Retroanaconda Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 It’s nice to make old things new again. But there’s something about a box of shiny new parts that pleases my inner magpie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 10 hours ago, Retroanaconda said: It’s nice to make old things new again. But there’s something about a box of shiny new parts that pleases my inner magpie. Couldn't have worded that any better no matter how hard I try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 On 18/03/2018 at 3:18 AM, Paddy_SP said: Tell me about it - my Defender project has taken years longer than it should have for the same reasons. As an ex-racecar engineer I can't abide corrosion, so fate really stuck it's knife into me when it got me into Land Rovers. Among heaps of other things, I've re-made half the damned panels in stainless steel to ensure they don't turn to white powder in six months... hmmm adding more weight and a material that will make the steel and other metals rust/corrode etc faster than the Aluminium. I would not think that a good idea. Wouldnt it be better to hot dip gal the steel parts in contact with the Aluminum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soutie Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Uniformed, I am doing the same thing when rebuilding my land rover 110. I am replacing the door skins with galvanised skins as I do not want to be repeating the process in a couple of years time. Reasons for me is I can't fettle steel so will rely on aftermarket people for replacement skins. Now if I could afford stainless steel I would. As for the chassis, bulkhead, A, B & C pillars and sills they have all been galvanised. For the high tension steel bolts where I have not replaced with stainless bolts - and even where I have and have dissimilar metals I have coated the exposed one in duralac to hopefully slow the corrosion down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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