[Defender 110, a Bedford cf and a utility truck walk into a bar...]

I assume you know Dormobile are still in business making bits for these?

Why not cut it down the middle to narrow it so its the same width as the Land Rover?

[Dad has to fix his Sons series]

He wants 750's just can't afford new yet and the 5 on Bob are not road legal

[Dad has to fix his Sons series]

Small update

Thanks to some excellent help from the Series 2 club we now have a roof, back door, spare drivers door to fit whilst we refurbish the one on it and the bonnet with the dished place for a spare, so more work for me!

[Dad has to fix his Sons series]

3 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said:

You really' don't need to buy crossplys unless you're doing a rivet-counter resto or want to use it for drifting*

Should be cheap & easy to find a set of decent tyres either whatever size is on there now or 7.50R16 or 235/85R16 which are the ones that almost everyone fits. The smaller size (or damn near it) are standard on RR, Disco, and most short-wheelbases (88, 90) and people pull them off all the time to upgrade to bigger so decent sets aren't hard to find used. Anyone breaking Range Rovers / Discos should have stacks of them.

 

*=Into the nearest ditch

We have 3 Cross plys and one radial so easier to find two cross plys so should be easier to find 750's

The 2" wider 235 will make it a bit heavier on the steering

[Dad has to fix his Sons series]

3 hours ago, lo-fi said:

You'll get on top of it

One tip I'd give, seeing as it looks like the bulkhead is in good condition: take the vent rubbers off and check for corrosion behind them, with a fresh lick of paint before fitting new. Same with the rubber strip between the windscreen and bulkhead. These seem to be points where water can trickle through and start rotting the inside of the upper bulkhead parts, so attending to them early can save a lot of headaches down the line. 

 

Thanks for that

[Dad has to fix his Sons series]

6 hours ago, lo-fi said:

That engine actually looks like it's meant to be there! A very cool landy

Thanks, its rough conversion, lots of work to do

[Dad has to fix his Sons series]

Rivet counters look away now, adaptor plate looks to be a piece of plate burnt yes burnt out, not sure if the gear box is a 2 or 3 sounds very rough though have to find another and rebuild it My son is hoping get the bits to put the front back to 2A but too many other things to buy, despartly need some cross ply tyres but just can't afford new we have 3 and 1 radial a friend gave him, the ones on it are well past it

 

[Defender 90 winch bumper mounting?]

On 10/20/2019 at 9:59 PM, UdderlyOffroad said:

Care to share what grade they should be?

Any I made and sold had a full set of stress calcs and from memory 10.9 high tensile, but that was my bumper, any manufacturer should have the bolt size and grade in the instructions, as they should also have a file with the info in incase of any insurance claims.

I was lucky as a good friend can do the calcs and produced the correct paperwork.

In my experience I have seen bumpers fail but also a chassis come apart as it had been poorly repaired, they are not rocket science to make but like most things a no win no fee bloke can upset the apple cart very easily. Remember the bolts should not be studs and should not be threaded all the way up to the head as these are weaker

A local lifting gear place can easily test it for you for a few quid.

The big issue is are they lifting equipment or not? But that's another can of worms, you see a winch with a load rating but not a bumper?

 

 

 

[am i mad?]

I love my P38 I bought just for the winter had it nearly 12 months now, mines a diesel and its very slow but nice

[Defender 90 winch bumper mounting?]

Might need to add shims to take up the gap I assume you are using the correct grade of bolts and not the original bumper bolts?

I have seen several home made bumpers fail, some badly manufactured others with the wrong grade bolt in

[Dad has to fix his Sons series]

My Son has just bought his first Land Rover, being a humble apprentice with very little money you can imagine the rest it has a long list of issues, so I have been roped in to help.

Heres Bob, Rivet counters look away now, he is a 1964 Series 2A fitted with a  Mercedes OM617 5 cylinder diesel, he also has  series 3 front. Once he is working correctly and we have some spare cash he will be returned back to a 2 front