What have you done on your Defender today?

My 110 TD5 fuel pump started making very nasty noises at the weekend. Did some research, and thought that the cause was going to be difficult to trace, highly technical, and expensive.

Today, I removed the fuel tank, and then dis-assembled the pump. The pump was blocked with some gunge that resembled a blend of pond algae and sea weed! See photo. Cleaned it all out, changed the filter, and she's fixed!

Filtered 100L of cooking oil (and started repainting back crossmember)

bought the bastard

jamescronin said:

Filtered 100L of cooking oil (and started repainting back crossmember)

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Why are you painting the back crossmember with cooking oil

Fitted my new headlamps and bled the rear brakes

Undid all the things i did yesterday installed the middle seat even though it is pointless re-directed the speaker wire's topped up all the oils and then took it for a drive thought i would treat the old slut at my local car shop get her a new air freshener as she hasnt broke down on me in a few days the shop was closed im expecting a difficult start in the morning

cut the foot well out my csw and plated the inside, started the plating on outside skin but run out of time-tomorrow job

New number plate light with one bulb (better than none) fixed faulty connection on front o/s sidelight, made device to secure battery, fixed loose indicator/wiper stalks, put screenwash in, tweaked carbs a bit to cure missfire, put me gay wheelnut caps on and washed it.
just a few little jobs in the morning before the mot.

Oh, nearly forgot, insured it as well, £111.72 fully comp...result

painted 'er all over with primer

http://t0mb.net/primed.jpg

Took it for it's MOT and passed by the skin of it's teeth..phew

Ignored mine, worked on my catering van. Put the doors in the shed though as i looks like rain. Joys of not having a nice garage to do your 90 up in.

I looked ads on the net for something that might become my Defender 110!!
I'm 'between Land Rovers' at the moment!

persuaded my output shaft from gearbox with 4.5 tons

Gave the towing bracket etc a clear, rub down and a coat of smooth hammerite. Bolted on the new steps. I'm pleased with the result.

How do you stop the toe-rags knicking the whole detachable tow bar assembly? Padlock through the end of the pin?

SteveRat said:

How do you stop the toe-rags knicking the whole detachable tow bar assembly? Padlock through the end of the pin?

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Take it off and put it in the hall at night.

Looked at it sitting there, trying to think of ways to convince the missus that a recon gear box is an ideal christmas present

New wiper blades , new headlamp bulbs (one blew last night) checked all me fluids, all ok and checked the tyre pressures. All ready for that there winter.

Spoke to the garage again about what welding needs done on the bulkhead and started to recover the interior trim in black vinyl.

Originally Posted by SteveRat http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/what-have-you-done-your-defender-today-81374-12.html#post860326
How do you stop the toe-rags knicking the whole detachable tow bar assembly? Padlock through the end of the pin?

Answer - Fit a gun rack in plain view and sit behind the hedge with a pack of bangers’.

played arround with fusebox resulting with more problems then i started with, corvered the rubber gearbox tunnel mats with some nice new carpet, ordered a new gaiter, fitted a fatter wire to mi work lights to get more out of them. then sat confused and annoyed the electronics are not how haynes say they are! (in mine anyway).

Just had the reversing switch on the gearbox fixed.
35 Euro's for a piddling switch!

Painted the interior back cargo area dark green! No more dust getting on kit I throw in the back now