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- Sun May 30, 2010 5:04 pm
- Forum: Member's Vehicles
- Topic: Another 90 joins the pack ...............
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Wallet time...........
OK - just made a list of the bits I need so far. If anyone's got any of this lot kicking round the garage I'd be more than pleased to hear from you and do a deal: Front Shockers Front turrets and rings Rear Shockers N/s and O/s bulkhead bottom brackets N/s and O/s footwell repair panels N/a and O/s ...
- Sat May 29, 2010 5:06 pm
- Forum: Member's Vehicles
- Topic: Another 90 joins the pack ...............
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It was raining outside and not much on the telly so ........
Latest photo's. Maybe it's just me - but one you start undoing bolts and taking things off you can't stop - it's like a drug :o Anyway, final decision is whether to take the bulkhead off. There's a bit of rot at the botton but I think I can sort that out without removing the bulkhead itself. The out...
- Fri May 28, 2010 7:55 pm
- Forum: Member's Vehicles
- Topic: Another 90 joins the pack ...............
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Further News
OK - removed the rear shocker mounts and after copious doses of the precision adjustment tool it seems like the rot is confined to the area just in front of the shocker mounts on the top of the chassis and a little bit at the side. The really good news (I think :o ) is that shining a torch in to the...
- Fri May 28, 2010 8:16 am
- Forum: Member's Vehicles
- Topic: Another 90 joins the pack ...............
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Thanks
Thanks for the tips fellas. I've given it a reasonable poke about with a big screwdriver but not the 'precision adjustment tool' yet. I'll hold my breath and have a go! :shock: On the new chassis front, are all Defender 90 chassis the same or is a 300 TDi chassis different from say a TD5 or an earli...
- Thu May 27, 2010 10:48 pm
- Forum: Member's Vehicles
- Topic: Another 90 joins the pack ...............
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Fuel tank
Oh, and another thing - when I got the body off, the fuel tank doesn't seem to be held on by much, however there is evidence (long since corroded away) of some kind of bracket/fixing between the rear of the fuel tank and the outrigger tube (see photo below). Am I right about some kind of fixing that...
- Thu May 27, 2010 10:43 pm
- Forum: Member's Vehicles
- Topic: Another 90 joins the pack ...............
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Is it terminal....?
Having gained access to the chassis, I've been having a good poke around to check the condition. The main problem areas seem to be around the rear shocker mounts and on the top of the chassis near the big chunky crossmember (not sure what it's called). Some pictures by way of explanation.... So the ...
- Thu May 27, 2010 10:32 pm
- Forum: Member's Vehicles
- Topic: Another 90 joins the pack ...............
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Progress ......
Right - managed to remove the roof and rear tub. Had to resort to the trusty angle grinder for some of the nuts/bolts underneath. Here's how she looks now:
- Tue May 25, 2010 10:23 pm
- Forum: Member's Vehicles
- Topic: Another 90 joins the pack ...............
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Right - finally got the seats and subframes out - bolts were all rusty as hell - used about half a can of WD40 but managed to get them all out without having to resort to my angle grinder :) Roof is also off and now it comes to removing the rear tub. Questions: 1. Apart from the 8 small bolts just b...
- Mon May 24, 2010 12:33 pm
- Forum: Member's Vehicles
- Topic: Another 90 joins the pack ...............
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- Thu May 20, 2010 9:20 am
- Forum: Member's Vehicles
- Topic: Another 90 joins the pack ...............
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Thanks fellas. I'll be taking the body off so will have easy access to the chassis. What's the best way to protect the chassis, given that I'll be able to give it a good wire brushing before applying any sort of protective coating? Is it also worth treating the underside of the body with the same wh...
- Wed May 19, 2010 9:15 pm
- Forum: Member's Vehicles
- Topic: Another 90 joins the pack ...............
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Another 90 joins the pack ...............
So following a great weekend at RHB co-driving for Phil (Green series II) I found myself leafing through Ebay on Monday afternoon and came across a vintage (1985) 90 hard-top with a 200 TDI conversion and to cut a long story short, by 10:30 that evening it was on my drive and I my wallet was £1,800...