if you had a grand to mod a standard defender 90, what would you do

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Cheap steel wheels over alloys, set of remould MT's... should set you back in the order of £300 for 5 tyres - get the steelies off a disco from e-bay, don't pay more than about £30.

Steering guard - £36 from Paddocks (but only because they look cool)
Snorkel - £65 from paddocks
Hi-lift or Jack-all and defender pin - £50ish
2 or 3 tonne 5m lifting strop and some rated bow shackles £25ish
Decent bow saw or an axe (or a chainsaw if yer a girl or don't like keeping fit)
Shovel
At least 2 x 1.2m lengths of scaff planking to use as traction aids - or spend some of the £600 left on waffles

All of the rest I'd spend on learning to drive the car properly... Diff guards don't protect the rest of the axle - you run a diff up a big rock and you're likely to bend the axle tube instead of the diff cover and that'll stop you better than a punctured diff... people always drive less carefully when they've 'protected' their motor ;) Likewise with fuel tank guards, you'll have to seriously go some to whack yer tank.

Seriously... either spend the rest of the cash on diesel and burn it laning or go to a pay and plays. If you can get driver tuition for free, then great, if you're a complete novice and have no-one local to help there are courses, although they tend to be pricey.
 
i've seen em go fer about n'undred squids on flea-bay.
even at 2 undred, they're much better value than a cheap winch.

if yer buy a winch, yer gorra buy a bumper, a 2nd battery, a split charge, an isolator, expensive cables.
and yer can still only pull stuff from the front of your landy.

a tirfor is portable and can pull in any direction.
 
Adz said:
Cheap steel wheels over alloys, set of remould MT's... should set you back in the order of £300 for 5 tyres - get the steelies off a disco from e-bay, don't pay more than about £30.im currently running 7.50 r16 greenway mud terrains on freestyle land rover alloys.

Steering guard - £36 from Paddocks (but only because they look cool) have to agree with the looks lol, and will invest in heavy duty rods in the end

Snorkel - £65 from paddocks im a cheapskate even when i have money so ill be making my own :)

Hi-lift or Jack-all and defender pin - £50ish definately, as the standard defender one is shocking.

2 or 3 tonne 5m lifting strop and some rated bow shackles £25ish is that 25 for 2, or just one?
Decent bow saw or an axe (or a chainsaw if yer a girl or don't like keeping fit) will have the certificate for chainsaw soon, and already have the PPE so might as well :)
Shovel got that :)
At least 2 x 1.2m lengths of scaff planking to use as traction aids - or spend some of the £600 left on waffles think ill go for woffles as i would trust them more.

All of the rest I'd spend on learning to drive the car properly... Diff guards don't protect the rest of the axle - you run a diff up a big rock and you're likely to bend the axle tube instead of the diff cover and that'll stop you better than a punctured diff... people always drive less carefully when they've 'protected' their motor ;) Likewise with fuel tank guards, you'll have to seriously go some to whack yer tank. better safe then sorry :)

Seriously... either spend the rest of the cash on diesel and burn it laning or go to a pay and plays. If you can get driver tuition for free, then great, if you're a complete novice and have no-one local to help there are courses, although they tend to be pricey.
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i dont really know anyone local to me that is trully experience with off road driving, unless anyone wants to offer :)
 
chromiumuk said:
Sell it & buy a TD4
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...which means giving up driving and taking up taking it up the arse and doing people hair for 'em.

On second thoughts, ignore anything chromi says as it's bound to be complete ****e.
 
ah can't be arsed reading all this fred so has anyone sirjested just buying a shed load of beer and paying a 18 year old blond to spend a couple of hours with yer while yer drink the beer.
 
I would........get some tyres, MT's as you already have riiiims, don't know which MT's though, obviously not the waaay expensive ones, that'd be silly.

hmm, then diff guards, front and back, just to add a bit of protection, and then steering guard, mines from first4x4 I like it! Snorkel isn't necessary unless you want to go in deep water.

standard suspension should be fine depending what you do, but if you do go for new shocks and springs that'll be a good chunk of your monies and you may end up having to upgrad other parts too...maybe?

a good tow rope or whatever, is a good idea, hi lift.

you could get a winch but they're expensive, :D

Not much help that, but oh well. If I had a grand however............:D
 
Everyone else seems to be ignoring you chromi... probably because you're largely irrelevent. I think I'll join 'em
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Funny thing is, you keep saying how irrelevent I am but you keep coming back for more.
 
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