now to find that oil leak

[weedy]

After our hols this year camping at billing and Cornwall. Me and my wife thought that we would do it again (camping that is) but this time in some thing bigger than her lovely little swb s111. So I thought I could put a 12 seater tub on my 109 after a quick hunt around the island for a tub for an s111 and not being able to find one. I thought about using the tub from the defender that was in the field as we had and could not find a use for it. So it was out with tape to see if it would fit after and hour or so it looked like it was going to fit. so it was out with the spanner to unbolted it from its host then it was time to start on to mine which removing the tub straight forward enough as I was going change the bulkhead anyway. I start by stripping the rear tub off then the front wings and rad panel as it easier than undoing all those nuts and bolts down the wings. Then it was off with the bulkhead. It was made easier with use of the hiab. Dropped the new one into place fairly easy to do, but as the tub is off the paint came out for the chassis which look great all shinny and black :band:


They do look sad when there are no panels on them but it is better now with the new bulkhead. :flushed:

[RPGreg2600]

What was wrong with the 110?

I saw a series 2a on ebay with a defender 110 rear tub, windshield, roof, and doors, so the rear tub will definitely fit, or can be made to fit.

[weedy]

it petrol and and it got them coily things :p :p

[90mile]

Hang on I'm waiting for the punchline? ;)

[robzki]

me too......

coils r good

and petrol makes the world go round.............some people think its summin technical like gravitational pull and having summin to do with the sun or sumfink, but its actually a very reliable v8

[weedy]

sorry guy no puch line i just don`t like nor can aford a defender as i use mine for any thing not just have fun the defender would cost me to much to keep fixing when it breaks and i don`t think they are build as well as a leafy and they get suck to easy ;)

[jjsaul]

me too......

coils r good

and petrol makes the world go round.............some people think its summin technical like gravitational pull and having summin to do with the sun or sumfink, but its actually a very reliable v8

LPG though, we can't afford to use ours on petrol even once or twice a week...

[weedy]

This weekend it was back on with the wings and the rad after some food we took the tub off the defender which did not want to come off but when it did it show us how rot the chassis was back end falling apart and the bulkhead out riggers holed baulk head falling apart to any it was back to the tape measure found out there bit to be cut off my chassis cut them off drop the tub on still will not sit right. look underneath the defender tub has a support on it that sit over the rails this had to be remove to make it fit right next is the roof as I want to keep the s111 windscreen the roof will have to be modded this will be do by use the front off a s111 roof cut and riveted on to the leading edge of the defender roof but that next week

[jjsaul]

Is all that stuff in the background of the 2nd photo yours? (Including the green bus...)



Also, is it me or do the back wheels not fit the wheelarches properly? (Picture 4)

[weedy]

arr i see you have spotted the diff between the 110 and the 109 the wheel arch will be trim off so it look right as it needs moveing as the serpendiosn travel is great enough that they hit the arches any way

some of the stuff is mine the bulldozers but bus was some ones home until last spring it now wiat to be move the other stuff is part of the mumsuem

[weedy]

not alot to show for a full day today as it just been bolting up and wireing the big diff is the roof which i think looks nearly right after cut and shape it to mate the s111 front end there over 2" in hight over the s111 roof so it work nicely ho good new the seat box and floor pan fit straight in they are out of my s111

[owen]

ITs all interesting stuff weedy,
do you intend to remove the rear wheel arch spats?

Owen

P.S Long Live S.L.O

[weedy]

yes i will be takeing the spates off as i have to trim the wheel arches for the extra travel of the axles what do you think of the roof joint mate

[owen]

It Looks good,
Looking forward to seeing when u come over next year, one thing though have u ever sat in the back of a station wagon
how un-comfortable LOL

[weedy]

yes it be there for billing next year we are going for the full week and as for sitting in the back it only for the kids :p :p :p :p :p

[Lighting90]

keep up the good work, so when are the next pics going to appear... ??

[weedy]

right it now back on the road nearly ready to use daily for work still a few little things to do no pic yet of it look nearly right as the weather is a bit bad

but i got the s111 doors on and line up light wires join up and working

so i will post some pics soon when it a bit nicer for the camara

[challisc]

intresting reading weedy, ive got a prop lieing here for you?!?! I must of forgot (again :( !!) still after it??

Anyway, more pics please!!! :D

[weedy]

more pic today hofefully as weather nice

[weedy]

did a bit more today weld holes in the baulkhead up .rest of the week nite times have been wire things up . waiting for new door tops and some bit for inside biuld both frount seat out of the 110 are now in place but a little higher than normal as me and my wife (tasha) are both short asses .so just a roof rack to build a spray job and a turbo to fit . plus a fround that drive side engine mount is broken but will do that as i am fitting the turbo and big alternator :D :D

[challisc]

well done. the rear wheel arch looks a bit out but howcares, what coluor are you going to do it? also dont for get DVLA of the changes. Only need to inform them off the new seating number.

[weedy]

i am going sort the wheel aches out the front ones will look like the rear as i need the extra clearance for the surpension travel as it get revolers and things


colour don`t know yet might put it to a poll later on as i have not finisd messing abotu with the body work yet


dvla what i hope i don`t have tell them as they don`t need to know what on the island i have all ready told the manx govermant they were told that it a 6 seater which it is and it a station wagon which they class as an estast
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[RPGreg2600]

Is it just me, or does it look like it's sagging a bit in the middle? Also, the checker plate looks silly there, it would look better without it, or at least if you paint it the same color as the body.

[weedy]

the saggy bit only the way the photo was shot i agree the checker plate is silly but that because i have not put the rest on tubel step for the side too which will make it look right

but well spoted gregg:p :p

[challisc]

Dark green gets my vote, or mabey red. yellow is a possablity though. :rolleyes:

I am moving to the isle of man, or just tiree, dont need TAX or MOT it rocks, (everthing rusts though (really badly) once saw a LWB S3 SW sitting on a glavy chassis, knackered axles but still ran just. i made an offer but didnt go anyfuter. :( )

[weedy]

your are right we don`t have any mot we do pay for tax it £5 if they are over 25 years old we also pay less tax on are wages but we pay for it in every thing else all the parts that we buy new that have to be shipped in have a massive shipping charge like i try to buy a little genater fron northern tools the gen is only £59.99 plus vat but they want £34 to ship it here it might be green like the frount end yet

[RPGreg2600]

I say paint it limestone.

[challisc]

One problem with limestone, the rust shows up easly! but is shows off the mud nicely!

[RPGreg2600]

One problem with limestone, the rust shows up easly! but is shows off the mud nicely!

Easier to spot and fix the rust then :D

[jjsaul]

Paint it yellow :rolleyes:

[challisc]

camel trophy yellow :rolleyes:

[weedy]

hmm yellow nope sorry i am doing another 109 for a mate which is going to be pruple and yellow


so it might be green or blue
work stop for a bit as i have the bits to get chris(iom) big nissan in his s2a so it be slow for a bit

[RPGreg2600]

Ok, how 'bout poppy red with a limestone roof and limestone wheels?

[weedy]

arr:eek: fire engine sorry
my mate just brought fire engine S111 i like green it like the green godess

[challisc]

royal navy blue! magnolia roof and wheels, and your sorted! :)