Landrover Defenders... Anyone Into Them? :)

[D1on]

Anyone own or would like to own a defender? :)

Certainly something about them. Especially Off road prepared with a Body Lift, Huge Wheels and Tyres, Snorkel And The Likes :)

Share your experiences if you have any :)

[Manu]

Nope http://forums.mg-rover.org/

[Nates-VTR]

Anyone own or would like to own a defender? :)

Certainly something about them. Especially Off road prepared with a Body Lift, Huge Wheels and Tyres, Snorkel And The Likes :)

Share your experiences if you have any :)

Bloke I know has an 86 defender, ex army, helped him put a 2 inch lift kit on it 2 or 3 weeks ago, has a snorkel, wider wheels and tyres going on, 2 sparco buckets and as far as I know he's planning a roll cage also.. Hard jeep to drive!

[Gandi699]

i would own one if I had more cash to play about with

[D1on]

In Particular This One? :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300898621693?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619

[jasonmayall]

Nope http://forums.mg-rover.org/

Love a good old defender. Would have been a bit impractical for us though, so we settled with the disco, and made a compromise that we bought the v8.

And that forum is for mgs and rovers.

Not land rovers...

[D1on]

Love a good old defender. Would have been a bit impractical for us though, so we settled with the disco, and made a compromise that we bought the v8.

And that forum is for mgs and rovers.

Not land rovers...

Ahhh yeah Disco's look good too. Very Reasonable to buy at the moment too!

[jasonmayall]

In Particular This One? :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300898621693?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619

That's sexy, but I can't help feel that the interior will be ruined after your first off reading experience lol

[rey]

I want one big time.

If I had the money spare, I would have had one a long time ago.

[Gandi699]

I used to have a 300tdi discovery, was a beast

[AXracing]

Anyone own or would like to own a defender? :)

Certainly something about them. Especially Off road prepared with a Body Lift, Huge Wheels and Tyres, Snorkel And The Likes :)

Share your experiences if you have any :)

Yup there great fun :y: Old series models are great too!

[Carl-h]

I wanted a defender, but the same money on a 180k miles 28 year old 90 buys the disco 2 td5 I own now.

My moms got a 300 tdi 90 though and we had a 2.5td 110 for 14 years as a kid. Discos are far more reasonable money but then the defenders hold the value come resale time.

Never been offroad properly in mine but in the snow we've had nothing at all could stop me, even when trying to get stuck.

[LVC]

Here's mine, ex-military 1986 LR90 - various upgrades including: rock sliders, mud terrain tyres on wolfrace 5 slots, underbody protection, hi-lift jack, soft, hard and bikini tops, hi-back race seats and a 200Tdi running 1 bar turbo pressure and upgraded fuel pump and single box SS exhaust - shifts like sh*t off a shiney shovel:

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll38/LVC1/Cars/IMG_0552Copy.jpg (http://s284.photobucket.com/user/LVC1/media/Cars/IMG_0552Copy.jpg.html)

P.S. You don't need to lift them or add a snorkel unless you're going really deep wading - mine's never got stuck and she's been in pretty deep water.

[LSOfreak]

In Particular This One? :)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300898621693?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619

never seen one made to look like that before

looks brilliant

very cheap for the amount of work which has gone into it too

[Dano]

As above.. if i had the money, i would have one in a heart beat!!

Bloke down the road from where i work has a matte black and flourecent green one... all the body work is matte black and silver checker plate.. the axles / diffs / bits underneath are neon green.. its actually gorgeous!

ill try and get some pics if hes about tomorrow :y:

[Dano]

Bet that one in the ebay link goes for proper money!

lovely example right there!

[AlexB]

Im in the process of saving for a spanking new one atm

Im going bigger than the usual 90" ones with the full blown crew cab 130" though
Hopefully thatll materialise next year for me
But thats if i dont end up needing a house lmao

[PhilloVTR]

Got a new one in my work from Kahn Design.
I liked the idea of them, then I drove that one and just thought "nahhhhhhh"

[Carl-h]

I fucking hate all these shit 'khan' range rovers and stuff I'm seeing recently. If anyone knows how to ruin a car it's them.

You have to 'get' driving a defender too. I don't know what the new ones are like but the old ones are so loud and uncomfortable even a half hour drive is annoying. They bounce round, don't accelerate or stop particularly well and over 65 you can hardly hold a conversation without shouting. Discoverys are much better in this respect. They are fun to drive in their own way though the defenders.

[LVC]

Roof down (or rolled up), couple of chicks in the back, stereo blasting towing a couple of jetskiis to the lake/beach or door deep in mud/snow/rocks/etc. sliding all over the place with a stupid grin on your face that's what Defenders are for anything else and you need to be looking at other cars - they're functional built for purpose workhorses with a style you either like or don't - nothing about comfort, noise insulation or any modern features.

I get more people looking at my Defender with respect than I do in the WRX - says it all really.

There you go this is what Defender's are all about:
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll38/LVC1/Cars/DSC04255Medium.jpg (http://s284.photobucket.com/user/LVC1/media/Cars/DSC04255Medium.jpg.html)

[9mm]

would love one such a nice car, be so cool to have one

[tichy]

I would love yours LVC, I don't know much about them apart from there good off road and look mean but I'd love one.

[Gandi699]

If I could I'd own a 1998 50th anniversary 90. Awesome colour and the right engine for one if you ask me

[LVC]

Still love the Tomb Raider/Lara Croft editions. Often tempted to get another, so practical for where I live and still quite rare here in France.

Like this one >>>>

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Defender-Tomb-Raider-/130898924188?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1e7a2f129c

[0rang3peel]

the defenders are just so awesome, lvc yours looks amazing

[simmo]

I'd love a jacked up 110 crewcab or the 10 seater style one. Cammo, Black rims/huge tyres, jacked up.. im sure theres one on ebay that spec but its about 15k!

[Llardy]

6 wheel drive ftw...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Defender-170-Genuine-6x6-Camper-Expedition-Overland/330898055506?_trksid=p2045573.m2102&_trkparms=aid%3D555003%26algo%3DPW.CAT%26ao%3D1%26 asc%3D33%26meid%3D7187918958376251192%26pid%3D1000 34%26prg%3D1031%26rk%3D1%26#ht_1283wt_1255

[Steffrallye]

Here's mine, love the little animal

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/01/anu4ahe5.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/01/2y2y8yry.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/01/dava9y8e.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/05/01/myzyquga.jpg

[LVC]

200 or 300 ?

[mechsman]

If I had the money I'd have the following:

Base vehicle:coil sprung double cab 130 with tithonus military spec interior

Add:
a 6x6 conversion with "walking beam" rear bogie setup,
all salisbury axles with extreme duty half shafts (I'd stuff uni mog axles under it if I break those!),
air lockers in all axles,
Perkins or caterpillar diesel lump (straight 6 or V8 I'm undecided on yet),
body lift and suspension lift (exactly how much would depend on total suspension travel and wheel/tyre package),
some decent wheels and tyres (Insa turbos maybe?),
a decent external full length cage tied to the chassis,
full length safari rack with lights and rear ladder,
decent winch bumper and bull bar set,
landrover 101 rear cross member and Rubery Owen "drive through" hitch point,
Belly slide plates,
rock slider sills with jack points,
snorkel with plumbed in g box/t box and axle breathers

Other:
Two powered axles (with lockers) camper trailer using a "walking beam" suspension setup.

Would be pretty much unstoppable off road and reasonably civilised on road.

[Gandi699]

200 or 300 ?

Neither on an F plate haha
Somehow I doubt its running the original 2.5 TD though (the shit engine)

[Davo106]

Steffs is a 200tdi.

[AlexB]

See i wanna keep mine relatively stock when i get it

130 crew in firenza red with black roof
Landrover options on snorkel winch front bars heated screen/seats package and alpine sterio package

Then add a set of 16x8j bead locking rims im just trying to decide which i like most lol but theyll be black for sure

[LVC]

Neither on an F plate haha
Somehow I doubt its running the original 2.5 TD though (the shit engine)

Plate means nothing mines a 1986 with a 200Tdi. LHS snorkel indicates a 200TDi but wanted to ask the question. Doubt very much that it's the 2.5 NA engine in it and certainly wouldn't make it wading like that if it was.

So Steffrallye what you got under the hood ????

Edit: Thanks Davo - thought as much. Has he modded the Turbo/Pump/injectors or is it standard ?

[Steffrallye]

As you spotted with the snorkel it's a 200tdi, not touched the pump or turbo, tbh I don't think I will, I've never came across a point where I've wanted more, drop it into low box and she goes anywhere. The diffs blow easy enough as it is lol

She has
200tdi engine and boxes
Updated steering damper
3" lift springs with dislocation cones
Terrafirma dampers 2"+
Insa turbo special trak tyres
Light bar with lights and rear light
Super comfortable BMW leather seats
Optima dual cycle yellow top battery
Terrafirma competition winch bumper
Goodwinch 9500 goldfish winch
Dyneema 11mm synthetic rope with stainless Devon 4x4 fairlead.
Some tread plating
Uprated headlights with TD5 surrounds
Safari snorkel
Electric spal fan
Diff guards
Fully polybushed
Tarantula rear bars and uprated steering bar
Straight through exhaust exit thro rear quarter.
Some other bits and bobs and some colourful paint

[LVC]

Lovely spec you have there.

As the saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".

However I've recently done the "rotation mod" on the mechanical fuel pump and it brings the power in at 1200 revs rather than 1800 revs and understanding more about how the pump works and was put together it's real easy to do and def worth it.

[Steffrallye]

It's easy enough to turn back tbh so might be worth a fiddle. As im sure you know they break constantly so there many other little jobs atm, latest being my lights are stuck on from the other night lol, so had to pull the fuse

[ThrushMotorsport]

friend has a defender, awesome things

Have one at work too that i can use, but only thing i can say... is there really cramped for a guy of my stature.. 6ft 4, and 106kg dosent really make driving comfortable in a defender.

However, the defender we have at work is pretty nippy, i beleive its the 115 bhp version, goes pretty well compared to my transit crewcab which has slightly more power

[deano_123]

used to have a fleet of 66 of them in libya, singe cabs, twins, station wagons, all just as shit as each other

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/373_39094217330_2429_n.jpg
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[simmo]

Click THIS! (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-DEFENDER-110-TD5-EXTREME-COUNTY-STATION-WAGON-/150800702154?_trksid=p5197.m1992&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3 D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D7372558892721937532%26pid%3 D100015%26prg%3D1006%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D150800702154% 26)

Perfect. Would be even better if it was a crewcab!

Fook payin that for one though. Im sure you could buy an old scabby one and build that cheaper?

[D1on]

Checked prices and can see me buying an Old Off Road Prepared Discovery Monster for around £1500 :)

[LVC]

This one looks interesting for the price >>>

Ebay clicky (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321102256037?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619)

[Bodvts]

these are what you want http://www.twistedperformance.co.uk/ theres couple round here thats been done up by these they close to us think both their daddies have bought them they sound real animals. My mate was trying to find a cheap one instead of his navara

[LVC]

Twisted are the nuts - so much nicer than the Hummer just too nice to get all dirty, which IMHO defeats the object of having a Defender.

[sexysaxo_dan]

Got one at work, such a reliable thing

[stevo67]

This one looks like fun. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/landrover-defender-90-6-2-chevy-Diesel-/190834298434?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2c6e9c4e42

[VTR-Chris]

i love them that much i tipped one onto its side lol

http://s12.postimg.org/fb7kbhqkd/20130218_104209.jpg

[stevo67]

How did you manage that mate?

[Nick_Bush]

Ive driven quite a few of these, in all ages and wheel bases.

I can honestly say, it will do exactly what you want off road and is probably great fun as a weekend car, but you wouldnt want to drive one every day of the week, but many people do?

Horrible seating position, heavy, noisey, handbrake position, hard to get in and out off, etc, IMO.

Most of the blokes I know who have one has a Range Rover Sport or Vouge to drive everyday.

[VTR-Chris]

How did you manage that mate?

went round the bend and loads of shite on the road, lost the back end hit the kerb and skidded on its side for about 25metres