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Mountain_man

Member Since: 09 Dec 2011
Location: Right side of Offas Dyke
Posts: 756

A great 90 rebuild and camper conversion

I followed thia series over the past couple of years on Youtube but being in German it obviously didn't have universal appeal. However, the complete rebuild has been condensed into an alomst 2 hour "no words" video. It is well worth a watch if you have ever rebuilt a defender or fancy giving it a go one day.

22nd Aug 2022 9:59pm

seriesonenut

Member Since: 19 Nov 2014
Location: Essex
Posts: 1210

Interesting and clearly a skilled guy. Wonder why he did not give the same tic to the front axle (case & radius arms) as the rear? 2010 XS USW
1957 Series One 88 diesel
1958 Series One 88 4x2

23rd Aug 2022 7:00am

Mossberg

Member Since: 29 Feb 2020
Location: Lancs
Posts: 553

1993 Defender 90 300 Tdi HT Aintree Green

A great build and obviously a talented guy. I can't understand why he didn't take the body off before starting on the chassis work as a lot of it ended up coming off anyway. He could have got to the top of it just to complete what was a great amount of effort and detail he put into it.

Also he has plenty of space for a good electrolysis setup that would have made his life easier and gave better results than a wire brush in a grinder.

He obviously has a larger amount of spare cash than me (by a long way) but he certainly has produced a fine truck and he deserves a pat on the back for his efforts, ingenuity and resolve!

Well done Eric 👏

24th Aug 2022 4:28am

Screbble

Member Since: 26 Apr 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 2081

2004 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

I found it an interesting watch - thanks for sharing.

I wouldn’t mind his workshop or his cash flow…

I got a bit worried when I saw how he was pressing in his bearings, and there were a couple of other areas I winced at, but overall a great end result and an enjoyable watch

24th Aug 2022 11:50am

Dinnu

Member Since: 24 Dec 2019
Location: Lija
Posts: 3410

2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black

Agree that would had been easier to remove the tub to replace the rear crossmember. First time to see someone weld in nuts and fit grease nipples to the chassis, presumably to reduce rusting between the overlapping joints. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black

24th Aug 2022 1:36pm

Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3671

I’ve never seen that before Dinnu. Seems like a sensible idea.

24th Aug 2022 5:33pm

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