Ok so more pictures. Engine and gear box etc back in. Not much done to this.......... Well that's a lie. All main gaskets and oil changed on engine and gear box and transfer box Prop joint on transfer box changed it was abit slack Exsaust gasket changed on turbo etc Timing belt changed...

Thanks for all the great comments. Glad you all like it. This is my first defender so was worried I might not be doing things the right way etc. wouldn't be able to do it without my brother. Neither of us are mechanics in any way he is a welder and I'm a electrician so everything is self taught...

Now my brother is a very good welder but I'm not sure he is qualified in miracles! Lol.

Got lots more pictures to upload so will do more soon. I have been doing this for over a year now so build is a lot further on this. I'm to the point of putting side panels back on etc so lots to come. Hope I'm doing it right. Lol

Up the right way. Welding in this picture not finished at this time. Tow bar removed. Ok bit of a jump but from finishing the welding I had chassis painted and then I Schultz it over and over again. Got myself new springs and shocks. Swing arms a frame etc etc. it was a 2 inch...

So here is the second hand chassis I got my hands on. Ok it's not galv but I didn't have the money at the time so it was the best I could do. Need a new rear cross member and very small welding works other than that it was a solid chassis co paid to what I had. Here is the new cross...

So here it is all stripped to rolling chassis and then to when we cut it up!!! Not much use now but for cans! All that's left was a pile of scrap!

Yeah that's what makes me think it was a doggy MOT and they saw me coming!!

Will try and post more tomorrow. Its a start. lol.

The point of no return!! started to get abit scared at this point but iknewit had to be done. How it ever past a MOTthe year before i never know. Not done by me i should add.

Well i got the pictures to work. GO ME! So This was the start of the strip down. i knew by now the chassis was to far gone. Blue sheet to keep the rain off! Well i didnt want it to rust.

Right lets try again. hopefully this works. [URL=http://s1275.photobucket.com/user/MRTs300/media/ipadpictures243_zps729ad561.jpg.html]

Ok i must be doing it very wrong. using the image upload bit and keeps coming out small? where am i going wrong?

fingers crossed.

Ok using computer so see if this works.

Worked supplied it. I wouldn't buy one! Haha

Ok might have to switch to computer. Is it just me or does apple products look good from the outset but really suck when you want to do anything simple.

Ok I'm doing it very wrong how did you do that? Sorry not very good with a ipad. Hahah.