90/Defender rebuild

[smoobailey]

Well thought i would make my first post when i had done something

Always wanted a Truck Cab 90/Defender to bring home so brought a 1986 2.5 Petrol in the UK in 2007 before coming home and all the other bits i thought
i needed
http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/1.jpg
14/2/2008 90/Defender being loaded into container with household junk in London UK

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/2.jpg
Here in NZ

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/3.jpg
Chassis with body taken off

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/4.jpg

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/5.jpg
Rust in Orig Chassis

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/6.jpg
Second Hand Chassis from 1996

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/7.jpg
Original Chassis

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/8.jpg
Painted with 2 coats of Por15

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/9.jpg
Painted with Chassis Black

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/10.jpg
Running gear added with Gwyn Lewis suspension kit

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/11.jpg

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/12.jpg
Engine and Gearbox put in

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/13.jpg
Body going on Chassis

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/14.jpg

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/15.jpg

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/16.jpg
Body On

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/17.jpg
Sanded ready for painting

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/18.jpg
I used Penetrol as a etch primer before roller/brush painting with Mettalic blue hammer effect from supercheap

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/19.jpg
All painted

http://www.diagtech.co.nz/90/P1110011_renamed_19126.jpg

Still need to do a full external roll cage

[Offender90]

Welcome to the forum - and I have to say this has to be the best first post I've seen, so congrats.

A very nice looking 90 you've got there. Seeing it in single cab config, I may be tempted to convert my 90 Panel Van into one as well.

Out of curiosity, was a 2nd hand 90 chasis difficult to source in NZ?

Cheers

Bojan

[smoobailey]

I think they are very hard to get hold of here via my work i was talking to a garage/workshop owner in my home town who works on Land Rovers and said i was rebuilding one and he said he had a chassis in his garage he wanted to sell so did a deal
was going to bring one over from perth but freight cost was too much

mind you my orig chassis would cost $600 to weld up

[dullbird]

thats a great job you have done especially with the roll on paint :)