Defender 110 Restoration

[Wing Commander]

It all looks fantastic! Really jealous and has made me start looking for a nice landie project :-)

[P4T]

Ok, a bit of an update for those interested...

The chassis was rolling now but there are still lots of associated jobs to do before any of the bodywork can start going back on.. First step was to put my front dampers and turrets on..



The wiring loom was threaded back through the chassis which was a bit of a bind however needed doing and then the rolling chassis was rolled into a position to enable me to drop the engine and gearbox back into place..


The running gear almost in...

Now after putting lots of effort into making the chassis and associated parts look good it pains me to look at the engine and box looking soo crap and dirty so before things go too far back together they will be getting a good clean and perhaps a lick of paint..
The next job was to put my new fuel tank in place along with a new sender unit..


With the fuel tank in place I was able to tighten up my anti roll bar..


When I bought the 110 I was led to believe it had a seized rear brake drum but this turned out to be a seized transmission brake so I set about replacing the transmission brake shoes, springs and shoe expander.. Whilst in the area I also replaced the transfer box front output flange oil seal.

I gave the cover and back plate a lick of paint in the process.. You can see a hand in the following photo which is starting to clean the gearbox!

Next job was to fit the new fuel return to the tank..



I hope the above has kept people entertained... Until next time..

[Schmeeky]

Loving this project, and can't wait to see how it turns out!

[task]

Looking good, it should give you many years of service once complete

[Mark Benson]

I love these total stripdown threads, doubly so when it's a Landy (as it's something I always wanted to do with ours but never did).

Off topic slightly, looking at your profile, I think you recently sold a Fabia to my parents

Oh, and PM me if you intend to sell the Landy when you're done, I miss ours a lot, but the wife misses it even more - the Shogun Sport we bought to replace it just doesn't have the same character.

[P4T]

Mark Benson said:

Off topic slightly, looking at your profile, I think you recently sold a Fabia to my parents

Hi Mark.. I think it must have been an associate company of ours that sold the Fabia to your parents as it wasn't us! It can get abit confusing with the names!

I'll let you know if/when the 110 is for sale.

[Mark Benson]

P4T said:

Hi Mark.. I think it must have been an associate company of ours that sold the Fabia to your parents as it wasn't us! It can get abit confusing with the names!

I'll let you know if/when the 110 is for sale.

Cheers, I'd appreciate it.

Re: the Fabia, could well be, I only half listen to my mother most of the time, "So your dad and I went to Batchelors to look at a car, saw that man your dad knows, lovely man, dad's known him for years, went to school with his mother, the daughter was that girl with the funny squint, you know, the one who's dog used to wee on the post box......" etc. etc.

[Ayahuasca]

P4T said:

I set about replacing the transmission brake shoes, springs and shoe expander.. Whilst in the area I also replaced the transfer box front output flange oil seal

Ah yes, of course....



Great thread, very envious of your skills.

[ALawson]

Nice project, see you have a DC2 as well!

[P4T]

ALawson said:

Nice project, see you have a DC2 as well!

It was a friend's but has been sold since the photo!.. I did have a drive though and thought it was very impressive for a fwd car..

[bakerstreet]

Wing Commander said:

It all looks fantastic! Really jealous and has made me start looking for a nice landie project :-)

They are all projects in their own special way

OP: Great project. I like the original colour

I can give a good home to that series tub in the corner Mine had an accident with an imoveable object in a previous life

[P4T]

Ok so the progress continued.. Im getting a bit fed up of this now.. so far its been EVERY Tuesday and Thursday night and Sat afts and Sunday since January... I am a bit ahead of these posts though but not close enough to the finishing line!..

So the next jobs that got done were the prop shafts were put back into place..


It now came time to deal with my hubs/brakes.. First job was the rears..




The rear brake drums and backing plates got a lick of paint and everything was re assembled with new wheel cylinders, shoes, springs, seals etc...



Whilst at the back end I ran new brake lines accross the axle..





Next Job on the list was the front hubs/ brakes... updates to follow.

[D900SP]

Really impressive and detailed rebuild.
I am wondering why the engine and trans (and actually the rest of the vehicle)weren't steam cleaned before any work started? Now all the chassis is nearly done, the power train looks out of place.

[P_J_R]

D900SP said:

Really impressive and detailed rebuild.
I am wondering why the engine and trans (and actually the rest of the vehicle)weren't steam cleaned before any work started? Now all the chassis is nearly done, the power train looks out of place.

I thought the same but was too polite to say anything

[P4T]

In all fairness it should have been steam cleaned prior to going back in however it wasnt so ill be cleaning it the old fashioned way sometime soon!.. It does look out of place at the moment!

[P4T]

Ok so again.. Ive been plodding along..

The next job on the list was the front hub assemblies and brakes... So this is what things currently look like.


Off the car the whole hub assembly.

And the hub less axles!

New swivel hubs are teflon coated instead of the chrome originals which regularly get pitted causing leaks..

Part of the swivel hub rebuild requires the drag to be set at a certain pressure.. This required me to borrow my brother's fishing scales!


And back on the car..


And the NS...





Back together including new brake discs..


Ok so next job was to recondition my brake calipers with new seals and pistons.. Went from this...


And after abit of time and effort (aswell as new components and a lick of paint) we got to this...


And with both calipers back on to the hubs with new brake pads, braided hoses and fresh copper lines....




Im very pleased with how my hubs and brakes have turned out... Worth the time and effort!

[anonymous-user]

Looks great!

[Watchman]

That looks incredible. I bet it was very satisfying looking at the old vs new pictures when you were uploading them.

I'm interested in the teflon coating - when Mark Evans built his Landy on Discovery's "A 4x4 is born" he just reconditioned the originals. I think yours looks better and is bound to last longer. Any idea why he wouldn't have used the teflon coating too?

Great project..!!

[P4T]

Watchman said:

I'm interested in the teflon coating - when Mark Evans built his Landy on Discovery's "A 4x4 is born" he just reconditioned the originals. I think yours looks better and is bound to last longer. Any idea why he wouldn't have used the teflon coating too?

Im not sure why Mark didnt use the teflon coated ones..I think that Maybe there is a view that because they are cheaper, non standard items the quality may not be as high. In my view they seem perfectly up to the job and I have read about many other people using the items without issue... I suppose only time will tell!

[P4T]

A bit of an update...

Next job on the list was to give the steering box a bit of a refurb..


The next job on the list was to deal with the "elephant in the room".. The engine and gearbox were letting the the whole project down. I ended up putting them back in whilst getting carried away one day wanting to get things back together!.

I took the decision to have a go at pressure washing the drivetrain in situ on the chassis. It would have been better doing this off the chassis however I decided the quickest way would be in situ and then to dry everything down after..

Well I got down and dirty.. literally and the results are below.





I was very pleased with the results... I was tempted to give the block and gearbox a lick of paint but then i gave myself a talking to!..

Next job was to service the engine and as it transpired, rebuild the turbo... Pics and write up to follow.

Now time to concentrate on how Im going to get round the nurburgring in one piece on Friday without crashing/breaking the Bangernomics Saab!.. Wish me luck!