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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5221  
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ok after I finished work, I decided to crack on with a nice little face lift, stainless steel screws, new side repeaters and indicators to freshen up the front end more.
old front end and rear end  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge stainless steel screws installed Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge old indicator Click image to enlarge new indicator Click image to enlarge I had to swop a few things over, the replacement units had some bits that were shockingly bad compared to the originals. replacement on with stainless steel screws Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge check this crap out  pure top soil that is! you could grow veg with what I cleaned out of various locations!
Click image to enlarge grill with hit and miss screws Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge grill with now replacements on Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge also the light surrounds got the same too Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge vents too Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge last of my metro stuff, which had seen better days even the bulbs sadly Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge replaced Click image to enlarge my mum did some filing to get them to fit, they will not come out in a hurry i tell you! After that i had a clean out, look at the top soil that came out! Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge took four full dust pans to shift it!
then we went for a little test to make sure all lights were working ok, i did have some teething troubles. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge back lights and reflectors were also sorted with stainless screws too, number plate light might need a replacement unit nice finished job! Click image to enlarge one with our terr Click image to enlarge also terrs front end just for the sake of it, at the moment he is getting a new clutch installed. Click image to enlarge Also photos of when bought her, Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge now what she looks like 
Click image to enlarge Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! Last edited by Procta on 1st Jul 2017 10:25pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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1st Jul 2017 10:18pm |
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but again i will need a bit of cash back to sort that out. been shafted for the welding killed that sadly 
| Mash Member Since: 09 Feb 2015 Location: Guernsey Posts: 1674  
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Your making great progress so far Procta
 all projects take time and let's be honest they never get totally finished as we soon decide on something else we want to change  90 wolf - Jasmin http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39408.html
90 V8 - Maggie http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic42564.html 110 TD5 - Buggsy http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic59029.html 52HG25 lightweight https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72342.html D3 Hse - Fiona Capri 2l S - Anna Think I might have a problem............ |
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2nd Jul 2017 10:07am |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5221
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your right about that, I have found out what size pulley I have on the alternator so I maybe able to figure out what size belt I will need. Gearbox mounts will be sorted out when my dad gets our terr back on his wheels, ( he has ordered off a proper jack for the gear box) Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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2nd Jul 2017 7:06pm |
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| Profyaffle Member Since: 03 Oct 2016 Location: N Yorks Posts: 527
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Looks great.. All those little things make a big difference..
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2nd Jul 2017 9:37pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3787  
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Hello Procta, from Aussie.
Love your Defender, Love your work, except, like I've said before,,...... that Bullbar!!....Lol!! Anyway, V8 Supercars is on this W.E. from Townsville,...hope you'll be watching. The new TTV6 engine was tested by 888 this week, but won't be used in racing until next year, and even then, not on a regular basis. Regards, Pickles. |
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2nd Jul 2017 10:39pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5221
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your right, the little jobs like this really make the difference. When I get in I will look up the pulley for the aux belt and the correct size belt too. so I can get that ordered off. I may look at a replacement side vent too for the air box, I do want to get the landy water tight too. So many options to choose from Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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3rd Jul 2017 8:29pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5221
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yeah the bull bar is hit and miss for people, to me it makes cheeky  think again before they pull out at the last moment I have the 5mm bumper on too so the front end is pretty beefed up now 
I need to grab a race on youtube! Only thing when they start messing about with engines like that, it does upset the champion ship. The btcc did that when they switched to turbo from NA, they said we will balance the two, by the time we were into the 4th round, Turbo powered cars were already advanced forwards so it became a turbo powered champion ship, which was given to Honda on a plate. They did the same thing again with the NTGC switch from S2000, they stated that an NTGC car was cheaper to build, which turned out to be incorrect, One team blew the whistle after it nearly bankrupted them. Wtcc had the right idea, they said you can keep the NA 2 litre but don't expect to be at the front end of the grid. That was when they introduced 1.6 turbo, there were only a handful if that of NA powered cars, by the end of the season everyone was running the 1.6 engines. I do wonder if 888 were something to do with the English team, at some point before it was split off. 888 still deal with Vauxhall/opel? The UK team did before they went MG. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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3rd Jul 2017 8:42pm |
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| g-mack Member Since: 07 Jan 2014 Location: northumberland Posts: 1967
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looking really good now
My 109 thread
my youtube channel |
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3rd Jul 2017 9:19pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3787
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"888"?..Roland Dane who heads up 888 in Aussie is an Englishman, so I'd say there is definitely a connection. Parity/..V6TT Vs V8?..will definitely be an issue,..just have to see how it goes,...most of us would prefer to remain with V8, but as no Aussie made V8 vehicles will be manufactured in Aussie from October this year when Commodore finishes production, manufacturers will be looking to a "current" engine to retain some relevance to what's available in the showroom,...not that there'd be much in common with the TTV6 race engine and the V6 in any passenger car. Pickles. |
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3rd Jul 2017 10:49pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5221
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Btcc hasn't really got any true manufacture built cars now, like it did back in the 90s to the early 00s. All constructor based now practically, we do get manufactures but they are not like what you have, they only pay the entry fee for the team and a little bit of support engine wise, even then that depends on how much money they invested in the team. The team may run a toca engine if there isn't a manufacture engine for the car. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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4th Jul 2017 5:15am |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3787
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A bit of "thread stealing"here!
Not much manufacture relevance with respect to road engines in Aus either! The Commodore runs a 670HP 5L V8 made up from GM components, but nothing in common with the roadgoing 6.2L LS3 or S.C. LSA in the road cars. Same with the Falcon,...it runs a 5L V8 made from Ford "components", the Nissan runs a 5L V8, based on a 5.7L Nissan Patrol 4wd engine, & we did have an AMG Mercedes running with a 5L AMG engine, but it was never really competitive! Pickles. |
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4th Jul 2017 6:20am |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5221
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We did have Infiniti in 2 years ago but they pulled out with in the 3rd round due to some disagreements, One of the drivers didn't even know he was getting replaced until someone told him about it on face book.
The best car really in btcc is Bmw at the moment, before then it was always Honda, but that was due to the fact they had a biggest budget, support and engineers. Subaru was coming a long strong last year, until they were penalized for an advantage this year. Don't worry about thread stealing, its car gossip Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
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4th Jul 2017 7:02pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5221
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We are getting the G-mack, and I am starting to get more of a feel and direction that I want to go. Massive weight off my shoulders now since the MOT is out of the way. I did try and keep my spending to a minimum so that I had room for the mot, but sadly lost 350, which could have seen it have new brakes and a service too, or even a rear bumper. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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4th Jul 2017 7:07pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3787
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A very good friend of mine since He arrived in Aussie, is Alex Somerset, he won a championship in the UK several years ago, he's now engineering one of the top Holden Teams here. Anyone on here know him?
Pickles. |
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4th Jul 2017 10:17pm |
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