Project 1989 90 (Bruce)

Defender-Sam · Jan 3, 2014

noggin said:
excellent read and excellent job! well done mate really enjoyed this.

By the way i happen to have exactly the same winch and mount set-up. The H12 and really heavy duty winch tray.

I dug out the receipt from when the previous owner fitted it new. and apparently the mount is called a 'TOWNSEND WINCH MOUNT' although nothing comes up on google. Guess it probably used to be a small metalwork business or something a few years ago, maybe had links to mile marker as yours is the only other one i've seen?

Anyway it wasn't cheap. Cost £145 in 2001 and along with the H12 and fitting kit came to over 1300!! Its a very very good bit of kit, mine will probably outlive my 90.

All the best
Nick

cheers Nick glad you enjoyed it, yeah I've seen how much the winches are new but as you say the bumper seems not to be a common one. I'm not a fan of it really and keep looking for something to replace it with but not found one i like yet

noggin · Jan 3, 2014

Defender-Sam said:
cheers Nick glad you enjoyed it, yeah I've seen how much the winches are new but as you say the bumper seems not to be a common one. I'm not a fan of it really and keep looking for something to replace it with but not found one i like yet

yep same here not the prettiest thing! Its not great that it sits so high ontop of the bumper over the grill aswell. Im always on the lookout for a nice 'normal' winch bumper local to me on fleebay. Then i think some nice synthetic rope and an ali fairlead will complement the H12 nicely

greyhair · Mar 13, 2014

All I can say is WOW
Just spent most of the afternoon, dipping in and out of this thread
fantastic,top work
Its a credit to you

Defender-Sam · Apr 2, 2014

greyhair said:
All I can say is WOW
Just spent most of the afternoon, dipping in and out of this thread
fantastic,top work
Its a credit to you

thanks buddy only just seen this, good to hear people think I've done a good job

anyway a year has passed plenty of problems along the way but hey its still a land rover

its now got its second mot in my ownership another well praised and complimentary mot tester, they seem amazed to see how solid the chassis is for its age.

Buddha790 · Apr 4, 2014

Hi Sam,

That's some top quality work there, well done.

Can I ask how the sun visors are now? Has the spray paint lasted? Been thinking of doing the same to mine for sometime but wasn't sure how it would look!

Buddha

Defender-Sam · Apr 4, 2014

Buddha790 said:
Hi Sam,

That's some top quality work there, well done.

Can I ask how the sun visors are now? Has the spray paint lasted? Been thinking of doing the same to mine for sometime but wasn't sure how it would look!

Buddha

cheers pal, yeah I'm surprised how well the paints done I've tried scratching it off and its adhered well only issue was the one hot day in the summer :roll eyes: the fabric stretched and left four white unpainted bits underneath the diagonal strip but they soon disappeared once it cooled down.

Sam

captainbeaky · Apr 6, 2014

Hi Sam,

All I can say is a big thanks for taking the time and effort to post pics up - very organised..

I'm just about to start my 90 rebuild, and I've learned a lot from seeing your thread.

Many thanks,

Mike.

Defender-Sam · Aug 1, 2014

Ok so not updated this for a while, after a sucessful albeit a bit noisy trip down to billing on sunday i made the decision.

So he's getting an overdrive

and before people pipe up about a disco transfer box being cheaper, this wasn't a quick decision but ultimately the rover drive was the outcome.

weather permitting ill fit it tomorrow and take some pictures of the finished article and how it performs

Sam

arboorman · Aug 2, 2014

One of the best things I've bought for my 110.

2000 mile round trip to the alps last year was a lot more relaxed with it fitted. Couldn't imagine not having it now

sp00k · Aug 2, 2014

It comes in a wooden box, it must be good

Defender-Sam · Aug 2, 2014

arboorman said:
One of the best things I've bought for my 110.

2000 mile round trip to the alps last year was a lot more relaxed with it fitted. Couldn't imagine not having it now

thats what I'm hoping for

sp00k said:
It comes in a wooden box, it must be good

yes the box reassured me of it being a quality product, if they go to the measures of making a ply box to ship it in it must be good

unfortunately fitting is off for today rain has stopped play

forecast good for tomorrow though so all being well progress will be made

Defender-Sam · Aug 3, 2014

No excuses today, awoke to sunshine so got on with it.
bigger job than first thought didn't realise the tunnel had to be removed, to take this out first the pedal lock and matting had to be removed and that took longer than planned but once removed it made the fitting a lot easier

overdrive input gear on the left and the standard input gear on the right (support bearing removed and pressed onto new gear)

shifter mechanism fixed into place,

overdrive unit installed and topped up with oil,

one successful test run and final assembly later its complete,

and pleased to say I'm very impressed with the results its smooth to engage easily reached (i feared the position of the lever would be awkward) and most importantly dropped the sound levels to a level where i don't even have to adjust the radio volume when joining dual carriageways, may even go as far as to say to a level where civilised conversions can be had. so all round impressed with the results and looking forward to putting some miles on it.

Sam

greyhair · Aug 4, 2014

Defender-Sam said:
Thanks Martin glad you enjoyed it, its changed a little now though.

new wheels only wanted tyres but couldn't resist the ZU's fitted with 265/75/16 bf goodrich all terrains

Safari snorkel fitted

erberspacher night heater no nock of the chill on these cold mornings,

Sam

looks really good in grey

arboorman · Aug 4, 2014

Glad you got it installed ok.

Mine was a bit noisy for the first few thousand miles but now its nice and quiet. Makes motorway stuff much better and if I'm not towing I sometime leave it engaged from first. Pulls away in first no problems.

Enjoy

SmileySteve · Aug 4, 2014

Great job! keep us informed on the drive performance

rfurzer · Jan 8, 2016

Defender-Sam said:
thanks Harry its getting there slowly,
got a bit more done today started off by fitting the wings as now the engine is doing what it should, then spent some time fitting the top rad mounts as they needed further mods to clear the mounting pins then fitted the slam panel and front followed by the bonnet and its beginning to resemble a 90 again. :high5:

fitted the sills and bottom door seal the other weekend, only done the oneside once all the panels are retested (got some hardtop panels on there way and all being well another set of doors tomorrow) ill remove the roof and turn it around so i can complete the work on the other side (against the garage wall at the minute.

then got a little more done on the back door, the top needs more trimming then going to get some ali angle to cap the bottom, fitted a gas ram to open and hold the door up mounted on some simple brackets.

the locking method I'm working on for the door top,

then finished off by fixing the header tank and fan controller to the wing,

thats all folks Sam

H

Defender-Sam said:
thanks Harry its getting there slowly,
got a bit more done today started off by fitting the wings as now the engine is doing what it should, then spent some time fitting the top rad mounts as they needed further mods to clear the mounting pins then fitted the slam panel and front followed by the bonnet and its beginning to resemble a 90 again. :high5:

fitted the sills and bottom door seal the other weekend, only done the oneside once all the panels are retested (got some hardtop panels on there way and all being well another set of doors tomorrow) ill remove the roof and turn it around so i can complete the work on the other side (against the garage wall at the minute.

then got a little more done on the back door, the top needs more trimming then going to get some ali angle to cap the bottom, fitted a gas ram to open and hold the door up mounted on some simple brackets.

the locking method I'm working on for the door top,

then finished off by fixing the header tank and fan controller to the wing,

thats all folks Sam

Hi Sam- Awesome job. I'm thinking of doing this sort of split for my tailgate. How did it work out for you in the end? do you have any tips for someone following in your footsteps?

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