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Not so good at being laid up. I have the space for a donor vehicle but not the funds joy of living on a 5 acre small holding and being furloughed just ****ed off weather is so bad at the minute chassis welding doesn't phase me it's the body that is going to be the struggle for me as its so bad...

What an awesome thread just spent last 2 days reading this thread on and off as chucking down with rain here, your chassis and body looked in a lot better condition than mine before you started!! Just shows with a bit of love and determination anything can be achieved

Sounds like you had fun ordering and even more fun to be had when it turns up

Was out the door early this morning got another bottle of gas straight home and finished welding in the side repair piece in 2 minds to carry on as weather doesn't look to promising today

I have been putting fertan in a weed spray bottle and spray inside and treating none holed parts as I go when it's built back up it shall be treated properly inside just thinking about best option for it, I was set to spend all weekend on it then ran out of welding gas :( so will pull engine and...

Already pulled the box off engine should be out tomorrow both boxes are being sent off for an overhaul this week

That strengthener I have made as the old ones were quite rotten and I cut into it in a few places found 6 lengths of inch angle sitting on the farm so just made new ones bit of cutting and welding back together must have done a pretty good job if you thought they was originals :D

Well a fair bit done today got the n/s outrigger and rear trailing arm bracket cut off today and a rather large section cut out new reinforcement angle welded in plate made up tacked in place started to stitch it in and welder started spluttering the welding gas pixies appeared again and have...

Looking good amazing the amount you can get done when majority of life is on hold to the joy of a pandemic. Just tell the Mrs they are essential bits or order them and say they were on a good deal :D I'm lucky my Mrs has said if the money is there order away love the fact shes into land rovers...

Yh that side is well top and majority of the sides :D next job is cut the outrigger and rear trailing arm off as chassis is like cheese underneath them, still contemplating how to lift engine out as there is no lift eyes on it

So was back to it this evening got a bit more done yet again then got annoyed at chasing small little patches constantly When I stripped the gearbox/transfer box I had the drum off and over the last day or so wire brushed it on the angle grinder coat of fertan then 2 coats of red oxide...

So a couple of days away from the rust doing farm duties hopefully get back to rust removal today and over the weekend

Nice still don't look as bad as mine chassis and body wise haha

My Mrs is good she helped me rebuild a tractor last year and serviced her own car with guidence yh the boys are all about the xbox at least when it goes wrong I only have myself to blame

Yh all on my own well the odd help from the Mrs here and there she's quite hands on just a bit weak for the heavy parts so I end up improvising a lot of the time trolley jack and engine crane with strops are my best friend haha my 2 step boys are more interested in tech and games consoles.

Deffo I would be lost with mine it helped lift the body off, lifted rear end of chassis to a comfortable work height and making short work of getting engine and box out bonus with that one is will lift 2 tonne at its shortest point, plan I'd to have it down to a bare chassis by end of the weak...

Yh it's a nightmare on the plus side I got the gearbox out today so can tinker with that if weather isn't the best

Today was not a day for welding very windy up here and had a bit of emergency fency to do as one of the horses decided to sit on a post, so instead today I decided I would pull the gearbox/transfer box out forgot how heavy the bloody thing was

looking good atleast yours is indoors im fighting wind and believe it or not too much sun light as my mask keeps shutting off, wishing i bought a series or defender so many more panels and repair sections around for them compared to the disco

So a fair bit done again today got the rear spring hanger cut off and a load more rot cut out, with a bit of CAD (cardboard aided design) work a repair patch was made and welded in. Wind picked up so that was a stop put to any more welding so starting poking around with a screwdriver and found...