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The transformation begins, well after Shug completes the welding.

From this



To this



But first of all, lid off



Shug at this point is saying "what have I done?" Dave is saying not this again?



Exposing the bad bits (well, its not as bad as Dave's or Bill's)



The main culprit



Preparing the new panels



All this for a bit of space in the back!

Order in to Lenny for every bush we could think of!

Did you phone the patient to see how she was? 

He was like a doting father when it came time to leave the patient in the hands of the surgeon, just hope she doesn't perish on the operating table, although he has gone private! 

Lol, I didn't sleep last night!

Look at the skinny tyres. And the gargae is so clean & tidy, how do you manage it

That's it untidy Ruari, I'm running out of space! Lol

you missed the picture of the hole in the end 

Forgot about that lol

Well, its starting to take shape, Shug is just about done with the welding and I've been furiously painting panels this week. But you know what they say, "if your gonna do a job" and all that.

The stages of the crossmember being replaced, great job Shug!







Etch primer



First coat of primer



Side Panels rubbed down & etch primed



Panels primed



See what tomorrow brings!

looks like some top notch fabrication/welding going on there !

Yep, Shugs done a grand job Kevin.

Welding completed today, in addition to that

A Frame Ball Joint & Bushes
Trailing Arm Bushes
Rear Shock Bushes
And more or less all new nuts & bolts.



Couple of wee bits that was needing done



Back to normal, at least until I get it home and take the tub/roof off again to start the clean up and paint the rest of the chassis before I start the conversion to SW.

Well, since bringing the Defender back up from Shug's the cab & tub have been removed again. I also removed the seat box today to get access to most of the chassis to start cleaning & painting.

You don't realise how many nooks & crannies there is to clean, I think I have half of Drumlog in my chassis lol

This week has seen the removal of some more bits, fuel tank, sills etc

The chassis has now all been wire brushed, grinded, rust treated and a coat of red oxide



Before



After, big difference

Haven't updated in a wee while but still been hard at it. Thank god the light nights are here, progress has been slow due to only being able to work on it on my days off.

Stripped out a lot of bits, fuel tank, sills brackets etc and painted them all. As you can see the chassis is now completely coated with hammerite and what a sh** job it was, it was like painting glue on so glad that's over.

I've painted one of the coil springs silver so will be doing the same with the other side once I've cleaned it up. That's pretty much all of the chassis work complete so time to start tidying up the seat box as its not the best then I'll make a start on the rear tub as it needs a bit of attention too.

Thanks to DaveT for his painting skills today!

Well, that's the chassis work complete thank god. Starting to see light at the end of the tunnel, not the cleanest job I've had to do. Glad to see the back of the Hammerite lol

Got some work to do on the seat box & tub next, not sure when I'll get to that as I'm working solid for the next week.

Some more  photos

Looking good! 
Looks as if you will be back on the road for the GRR!