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34064

Member Since: 12 Dec 2023
Location: South Central
Posts: 193

Thanks i thought i recognized the Dormobile! I did almost go for one as they aren't far from home but wasn't sure my tall frame was going to sleep comfortably in the bed 110 Td5 Ex Utilities slowly converting into a pop top camper one day

Build thread:https://www.defender2.net/forum/post1024784.html#1024784

15th Feb 2024 3:52pm

Procta

Member Since: 03 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5189

great work there pal! When i did my engine conversion, in a rover metro. the 1st engine was a dud sadly, so i bought a later engine. Laugh was i would have had to pay the lad who made the loom 100 quid for a new loom. For the later injection system etc. I was like sod that i will swop everything over from the dud engine and bin the rest. i would not have gained anything by using the later setup anyway. Plus some times things happen, and you end up better off that you think, I ended up with a faster engine, and with older setup that was much better, than the later setup.

Here looks like you did a mega job with the rear tub, the vents in the rear though kill me. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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18th Feb 2024 2:43am

rustandoil

Member Since: 08 Sep 2012
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 745

2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS DCPU Bonatti Grey

Impressive progress and a great build thread 👍🏻

18th Feb 2024 8:50am

Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3682

Jeez you’ve been busy! Great work.

18th Feb 2024 9:11am

Barneyboy

Member Since: 19 Nov 2014
Location: Exmoor
Posts: 1626

1986 Defender 90 2.5 n/a Diesel ST Nato Green

You are making fantastic progress with the build and good that your doing repairs and upgrades along the way

cheers Paul

19th Feb 2024 6:19am

22900013A

Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3150

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Keswick Green

Do you know who had it originally? I used to drive a very similar Tdci 110 for Western Power, but I don't&t think this is one of theirs. 2011 110 USW
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19th Feb 2024 9:50am

34064

Member Since: 12 Dec 2023
Location: South Central
Posts: 193

Procta wrote:

great work there pal! When i did my engine conversion, in a rover metro. the 1st engine was a dud sadly, so i bought a later engine. Laugh was i would have had to pay the lad who made the loom 100 quid for a new loom. For the later injection system etc. I was like sod that i will swop everything over from the dud engine and bin the rest. i would not have gained anything by using the later setup anyway. Plus some times things happen, and you end up better off that you think, I ended up with a faster engine, and with older setup that was much better, than the later setup.
Here looks like you did a mega job with the rear tub, the vents in the rear though kill me.

Glad it isn't just me then 😅 if you mean the vents in the roof don't worry as the roof is being swapped out 110 Td5 Ex Utilities slowly converting into a pop top camper one day

Build thread:https://www.defender2.net/forum/post1024784.html#1024784

19th Feb 2024 6:32pm

34064

Member Since: 12 Dec 2023
Location: South Central
Posts: 193

22900013A wrote:
Do you know who had it originally? I used to drive a very similar Tdci 110 for Western Power, but I don't&t think this is one of theirs.

Not sure on its original owner it may well of been Western power 110 Td5 Ex Utilities slowly converting into a pop top camper one day

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19th Feb 2024 6:33pm

34064

Member Since: 12 Dec 2023
Location: South Central
Posts: 193

Thanks for all the replies nothing much to report so far as I've had to work on my daily driver instead

but managed to get the first coat of etch primer on the roof

110 Td5 Ex Utilities slowly converting into a pop top camper one day

Build thread:https://www.defender2.net/forum/post1024784.html#1024784

19th Feb 2024 6:35pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10784

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

19th Feb 2024 8:37pm

34064

Member Since: 12 Dec 2023
Location: South Central
Posts: 193

So not much progress to report on the Defender this week as the weather hasn't been friendly for such activities and having to rebuild the cooling system on my daily couldn't be put off any longer so here is a brief history of my previous Land rover exploits.

Click image to enlarge D2 on the Purbecks by Tom Bayford, on Flickr

How it started 11 years ago a 2000 Discovery 2 Peasant spec this was my first foray into Land rover owner ship and had a great time greenlaning in it and having alot of adventures and also showing people what it could do as back then people didn't realise what TC could do. Unfortunately it met its end as the tin worm got to it and had a few other niggles and a mate put up a very tidy D2 for sale which became Disco 2 Number 2

Click image to enlarge FB_IMG_1634040578171 by Tom Bayford, on Flickr

The red disco was my first foray into Automatic car ownership and will probably be the last or until i am forced into another one! This one was an ES and was a very comfortable drive having ACE and was a very good off roader but unfortunately it would only be a few months of ownership as apparently BFG ATs dont like damp roads and smooth man hole covers but it did start and drive onto the recovery lorry after being put on its roof!

Click image to enlarge PXL_20211017_104419857 by Tom Bayford, on Flickr

Next up was my Black D2 Commercial after picking it up after buying it blind of Ebay with 165k on the clock i went to town with it and built it up into a very capable greenlaner tourer as i used to spend much of my weekends organising green lane trips out and about around Dorset and Wiltshire. This one was a brilliant motor and i loved it and had a great time with it but unfortunately one night on my way home from work an old lady decided to drive into me at 30mph which meant the end for the poor disco gutted doesn't even cut it

Click image to enlarge PXL_20221027_132452630.MP by Tom Bayford, on Flickr

Next on the list was a new daily driver we bought for me and my wife to share as the village we lived in suffered from bad flooding and snow so while i could get to work in the disco fine the wifes retro VWs struggled so we bought a nice Freelander 2 TD4 HSE fantastic car was a great drive for a land rover! But it wasnt meant to be as with most things realised we couldnt afford to keep it and have all the other projects on the go so it was sold to fund the pop top build on the 110

Click image to enlarge IMG_5818 by Tom Bayford, on Flickr

This is what i call the replacement discovery as i bought it to replace my commercial Disco and most of the good bits left on the commercial disco went onto this one as i bought it from a bloke who butchered it a little bit doing his own repairs so i spent a lot of time putting things right and swapping over the goodies it took us on some good holidays but again the realisation of keeping a Disco a defender and a Freelander on the road and working long hours a week came to me one day that i couldnt keep up so ended up selling it to a good mate and it now lives its life in Devon.

Hopefully that hasnt bored you to death but its definitely making me realise i will just stick to the 110 now

110 Td5 Ex Utilities slowly converting into a pop top camper one day

Build thread:https://www.defender2.net/forum/post1024784.html#1024784

21st Feb 2024 12:41pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10784

Many thanks for sharing your land rover life so far

It's a shame with the Discovery's that you had but the last one's number plate rings a bell, as i might have seen it down this way and the red one you had, had a Cornish plate

Didn't bore me at all, it was all very interesting

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

22nd Feb 2024 8:39pm

34064

Member Since: 12 Dec 2023
Location: South Central
Posts: 193

The last disco is back off my private plate now but lives South of Plymouth now with my mate most of my land rovers have had a cornish connection at some point! 110 Td5 Ex Utilities slowly converting into a pop top camper one day

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23rd Feb 2024 3:27pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10784

ahh that might have been possible seeing it then as Plymouth area is not to far from me as i go down that way from time to time

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

26th Feb 2024 8:50pm

34064

Member Since: 12 Dec 2023
Location: South Central
Posts: 193

Some good progress was made on the Pop top frame this week in the dry spell we had on our days off(when will it stop raining?)

We managed to fit the sealing strip around the lower frame this is sealed on with Sikaflex and held in place with rivets every 150mm and this provides a seat for the foam gasket witch we applied around the top frame and we have now married the two halves together.

Click image to enlarge PXL_20240227_161728113 by Tom Bayford, on Flickr
Also managed to finish repairing the roof that will be used on the pop top repairing some minor damage and resealing the joints this is now ready for a the coach enamel once i have drilled the holes for the cargo tracking i am adding.

Click image to enlarge PXL_20240227_140116107 by Tom Bayford, on Flickr
As a a final touch we added the gas strut brackets and gas struts so we can finally see what we will be left with

Click image to enlarge PXL_20240227_162810097 by Tom Bayford, on Flickr 110 Td5 Ex Utilities slowly converting into a pop top camper one day

Build thread:https://www.defender2.net/forum/post1024784.html#1024784

29th Feb 2024 8:00am

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