Show us your 90, 110, & 130

[Ncrover725]

1985 110 added to the stable.

[rbbailey]

Drove this across the border myself last month. Lots of work to do on it, but it's a good starting point, a blank slate.

[jjthenomad]

I am noticing in some photos, the rivets remain unpainted, but some are. I understand the mid section rivets are not usually painted, but what about the remaining rivets towards the back? I am in the process of restoring my 86 110 and would like to keep it as original as possible... Does anyone know if rivets were painted from the factory?

I appreciate any advice I can get!!!

[J!m]

Seres trucks were painted with the callings off, which were galvanized and installed with rivets (aircraft and pop style) after painting.

In 72 they went to all pop style rivets.

Defenders have the cappings painted, not galvanized. I suspect the body and cappings were separately primed, and then riveted together prior to final paint. So, the river heads would not be primed and therefore the pair could pop off the rivets years later.

Just speculation but seems plausible.

When a Defender gets repainted, it gets primed and painted completely assembled, so the paint would be adhered better to the rivets.

[roverp480]

The early 110 with galvanised capping, which was fitted after the body was painted, meant these rivets are unpainted . The vehicles with painted capping were painted as a whole vehicle set with capping's already fitted ,so any rivets were painted as well , On Series vehicles, 110 and Defenders these mid section panels, fitted on the angled area to the rear of the rear side doors was always fitted on final assembly ( After all the painting) and the rivets were not painted . They often get painted after accident damage or other repaints. I had a vehicle hit the side of my early 110 and was very particular to point this out to the repairers to make sure they were not painted.