setting cab and doors on defender 110

[Land Tiger]

Well my Land Rover fever (madness) has returned.
A 120 land rover 1985 Isuzu 4spd.
This last week I have been trying to align the rear and front bulkhead and doors.
The front bulkhead had been sandblasted and lanolin oiled. The rear bulkhead was from a Td5 , the original was damaged and torn aluminium.
This has been a challenge.
Initially I took the rear bulkhead on chassis as my stating point, measured 880mm and fixed the front.
The number of adjustment points is mind blowing!
The passenger side has beautifully lined up with 6mm packing under the front chassis bracket (4 bolts). Push this bracket towards the front and bulkhead leans forward. Push back towards cabin and packing leans the bulkhead in towards cab. Packing washers in the bulkhead bolt moves the complete structure forward... keeping 880mm gap for doors.
There is some adjustment up and down on the rear bulkhead.
I have lost count number of times I have tried to set the drivers side. The rear is approx. 4 mm out when the door fold line meets the back, otherwise everything is parallel.

I have now drilled the bulkhead for the door locks as catches are totally different from the Td5. The doors close real nice against the door seals.
Tomorrow I start lining up the guards.

Hope the blue slip will be easier than all of this.

[Summiitt]

Well done! I've just rebuilt my 97 single cab that was rolled a few times and it was bloody hard, I can see why defenders Develop rattles..too many fixing points..

[steveG]

Good stuff. Another 120 coming back to life.
Guess I've got the same fun to look forward to when I do mine

Steve

[Xtreme]

Good to hear that you've got that 'fever' back again Land Tiger. You've already put many hours into the 120 that it will be good to see it on the road/tracks soon.

We came down the coast last week and were wondering if you had moved yet, or if the move was still on.

Will be in contact soon re a proposed mid October gathering. Maybe that could be a deadline date for completion of the 120.

[Land Tiger]

Hi Roger, still hoping to be moving north late this year. I want to get the truck registered before that.
Got both front guards realigned yesterday and put the bonnet on, will align bonnet catch today. I glued on under bonnet insulation mat, hopefully will make some difference to engine noise.