gelf Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Been trying to separate my wing tops from the sides today whilst still fitted to the 110............ 23 years of rust has destroyed the nuts and bolts. I cant get a grinder in to cut them...... not enough room to shear them off! All ideas gratefully recieved....... Is it easier to take the whole assembly off? if so..... any tips? Thanks Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treebloke Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Take it to Roean Whats the reason for taking the wing off and will you be putting it back on again. Can you get a gap to use an air saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelf Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Roean..... i dont think so. wings need to come off for the cage to be fitted and also the panels are being vinyl wrapped so they need to come off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 to remove the complete wing [top/side/headlight panels] first remove the flexi arch,front lights disconnect electrics, then the 5 bolts at rear to bulkhead, 1 long bolt at top of chassis rail & 2 or 3 from slam panel & 3 from grille panel IIR'dC that should let you lift off the complete assembly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Graham take the whole thing off, far easier on the nerves and knuckles unless you want rid of the side then you can cut near to the lip then remove bolts at will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelf Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 its the tops that are wrecked...... and need changing if i can find some new ones on the net........ although someone local has just fitted the north off road jobbies, and as ive a cage going on im just contemplating the expense of these..... or there is these as a cheaper option http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LAND-ROVER-DEFENDER-...1QQcmdZViewItem or http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LAND-ROVER-DEFENDER-...1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ101 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 The glassfibre ones, will not take any knocks, will look much worse, than a dented alloy wing, and a lot sooner as he is local to me, have seen them, and decided to stay with pukka wings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelf Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 thank you for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treebloke Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I have just fitted the north off road wings to one of mine, its a bit fiddly but we got there in the end. We will be putting some additional cross back to chassis bracing just to give it a bit more stability. If you are putting new wing tops on, why not just cut/grind the old ones untill you can see the offending nuts/bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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