Bulk head repair

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L90A12

L90A12

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My defender 90 has two rotten doors which i am now going to repair instead of replacing. The bulkhead is also rotten in a few places, more so on the drivers side but also on the passenger side, footwells and around door hinge areas etc, ( i haven’t striped stuff down to see exactly how bad it is )
My question is, as i would nearly have to remove the same amount of bits, would you agree that it would make sense just to replace the bulkhead (with a solid used one), rarher than repair it.
Thanks in advance.
 
I did a 90 bulkhead in the street many years ago in the middle of Glasgow without removing the engine or any of the bodywork. Just took of the doors and loosened the wings and roof and lifted it out.
I seem to remember it took a couple of days work to replace but was doable without too many issues.
 
Thanks mate, im just two minds about what to do, its weigh between getting the cost effectiveness and satisfaction of repairing it and the quickness of replacing it.
 
I will post some pictures when i can get some. Its mainly drivers footwell, both door pillars, and top of bulkhead around windscreen bolts/clamps.
 
L90A12 said:
My defender 90 has two rotten doors which i am now going to repair instead of replacing. The bulkhead is also rotten in a few places, more so on the drivers side but also on the passenger side, footwells and around door hinge areas etc, ( i haven’t striped stuff down to see exactly how bad it is )
My question is, as i would nearly have to remove the same amount of bits, would you agree that it would make sense just to replace the bulkhead (with a solid used one), rarher than repair it.
Thanks in advance.
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It's a lot of work, removing the bulkhead. However, it sounds as though it may be beyond any decent repair.
 
As above, look at YRM replacement panels/posts. I replaced my footwells, floors and sills last year with YRM - they're very good quality/price and fit first time. If the main bulkhead is solid just replace tired areas...all panels are available. If also rotten behind dash and upper tunnel area it would most likely mean a whole bulkhead replacement. May be post some pics + Britannica Mike on YouTube has some very good bulkhead and door post replacement videos.
 
v8250 said:
As above, look at YRM replacement panels/posts. I replaced my footwells, floors and sills last year with YRM - they're very good quality/price and fit first time. If the main bulkhead is solid just replace tired areas...all panels are available. If also rotten behind dash and upper tunnel area it would most likely mean a whole bulkhead replacement. May be post some pics + Britannica Mike on YouTube has some very good bulkhead and door post replacement videos.
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