Rebuilding a neglected Land Rover Defender 90 - Part 5

[@tonycroxon4681]

This is weird!! We have a 90 in that colour and rough age and all the transformations you have done and will be doing, we've done!!! It's like watching ours be reborn again, from new cross member to soundproofing and new interior. At 6'4" the bulkhead removal is my favourite mod, but sound deadening transform's the car. Can't wait for the next episode 😁.

[@juicemotors]

Don’t worry guy’s the calf wasn’t harmed! Thanks for watching & please SUBSCRIBE!

[@Bertsretrorides]

Love that 👍. I've just got myself a defender so I'm now binge watching your builds 👍

[@richardcallison1637]

I’m contemplating doing the bulkhead removal in my Ninety so this video couldn’t have come at a better time! I’m so glad you cut off the flanges around the wheel boxes.....I will be doing the very same. Looking forward to the sound proofing etc as that is also in my radar!!! Great work! Keep em coming👍👍👍

[@ebbonfly]

I'm contemplating using some rubber trim to cover the lip left around the wheel arch, should look professional and less of faff.

[@carlharvey9895]

Being a potential Defender owner, I am finding these videos to be extremely informative, thank you. Keep up the good work.

[@J__Mitchell]

You won't regret it

[@hsdxb]

loving the series please do moreeeeee a week

[@tonyloyd7174]

Congratulations on the new shop.......means great future plans ahead @juicemotors

[@LRDefender1968]

Hi Mr Juice, Another top video! Absolutely love watching these type of videos, I’m learning slowly what goes into my Puma and it gives me confidence to try stuff myself. Last weekend I fitted the Front Runner drop down table to the rear door, if you look at the rear door it’s so contoured it looks like it won’t fit, I removed all the trim and fitted tubular spacers bolted through to the rear wheel carrier, I have to say it looks factory fitted with zero rattle, what I lack in terms of being a mechanic I make up for with my carpentry knowledge and ‘finish’ is everything. Awaiting parts now to do headlight surrounds, grille surrounds and new grille, I know most of this is easy stuff but it’s a start, I will be tackling light upgrades after a lot more research!!! Keep them coming buddy!!! Kind regards Tony

[@stephenlyttleton9032]

Thanks for the tip on removing that stupid lip from the tenant of the bulkhead

[@123Bilko]

Great MOD on the bulkhead. 👍 Even better when you show using a multi tool cutting down the bulkhead in the hard to reach areas.👍👍👍

[@davidwhite4915]

A demon with the grinder...a good job finished job looks brill.

[@AlanS1325]

Great video on how to remove the bulkhead on a Defender, now you just need to relocate the handbrake up between the seats for us taller driver's

[@kevterseasta]

Love it Sam. Great job, please take your time over the sound deadening, it’s an important job for all defenders and there isn’t a huge amount of content on you tube.

[@ianchambers2731]

Whoever painted the roof before did a decent job! Didn’t see that one coming. Much better without the lip, I agree 👍

[@paulsehstedt6275]

Well, I grabbed a drink. It's Father's Day in Denmark today. You're very entertaining and I got inspired to do some modifications to my OneTen HT MY1985. Keep the spirit up and the channel running! Cheers !

[@cgoodwin2875]

Thanks for posting - it is a really helpful and well presented site. The downside is I am now debating getting rid of my 86 commercial 110 and replacing it with a more modern project thanks to your projects letting me see what I am missing.

[@PatrickKaim]

Greetings from the Netherlands. Loving your vids, absolutely keep making them. I’ve a 90 waiting for me to have the time to work on. I’m 1,90m tall, drove it many years with the default bulkhead which necessitated a smaller steering wheel and with no power steering .. oef 💪 . The bar was always in the back of my head but seeing you doing the mod is definitely encouraging me to do it as well. Thank you.

[@mathewTK94]

Safety first, proceeds to use grinder with no guard!😂 but honestly loving the videos, Keep up the good work man!

[@thenorth-facewanderer6965]

And i'll stop these hot sparks by covering everything in paper...lol

[@grahamsandals9595]

I had to laugh at that too.

[@ferrumlynx1914]

And nothing in the ears or a mask.

[@mattthedog5738]

Inspiring and jealous of your job. Nice new workshop too. Love the channel.

[@GeordsYouTube]

Bit of cutting with the death wheel is always fun.. fantastic content as usual. Explaining your thought process on tackling each job is a great touch too... oh and every video makes me want a defender

[@chasthechippie4662]

Well worth a watch for a Landy fan

[@MrMontychops]

Nice work there 👍 Fond memories back to ‘94 when I bought a new 300 Tdi 90 base SW. Paid £150 extra for tinted glass & cloth seats (bargain !) and £50 extra for the cubby box - mounted on 2” x 1” baton 😆 Favourite feature was body colour swarf & rivets on the floor behind the seats as they hadn’t even swept it out. Character 😎👍

[@Br1anuk]

Every time I finish watching one of your brilliant videos I go straight to Autotrader to look at buying a nice 90. Oh my god how expensive are they!!!!! Plus the risk of it being stolen after you’ve turned it into your perfect car puts me right off. Still love watching them being improved though.

[@richardcallison1637]

I’m contemplating doing the bulkhead removal in my Ninety so this video couldn’t have come at a better time! I’m so glad you cut off the flanges around the wheel boxes.....I will be doing the very same. Looking forward to the sound proofing etc as that is also in my radar!!!

[@jakeclark4280]

Hi mate, great work doing this without the roof off. On my list. Just a note, Mike at Britannica deals with the lip doing what you did with angles but on the underside. A great idea too.

[@lifelong5425]

Enjoyed this....watching you from Canada, where the Jeep is the vehicle for customizing, heavily done in the USA, and here....then they break them on rock crawls........everyone of them personalized and different. It's so good to watch land rovers being modernized...your new workshop is looking really so much more user oriented, no doubt you'll fill it...b t w....that bulkhead job....excellent, will really improve that interior space and seating placement...keep it up mate

[@jongitau]

Fantastic ! i;ve been following from part one....i like this one coz i've been thinking of removing that bulkhead form my 90 as well

[@themartiandefender2128]

Enjoying the TD5 build Sam !

[@Lawrence-ui1hv]

Another enthralling episode. Can't wait for the next one!!

[@jakebrooks3957]

It cant be a land rover project , it runs and drive already .

[@big6boss9]

Another video another lesson.. Keep them coming!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼💪💪💪💪

[@davidfoord5906]

is it just me or have you cut a whole in the wheel arch, sanded the paint back to raw metal then covered that whole with a riveted patch - the water will sneak up behind that gap and rust fairly quickly??? Unless you seam seal the wheel arch from underneath??

[@benstarr9621]

Really enjoying following along mate! My dream car, but pretty pricey in New Zealand. Keep these builds coming mate!

[@hansvanleersum8309]

Realy fantastic job,and good idee! Hans van leersum. France.

[@davidhyne-jones9608]

Excellent channel and loving all the builds. Keep up the good work.

[@Ldtbuilt]

Great videos, great watch! Cheers 💯

[@daz21]

another cracking video bud the new place looking good can't wait till next video 💪🏼👍

[@teameliteuk2023]

What a job you do it’s great to see someone that actually cares about what they do, loving this episode 👍

[@inh92]

This is making me want to restore my abandoned 90

[@CB-et9dm]

Really like what you did with the bulkhead bar and cappings - suits a county. I fitted the Mud version into my van as I wanted to keep some bulkhead (gives the dogs something to lean on!) and it gives me more than adequate seat adjustment (I'm 6'2").

[@davetaylor5501]

Nearly said something silly, weld the front of the arches, and then i remembered it's a defender it's not steel bodywork 🤣 love the progress you've made I'm trawling every site i know in search of a defender

[@RedDemonBuilds]

I am starting a V8 landrover 90 project tomorrow, it will be awesome

[@donaldridley7826]

I’m looking forward to this. I’ve got the 2011 Defender and wouldn’t mind updating my interior with carpet and sound proofing.

[@liamsmith1310]

Poor ol' calf. Bloody things 🤣 on our beef farm the calves keep escaping out the barn 🙈 really enjoyed this series so far 👍🏻

[@nigelmuir3363]

Another great vid, answered some questions I asked a while back about taller drivers. Apparently you can get longer runners for the seats as well. Thanks for the hard work.

[@dobcross]

Fantastic videos keep them coming giving me loads of ideas.

[@davet9655]

Excellent job, much better riveted, looks proper LR- industrial. How many man hours to complete pre paint stage?

[@roberto9666]

Really enjoying videos, thanks. I just wished you could have vacuumed and pressure washed the interior before starting work on the bulk head.

[@Adventure.Campervans]

You made that look easy. Great mod 👍

[@hammyh1165]

Think I've found rifle ammunition in every defender I've had 🤣🤣

[@nigelclats6970]

That'll be mine then. No matter how careful you are there's always ammo on the floor,or jammed in the fucking seat rails. Classic defender user.😎😎😎

[@donaldthird9400]

We found live shotgun cartridges in ours!

[@gdthomas1973]

Loving the vids. Thanks. Can I maybe suggest that you could have put the brackets/trim on the outside think it would have looked much neater under the wheel arch. Keep up the good work. Good luck in your new place.

[@mikesmith-yc3os]

Fantastic content sam well done

[@thejollyman]

Barbed wire in a field who installed that! Great defender upgrade though currently upgrading my 90 td5. Peace on the plane!

[@whitacrebespoke]

I had a 2001 county spec hard top that had a white roof and steel wheels but no air con. I think 20 years ago freestyle alloys and air con were off the options list. I had a very expensive options list rubber load mat and load guard.

[@andrewfraser4347]

Being able to get rid of that bulkhead is awesome, makes for a lot more useable space. Great job. Look forward to the new workshop fit out.

[@Rob-rg7ix]

Loving your channel!! Keep it up!!

[@karlsmith242]

Hi pal great video yet again like always love watching them why don't you tig weld them up

[@grahamwest1079]

Great modification and you did a great job of getting rid of that nasty end upstand. Surprised you didn't get a professional fumigation team in to clean the interior it was nasty. Mine is a truck cab so cant do the bulkhead delete but have thought of making a bit more room extending the cab. Looking forward to the next installment as always.

[@andicog]

Love the videos but please leave bodywork alone! Know you can't see it but I'd not be happy to see that, no prep on old paint, metal filings everywhere, seem sealer with fingers? Surrounding paint should have been keyed and cleaned, seem sealer can be done really neatly by running a line of tape either side of the joint first, use Sikoflex or tiger seal and use a brush, remove tape and it then looks factory.

[@big6boss9]

He can still learn from each work and improve each time! Don't encourage it to stop. This is the way to improve. Keep improving each time.

[@tpantazopoulos]

Very good work!!! Well done

[@trevorknowles5368]

I like what you've done to the bulkhead looking forward to the next edition. I notice a lot of land rovers around the yard are they all yours?

[@MylesPerGallon02]

never really liked the idea of bulkhead removal but it actually looks much better than expected

[@anthonyward7406]

Another top videos. Love this channel 👍🏼

[@petermiddo]

You didnt consider welding the seams where the bulkhead was removed?

[@kizzyp2735]

I swear I could just smell that as you were doing it !!! 😮😮😮

[@JohnInSale]

Nice job on the bulkhead removal etc Are you gonnna get the painter to do the inside of the roof too ? Not sure of your plans, but looks a solid vehicle etc Is there a way to add a glass panel to the roof behind the sunroof to give more light and really transform this Landy ??

[@jeffsmith771]

The in side is shocking keep up with the good work..

[@TheDarrenc1973]

The 90 is looking good... you won't know what to do with all that space in the new place 😂😂😂

[@stegradon7827]

Love it. Keep em coming.

[@janakajayakody6597]

I love land rover defender .

[@davebarton9301]

I'd have just put black rubber/material capping on it as they did with old cars, looks great.

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

Hi, i think personally i would have been okay with the lip with some edge trim on it, but once you had cut it my vision was to tig weld the seems. In the Puma it looks more like they folded that lip over.

[@nathanielscales2984]

Quality as always

[@edpikestone6800]

Two things. Are you going to do anything with a the sunroof as from experience they do nothing but leak? Secondly, because of your channel I am now in the process of buying a 2007 Defender after 5 years from last owning a TD5 - children forced sale!. This has lead to near divorce in my house, but I think it is worth it! I am really enjoying everything that you are doing, keep the builds coming and your content is getting better all the time. I don't underestimate the time and effort it takes to feed KZbin and it must add hours to your day. Lastly, what Fox suspension would you recommend for a 07 110 CSW?

[@janmalliaazzopardi5342]

Top job:) Would love to see you work on a 110. Take care

[@ebbonfly]

Hi great vid but you missed out the fitting of the 2 upright bars to the tub without lifting the roof a job I don't really want to do as it breaks all the seals. Would love to know how you did yours, would rivnuts work?

[@sunnyjim1372]

Now I would have split the joint along the 'lip', then cut off the bit on the seat box and dressed over the remnant of the bulkhead, then riveted that flat to the seat box rather than cut it all off and then put on an angle to cover the joint. That way, the riveted seam will be hidden under the carpet and you wont have the messy bit behind the bar! Maybe try that next time and see how it looks? If you do need any extra material, there is of course the bulkhead that you threw in the skip - material that matches the job you are doing!

[@teamidris]

Sweet love it :D I had threatened to do it to the S1 back in the early 1990’s (luckily I didn’t). And that bulkhead does next to nothing anyway. (Roll cage hoop would be nice instead of weird brace) My race buggy didn’t have one, the rear-exit winch was there. It self reeved and the free-whole lever was within reach. It’s just better no to have it :o)

[@abidmahmood8961]

I'm surprised you threw the bulkhead away. Thought it might come in handy for someone looking for one etc. Seemed a waste🤔

[@DarrylKirby]

Top stuff fella.

[@neilldudley623]

Hi watching from Oz can you do a section on fitting a NAS rear step. Thanks, keep up the great videos.

[@letsdrive3943]

Hi there, Great channel!!! I'm about to start the Britpart Bulkhead removal and bar install. Has anyone found a good color instructional pdf? and other installs show removal of the side panels and lifting of the roof. How did you get yours installed, the bolts that go from the cappings on the side down to the side supports without removing the roof? Thanks in advance!!

[@bazwr450]

I need to know the same can you do with out lifting roof and sides

[@bazwr450]

If you get it done let me know thanks

[@erickstiner1668]

Greeting from Michigan. Just found your channel. Great build. I have always liked the Defender series. Would love to own one. Not sure I like the 2020. It’s doesn’t appear to have the minimal ruggedness like the one you’re rebuilding.....

[@johnhorner12]

Taking the bulkhead panel out is definitely a good move, could this be done on all standard Defenders I’m 6ft 3ins & I find I’m too close to the steering wheel & peddles, it’s very uncomfortable.

[@SSMJWolf]

Congratulations on 10k subs

[@giuseppecazzavillan9733]

Been a stressful week working so glad to come home kick my feet up and enjoy more of your videos.😋 I have a question do they install a smaller fuel tank if they install a water tank in a 110 ?

[@erhardt1477]

Well... One question sir,would you recommend buying a used Landy with nearly 300.000 Kilometers on the clock ..?🤔 ... Oh ... i should ad... it’s from the UK 🇬🇧 and i want to drive it in Europe 🇪🇺 Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 She looks great 👍

[@snakeeyesman]

Can you please do some videos on a discovery 2 as these are more in my price range. Love the series btw.

[@clivematthew-wilson7918]

Some hearing protection would be a great idea as well. You only get one set of ears per lifetime. Also, road tests without wearing seatbelts often end with the driver's face splattered all over the steering wheel

[@highdownmartin]

No belts in my 109 !

[@clivematthew-wilson7918]

You may win the Darwin Award

[@edwardmilsom4760]

As usual, a great vid. Just out of curiosity, why can’t you take the centre lip out ?

[@juicemotors]

Thanks! It’s a step, so the floor level changes height 🤓

[@lanti9]

thank you, this is my next job too

[@colinetheridge6063]

We like the series so far. The bulkhead removal is not for us . You should us rivnuts for bolting up things which are hard to reach on your own ,and they make a neater job. Another way of joining Ali together is to teach your self , Low heat Aluminium Welding. Its not difficult and makes a better job than all those rivets.

[@rustynail36]

Another great video dude, but the thumbnail font is just the same as goonzquad. My advice is to get your own style as it shows its copied from them. Otherwise brilliant bro. 😎

[@1chish]

OK I will ask the dumb question: "What are the big rubber bands for on that bulkhead you took out?" Oh and the front end of the wheel box? Just carpet over it before fitting the bar. And I hope you seam seal under the new seam inside the wheelbox as well. Always seal both sides of a seam and use a stiff brush for a factory finish. Its what the BL factories did. Interesting conversion though.

[@jockmchaggis6797]

Brilliant series, recent subscriber to the channel. Have a love hate relationship with land-rover... I appreciate them for what they can do, but I've just never understood why they made them with no room for a driver, even the 110 versions theres just no room

[@daimh23]

Ive been enjoying your videos a lot! But did the cow get back safe?

[@juicemotors]

Yes!!!

[@reubenbunter143]

How do you fit rear seats with those massive wheel arch box things either side?

[@braamjooste1]

Good mod, look at mudstuff.co.uk, they have a kit to convert the regular radio box on the pre facelift td5's to look more like the round reverse light facelift dash, did a conversation on my 90 about 10 years back and the kit worked well, and fitted a double din radio,had to chop the dash with a grinder but worked out well, enjoying your vids keep it up👍

[@nigelclats6970]

Glad to mnow your 90 "converation"went well,what did you talk about 🙄🙄

[@MartTheMadScientist]

bit ruff on ya metal bendin dude 😂 looks loads better with the bulk head removed tho

[@markgresty2891]

Did you take the side panels off to fit the bulkhead bar