Land Rover Defender 110 Rebuild

[KimB]

By the way, thanks everyone for the support and all of the advice you've given me over the year. Still a bit to go now but the end is insight!

 

[jpmillermatic]

joining in late, here...way to go! top notch work!

JP

 

[123hotchef]

looking great u going take it off road once its finished

 

[KimB]

looking great u going take it off road once its finished

Probably not lol. I may do some light off road. Not anything that may damage it. And certainly not any green lanes like my ex and I used to do where it scratches it up really badly!

 

[123hotchef]

lol I was just kidding u cant do all that work to wreck it in a few mins flat

 

[KimB]

lol I was just kidding u cant do all that work to wreck it in a few mins flat

No I cannot! I will do some but nothing to damage the body mainly lol. It's going to be my only car when I'm certain I've ironed out all the issues I may have

 

[Robotstar5]

Up a bit early aren't you, thought you would have got celebrating the first engine run?

 

[KimB]

Up a bit early aren't you, thought you would have got celebrating the first engine run?

That'll be this weekend possibly, I'll be out to make a fool of myself

 

[KimB]

I haven't really done anything to Lou today. Mainly spent all day tidying. Still probably another days worth lol it was so bad!
Anyway I couldn't help but take a video of that wee little turbo whistle I have. Sounds so good, tad hard to hear with the no engine cover on it but you get the idea

 

[123hotchef]

sounds ruff to me

 

[KimB]

sounds ruff to me

Really, doesn't to me ? Just think there is excess engine noise not having any body on. Only sounds louder then usual.

 

[123hotchef]

lol maybe hard to hear on that video

 

[KimB]

I really haven't done much the last two days, somewhat taking it easy with a bit of research thrown in!
I bought new reverse and diff lock switches. I now have reverse light working and even better the dash shows when the diff is locked on Strangely satisfying when light work
I've wedged the clutch down as per recommendations of someone from here, hopefully that sorts the small amount of air I Can't seem to get out! bled it 5 times now roughly! it's annoying me now I also bled the brakes again, they work great now
Anyway, off out soon
Bye

 

[123hotchef]

5 times! do u have a helper in the bleeding?

have a fun night out

 

[Wedg1e]

I officially hate Land Rovers. Non stop problems all the time

Never, ever, buy a TVR then

 

[Wedg1e]

I can't help but stand back and just look at it, I don't think I've ever been so proud of myself! I sill can't believe how far it's come!
P.s I kept one promise about letting you hear it run before the 100th page

To paraphrase a bike journalist a few years back, that is the visual equivalent of a Rachel Riley-shaped lollipop

 

[tinman123]

fair play on the build kim, there is a lot of work there and it looks very well done i must say.

indee between yourself and the landy everything's getin better lookin by the day..

 

[Bill Edwards]

Wonderful progress Kim.

Hopefully you're having a good night out, the kind where you won't be fit for reading this 'til at least 11am Saturday...

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Anyway, off out soon

A bit late to post this, but take care out there - we don't want to read about you in a newspaper.

See you've shed the moustache and are going in cognito tonight......

 

[Wendelspanswick]

See you've shed the moustache and are going in cognito tonight......

Cognito, is that a nightclub?