Flip Front Fun.....

Well the more I drank last night the better my idea seemed so cracked on this morning after a strong coffee or two.... An 8ft tall defender was clearly going to cause issues when I needed to work on the engine so after 3 litres of frosty jack I decided on a flip front... Brackets made n welded to the chassis, bracing bar fitted and solid brass rod running through drilled n pinned each end to act as pivot.... Wings braced and rock solid, inner arches trimmed and jobs a good un.... And I can now sit on the tyre and work on the engine with ease and it's a 30 second job to remove the pins and lift the front end off completely should I ever need to do major engine surgery quite chuffed it was so simple .....



easy engine access from now on


brackets welded



brass pivot inside bracing tube



bracing tube....



cheers steve

excellent project there , I had the same idea but never did it although if its this easy I might do mine ! well done mate looks like a really good job !

Nice looking job!

i like's that..

wow thats awesome!

Amazing idea - good execution. Much respect. I've not heard of frosty jack but it must build brain cells.

Outstanding and impressive speed of going from idea to done

Had a flip front on my Series II trialler zillions of years ago!

Engine out and clutch replaced and engine back in in a couple of hours, ready for the next round!

We were young, fit and just plain brilliant back then

Oldseadog said:

Had a flip front on my Series II trialler zillions of years ago!

Engine out and clutch replaced and engine back in in a couple of hours, ready for the next round!

We were young, fit and just plain brilliant back then

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What happened? lol

I moved away, and started to get old