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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4785   
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nice one!
 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton |
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14th Mar 2018 9:29pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502 
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Not a good day today...
Took my dad into town the other day and he noticed a chuffing sound, found it was blowing air through an injector. Initially I was relieved because it sounded exactly the same as when the head gasket was blowing on the old engine and a new copper washer is a lot easier than a head gasket. Should be an easy fix I thought especially as those injectors had only been in about 3000 miles. Anyway, that injector was stuck solid. I don't have a slide hammer so used a spanner to turn it. Eventually it loosened up and I kept twisting until it pulled out  but turns out it was so well stuck in that I'd actually only loosened the top half and unscrewed from the bottom half with the bottom half still fused in the head 
So asked around and managed to get a slide hammer from someone locally, screwed the top half back on and managed to pull the whole thing out. It appeared to have screwed back together fairly easily without any trouble so I figured I might as well stick it back in with a new copper washer and see if it runs. Fired it up, only runs on 3 cylinders so had to go out and buy a new injector 
Expensive mistake but lesson learned: Always use the correct tool for the job, don't try to just 'make do'
Since the old injector is effectively scrap now I will actually open it up again at some point and have a poke around inside purely out of interest in seeing how they work, don't think there's any chance of getting it working again being such a precision piece of engineering. Matt. '89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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10th Apr 2018 3:46pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5172
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Sods law really, what I have learned now, before I begin a job, if it looks like its going to be a pain, I would get as much advise on what, why and when before I tackle anything with the defender. The mount of set backs I have had with my rover metro for just diving in, was just a joke. My dad still just dives straight in into things, which is why I started to step away from his habits. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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23rd Apr 2018 7:42pm |
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| Fatbaron Member Since: 12 Mar 2016 Location: Devon Posts: 299
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Top thread this Matt. Really enjoyed reading it. I've got the full Raptor Dash set-up ready to drop in mine when she's back together. I love the industrial look it gives.
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26th Apr 2018 4:23pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502
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^ Thanks
Got out today for a few pics in the sun after a good wash  Click image to enlarge Matt. '89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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5th May 2018 6:37pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5172
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Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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5th May 2018 7:13pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502
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Been really enjoying driving it recently. Not done a lot by the way of mods - only a Boomslang headlight loom which I obviously haven't had chance to test yet.
Got a big shopping list for the Billing show this weekend - parts I know I will need for the rebuild and some other bits and bobs. Another sunny pic:
Click image to enlarge Matt. '89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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28th Jun 2018 10:47am |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502
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Update from above post - Boomslang upgrade is fantastic, if you haven't already done it you should definitely have it down on a list of 'to-do's.
I can't seem to settle on a gauge layout but fairly sure I'll be keeping the latest arrangement - I fitted an LR battery gauge courtesy of Mo Murphy on here to complete the full suite of LR gauges on the main dash binnacle. It's very satisfying having matching gauges: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Looking into retrimming the seats with the Exmoor Trim kit and put a heated seat kit in at the same time. I find the vinyl seats get quite sweaty and unpleasant even on shorter journeys. The kit seems very reasonably priced given the level of workmanship and quality of materials so that will probably be the next purchase Matt.
'89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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31st Aug 2018 8:44pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502
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Well she's only done 1500 miles since I last updated this thread as I've been away at uni - gotta say it really did feel good getting back behind the wheel after 3 months away.
Had a fantastic first drive out onto the Yorkshire wolds, caught a lovely sunset with a view: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Had some minor maintenance work to do - firstly, a quick oil and filter change, nice easy job. Secondly, I noticed the EGR blank off plate was blowing through the gasket, tried to undo the bolts but despite a hot manifold and some WD40, both bolts snapped in the manifold so I decided to weld the plate on. Bit of a mess as the access was quite awkward and I ran out of gas at the end but it'll do the job. Click image to enlarge Matt. '89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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15th Apr 2019 10:13am |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5172
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I was wondering where you had got too, nice to see its still a live and kicking, I think you may have known what happened to my 300 TDI. But we are rocking a TD5 now
Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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15th Apr 2019 7:35pm |
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| OJ Member Since: 23 Nov 2018 Location: North of Edinburgh Posts: 121  
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Hi Matt, i was looking for something else and stumbled across your post and read what you’ve been doing, well done for all the hard work, great job your doing on the 90, its looking really good.
All the best OJ |
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23rd Apr 2019 12:21pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502
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Thanks! I have another project on the go at the minute which has taken most of my time but still been keeping mine in check and just enjoying driving it, especially in that fantastic bank holiday sun we had. Matt.
'89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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23rd Apr 2019 5:13pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502
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It's been a while since I've checked in here - thought I'd drop in a little update. The chassis rot combined with the remaining gremlins in the 300tdi engine led to quite a spectacular retirement from daily driving on the M1 back in summer 2019 that may or may not have required a tow truck
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After that I finally accepted I needed to get something a bit more normal for a daily which automatically re-assigned the 90 firmly into the 'toy' category - opening lots of expensive doors  . The plan now is a full galv chassis rebuild, Rover V8 conversion and soft-top integrated roll cage.
I've started with the V8 - a cheap barn find 3.5l out of an RRC with no history. It came with the EFI setup but I'm planning to bin that off in favour of a carb setup for proper old school V8 motoring. Pics as follows of the stripdown: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Last service circa tudor period?
Click image to enlarge Had a bit of fun getting the alternator bracket off 
Click image to enlarge Yet more fun taking the crank pulley off.... who knew that breaker bar + prop shaft + V8 engine = glorified wood splitter 
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Everything on the engine was caked with half an inch of oily sludge, breaking out the trusty 'Gunk' Click image to enlarge All the major parts look in very good nick - bores, crank, heads etc so looking like a standard rebuild. Click image to enlarge Out into the garden to attack the block with degreaser and a hose Click image to enlarge Degreased, wire-brushed, rubbed down with thinners, masked up then finally painted with two coats satin black high temp exhaust paint: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge That's pretty much the progress to date, will be purchasing a rebuild kit for the V8 (recommendations welcome) and start putting it back together over the next few months. Will be a stock build except for maybe a high lift cam and probably opt for the Edelbrock carb setup. I'll try to keep more on top of the updates now I actually have something to report! Matt.
'89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html |
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17th Oct 2021 2:29pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10756 
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Great update and a plan for the 90 and what a " toy " that will be with the sound of a V8
 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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18th Oct 2021 7:57pm |
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