New Doors

Finally got a hold of some doors!

These doors are galvanised with a chequered aluminium outer skin!

Not to strip the insedes and prepare them so they can go to the paint shop :-)

Progress update...

The new rims :-)

New shocks and re-painted springs to match

New chasis with a fresh coat of paint, and fitted with lots of parts :-)

 Our transfer box, gearbox and engine - all fitted and painted the McGinn style...

Bulkhead: Painted and ready for assembly

New Bulkhead, Painted ready for assembly.

The interior - before assemby,

Half way during assembly.  You can see the wireing loom clearly.

Exterior view

Nearly done...

Accident Damage Photo's

Guess we will need a new back axel...

New siderails will also be needed, along with a new snorkel, bullbar, roof, firewall, doors.....

If you look carefully you will see the chassis is slightly twisted.

That caused us some delay... finding a person to repair a Land Rover chassis is impossible!

We eventually found a "new" 2006 chassis from Wellington. - back on track...

Busy stripping all the parts off to do a chassis swap...

New Bulkhead VIN Number

This is the new bulkhead VIN number.  I've blanked out the serial number (last 6 digits :-)

Decoding the VIN Number:

Geographical Region

S - Europe

Country

A - United Kingdom

Manufacturer

L - Land Rover

Model Code

LD - Defender 90, 110, 130, Defender

Wheelbase Code

H - Defender 110"

Body Type Code

A - Basic, Soft Top, Pickup, Hardtop Van Commercial, Freelander 3 Door Commercial

Engine Type Code

8 - 2.5L, inline 5 cylinder, turbo-diesel (Td5) EGR

Gearbox Type Code

7 - LT77 5 Speed Manual / Right Hand Drive

Model Year Code

1 - Model Yr. 2001

Build Type Code

V - South Africa

Vehicle's Serial Number

xxxxxx

[ Decoding: www.expeditiongear.co.za.shopdirect.co.za/cu5/default.aspx ]

So pretty close match to the original :-D

Tyres & Rims

The tyre that caused the accident...  You can clearly see the shock outline on the tyre.

You can see the damage caused by the stones and dirt on the rim.

The other rims are slightly scratched, but all the rims are sent to a Mag wheel repair place for cleaning up.

(Total Rebuilds - Pinetown, South Africa)

New Bulkhead & Window Frame

The new bulkhead, with the entire interior panelling intact.

The exterior (engine) side of the bulkhead. On the right you can see the heater/air conditioning unit. To the left the steering column, brake pedals etc.

Everything has to come off before we take it to the paint shop.

Interior view of the bulkhead.

Exterior view of the bulkhead.

 Exterior view of the bulkhead after we removed everything.

The new window frame - just needs to be cleaned up and off to the paint shop...

Next update on the bulkhead will be when it gets back from the paint shop.

Welcome

Welcome to the new blog!

We will be posting some pictures here soon :-)

If you have arrived here via a search engine, then use the links on the right hand side to view the various stages of the re-build of our Defender 90, TD5 (2001) - British Racing Green.

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