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GREENI



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Yop

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Welshsurferdude



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Cant wait to see the finished article

Im in preston from monday for a week Whistle 2011 Santorini Black USW XS.

2015 Discovery 4.5 Black pack Firenze red XS
Post #561097 3rd Sep 2016 7:13pm
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GREENI



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Will hook up one evening Thumbs Up
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shanecl



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Ireland 1989 Defender 90 V8 Petrol CSW Auto Firenze Red
Greeni,

Ere is a guy on LR4x4 PaulMc he is a wiz at LR connectors and also sells them if you need any

Great work, can't wait to see it out and about.

Shane
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Stacey007



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Looking great


I really would like a softtop 90 and a V8 would be awesome.

Great reading the updates
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GREENI



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Cheers, I've been enquiring all week for cage/hood options (again) and got all the right answers this time.
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mk1collector



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shanecl wrote:
Greeni,

Ere is a guy on LR4x4 PaulMc he is a wiz at LR connectors and also sells them if you need any

Great work, can't wait to see it out and about.

Shane


He's on here too and very helpfull Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html
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GREENI



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Opo

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Post #564082 15th Sep 2016 9:08am
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Swac3



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Good choice, that's whats coming for mine, well kinda sorta. when I finally get to rebuilding the bundle of spares that it has become.

RBL188, gonna have to slightly modify it as ive got no bulkhead but talked to SD, who were very helpful by the way and the Exmoor hood to fit. 3 Landrovers
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GREENI



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I see your build thread hasn't been updated Whistle

I'm aware most people become bored with build threads easily, but it's a great reference for when people do decide build something in the future. Confused
Post #564237 15th Sep 2016 6:34pm
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Swac3



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Been a bit side lined with other stuff, had a holiday and a couple of extra weeks on rotation at work, but mainly its just been ad hoc sanding prepping and painting the chassis right now, had hoped to be pulling the axles off for rebuild on this month off, but heading back to work a week early so that's likely to be end of October now before I get home Sad still the extra time means extra cash to spend on it.

Biggest issue for me right now for planning is what to do about the engine, I've got an (as far as I can tell' solid TD5 but the plan for the rebuild was always a V8, Now.. I Want an LS3 and obviously that's more capital expense than a donor rover V8 but I know if I go for a Rover V8 the end result is never what I really wanted... /sigh.

the other dilemma is I never intended to strip the bulkhead, but not doing it is already leaving me knowing i'll regret not getting to the front out riggers and chassis properly, so current feeling is to disconnect it but lift it do the chassis and then refit.

Once I get past that lot I've a stuggle on paint choice, My wife really fancies a yellow one and i'm not so sure lol, had been thinking about raiding the Kawasaki paint catalogue for a lairy green but then again a genuine LR phoenix orange paint with black hood /drool.

Anyway great to read your thread, I do love a good project

Gary 3 Landrovers
Post #564284 15th Sep 2016 8:22pm
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GREENI



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I was gonna build this with the original 3.5 and run it, the engine was going to be a 12 month stop gap, until an LS came along, but I got impatient and having seen a few LS engines mid build, I decided stick with Rover, just because I could use my existing auto box and new exhaust I'd bought.

I'll get an LS soon, though it won't be bolted in a Solihull built vehicle.

As for colour, I'd take yellow out of your choices Thumbs Up


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Just saying Thumbs Up
Post #564323 15th Sep 2016 9:17pm
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Pickles



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Swac3 wrote:
Been a bit side lined with other stuff, had a holiday and a couple of extra weeks on rotation at work, but mainly its just been ad hoc sanding prepping and painting the chassis right now, had hoped to be pulling the axles off for rebuild on this month off, but heading back to work a week early so that's likely to be end of October now before I get home Sad still the extra time means extra cash to spend on it.

Biggest issue for me right now for planning is what to do about the engine, I've got an (as far as I can tell' solid TD5 but the plan for the rebuild was always a V8, Now.. I Want an LS3 and obviously that's more capital expense than a donor rover V8 but I know if I go for a Rover V8 the end result is never what I really wanted... /sigh.

the other dilemma is I never intended to strip the bulkhead, but not doing it is already leaving me knowing i'll regret not getting to the front out riggers and chassis properly, so current feeling is to disconnect it but lift it do the chassis and then refit.

Once I get past that lot I've a stuggle on paint choice, My wife really fancies a yellow one and i'm not so sure lol, had been thinking about raiding the Kawasaki paint catalogue for a lairy green but then again a genuine LR phoenix orange paint with black hood /drool.

Anyway great to read your thread, I do love a good project

Gary

An LS3 will be all you could ever dream about,....but more!
Pickles.
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GREENI



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Oops

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Very productive there GREENI, nice one Bow down Clayton.

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