Category Archive: Rebuild Series
08 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...
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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 MORERebuild Series: Shotblasting + news
23rd September 2015
Week 4 of our Defender tribute, we have our bulkhead, axles and a few other components shot blasted. This is how the bulkhead looked before: And after: Aswell as the axles and a few other...
READ MOREDefender Build: How to paint a galvanized chassis
14th September 2015
Weekly update #03 of our tribute Defender build, we show you how to paint a galvanised chassis. The train of thought here is that it looks standard, so does not stand out to thieves and should add a little...
READ MOREDefender Tribute Build: Week Two
26th August 2015
So week two, we've been somewhat busy travelling but this hasn't stopped us placing a rather large order with our sponsor, LR Centre LTD. We've been very impressed by the service from LR parts. The team...
READ MOREDefender Tribute Build: Week One
16th August 2015
The first weekly build episode is out, giving you an update where the Defender tribute build is currently at. We've been busy stripping down the axles, researching paint coatings to use on the chassis and...
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