Defender 127 Project - ?The Excellent?

JimC

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Just got some parts back from chemical stripping. The finish is so much better than sandblasted. I’m hoping this will produce a finer finish when I get these parts to galvanized.
 

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JimC

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Oh, and there are my freshly repainted Salisbury front and rear axles in the background.
 

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JimC

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I took it to MEC in Nanty Glo PA. A bit out of the way but easy to work with. I did a bulkhead, t-pieces, a hood, two fenders, battery/tool boxes, and misc capping pieces for about 350. That’s less than it would have cost for sandblasting of those parts (especially since the alloy panels can’t easily be blasted).
 

Uncle Douglas

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300 miles away- not much worse than a Baltimore run for us. Way cheaper than my wet/media blaster. Are they completely clean- no residue ?
I had been searching but Virginias environmental laws have shut down all the chemical strip places
 

JimC

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The last bath is an inhibitor, so they’ve got a layer of phosphate or something on there. But they’re not a mess of contaminants at all. Everything is also pressure washed to remove the last bits of paint and chemical.
 

dcg

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Ooohhh... early square rear doors! I think these early frames were extended 110 frames. If early enough, I think the radiator surround said Land Rover 110 and the VIN breaks out to 110.
 

Uncle Douglas

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Ooohhh... early square rear doors! I think these early frames were extended 110 frames. If early enough, I think the radiator surround said Land Rover 110 and the VIN breaks out to 110.
All 127's up into the early 90's were special order vehicles built by the special vehicles dept by welding in 17 inch extensions into the rails of 110 chassis they snagged from the regular plant. All the 80's 127's had 110 vins, They were not a "production" vehicle until the early 90's. Ea truck had a contract number plaque and if its still there Land Rover can tell you the build details and whom it was built for.

They did say Land Rover 127 on the grill though.
The decal looked like this https://www.seriesdefender.com/keychains-badges-decals-shirts/landrover127-decal.html
 
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Siia109

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All 127's up into the early 90's were special order vehicles built by the special vehicles dept by welding in 17 inch extensions into the rails of 110 chassis they snagged from the regular plant. All the 80's 127's had 110 vins, They were not a "production" vehicle until the early 90's. Ea truck had a contract number plaque and if its still there Land Rover can tell you the build details and whom it was built for.

They did say Land Rover 127 on the grill though.
The decal looked like this https://www.seriesdefender.com/keychains-badges-decals-shirts/landrover127-decal.html
Where was the Contract number Plaque located on these ?
Thanks.
 
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