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GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10379

Thanks Clayton and Procta

@JOW, the screen won't be able to fold down as it hits the top loop of the cage. I would probably never find myself using it that way in reality, though it's now a redundant 'feature'.

Yesterday was spent putting some of the brackets/cage to chassis extensions on that attach to the bottom of the cappings.
This proved to cause issues!

The rear corner cappings had the hood stick fittings on, which were in the way of the brabket I needed to fit.
So I had to drill all the rivets out to remove the cappings and then figure out the best way to to do this, luckily I had a hole saw that was just the right size, I decided to take photos after I'd drilled it out.

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Then I had to remove the seats to get to the b-pillar brackets that pick up from the seatbelt mounts, I then had to remove a strengthening bar that is on the front part of the tub, which is held in with about 12 rivets x2, as this needed modifying!

Here's a tip for any of you considering a build project:

Have a plan.

this has so far had 3 roofs, 4 sets of wheels and 2 engines, plus 3 pairs of seats. It could have been finished 12 months ago!! I've undone a lot of work a few times

11th Dec 2016 7:53am

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

There's no fun in having a plan though

Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

11th Dec 2016 12:07pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10379

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11th Dec 2016 8:16pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10733

Yes GREENI but more importantly you only have 25% to go

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

11th Dec 2016 8:35pm

Procta

Member Since: 03 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5150

looking more like a landy now!

11th Dec 2016 8:39pm

Romadog

Member Since: 07 Jul 2011
Location: Powys
Posts: 1749

Would love to see more detailed pics of the mountings etc.
Mine will look similar........got to find where the second batch of Buzzweld CIO paint I ordered has gone to finish the chassis.

keep up the good work

11th Dec 2016 8:43pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10379

Cheers chaps.
Here's one of the mounts that utilise the seatbelt bracket. I'll do some more pics tomoz.

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11th Dec 2016 9:21pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10379

The littlest things that no one sees, probably nobody knows what they are, though you know it's there and it niggles at you every time you see them. They had to get replaced.

Though many hours were wasted today by swapping out the lights in the garage, with LED versions

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17th Dec 2016 4:27pm

Romadog

Member Since: 07 Jul 2011
Location: Powys
Posts: 1749

I had same thought when I was working on my neighbours 90. Told him they had to be changed - partly because they'd stand out every time I walked past the vehicle and annoy me !
I bought some galvanised ones from ebay though.

17th Dec 2016 5:20pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10379

I thought I was getting galv'd versions....ordered from YRM with a few other bits. I thought they weren't cheap!

17th Dec 2016 8:08pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
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18th Dec 2016 6:42pm

ginjez

Member Since: 18 Sep 2011
Location: huddersfield
Posts: 1760

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 ST Santorini Black

It's funny how this beauty is ending up nothing like the original page 1plan

Oh and Ray beat you to the sun visors (also known as baseball caps )

18th Dec 2016 6:53pm

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10379

Yeah funny how things turn out!

My next one will be planned a little better

How come you ditched the hats? Has Ang treated you to a new one for Santa.

18th Dec 2016 7:11pm

ginjez

Member Since: 18 Sep 2011
Location: huddersfield
Posts: 1760

Being a thinning ginger I now require wide brimmed hats

18th Dec 2016 7:28pm

CY88

Member Since: 05 Jan 2016
Location: Offshore
Posts: 255

1986 Defender 90 V8 Petrol ST Keswick Green

GREENI wrote:

@JOW, the screen won't be able to fold down as it hits the top loop of the cage. I would probably never find myself using it that way in reality, though it's now a redundant 'feature'.

Cage looks great GREENI! In the summer you could always just take the screen off completely of course!

FFRR Supercharged - Series One - Defender 90 V8

19th Dec 2016 1:08pm

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