Safari roof on 110/Defender?

Did they ever fit a safari roof on these vehicles? Just thinking of using
our 110 in Spain next year and planning ahead.

I'd guess a 109 roof could be robbed and modded using the top skin.

Lee D

On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:20:55 -0000, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Did they ever fit a safari roof on these vehicles? Just thinking of using
>our 110 in Spain next year and planning ahead.
>
>I'd guess a 109 roof could be robbed and modded using the top skin.

I think you'll find they're the same - I bet a 109 safari roof will fit.
'course, if you have an early enough 110 then it has the external ribs like
a series, so you can fit it more easily.
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sighted, 20th July 1588

On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:03:53 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:20:55 -0000, "Lee_D"
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Did they ever fit a safari roof on these vehicles? Just thinking of using
>>our 110 in Spain next year and planning ahead.
>>
>>I'd guess a 109 roof could be robbed and modded using the top skin.
>
>I think you'll find they're the same - I bet a 109 safari roof will fit.
>'course, if you have an early enough 110 then it has the external ribs like
>a series, so you can fit it more easily.

is the extra inch in the 110 purely in the wheelbase then? no
difference in overall length?

On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:33:41 +0000, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:03:53 +0000, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:20:55 -0000, "Lee_D"
>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>Did they ever fit a safari roof on these vehicles? Just thinking of using
>>>our 110 in Spain next year and planning ahead.
>>>
>>>I'd guess a 109 roof could be robbed and modded using the top skin.
>>
>>I think you'll find they're the same - I bet a 109 safari roof will fit.
>>'course, if you have an early enough 110 then it has the external ribs like
>>a series, so you can fit it more easily.
>
>is the extra inch in the 110 purely in the wheelbase then? no
>difference in overall length?
>

I reckon it's in the bonnet
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as little trust as you can in tomorrow) Horace (65 - 8 BC) Odes, I.xi.8

I don't think any two landies are exactly the same length I bought some
chequerplate for the sills of my 109 but was it the right length? no way too
short.

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þT

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"Space folds, and folded space bends, and bent folded space contracts and
expands unevenly in every way unconcievable except to someone who does not
believe in the laws of mathematics"




"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:03:53 +0000, Austin Shackles
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:20:55 -0000, "Lee_D"
>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
> is the extra inch in the 110 purely in the wheelbase then? no
> difference in overall length?
>
>

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:33:41 +0000, Tom Woods
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:03:53 +0000, Austin Shackles
> ><[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:20:55 -0000, "Lee_D"
> >><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
> >>
> >>>Did they ever fit a safari roof on these vehicles? Just thinking of
using
> >>>our 110 in Spain next year and planning ahead.
> >>>
> >>>I'd guess a 109 roof could be robbed and modded using the top skin.
> >>
> >>I think you'll find they're the same - I bet a 109 safari roof will fit.
> >>'course, if you have an early enough 110 then it has the external ribs
like
> >>a series, so you can fit it more easily.
> >
> >is the extra inch in the 110 purely in the wheelbase then? no
> >difference in overall length?
> >
>
> I reckon it's in the bonnet
>
Yebbut, it won't fit the screen, and it is the same length.

Martin

Larry wrote:

> I don't think any two landies are exactly the same length I bought some
> chequerplate for the sills of my 109 but was it the right length? no way
> too short.
>

The body is exactly the same length between the 110 and 109, the only
difference with the roof is the windscreen fitting. The bonnet is longer,
same as the Stage 1. The tropical roof panel 333246 will fit the 110 roof
with ribs, and can probably be fitted to the roof without ribs by adding
extra spacers. On the 90, the body is longer than the 88 and the tropical
roof will not fit.

On the 110 the front wheels are further back and the rear wheels even
further back, and there are the eyebrows, so anything to do with the wheel
arches, and this includes the sill panels, won't fit.

JD

Oily <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz funny
about:
> "Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:33:41 +0000, Tom Woods
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>> I reckon it's in the bonnet
>>
> Yebbut, it won't fit the screen, and it is the same length.
>
> Martin

I reckon it's inbetween the pannels! Whats an inch anyway ;-)

Lee D

On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:35:51 -0000, "Oily"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:33:41 +0000, Tom Woods
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>> >On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:03:53 +0000, Austin Shackles
>> ><[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >>On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:20:55 -0000, "Lee_D"
>> >><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>> >>
>> >>>Did they ever fit a safari roof on these vehicles? Just thinking of
>using
>> >>>our 110 in Spain next year and planning ahead.
>> >>>
>> >>>I'd guess a 109 roof could be robbed and modded using the top skin.
>> >>
>> >>I think you'll find they're the same - I bet a 109 safari roof will fit.
>> >>'course, if you have an early enough 110 then it has the external ribs
>like
>> >>a series, so you can fit it more easily.
>> >
>> >is the extra inch in the 110 purely in the wheelbase then? no
>> >difference in overall length?
>> >
>>
>> I reckon it's in the bonnet
>>
>Yebbut, it won't fit the screen, and it is the same length.

the actual safari roof doesn't get as far as the screen though. Unless
you're going to fit a complete roof.
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"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:35:51 -0000, "Oily"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >
> >"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:33:41 +0000, Tom Woods
> >> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
> >>
> >> >On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:03:53 +0000, Austin Shackles
> >> ><[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>On or around Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:20:55 -0000, "Lee_D"
> >> >><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
> >> >>
> >> >>>Did they ever fit a safari roof on these vehicles? Just thinking of
> >using
> >> >>>our 110 in Spain next year and planning ahead.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>I'd guess a 109 roof could be robbed and modded using the top skin.
> >> >>
> >> >>I think you'll find they're the same - I bet a 109 safari roof will
fit.
> >> >>'course, if you have an early enough 110 then it has the external
ribs
> >like
> >> >>a series, so you can fit it more easily.
> >> >
> >> >is the extra inch in the 110 purely in the wheelbase then? no
> >> >difference in overall length?
> >> >
> >>
> >> I reckon it's in the bonnet
> >>
> >Yebbut, it won't fit the screen, and it is the same length.
>
> the actual safari roof doesn't get as far as the screen though. Unless
> you're going to fit a complete roof.

Well, you did say safari roof, not a top skin for the safari roof, which to
me reads as complete. ;-)

Martin

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