More Rear

One of the things being done has been refurbishing the original grab handles for the rear bumper, in all their hand-made not-quite-straight looking glory. These are now installed. Nice to have originals back there, even if the after-market black ones did look pretty good as well.

The Defender tailgate is very temporarily on, just to make sure there are no general problems with fit. This will be stripped of all Defender fittings, and have those of the orginal tailgate installed, in trying to keep things as orginal as possible (there are enough differences in the fittings to make this worthwhile). This will include top capping. Too bad the previous owner had backed into something with the original tailgate open. I've tried to repair it, but it's just too badly damaged, and original tailgates appear to be impossible to find.

 

And just a view from the front. Pedal boxes and related parts are on the front bumper, waiting for assembly. Fuel tank is still out, as the hose pass-through hole in the tub is still waiting for its small modification. Bulkhead is now fully painted.