Episode 11: Engine painting, new shock turrets
17th November 2015
Recon Gearboxes LTD completed our R380 and it's looking superb! We're having the brackets blasted and galved so hope to put that back in soon! Following a suggestion from one of the forum posts...
READ MOREEpisode 10: Engine Cleaning & Tub Inspection
10th November 2015
This week, we've been mainly working on our engine, as well as inspecting the rear tub. It's a good idea to get the tub sat on an body painting trestle. These can be found on eBay pretty reasonably....
READ MORE09: R380 & TD5 Strip Down
30th October 2015
This week, we headed over to a local gearbox specialist to get our R380 stripped down and inspected. Here it is after we dropped it off, looking a little sad. The plan is to have it inspected,...
READ MORE08 Defender Tribute: Rolling Chassis
23rd October 2015
What have we been up to this week with our Tribute build? First up, we set about finishing the swivels from last time. The pre-load had to be set using shims on the upper pin - a time consuming process...
READ MORE07: DIY Shotblasting and A Frame Assembly
22nd October 2015
The axles are painted! And looking superb! Love the Frost Chassis paint, it's almost spot on for a Land Rover OEM look. Also, purchased a printed TD5 Defender manual with the 300TDi and Electrical...
READ MORE06: DIY Spray Booth & Axle Cleaning
8th October 2015
Here's what we've been up to over the last week. We took the opportunity of perhaps the last bit of good weather to fit a weather sealing strip, should stop the dust blowing under the door in the hard...
READ MORE05: Components Cleaning and Parts Washer
30th September 2015
In this series of videos we’re building a stripped back, fitting tribute to the Land Rover Defender and you can follow along every step of the way. This week, there’s been a bit of a delay with the...
READ MOREHow to build a Sankey Expedition Trailer
23rd September 2015
I’d always thought a Sankey trailer would be a good thing to have given that the 90 is actually fairly small inside and had been on the lookout for some time. Then along came the idea of a roof tent, I...
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