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Thread: 90/Defender rebuild

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    smoobailey Guest

    90/Defender rebuild

    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

    14/2/2008 90/Defender being loaded into container with household junk in London UK


    Here in NZ


    Chassis with body taken off




    Rust in Orig Chassis


    Second Hand Chassis from 1996


    Original Chassis


    Painted with 2 coats of Por15


    Painted with Chassis Black


    Running gear added with Gwyn Lewis suspension kit




    Engine and Gearbox put in


    Body going on Chassis






    Body On


    Sanded ready for painting


    I used Penetrol as a etch primer before roller/brush painting with Mettalic blue hammer effect from supercheap


    All painted



    Still need to do a full external roll cage

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    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

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    smoobailey Guest
    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

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    thats a great job you have done especially with the roll on paint
    Our Land Rover does not leak oil! it just marks its territory.......




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