Ash.Witty Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 last year I transplanted a 5.9L cummins 6bt into my Defender 110, I have been driving around without the inner wings for some time and thought it was about time I addressed the issue of being able to access the side of my engine and doing so without having to strip all the components off to access the four hard to reach bolts under the wing surface. I acquired a very good set of galvanised arches to modify for my requirements, firstly I removed all the wiring and washer bottle, I then located all the spot welds which hold the two halve together and drilled them all out. Using a pair of screwdrivers and a hammer I pryd the pieces apart. I then cut out a 6" section in the centre to allow me to remove and refit the arch without having to remove the shock turret. I then added six rivnuts to the piece that will be permanently attached to the wings. I then fit this piece to the wing and checked for alignment against the lower half to the chassis/bulkhead mounts. Once I aligned both parts I secured them together with M6 stainless bolts. This means I can now gain access the engine side quickly and easily to perform maintenance without stripping half the front end and still have dirt protection when off road. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Good idea - I see why you need side access! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 You could probably drop an Allen key in that engine bay and not lose it .... No gaps for it to fall through ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need4speed Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Nice work. Any new vids of the beast Ashley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Witty Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 I'll update my build thread with one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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