Truck Cab Restoration

Hi all. Here is my defender 90 restoration. I am at the stage now where all the panels are away for paint. So here are a few photos of the work carried out over the past few months.


Before


During


As you can see the Bulkhead is in a bad way.






Daddy's little helpers getting stuck in.


Donor Bulkhead. Had to be striped, then had to remove the inner skin to repair it as the land rover this came from was rolled.


And again.


Donor chassis, from a puma.




Help stripping the chassis for galvanising.


Galvanised Bulkhead.


Galvanised Chassis.


Chassis being built into a rolling chassis.


200tdi engine and gear box on route to chassis. (fully re built)


Engine Installed.


Bulkhead on Route.


Driveable Chassis.

More Photos to follow. These are just to wet your appetite.

Looks class, but me thinks that you have too many little helpers for a ninty !

Very nice, going to last you a while when its done!

Absolutely awesome! I wish I had the space to do that. Very jealous. Keep up the good work.

joeyb said:

Looks class, but me thinks that you have too many little helpers for a ninty !

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Ha Ha, more of a hindrance........ Think there more excited about it than I am

Should have it nearly completed in a month r two r three!!!!!!! Can't wait.

nice! its gonna look a lot newer than most of the parts with the pumas number plates

SteNova said:

nice! its gonna look a lot newer than most of the parts with the pumas number plates

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LOL, that was sorted before galvanizing.

I have also used the pumas diesel tank, and the breakers left the exhaust in place. So I have had to do some work on the filler pipe and the exhaust needed some modification coming from a 200tdi engine to the puma. One thing for certain is, it will confuse the MOT center over here when that day eventually comes.

Towbar fitted today. Please ignore the copper grease.


Puma Diesel Tank and Home made Pipe Work.

Looking good. Nice neat and tidy job.

Dan_Trials said:

Looking good. Nice neat and tidy job.

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Thanks Dan_Trials. Appreciate all the kind words folks.

Had a free couple of hours tonight. So back to work.

Drill out holes after galvanizing and re-tap holes for Mud Flaps.



All Fitted.

Feeling excited, got the phone call to go and lift the tub, canopy, roof and windscreen from the paint shop tomorrow.

That only leaves the doors, wings and bonnet to do, and a few bits n bobs

I've just finished repairing the doors, now ready for paint.

Todays progress, tub and seat box fitted.



Made a start on the new led lights.



Picked up my front bumper from my mates machine shop and fitted these. Now the bumper is to be primed again, rubbed down and painted.



Doors, wings and bonnet left to paint guy. Getting there slowly but surely.

It's been a while since I posted on here, but here is the truck cab nearly finished.

Painting the wheels a satin white.



Wheels being cured in an industrial bakers oven we had lying about from when the mother inlaw used to bake.



Finally nearly finished.







Light bar fitted, it just needs lowered.



It's up for PSV on Tuesday. Hopefully it goes through ok. Few things to do over the weekend and a few more photos will follow.

Lovely looking 90. Well done.

mick the builder said:

Lovely looking 90. Well done.

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Thank you. I'ts been a labour of love to say the least. I've been that busy with work and the 90 lately I've been neglectful of this site. So apologies for not having posted to many intermediate stage photos.