Thread: 110 Floor panel replacment.

Some photos would be helpful.

I'm going to have to do the same thing on my series. My plan was to pull the front wings off and do it from that side.

My understanding is that once you have the inner wing/guard you should be able to reach the bolts at the that join the wing to the firewall. then you have a couple joining to to the radiator brackets at the front and a couple at the top just under where the bonnet mounts.

Biggest issue I can see at getting at mine is the Heater/Aircon may need to come out to get the wings off but I'm not to fussed about that as the panel it's bolted to needs replacing anyway.

I've been advised to do it in sections ie do 1 side at a time leaving all the windscreen bolted up etc as this should prevent it warping when bits of it get cut away.

Cheers
Rob

Careful doing the chassis if you haven't done much welding before as it is very much a structural component. You will need a consistent proper penetration and sound technique for the bracing and angles or it will crack or be inherently weak. There are a lot of tricks to safe chassis / structural repairs..

Originally Posted by Distortion

Some photos would be helpful.

I'm going to have to do the same thing on my series. My plan was to pull the front wings off and do it from that side.

My understanding is that once you have the inner wing/guard you should be able to reach the bolts at the that join the wing to the firewall. then you have a couple joining to to the radiator brackets at the front and a couple at the top just under where the bonnet mounts.

Biggest issue I can see at getting at mine is the Heater/Aircon may need to come out to get the wings off but I'm not to fussed about that as the panel it's bolted to needs replacing anyway.

I've been advised to do it in sections ie do 1 side at a time leaving all the windscreen bolted up etc as this should prevent it warping when bits of it get cut away.

Cheers
Rob

Sounds like your doing a bit more than me mate. I shouldnt need to do anything to the windscreen , Bonnet or radiator.

Originally Posted by flagg

Careful doing the chassis if you haven't done much welding before as it is very much a structural component. You will need a consistent proper penetration and sound technique for the bracing and angles or it will crack or be inherently weak. There are a lot of tricks to safe chassis / structural repairs..

Ok, maybe I'd best get it done professionally then I think.

Originally Posted by Defender_Bloke

Sounds like your doing a bit more than me mate. I shouldnt need to do anything to the windscreen , Bonnet or radiator.

Yeah I was referencing those in order to take the wings off to get at the footwell.

Bonnet comes off (Easy)
radiator doesn't get touched except where the front wings bolt to it's brackets.
inner wing comes off so you can get to the bolts attaching the outer wing to the firewall

Here is a guide showing exactly what I'm talking about
Roll Cage Installation Defender 90 Soft Top

You can see in the photos it gives excellent access to the engine side of the footwells which is needed if you want to do a proper job of it