Restoring Defender 90

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Bayden_uk

Bayden_uk

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Finaly i got some better pictures of the body and a few pictures underneith.

infortunatly they didnt come out as good as i thaught they would becasue the person whos farm it is on was a bit of a nasty tool and it was all kinda rushed unfortunatly.

from what i saw the chassis looked good but you let you be the judge of that ha ha im no pro :p . i checked under all the wheel arches and they were fine, no rust. i was ask to look at the bulk head and that seem fine :) . i looked under the matts and check the rear wheel arches on the inside and they looked as good as the day it come off the line :D . i know i need a new set of wheels but that should be fairly cheap.

just need to try the engin...... FINGERS CROSSED!

the main consern is there there is rust hahaha

so please comment and i hope all is well. i am out to restore this beast!

atb

Ben
 
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90truckcab said:
looks a good un to start with , dint yer buy the series aswell,
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no but i was thinking of putting in an offer. i have a yard i can put it in as well. when i went to take the pictures today the guy was in a right mood so i didnt wanna ask any more about it. the series has been under a shelter for a long time by the looks of it. i didnt take a look inside tho

Ben
 
The chassis looks in good shape, as does the bulk head (unless it's been filled and sanded down on the drivers side - it's hard to tell). What you can see in places is mainly surface rust. A good scrub with a hard wire brush, a light sand over and then a steam clean should take care of the scabby bits. Then it's just a matter of spraying it all with black hammerite and waxoiling it.

-Pos
 
pos said:
The chassis looks in good shape, as does the bulk head (unless it's been filled and sanded down on the drivers side - it's hard to tell). What you can see in places is mainly surface rust. A good scrub with a hard wire brush, a light sand over and then a steam clean should take care of the scabby bits. Then it's just a matter of spraying it all with black hammerite and waxoiling it.

-Pos
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once again someone is making me a happy man hahaha

the bulkhead hasnt been filled and sanded. i remember when this thing was emaculet when i was in school, back then little did i know i was going to be restoring it haha

but thanks for the reply, you got me in a more posertive mood about it now :)

i also noticed the exhaust looks new, so one less thing to worry about eh :)

atb

Ben
 
Yep it looks alright - just needs a good clean up / scrub up and a paint / waxoyl. The best way to heck the chassis is to whack it with a hammer. If the hammer head dints it / goes straight through you know it's rotten. If it makes a heavy thud, it's rusty. If it makes a nice ring, it's fine.
 
pos said:
Yep it looks alright - just needs a good clean up / scrub up and a paint / waxoyl. The best way to heck the chassis is to whack it with a hammer. If the hammer head dints it / goes straight through you know it's rotten. If it makes a heavy thud, it's rusty. If it makes a nice ring, it's fine.
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thats great!

when its on the drive and i start work ill bring more detailed pictures of underneith. and pictures of the inside.

Cant wait!!

thanks pos

atb

Ben
 
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