Defender nut and bolt rebuild

Looks incredible. Well done.

RustyDefender said:

I guess you can still install it just so it’s there and not just the water jet

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Thinking of maybe taking the water jet off and replacing it with a revering camera. Dont want to hit anything in Tesco now do I !

Bit of a spending spree this weekend, new Wipac lights, standard and not LED just wanted to keep it looking standard. Some crystal headlamps and boomslang headlamp loom on its way. New deep lock rear door catch (puma style) and lock hole finisher, very pleased with how it looks. Front grille kit partly fitted just waiting for headlamp fixing kit. Looking more complete by the day. Bad news is that I cant get seat base refurb kit as Exmoor dont do the material thats in my landy grrrrrr, so will have to dig deep and refurb all theee seats ££££ never mind will look great once done. Any suggestions on which seat kit to get ? I’m thinking of the denim twill as its very close to what was in from factory.

Productive week so far, rear door seal fitted, headlamps are in, front grille on, new wheels scotch paded and painted Charlton white to match the roof. Emailed Exmoor trim with a my wish list, twill seat cover kit, center seat kit and front premium carpet kit just waiting for a reply from Jake in sales to see if there’s any discount to be had ? I was always taught if you dont ask you dont get, and sometimes even if you ask very nicely you still dont get !

Very pleased with how the wheels have turned out, despite it being a rush job after coming home from work this evening.
I’ll have to leave them for a few weeks before ordering some tyres, not just to let the paint fully harden but to stop Mrs H giving me a hard time with the spending just before Christmas.

Going for Maxxis AT980E worm drive 265 75 16
Oh suit you sir ! This is the landy that I’m taking inspiration from

It’s all looking so good!

SITREP ….. carpet kit has arrived…… I can only estimate that the bag it came in must cost £10-£15. No skimping on quality here

Carpet kit fitted and looking cushty. Next on the hit list roof lining, stripped and washed the vinyl covering with carpet cleaner. Dried out the soggy damp cardboard backing. Then temporarily strengthened with some timber to get its shape. Soaked it with diluted PVA, them once dry gave both surfaces a good coating of castamite wood glue. The some car body filler to smooth out the cracks. Once dry I plan on fiberglassing it with finishing tissue and resin before spray glue the vinyl back on. I may fibreglass the top side as well if it still feels flimsy or not.

Carpet in and roof all sound proofed

That looks really smart

Roof lining finerglassed ready to re glue the vinyl back on

UpandOver said:

Roof lining finerglassed ready to re glue the vinyl back on

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Is that smooth enough or will all those lines and ripples show in the headliner, Just a thought.

Nice carpet I guess no muddy boots will be allowed in there .

J

it doesnt look as rippley now that the resin is drying off, if it shows through the vinly i may have to stick a very thin backing sponge lining on first think they sell it in Dunelms

Head lining glued back onto the fiberglassed backing, looks passable from a distance

Seat re trim kits are turning up today ! Something for the weekend Sir ! Oh dont mind if I do…. Some work on the landy Sir… oh suit you sir

UpandOver said:

Head lining glued back onto the fiberglassed backing, looks passable from a distance

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Looks good to me.

Whooooooooooo! 10 days and nights of working on the Landy … get in there ! Oh maybe 9 1/2days forgot I’m cooking christmas dinner !

Lets see exactly how much I in fact get done during this festive break.
Job list
Fit and test reverse camera
Fit and test head unit, then re pack for santa
Re open head unit that santa bought and refit
Fit front headliner
Re trim driver and passenger seats
Fit said seats not forgetting the spacers between carpet and bases
Repair and retrim rear headliner may need pva’ing
Make new rear door card (found a length of black hardboard 8’ long in city plumbing for £4.20 enough to make 3 cards !
Make and fit rear door gas strut
Look at the seal on near side rear axle (weeping slightly) dont want the new rins getting oily now
Plumb in the number plate light
Order either tyres or Nas bar? Thats my back pay bonus gone to a good cause
Look at which front bumper to get ? Dilema ? May create a proxy vote on here to decide
Think thats it … should be ready by easter

You jammy bugger! I've also got 10 days off. If I can get 5 clear hours to myself in that time i'll be lucky. You get stuck in and I'll just get my land rover fix from hearing about your progress. Good luck!