they are really close by and I could collect it.

I'm definetley enthusiastic about it. Did you just clean your engine up?
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WarPig



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England 1996 Defender 110 300 Tdi USW Bonatti Grey
Mine is my daily drive and so I didn't have the time or space to do it myself, so I had to pay someone to do it for me.

I ordered a galv bulkhead from Ashtree LR (pre-sprayed to Bonatti grey) and ordered a galv chassis from Richards. Then I took my 110 to Paul Marsden who has the workshop next door to Richards and let him do it all for me.

He did a great job and I had my 110 back just short of 2 weeks later.
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GUM97



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United Kingdom 1997 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Stornoway Grey
Defender Boy wrote:
Hi thanks for that. I've just been looking at Richards' website as they are really close by and I could collect it.

I'm definetley enthusiastic about it. Did you just clean your engine up?


Yeah that was all it needed really Very Happy Stripped it down completely but nothing needed doing to it as it was as sweet as a nut Very Happy Cleaned it, painted it then rebuilt it Thumbs Up An engine to TDi for!
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