The waiting is the hardest part

Hi all,

I got my first Defender 90 County 300Tdi when I was 22 and have been smitten ever since. I owned it for 6 years and sold it a couple years ago. I have been without ever since.

I was looking for my ideal Defender but after 2 years I had not seen anything that suited my taste and budget. So I decide to have one "built" by a bespoke defender company up in Newcastle. I am hoping to take delivery in the next 4 weeks or so.

Once all the major stuff is done I will continue to modify the interior and external add ons over time. So I will likely be a regular on here, asking the more experienced owners for advice.

Cheers everyone

James

hello

what did you get and what have you had done to it?

Be sure to post pics! And updates on what your doing to it!

Welcome to the forum!

Hello mate, look forward to seeing it.

Hi and welcome! Looking forward to some photo's being posted. What are you having done to it at the moment?

Welcome get some pics posted when u take ownership

Thanks for the welcome,
It is a 300Tdi 110 County spec, which is basically the donor model. It is going to be a fancy work van when it is all done. It wont see any mud but it will be a daily work horse for the business.
I am removing the rear side windows and putting in solid utility sides, then ply lining and racking it out. The reason I did not get a utility is because all the ones I viewed were battered to hell, which is not surprising really.
It will get a bare metal panel by panel re-spray in Alpine white, with a gloss black puma bonnet, roof and spats.

For now the interior and wheels will remain standard until I save some more pennies. I will probably get the windows tinted also.

Although when I say "I", I actually am not doing anything other than ply lining. A export company is doing it all. I am just handing over the money

yay another van - white as well