Land Rover defender 90 200tdi rebuild restoration project Part 1

The rebuild of my Land Rover defender.
I did this project a few years ago now, but I recently recovered some pictures from an old broken laptop and which I thought where gone.
So I put them together in this clip.
Part 2 coming soon hopefully.

[@harleycg75]

Good to see another being rescued. Well done.

[@badcopshow]

Hi A... Great video... Can watch that all day... looking forward to part 2... J. Scotland

[@donnydefenders]

Thank you 🙏 and thanks for taking to time to watch.

[@sarbjitdhillon4282]

Labour of love wicked 👊

[@donnydefenders]

Thank you for your kind words and taking the time to watch 😍
Definitely a labour of love. I dread to think how many hours I spent rebuilding this.

[@desertbreeze1620]

Awesome job mate! you must be a pro at this... hats off!

[@donnydefenders]

Thank-you man. They are pretty easy once you know them.
If I can do it, anyone can, for me most of it is self taught along the way.

[@jessbryllefhelbienestrojed213]

Really nice restoration brother.

[@jason070370]

Hats off to you Sir. Not much room to work round your garage.

[@donnydefenders]

Thank you for your kind words. The space was certainly a challenge at times.

[@landychap]

Very nice job.

[@donnydefenders]

Alex Baber thanks man.

[@ImStokze]

Cool chap, i have had a couple 110's and 90's love them, ive always wanted the Tomb Raider Edition one that looks bad ass but i will never have one haha, great upload chap thanks for sharing................

[@TairnKA]

I've seen vent panels on the wings to, I presume let hot air out from the engine compartment but this has air intakes to, I presume "now" for cooler air to reach the engine carburetor or throttle body (Fuel Injection)? Maybe they should have made it to do both, pipe air to the engine and let hot air escape?
I had a concept that air drawn through the radiator would also (then normal means) be pulled by partial vacuum to an exhaust grate using a NACA duct on each fender (wing). ;-)

[@NIBNormalisborinG]

I didn't watch the full thing cus not into cars but watched it in parts. I like the idea it's different

[@donnydefenders]

NIB thanks man, I don’t do anything with cars anymore to be honest. But found the pictures on an old laptop and thought I’d upload them as people who are in to them like this kind of thing.
I should start doing climbing or exploring video’s really.

[@NIBNormalisborinG]

Thomas Morris nice man ya should carry on its different man it is kind of cool to see the whole restoration process

[@donnydefenders]

NIB thanks mate. I just don’t have the time for them anymore. This took a around a year to complete working on it pretty much every evening and weekend. They just took over my life for a couple of years.
Not to mention exploring \ climbing is a much cheaper hobby.

[@user-ef2eu7kn1t]

👍👏🤗💝

[@patrickflanagan8008]

I wish you were my next door neighbour.

[@alexanderadkin3303]

How much did the whole process cost

[@wematchtiktok5277]

Good job
I subscribe you
Good luck

[@donnydefenders]

Thank you 🙏

[@smartiboo]

The springs looked new.

[@billmurdock3527]

You done a nice job granted but not painting you chassis is an advertisement to thieves say come get me also it's extra protection against the elements..

[@donnydefenders]

I know what you are saying. And yes you are most probably right. But I preferred the look unpainted at the time.
If I was building something to a standard speck I would definitely paint it.

[@NIBNormalisborinG]

I've only just checked what your channel is bud

I got two minutes in and paused it, couldn't deal with the music.

[@reubenbunter143]

Turn the volume down

[@Wendelboen1]

Mute the music

[@user-di3fp3tt3j]

Challenge😂

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