I finally have a Defender!

That sucks especially on a new build like that

Adds character

Adds character

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Might agree with you if it were an older one!

ajctraveler said:

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Wimmens......know your vehicle size as this bloke dont lol.....:behindsofa:

Everytime your topic comes up on news feed i think - oo is this a new build thread then i come on here and go ah fook, its that bloke with the feckin nice landy.. haha sorry to hear about the little problem bud! clearly the landys just arnt made to be kept under cover

by the way, how many miles do you think your at now?

D90mitch said:

Might agree with you if it were an older one!

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Yeah, hopefully it can get hammered and buffed out this week..

The Ferkin BoB said:

Wimmens......know your vehicle size as this bloke dont lol.....:behindsofa:

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I've actually been doing a much better job of judging the size of the car than I would have expected and I'm quite pleased with myself on that front.

My only real mistake was being too lazy to let air out of the tires so that I could get to the first garage level and turn around properly. Reversing out of the entrance ramp was an almost unavoidable disaster.

abcdedd said:

Everytime your topic comes up on news feed i think - oo is this a new build thread then i come on here and go ah fook, its that bloke with the feckin nice landy.. haha sorry to hear about the little problem bud! clearly the landys just arnt made to be kept under cover

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Yeah, it'll be where it belongs in Africa soon.. I'd change the topic title if I could. But after I leave Nene this time the build will be complete and I'll start a new thread for the journey

abcdedd said:

by the way, how many miles do you think your at now?

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I got it with just over 9k miles, I think I'm somewhere in the mid 12k range now..

Plodding on then! glad your enjoying yourself though

ajctraveler said:

No height limit posted at the entrance to the garage, seemed tight but not too bad. Got worse as I went down the ramp further, until the last horizontal brace in the ceiling touched the top of the cage. Then I had to back out up a really steep curved ramp in the dark. Could have been much worse considering. I'm sure this is the first of many dents to come though. Fortunately will be at Nene on Monday and they can hammer it out..

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No such thing as a defender without the rear panel either dented, scratched, bent, missing, ripped etc lol

Very nice tidy bus though did you sell your house to fund it lol

Definitely adds character, but it still sucks on a beauty like that!!

Wow looking great keep the pics coming

SJF said:

Very nice tidy bus though did you sell your house to fund it lol

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Yes..

Finally I have an update! lol

Daytime damage shot once again:



Chunnel train back to England



I was nervous about how well it would be able to get straightened out, but...



So I'm very happy to not have added too much "character" so early on in the game.

Some more decals..





Wrapping the fridge in vinyl







Fabricated a little laptop desk for the passenger seat



Decided to get a high lift jack



Progress photo, notice new snorkel head



Decided to throw on some shovels..





Went out to play in the snow a bit:








Finally time to tackle the inside..
Still a mess, maxtrax and camping chair suspended. Pull up bar is the black rod across the back. Also tracks were mounted in four places so that I can strap things down.



Finally it's all done inside and everything just fits!!




Unfortunately I had to fly back to NYC last minute, so the finished product is sitting in a parking lot for a bit, but I'll be back on the road and heading into Africa very soon..



Final rear shot:

Tony, Landy is looking good....what size tyres did you put on your Blindo's? Also did you have to do anything special to the Landy for the wheels? I am looking at a set and they are offest 25, are yours the same? Mine will go on my 90, disc front and drum rear.

lssah2025 said:

Tony, Landy is looking good....what size tyres did you put on your Blindo's? Also did you have to do anything special to the Landy for the wheels? I am looking at a set and they are offest 25, are yours the same? Mine will go on my 90, disc front and drum rear.

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265/75

I don't think they needed to do anything special at all for the wheels.

Great, thanks for the info..

ajctraveler said:

Unfortunately I had to fly back to NYC last minute, so the finished product is sitting in a parking lot for a bit, but I'll be back on the road and heading into Africa very soon..

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Ummm, I hope that's a secure carpark.

RAGNAR BENSON said:

Ummm, I hope that's a secure carpark.

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haha its a free for all if you can find it

bagggsssyy first go :director:

Car park was safe enough

Made it down to Spain and I'm getting myself ready to head into Morocco..

I'll probably start a new trip thread once I'm there.

Fantastic thread and a great Landy - All the best with the trip !