Off Road Rigs!!!!

[Grant Lamontagne]

Picked her up on Saturday.
I've already spent my toy budget on a load of soundproofing and corrosion prevention materials 
It came with a free winch though  It was the same price as various others I'd looked at but had that and the roof rack already fitted.

Gorgeous.

I love Land Rovers.  If the Defender had been available here I would have bought one instead of a Jeep.

Unfortunately all we import are Range Rovers, LR2's, LR4's and Evoques.

Def

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[Smashie]

Picked her up on Saturday.
I've already spent my toy budget on a load of soundproofing and corrosion prevention materials 
It came with a free winch though  It was the same price as various others I'd looked at but had that and the roof rack already fitted.

Gorgeous.

I love Land Rovers.  If the Defender had been available here I would have bought one instead of a Jeep.

Unfortunately all we import are Range Rovers, LR2's, LR4's and Evoques.

Def

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I thought you could import the classics? I've always wanted an 88" lightweight (or air transportable).

[Smashie]

Picked her up on Saturday.
I've already spent my toy budget on a load of soundproofing and corrosion prevention materials 
It came with a free winch though  It was the same price as various others I'd looked at but had that and the roof rack already fitted.

Whats the box on the top mate?

[Grant Lamontagne]

I can get an older one.  They have to be a minimum of ten years old.  The problem with getting an older one is finding parts for them around here.

Def

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[Smashie]

I can get an older one.  They have to be a minimum of ten years old.  The problem with getting an older one is finding parts for them around here.

Def

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Parts? you hit what isn't working with hammer until is does work, why do you think the British Armed Forces use them? 

[Grant Lamontagne]

Oddly enough, that's not the first time I'd heard that!

Def

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[Cupboard]

The daft thing is I probably only paid 10-15% more for this, which is 3 years old and has done 14k miles, than I would have for a 10 year old one.

There are plenty of places (or MTO members) that would send you parts out too.

This is a very basic spec one, no central locking, wind up windows etc.

I have no idea what the box on the roof is for. The top is hinged half way along and opens upwards in two halves (left/right) and the boxes at the back cover where you can put a padlock. It's a pretty substantial thing.

All it had in it was a little bit of rubbish including some used condoms which was a bit nasty. Thankfully I'd not taken the disposable gloves out of my pocket from work

Anyway, when I get back from my parents and can borrow a forklift from work I'm going to remove it and put it somewhere. So if anyone wants a box...

[Pacu]

Picked her up on Saturday.
I've already spent my toy budget on a load of soundproofing and corrosion prevention materials 
It came with a free winch though  It was the same price as various others I'd looked at but had that and the roof rack already fitted.

nice. land rover defenders would sell well here in Texas. 

[Zed]

My off Roaders

[Smashie]

^^ WANT!

What kind of mods does it have?

The idea is to blend in but if you look closely at the windows you get an idea of what it is about.

Also turbocharged motor and heavy springs and shocks to handle the extra weight of "stuff"

B6?

[Grant Lamontagne]

Funny you should mention that Tom, as I've often thought of importing a few old Land Rovers and selling them locally. 
I think they'd be a big hit with the aluminum panels given how quickly steel rusts here.

Def

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[dks]

It is a lot easier to straighten or weld steel panels. With land rovers you need to stay with basic older models (I posted a lot about that in the jeep thread a few years ago).

[Higgins617]

My off Roaders

I'm on my phone and I'm blind. What the rig on the inside?

[Cupboard]

Funny you should mention that Tom, as I've often thought of importing a few old Land Rovers and selling them locally. 
I think they'd be a big hit with the aluminum panels given how quickly steel rusts here.

Def

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You'd have to put them on a galvanised chassis.
The standard steel chassis can rot quite badly, hence the fact I've just bought a large quantity of rustproofer for a vehicle that's only 3 years old. Catch it before the rot sets in 

If you ever want an old Land Rover looking at, three of us on the farm are enthusiasts so could probably be persuaded to. My boss has overlanded with Series 2s and 2As, for a long time owned (I think, he definitely owned it, it was definitely historic and I'm pretty sure it was a 2) Series 2 chassis number 1 and we've had a long string of Series and Defenders on the farm. Our herd manager has a Defender and has just done up a 2A and I've got a Defender and have plans for a Series once I've finished that.

 

[Zed]

My off Roaders

I'm on my phone and I'm blind. What the rig on the inside?

Its a cannondale Jekyll 800 

[Pacu]

took the xterra for an offroad adventure yesterday. It does pretty good in lightweight muck. It's a lot heavier than my jeep so i don't get too far off the pavement....but far enough.

[Cupboard]

Dad's noticed I brought a Land Rover home for Christmas 

[Pignut71]

Here's my little Suzuki SJ410, it's a 1987 model and I'm the second owner.

[Grant Lamontagne]

Nice rig!

For playing off road I much prefer a short wheelbase machine like that, a Sidekick or two door Jeep rather than a longer wheelbase like my four door jeep.  I find it's nicer for most things,  except maybe climbing steep hills. 

Def

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[Smashie]

Here's my little Suzuki SJ410, it's a 1987 model and I'm the second owner.(Image removed from quote.)

Somebody told me that the transmission and suspension on these was built under license from Land Rover which is why the are so capable off road.

A friend had an SJ413 (I think) and it was rather good 

[Pignut71]

Funny you should say that Smashie, some of them do have Land Rover stamped on the kick well plates, at least my friends one did! - must check mine some time. I need to get it back on the road asap. Needs a couple of rear shocks and then an MOT test. Just don't get the time to use it.


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[Pignut71]

Nice rig!

For playing off road I much prefer a short wheelbase machine like that, a Sidekick or two door Jeep rather than a longer wheelbase like my four door jeep.  I find it's nicer for most things,  except maybe climbing steep hills. 

Def

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Agree, SWB is defo advantageous in the UK as a lot of the lanes are very tight. I've had 4 of these models now and also a couple of Sidekicks (called Vitara's over here). My SWB auto Vitara was a brilliant off road, just a shame the front end was a bit weak (aluminium diff housing).

Kind regards, Jon.


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[Grant Lamontagne]

They were the Vitara here for a while as well. Also they were called the Tracker and Sunrunner depending on which brand they were licensed to.

I had a 1987 two door convertible model that I greatly enjoyed.

Def

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[Cupboard]

better approach and departure angles, more manoeuvrable, less weight, SWB is definitely the way forward off-road.

But you can't put a bed in the back 

[Smashie]

better approach and departure angles, more manoeuvrable, less weight, SWB is definitely the way forward off-road.

But you can't put a bed in the back 

You also get to carry less wood 

[Pignut71]

Talking of carrying wood Smashie, here's my friends SWB Mitubishi Shogun / Pajero. It does very well.



Regards, Jon.


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[Smashie]

Talking of carrying wood Smashie, here's my friends SWB Mitubishi Shogun / Pajero. It does very well.

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Regards, Jon.


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I know lol, I had a van a few years ago that the company, was using for various things, it amazing how quickly people ask for help in picking things up and moving things!

[dks]

I use a similar one often; it is not a van but the rear seats fold, individually , creating a flat loading surface.