Blood, sweat & beers ! 1984 Defender 90 restoration
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Lower dash cleaned up small repair done to lower edge, then rust converted and sprayed. Made a new lid out of 1.6mm galv sheet cut shaped drilled and sprayed. Foam all cleaned ready to be stuck on tomorrow when the high temp contact adhesive turns up. Then its 4 way stretch vinyl time , that should be fun !
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Re shaped the foam backing then stuck it back onto the steel panel using high temp contact adhesive, all the gaps filled with fire resistant expanding foam. Will trim it back and sand smooth tomorrow once its fully cured.
I’ve retrimmed over the old vinyl on the upper dash as it was well stuck on and smooth. Used 4 way stretch and high temp spray contact adhesive and hey presto!
I’ve retrimmed over the old vinyl on the upper dash as it was well stuck on and smooth. Used 4 way stretch and high temp spray contact adhesive and hey presto!
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I'd put some sound deadening stickies on that before re-fitting it ... yer know yer want to ...
Ok so theres more glue on my hands than there is in the tin bit aftet some stretching, pulling and pushing I’m pleased with the results, unfortunately the glue reacted slightly with the expanding foam and theres a slight dip where I’ve filled in the speaker hole. unfortunately I cant do anything about that but wouldn’t use foam again, think I’d use fibre fill and skim it with filler.
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Can you gently push it up from underneath ? Maybe glue a thick card under to stop it sinking when it warms in the summer ...
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Driving down to Herford tomorrow afternoon with my youngest William then off to the Malvern landrover show on Saturday for some retail therapy \ spares hunt… heard they have a good autojumble have armed myself with a highlight pen and a long list.
Been a while since I updated or in fact done anything due to a sinking cold. That said Ive cleaned and sprayed all of the front seat frames and sliders, cleaned up all the galv pieces and got the galv bulkhead etched and primed.
Series style split doors and sills have been ordered from SP4x4, and an order for 5lts of PPG commercial paint in Keswick green is in. Few small cleaning jobs to finish off prior to building the spray booth such as air box, few brackets etc.
Series style split doors and sills have been ordered from SP4x4, and an order for 5lts of PPG commercial paint in Keswick green is in. Few small cleaning jobs to finish off prior to building the spray booth such as air box, few brackets etc.
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Whats the score on the “doors” George doors …. Well its only a new set of series style galv doors from sp4x4 !
Glass removed a little tidying up of the welds with the flap disc, a quick once over with 80 grit on the DA and they are ready for acid etch and primer. That’s tomorrows job sorted
Glass removed a little tidying up of the welds with the flap disc, a quick once over with 80 grit on the DA and they are ready for acid etch and primer. That’s tomorrows job sorted
