Defender nut and bolt rebuild

very nice work mate

looks good

Progress report……. Today I have been mostly cleanin the rust off pedal boxes…… then spraying them black….. oh an made a new brake pipe …… and havin a few beers…..

that's what i'm on with today,i did buy premade ones but th lengths on some were out so i decided to run full length braided hoses

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that's what i'm on with today,i did buy premade ones but th lengths on some were out so i decided to run full length braided hoses

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Must have been the same supplier as my lines as I had to make three new ones as they were not the right lengths

Both brake and clutch boxes rebuilt, brake lines made, fitted and bled.

Looking at your pics I feel the urge to take the wings off my Fokker and give it a good clean ....

New fuel tank installed , fuel pipes clipped to chassis. Wiring looms re taped and installed

Inner wings back from galv and looking like new

Not that much to report really as I’ve been away over the weekend, but having got home this afternoon I couldn’t keep out of the garage.
So handbrake shoes and drum fitted along with the new rear prop shaft and handbrake cable.

New one piece braided clutch pipe fitted and bled, I know its not the standard setup but some improvements are required. Plus I co@&ed up and scrapped the old pipes which would have cost £65 just to replace the top steel pipe then another £20 for the flexi hose and steel lower pipe. BRT Motorsport £38 delivered for one Quality piece of braided hose…. Job done!

New oil cooler hoses loosley fitted.

Cant wait to get this landy finished if only to stop ordering parts …. I’m starting to worry that Simon the DPD driver is seeing more of my wife than I am ….

Steering shaft cleaned painted with new UJs, throttle pedal blasted and painted and fitted with stainless fasteners.

Apologies for the lack of progress but after another trip on the motorbike to Ireland then a second trip to MedVac a fallen comrade I’m back in my first home (as the wife calls it)

Lower dash cleaned, painted and the outside polished with black wax which to be honest transformed it. Just make sure you wear some latex gloves when your using this stuff.

Vent flaps fitted with some stainless steel hindge pins / bolts from SP4x4. Plastered them in ceramic grease first and thread locked the tiny m4 dome nuts each side, there would be nothing worse than a loose flap now would there !

Galvanised side rails fitted with some stainless bolts, no rust to be seen here sir!

Looking good!

Dash nearly there I’ve ordered a new genuine td5 ignition along with three door barrels will have to change the door handles for the deeper lock td5 ones as well but at least all the locks will be the same.