thanks for moving the thread admin/mods :)
the identity of this vehicle has not been decided yet as ideally i want the defender reg as its just been rechassied to defender spec with original gearbox,body and possibly engine(tdi model anyway) , may be able to keep the reg just on the number of...
ha cheers guys , figured i was talking to myself for a while lol , is there any way of fast tracking this thread into the defender section without writing it all again?
anyone have any suggestions on the build for me? for now will be 300tdi powered but when all on the road i might fit the 5.9...
haha yeah i have found a few problems on there
you find that with some of the classics is very un original but its always better that breaking or scrap and handmade panles are very close to original in my eyes :)
, the only thing on here is there dosent seem to be much interest in my project...
had some good progress today , as you might see from the shiny rivets on the side i have fitted the new galvanised cappings , also we have a body on the chassis :) one solid defender now , still needs tweaking but the mesurements seem to have been right ! , the damage to the front panel was a...
had one of theese before , after replacing clutch switch it was fine , only one i had driven though so dont know if they do it normally and this one was just worse
i have a really good used head here if thats any use? skimmed around a year ago and fitted with a fresh gasket and no issues :) was removed as bottom end started going
thanks for the positive comments guys, on one of the facebook pages there were comments such as "saving a defender theres no defender left ect..."
suprisingly the body of this one is in really good condition, strangest thing being the headlining is perfect! also the bulkhead is in near perfect...
figured it would be ideal to post my project in here ! , not had much time to spend on her so far but shes coming
so basicly i found this defender for £200 sat in a farm yard , it had been stood there in the grass for 5 years with no wheels , the farm baught it as a spares vehicle for thier...