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Finally after long three months this Land Rover Defender 90 300Tdi restoration nearing its end. This extensive re-build ...
28/08/2026

Finally after long three months this Land Rover Defender 90 300Tdi restoration nearing its end.

This extensive re-build started in early May, we split the body and chassis, build the rolling chassis on brand new HD galvanised chassis, fitted new suspension, fixed rear axle, fitted new clutch kit, new turbo with radiator and many more shiny parts.
Then for customers request a brand new galvanised and painted bulkhead was fitted, all gaskets been replaced and new floor panels fitted.

Many weekend hours spent on this build and she started on first click of the key. 😍

Hard to beat that. 🙂

Test drive carried out today, all fluids double checked and topped up and finally washed ahead of its MOT appointment.

I am not a Defender guy but this one drives rather nicely for its age. 👌

Richards Chassis
Trevor Cuthbert

My friends Land Rover Discovery 2 booked in for rear chassis health check and new fuel tank guard bracket.When we done a...
27/08/2026

My friends Land Rover Discovery 2 booked in for rear chassis health check and new fuel tank guard bracket.

When we done air to coils conversion last year and sorted out rusted out spring cups and shock absorber brackets I suggested to Ivan who onw this lovely D2 we should drop the fuel tank and check the chassis legs in close future. Few months later when Ivan fitted his new heavy duty fuel tank guard he noticed the crossmember holding the tank seen better days.

This gave us a good reason to finaly drop the fuel tank and do a bit of digging in places you wont normally see.
To my surprise both chassis legs are still in great condition and only very small repairs were required.
Old tank guard bracket been cut out and new one fabricated and welded in its place. Both legs sorted out too and chassis treated with two coats of Brunox epoxy primer, painted black and treated with Alphalan inside and outside.

And we changed the starter motor as well. 😉

I wont exaggerate if I say this is one of the nicest D2 on its original chassis in the country. And absolute stunner recently remapped by td5INSIDE_performanceINSIDE at Trevor Cuthbert remap clinic, drives and pulls like a dream. Make me miss my old Disco. 😢

90’s Japanies Sports car with V6, big Turbo and usuall “japanies” problems.Mean looking (and sounding) 1999 Mitsubishi G...
24/08/2026

90’s Japanies Sports car with V6, big Turbo and usuall “japanies” problems.

Mean looking (and sounding) 1999 Mitsubishi GTO (3000GT) failed its annual MOT test on small hole in the floor panel.
Its always just a small hole isn’t it? 😀

Rather challenging wee job this one with fuel, brake and hydraulic lines (yes its a 4 wheel steer vehicle) right where I needed to cut, grind and weld.

Many would walk away from this but hey, who wouldn’t like a small challenge every now and then.

An ultimate 90’s poster car for sure, at least for me, cant remember when I seen one on the road. 👌🫡

19/08/2026

That moment when you realize its almost over…
Its been a journey…

Finaly after long 15 months, lots of hours and sweat, plenty of new metal and paint this 1990 Porsche 944 Turbo is ready...
19/08/2026

Finaly after long 15 months, lots of hours and sweat, plenty of new metal and paint this 1990 Porsche 944 Turbo is ready to go home to County Kildare.

Those who followed this restoration know how much time, money and effort been invested in to this project.

The car was fully stripped down, both sills were completely rebuild, passenger side rear quarter panel been badly damaged and needed new panel.
After some research we quickly realized we wont be able to source the replacement because there are none available anymore, at least not for road cars.
We ended up buying and collecting rear half of another donor 944 in County Wicklow and salvaged the panel we needed.

Front wings been upgraded to fiberglass panels and vehicle recieved new paint job.

I would like to thank Emmet who owns the vehicle for trusting me with his beloved Porsche, it was a privilege and very exciting experience. I admit there was a time when I was sick looking at it but I know how much it means to Emmet and I am glad to see it on the trailer. And I mean it in best possible way!

There is a lot of jobs I did and it becomes qu**ky just a routine and you hardly remember the details but I believe I will remember this one for long time.

Its a stunning looking car and these kind of jobs keep me going.

And so the Defender 90 300Tdi build continues…The new galvanised bulkhead from Richards Chassis has been fully sealed, p...
16/08/2026

And so the Defender 90 300Tdi build continues…

The new galvanised bulkhead from Richards Chassis has been fully sealed, prepped, and painted.

The VIN, together with a few fittings, was transferred from the old rusty bulkhead before the new shiny one was fitted to the vehicle.
New windscreen blocks supplied and fitted, wiring loom, front vent meshes, steering column, pedals and heater matrix re-fitted and whole dashboard re-assembled.

Needless to mention all gaskets have been replaced with new ones on all meeting areas.

Wings, doors, floors and many more are still to be fitted. 😉
Stay tuned.

Trevor Cuthbert

2004 Range Rover L322 TD6 in for relatively easy Friday job.This nice RR in lovely Cairns Blue belongs to my long years ...
15/08/2026

2004 Range Rover L322 TD6 in for relatively easy Friday job.

This nice RR in lovely Cairns Blue belongs to my long years friend Colin, the vehicle started to make suspicious clunking noises last Saturday when Colin and his son Chris were on marshal duties on Ulster Rally quite close to my workshop.

After quick test drive and inspection we found the culprit, rear propshaft carrier bearing “left the chat” and universal joint was about to follow.

To avoid any further damage the vehicle had to be parked up and guys were forced to use alternative transportation to get home after very long day on rally stages.

New propshaft been supplied and fitted and big truck drives nice and smooth again.

Got a surprise visit this afternoon…Blue Defender 90 Td5 I changed the bulkhead on with help of my friend Keith ( Balloo...
14/08/2026

Got a surprise visit this afternoon…

Blue Defender 90 Td5 I changed the bulkhead on with help of my friend Keith ( Balloo Sky ) couple weeks back came back to show itself in new shiny coat.

One very smart looking Land Rover for sure, will be hard to miss it anytime I see it on the road. 👌

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