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April 30, 2018 Projects

Bobby – ’95 Land Rover Defender 90 NAS

Posted by hernanpelassini

Mechanical restoration.
Interior sound and heat-proofing.
Instrument panel and interior restoration.
Rat and rust damage reparation.

2-Entire fascia is out 2

3-crappy crimp job behind switches

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5-driver side underseat compartment

6-driver side underseat compartment 5

7-driver side underseat compartment 7

8-all dynamat installed note dynaliner over tranny dome

9-dynamat careful fit

10-drv dynamat careful fit

11-butyl tape to fix carpet

12-stereo wiring cleanup 1

13-rear wiper buttons will be restored 2

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15-bump stops old and new 1.jpg

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18-finishing fascia

19-old liner vs new Dynaliner

20-rear brake light mounting pillars

21-hood and misc hardware back from powder coater

22-wrong hardware for door panels 1

23-hood sanded and masked

24-hood repainted, with dynamat and hood liner

25-door film deteriorated

26-pass door with dynamat and no rust

27-Door Alignment gap up to spec 3

28-detail of bent brake lines

29-engine bay without brake master cylinder

30-Brake lines old and new

31-Brake fluid reservoir was brittle

32-tie rod end drv broken u joint sleeve

33-tie rod end pass broken u joint sleeve

34-engine ground braid was loose

35-A frame receiver u joint sleeve broken

36-bushing on ball joint of rear tie rod end ruined

37-rat damage on wiring 3

38-steering damper shock old and new

39-rusted heater circuit pipes

40-Still life with old engine and baby monitor

41-Brake fluid goes in

42-rusted heater circuit pipes detail 6

43-filthy air filter

44-clean air filter

45-rat damage to heat_sound insulation

46-replacement heater circuit pipes

47-rat damage to wiring in engine compartment

48-ready to start closing things

49-driling the backplate

50-cutting threads into backplate

51-New hardware goes in

52-Rear sway bar bushings and ball joints old and new

53-Tow hitch was missng a nut

54-oil recovery cap and filter to be replaced

55-vacuum check valve old and new

56-Rear suspension work

57-New panhard rod bushing installed

58-A frame ball joint, old and new

59-Pressing bushings out of their holes 2

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61-ball joints old and new 0

62-old distributor cap goes out

63-new distributor rotor and cap go in

64-backplate and stereo fit

65-front suspension work 4

66-old steering arm was VERY hard to extract 1

67-new steering arm with new ball joint

68-struts and spring beds were restored and painted with rust converter

69-fabricating backplate for wiper motor cover 0

70-front suspension work while vacating air from AC circuit

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1-Top of Fascia is out

One comment

Euge says:

May 1, 2018 at 5:59 pm

¡Qué trabajo, Hernán!
(Y qué lindo ver el “Toro” atrás… ¡auto argentino! Es el de Fangio, ¿verdad?).

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