Repairing my new Defender

I am beginning to develop a hatred of people who have garages and workshops!!

Mine has to be done outside in the street ... usually in the rain!!

OSD

Oldseadog said:

I am beginning to develop a hatred of people who have garages and workshops!!

Mine has to be done outside in the street ... usually in the rain!!

OSD

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You have my sympathy working on the street is no fun. To be honest if I didn't have my garage/workshop I don't think I'd bother with old cars, the big problem is always space, no matter how big your garage, you always fill it with stuff and end up struggling for room.

The end is insight for my 90's repairs.

The drivers door didn't need anything major doing thankfully. The passenger door needed a bit of welding.



Old series back door





The two finished assembled doors awaiting fitting.







If you look at this picture you can see that the paint if very flaky all over the body and doors. The landy had been painted before around 10 years ago when it was converted from the original full canvas. None of the paint was stuck properly and the whole thing had to have all the previous paint removed.



The following photos show the tub where I had scrapped all the old paint off by hand. :doh: This took some serious patients.



















Windscreen ready to fit



Windscreen in, chequer play fitted. The shocks have been replaced and my old Modulars and tyres are fitted (robbed from Gloria)



Very close to being finished now. Back door has the heated screen fitted and just needs to fit the wiper.



There is loads of interior stuff that needs finishing but I shall do that as and when. I just want to drive it now, it been too long. I picked it up at the begining of August and have been working on this every weekend since then and only driven it 8 miles.

And finally...... the man who has made all this work possible. My dear Dad.

Wow! You'll get some years out of that yet!!! What a fantastic job!

Can you do mine??? please!!!!!

"Well done dad", that's what dads are for, I should know I AM ONE.....

well i'm in the process of doing a complete rebuild with mine but if it looks half as good as that i will be well happy good work mate and hat off to your dad for his fabricating skills top notch

its unbelivable what he has done! the work on your 90 is amazing..

that bulkhead repair job still makes me jaw drop!

Excellent job well done!

Us dads have our uses occasionally!!

Amazing job, well done

Thanks everyone, I'm so chuffed. I'll be bring it home this coming weekend after these final jobs.

Fit the Alpine Windows, the doors, front bumper, rock sliders, eyebrows, wipers, front mud flaps and the Moto Lita (robbed from Gloria).
Sort out the wiper motor for the back door and finally Tax it.

All the paintwork needs going over with some cutting compound, thats the problems painting in a dirty barn.

:5bparty:

Good news!!!

you can come on the next salisbury trip then!!

btw, when can I drop mine at your dad? just needs bulkead repairing