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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512  
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Are those Blindo wheels? Cheers, Vincent 1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold) 1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold) 1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold) 1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold) 2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold) 2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold) MySite |
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13th Jul 2014 8:07pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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Got my "retro" look finished tonight,
 Click image to enlarge After getting shot of the A bar I have another plan for reattaching the spotlights and numberplate etc etc. It will be along these sort of lines Click image to enlarge |
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14th Jul 2014 9:09pm |
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| appaloosadude Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 630  
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What is that grille JWL? I'd really like something like that.
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14th Jul 2014 9:54pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443
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I've had the thought for a fair time and doing a swop for a air-con panel on Saturday it finally kicked me into gear. The panel came off an '85 90 so a bit of cutting(oil cooler bit at the bottom) and filling(lock hole, fill in the bottom part where the starting handle goes through and the 3 fixing holes down each side) then paint. What did surprise me was that the panel is made of fibreglass, not aluminium.
The grill is just a 2m length of 6mm round bar shaped to fit the grill position, then a sheet of 0.8mm expanded aluminium(also gripfilled in the lower oil cooler part), and some 25mm galvanised weldmesh, all these cut to fit. I did try to solder the mesh to the bar, unsuccessfully, hot glue had a partial success but all is immaterial as they are zip tied through holes drilled in the panel which sandwiches it all together using the round bar against the panel with the mesh bits inbetween. New badge should be arriving in the post tomorrow to finish it off. In all it's cost me about £20, paint, filler and mesh, other bits I had knocking around. Click image to enlarge Here's part way through the creative process  |
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14th Jul 2014 10:34pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443
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Finished the front today, made a small bar that sits in front and above the winch to hold the number plate, spotlights and Anderson connector. It now means that I can just undo 6 screws to take the whole grill panel off which will make it 10 times better to clean the radiators. Before the A bar was over the grill fixing screws plus the spotlights were pushing the grill as well which meant all that lot had to come off before you could even think about gaining access to the radiators.
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15th Jul 2014 2:12pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20612
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Now that has character and practicality written all over it!
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15th Jul 2014 3:17pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6772 
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Shoved a bit of rubber into the bonnet hinges to stop the annoying rattle
 it might be time for a visit to Brendan for some security hinges which should cure the rattling problem |
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15th Jul 2014 3:21pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20612
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Have the plastic shims come out?
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15th Jul 2014 3:24pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6772
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No, I pushed the bit of rubber between the hinge and plastic shim
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15th Jul 2014 3:42pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20612
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Oh I see, must be very loose then.
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15th Jul 2014 3:55pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5115  
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Finally got round to applying Dum Dum into the gaps around the bottom window rubbers to stop the water running down inside the door and out through the drain holes into the foot well.
I was glad that I bought two tins of Dum Dum before they stopped making it. |
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15th Jul 2014 5:57pm |
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| airpusher Member Since: 04 Sep 2011 Location: South Wales Posts: 372 
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Managed to get time to fit the rocksliders!
Click image to enlarge Nothing's ever straight forward though! Had to modify the brackets to fit! Oh and put the BoB led lights on! 2006 Defender Double Cab- Zambezi Silver |
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16th Jul 2014 4:12pm |
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| Waldo Member Since: 18 Jul 2010 Location: Bit South of Manchester Posts: 240
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Designed, fabricated and fitted the bracket for my tow electrics today.
Will send it off to be powder coated next week Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Will Defender 90 XS TD5 (03 Reg) |
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16th Jul 2014 8:13pm |
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| maar10 Member Since: 02 Feb 2014 Location: ZH Posts: 52 
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@VeeTee yes blindo indeed!
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16th Jul 2014 10:44pm |
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