James's rebuild thread

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James, can you do me a favour mate and have a look at these pictures. I still can't work out where Iam going wrong with my door thresh. I hope I have the wrong one and haven't build the rear end incorrectly! :eek:

I've put e red line on this pic to show where I get an overhang when I put the thresh on.
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This pic shows the over hang, though it's tricky to appreciate it on a picture. I put a red line on to try and show it, but it's about 1cm long.
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cheers.
 
Al2O3 said:
James, can you do me a favour mate and have a look at these pictures. I still can't work out where Iam going wrong with my door thresh. I hope I have the wrong one and haven't build the rear end incorrectly! :eek:





I've put e red line on this pic to show where I get an overhang when I put the thresh on.


doorthresha_zpsb8a3686c.jpg






This pic shows the over hang, though it's tricky to appreciate it on a picture. I put a red line on to try and show it, but it's about 1cm long.


doorthreshb_zps1e10e924.jpg






cheers.
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Hmm, to be honest I can't remember whether mine had an overhang or not. From memory it had a bit of an overhang, but that was taken up by the rubber bit that goes under it.



I'm not near the farm today, but might get up there later.
 
Al2O3 said:
James, can you do me a favour mate and have a look at these pictures. I still can't work out where Iam going wrong with my door thresh. I hope I have the wrong one and haven't build the rear end incorrectly! :eek:



I've put e red line on this pic to show where I get an overhang when I put the thresh on.

doorthresha_zpsb8a3686c.jpg




This pic shows the over hang, though it's tricky to appreciate it on a picture. I put a red line on to try and show it, but it's about 1cm long.

doorthreshb_zps1e10e924.jpg




cheers.
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Is the seal not supposed to sit underneath it?
 
Yes, your right lads. I'm missing the seal and whatever holds it in. I'll have a look in my box of bits and through my photos. I know the old thresh was rusted through badly and not sure what state the seal was or how it was fixed in.
 
found it in one of the boxes O bits. :D

here it is lying in place
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and the masking tape label ;)
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Thanks lads. Had a slight panic on there cos I'd had to modify the rear inner wings slightly because the new rear quarter panels did not fit. Thought it had thrown everything out! Phew.
 
No worries, that looks the same as mine now. Originally it was screwed on, but I used rivets through the metal and rubber bit
 
Got the tracking sorted more tonight, along with centering the steering wheel and primering the load area.

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Need a bit of advice guys...I didn't like the exhaust I fitted, it was too loud and didn't fit properly.

So I have put the old one back on (very late tdi one). It mostly fits, but sticks out way too far. I also think that if I didn't have the wheel spacers on it wouldn't fit and I don't like relying on them. If I move the exhaust back in, it touches on the rear tank. It is almost as if the exhaust is too long.

So suggestions would be good...I'm out of ideas.

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Boom.

All polished, mud flaps on, number plates on, crossmember painted, couple of underneath things painted, rear load area painted (special thanks to the moth that decided to kill itself in the middle of the paint). Will get some proper pics at the weekend.
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Tomorrows jobs are clean and put the interior back together then fit Mantec spare wheel carrier and ladder that I ordered yesterday :)
 
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aaronmorris said:
Nice work :) Looks very clean now!
Amazing how much dust and ****'e they collect just sitting their.
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I know, the roof was horrible and it was only painted a week or so ago.

Landyfox said:
Very impressive :)
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Ta :)

Just need to sort the exhaust and I'm sailing.

Anyone know if anything will bolt directly to the tow bar holes in the middle of the crossmember? Jate rings won't fit through the rear holes as my tank guard is in the way.
 
Frustrating evening tonight, first the spare wheel carrier was impossible to fit on my own, and managed to chip my new paint. Second, mantecs instructions were terrible and didn't give any instructions on what to do if there isn't an existing carrier. And third, the ladder needed spacers fitting INTO the rear crossmember, an awful job!

That being said I am massively pleased with how it looks. I had a slight issue where the spacers wouldn't unscrew off the old door, so I have used a spare 30mm alloy wheel spacer!

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I also put on my new "Defender" sticker, and put the made in Sollihul plaque back on. I was going to sand off the front so that it is black and silver like it was originally, but it actually looks good the way it is.
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