Recent content by Rustyrus

Hi guys, I've not been in here for many years, I thought my defender times were over for good when I sold up but apparently not I ended up getting a completely standard 1997 300tdi defender a couple of years ago. Long story short....the chassis on it was ok, not great but ok. I decided I would...

Its a two pack paint, its a fleet paint from a paint supply place here, acrylic I think but not certain of that, its the one with the bad **** in it, isocynides I think its called, proper respirator required I was told! Anyway, it was quite reasonable, about sixty quid for five liters and twenty...

Frozen white 2k, looks good, picture doesn't really show it so well!

The only other ones are the paint job!

Again, not a very unusual conversion, 2.5 n/a out and 200 tdi disco in

Ok, so I found a few more pics, not very good at remembering to take them as I go so its just a few randoms! four new outriggers and a crossmember, usual story! Thought i needed just three outriggers, ended up needing four so fabricated the last one, couldnt be arsed waiting for a new one!

I think I have a few, try and find them and stick them on later!

So its only taken three and a half years so far to get to this! http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll14/erisort/20121031_130545.jpg

ok heres pics, new panhard rod bracket on axle, home made spring mount on chassis, apoligies in advance if Ive made an arse of putting up pics :)

I think I just made up that name :)

yup, doughnut bush thing at the chassis end and a normal bush at the axle end, I will post some pics later as I an putting a spring mount on the chassis right now and have taken a few, the tie rod bracket is in some of them i think

Kind of, on my fathers it snapped the uj, on mine it broke the flange!

yup, same here, excellent quality parts 7 quid each plus p&p, vat etc, did your prop get damaged?

Just thought it might be worth sharing my near miss with my defender so you can check yours out! Few weeks ago on my fathers defender, while driving out a track, the rear tie rod mount ripped off the axle resuting in a snapped propshaft and an axle left at a funny angle! Exactly a week later...

I would also use a new reel of wire if the one you are using is very old