Defender Chassis swop with pics

[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:

[stuvy]

I love the detailing on the chassis its o-so-bling :P ;)

[solihull-mick]

I do love a good stainless alen key bolt, bring on the bling  :lol:

[Saffy]

cracking stuff,

* Saffy dreams of having a decent workshop instead of a muddy puddle

[solihull-mick]

Few more pics from today, had a busy workshop today, only got an hour or so to work on it



Fitted the transmission and transfer box,





Wrong input gear arrived,4 cylinder petrol, instead of TDI, oh well new one in post for the morning

[biggerlandy]

theholes in main body is yhat the mod to help reduce wear on input shaft

[Eck-T]

having just completed a chassis swop look out for all the extras you will need, new tank, shocks springs, brake pipes ,fuel pipes , the list just keeps growing!!!

[solihull-mick]

theholes in main body is yhat the mod to help reduce wear on input shaft

Yes thats the idea, stops the key ways wearing out as quickly,

[solihull-mick]

Did a little bit more this afternoon



Steering box fitted, new drop arm ball joint fitted, panhard rod on, pas pump fitted



Steering guard fitted, very bling



Intersting thing i found when trying to fit the diff lock pivot, no m8 drilling in gearbox casing, quick drill and tap job done, im guessing this recon used an old ldv or sherpa casing, seeing as there the same box and landrover, not to worry works fine now,

Should get the body on in the morning, :dance:

[solihull-mick]

Quick vid of me firing up the engine,

[drfence]

chassis swap now complete :dance: pictures up hopefully tonight. if i can use this thread to say a big thanks to mrm services for the rebuild. mick and his team really do excel when it comes to 4x4 vehicles.  the knowledge and attention to detail was superb.even down to proper pipe and wire  clips on chassis if it was meant to be there he,s not happy till its there. he never even threw me out when i kept  turning up with extra stuff i kept buying.( i work for myself and theres nothing worse than customers saying why your there ) it,s like it has just left solihull :clap:and all within a budget that i had. once again many thanks mick and know doubt see you around 

[solihull-mick]

Pics as promised,




















Glad your happy with the end result, big thanks to all who got involved,