Greetings from Scottsdale, AZ USA

Hi all! I'm on my third Landy as of 3 weeks ago. My first LR was a 1998 Disco followed by a 1997 NAS Defender 90. I have regretted the day that I sold my 90 and was more than pleased when my new to me ExMOD FFR 90 fell into my lap. It needs lots of work, hopefully mostly cosmetic. I have learned quite a bit by reading your forum so far and hope to become a contributor too.
Dave

Welcome to the fold Javelinadave, you live in a great place for offroading and plenty of sunshine to do it in. I stopped in Flagstaff for a few days couple of years ago, nice place.

Thanks cammo45. We are truly blessed with endless public land to off road, camp and shoot on.
Here are a few photos of past trips:
My old rig



The new project


The daily driver

Hi Dave thanks for the pics, your old NAS Defender looked the real deal I can see why you have regretted selling it, great looking motor. You've got quite a bit of work to do on your ex MOD FFR 90 and I expect you'll be getting rid of that old diesel lump and dropping in a meaty V8 plus other mods. You'll have to post some pics when you get it finished. Cam.

I like that roof, whats it from or is it custom ?

Dr_evil said:

I like that roof, whats it from or is it custom ?

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Canvas Doc probably after market

Hi think it's what they used to call a "bikini top", they used to be available for the old series land rovers.

Ahh didn't look like a bikini to me, looked more like plastic

Nice though!

Dr_evil said:

Ahh didn't look like a bikini to me, looked more like plastic

Nice though!

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Look close Doc there are snaps for easy removal......

oooh so there is rollcage also confused me a bit making me think it were plastic


still stand by me comment though! real nice

Dr_evil said:

oooh so there is rollcage also confused me a bit making me think it were plastic


still stand by me comment though! real nice

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That it is

Thanks guys! The top was made out of a spare soft top that I bought. A local upholstery shop fabricated it up into a half cab for me. The vehicle itself was the real deal. Go anywhere, pull anything and it had ice cold aircon which in AZ is a much needed accessory.
The new project will retain its 68hp diesel motor, no V8 swap is planned.

Javelinadave said:

Thanks guys! The top was made out of a spare soft top that I bought. A local upholstery shop fabricated it up into a half cab for me. The vehicle itself was the real deal. Go anywhere, pull anything and it had ice cold aircon which in AZ is a much needed accessory.
The new project will retain its 68hp diesel motor, no V8 swap is planned.

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Slip a old buick v6 in there and have a screamer

The older I get the more nostalgic I get. It rolled out of the factory with a LR diesel and the only mod my soul would let me do is a LR Tdi at best. For now, slow is good. Here is my daily driver:

*The hideous chrome wheels have been swapped to black steelies*

You'll never make it to the top of the "Lion's Back" with an old land rover diesel in it you might if you drop in a tdi though in 1st gear low box.