Blood, sweat & beers ! 1984 Defender 90 restoration
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Front arches fitted, and fair play they came with pleant of spare hammer in clips which is unusual. Rear light covers installed and new tailgate chains. The Heritage steering wheel arrived, fitted temporary as the left indicator stalk is a bit temperamental so will have to remove it to fit the new stalk and new plastic surrounds.
New Lucas dash light switch and hazard switch fitted and tested
New Lucas dash light switch and hazard switch fitted and tested
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Not much to report today, few little bits finished off, like the new black tow ball and cover fitted , new fuse box cover decal and the steering wheel bolted in thats after doing the tracking which was 1 degree negative which to consider it was done by eye isn’t too bad but nevertheless its been set to about 1/2 degree outward. Steering box centered the heavy duty steeing bar was adjusted to centre the steering wheel, fist time Ive used this method must have just been lucky with the 300tdi (bobs110 hope she’s still running true dude !) Indicator stalk changed for another new un but the problem still existed 
diagnosed by google and hey presto the indicator problem is caused by a return feed to the LED lights via the dash indicator incadesent bulb ! FFS ! Apparently its a fault easily fixed by replacing the dash bulb with a LED bulb with a seperate earth (www. Unanimous .com) has a converted lamp for £30 
You guest it the soldering station is on standby awaiting the delivery of said green 12v LED bulb or should I say a pack of 10 for £1.79 from ebay. Sitrep as soon as it arrives people.
To be honest I’m a bit gutted that she’s nearing completion and will have to find another excuse to spend time in the cave…… any unwanted landy projects out there keep me posted maybe a 110 station wagon.
diagnosed by google and hey presto the indicator problem is caused by a return feed to the LED lights via the dash indicator incadesent bulb ! FFS ! Apparently its a fault easily fixed by replacing the dash bulb with a LED bulb with a seperate earth (www. Unanimous .com) has a converted lamp for £30 You guest it the soldering station is on standby awaiting the delivery of said green 12v LED bulb or should I say a pack of 10 for £1.79 from ebay. Sitrep as soon as it arrives people.
To be honest I’m a bit gutted that she’s nearing completion and will have to find another excuse to spend time in the cave…… any unwanted landy projects out there keep me posted maybe a 110 station wagon.
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I can confirm the 300tdi, Little Blue, is still running straight and true, no adjustment required!Not much to report today, few little bits finished off, like the new black tow ball and cover fitted , new fuse box cover decal and the steering wheel bolted in thats after doing the tracking which was 1 degree negative which to consider it was done by eye isn’t too bad but nevertheless its been set to about 1/2 degree outward. Steering box centered the heavy duty steeing bar was adjusted to centre the steering wheel, fist time Ive used this method must have just been lucky with the 300tdi (bobs110 hope she’s still running true dude !) Indicator stalk changed for another new un but the problem still existed
You guest it the soldering station is on standby awaiting the delivery of said green 12v LED bulb or should I say a pack of 10 for £1.79 from ebay. Sitrep as soon as it arrives people.
To be honest I’m a bit gutted that she’s nearing completion and will have to find another excuse to spend time in the cave…… any unwanted landy projects out there keep me posted maybe a 110 station wagon.
Bobs110
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That’s looking fantastic. You have a great eye, it’s the perfect balance of beefy, retro and modern. A sympathetic reimagining, but not overdone. Well done!Few photos of hours of blood, sweat and beers and photos of the final result. Who said drinking alcohol was bad for you… oh bugger just realized it should have been painted red
