Defender 300 TDi Project!

6 inch

great looking 90! been following since i joined! Im looking to by one just like yours (colour) from a garage in aylesbury!http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/us...r-defender-90-200-tdi-16191168?dealerlist=yes

stupid question but how come i see snorkels on different sides of 90/110 do diff engines have airboxes on the left and right? be kind!

pants007 said:

great looking 90! been following since i joined! Im looking to by one just like yours (colour) from a garage in aylesbury!Land Rover Defender 90 200 Tdi 4X4 1992, 86000 Miles, £4250 - 16191168 - ExchangeandMart.co.uk

stupid question but how come i see snorkels on different sides of 90/110 do diff engines have airboxes on the left and right? be kind!

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Yes n/a td and 200tdi on n/s and 300tdi td5 and tdci on o/s

My zinc primer and fe-123, which is award winning rust converter, but expensive, arrived today.



These are to paint the front and rear bumpers/cross members

So today was the front bumper, heres some before shots, also showing the rusting areas







The fe123 applied on those rusty areas plus the ends of the chassis rails and inside the jacking point holes



Masked everything off



Zinc primer



Coat of black rustoleum



Where the rusty areas were



Some final pics

Nice finish on the bumper mate.

started the refurb of the rear section,

got wood?



**** loads of black acoustic carpet, like they use on sub boxes



ripped the rubber sheets out that were already there



floor made



screwed that down, then carpeted





Ledges to do tomorrow

Well I finished off the carpet on the floor area

First off to cut the side bits on the ledges



Then the tops



Other side



Then removed out the car



Covered with the carpet



back in, finished pics

Todays job was the respray the rear bumper/x member

First job was to angle grind this off, as I didn't have a key!



Could remove the tow hook then





Masked it all off



Zinc primer



And on this



First coat





Finished pics, just need a new padlock

Better pic now its dried

Washed all that sand from the Sahara off today, so took advantage of it looking clean and took some pics, I hope these don't anger people too much

Shiny vinyl in the sun























comments welcome

Keeping it looking fresh. Great effort - and thanks for documenting what you've done as I will refer back in future.

Said before and i'll say it again, cracking looking wagon, the transformation is outstanding. You should be extremely pleased with yourself.

Cheers

had a go a white lettering



yay or nay before I do any more lol

So I painted the rest of the wheels



Now for a bit of an unexpected update, I found these retrim kits for the seats, they only cost £54+vat so I was a bit sceptical so I only bought one to try. When it arrived I was amazed at what you get for the money



In the box is retrim pieces ready made for all three sections of the seat, full foam inserts to replace all the old stuff, various bits for attachment, spray glue and an instruction dvd



Ordered black to go with the black theme inside, first up the sort of wear on the existing seats





Removed the seat



Removed the squab



And the squab cover



Old foam,



Removed next to frame



New foam insert on



Then started on the headrest, removed cover



New cover on and stapled down to hold in place



Then screwed down the metal cover



Removed the foam and cover off the bottom cushion



New foam piece on



Cover on



Whole seat recovered



In the car



Quite impressed with this so ordered the other kits to do the rest of the seats

Hello mate,
Details on how you painted the wheels.
What sort of paint exactly and would it stand up to wear and tear of everday use and washing without peeling of?
Cheers.

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That's what I have.

I guess il find out in time how durable it is, however I did get a small amount somewhere where I shouldn't on the tyre I tried rubbing it off right away and it didn't seem to budge, it almost stains it so hopefully should be fairly durable

Loving the seats. I did the same with mine and they make such a difference

Yep did mine with the XS retrim kit, easy to do and made a world of difference, mine smelt a bit doggy when I got it but this sorted it, Before anyone starts I mean of dogs not of dogging...that's a whole different aroma

Retrimmed the remaining seats