Red Dustbin

Painted new (old) rims and spare.



And painted the hubs



Added new tyres. Much better now.









And taken it to a more natural habitat

Very smart good job and a nice looking tyre

Welcome to the gang, nice dustbin

Hi welcome, nice colour match red and black looks good

Welcome along! What else have you got planned for it, if anything?

Looking good already though! !

Kirkynut

Nothing major at first. Tackle rust, eliminate flutter and vibrations, general TLC. New suspension, but no lift for some time due to insurance. HD transfer case mount, proper recovery points, some bash plates, maybe disc brakes for the rear. Oh, and a new stereo and speakers.

The Dustbin looks good on photos. At closer inspection it is rusty in places, rattles everywhere and whines like a banshee. It was scratched all over when we bought it, after a couple of narrow lanes it's even worse. All plastics inside are scratched and a dog or something chewed on the transfer gear knob. Just basic cleaning took a whole day.

But it never leaked any fluids or oil, not a single drop. The only time it didn't start at first turn of the key was when I have tried to start it with the spare key, unaware of the immobilizer. Took me half day before i had realized. Heater is awesome. Great little car for its age and mileage over113k.

If it survives the next few years till we build up some 'no claims' discount then it's going to get a lift and maybe a couple of deeper offroad mods. Time will tell.

Next planned thing is holiday in Wales in a few weeks. And due to geographical circumstances our way to Wales leads through Salisbury Plain

(edit) Completely forgot to mention that vacuum hubs, miraculously, still work fine