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Defender Chassis swop with pics

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solihull-mick:
Started a chassis swop for a mud-club member drfence today, Few pics for you to browse over
















One tea bag chassis removed


One nice new chassis waiting to get muddy



Not bad for an afternoons work, still taste 2k paint thou, chassis looks good metalic black, more to follow, hope you like them dave  :lol:

MuddyMachine:
Looks great, I will be doing the same next month :D

bertie_bas205:
What Chassis is that? I've not long finished doing one myself on Richards chassis... I'd post pics but i dont know how to shrink em... Keep up the good work.

Bertie.

solihull-mick:
HI its a genuine item, painted 2k metalic black

solihull-mick:
Few ,more pics to browse over,



Engine awaiting a little top end rebuild



Poly bushes all over



Had to move engine mount, came with V8 mounts, my mistake :oops:



Spring and shockers on front end



Springs and shockers on rear end, new adjustable A frame joint, Replaced diff for a 90 item, fitted a 300 tdi disco disc braked axle, reworked the halfshafts to give the stock look



On its wheels



Engine steamed off, top end rebuild, head skim, back in the chassis,Cylinder bores where like new, not bad for an engine with 160.000 miles up it, one carefull farmer owner, NOT :^o



New Cambelt and tensioner fitted, cam and crank seals replaced,



Would of had the gearbox in tonight, but bit late to start messing with that, need to get a nice new transfer box input drive gear, to match the new new exchance gearbox, good work tonigh dave, let it continue, should have the body on for friday, so maybe a first outing to eastnor mate!!!!!!!!!!!

Will post more when i get time to take them :doh:

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