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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6638   
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Can't believe I haven't got a thread on here about my 90
 
As some of you will know, my 90 was rebuilt by me from a TD hardtop some 13 years ago to an NAS-type soft top. I then fitted a Td5 engine in 2002. It's now feeling and showing it's age a little but is still great fun whether or not the roof is off  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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14th May 2013 1:24pm |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6678
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You must have been one of the first to retrofit a TD5 back then
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14th May 2013 1:29pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6638
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Yep, everyone said it couldn't be done (even very senior automotive industry engineers)
AFAIK only Warwick 4x4 (now gone) were doing one at the same time (into an RRC) but they couldn't get it sorted. 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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14th May 2013 1:31pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6638
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Much more recent roof off pic:
Click image to enlarge 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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14th May 2013 1:41pm |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6678
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Dark horse aren't you Martin  |
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14th May 2013 2:03pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383
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Tidy
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14th May 2013 5:21pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6126 
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I remember reading your build up article on your site, and thinking "wow, aren't Td5s complicated..."
Having done 3 of them now, they're a doddle! (although I did my first one in 2008/9 so parts were easily available then) I can't imagine how much hassle it must have been for you without the likes of nanocoms or other ECU programmers, trapsing to and fro from your dealership. |
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14th May 2013 5:31pm |
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| steve E Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Tenby Posts: 2073 
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Martin
Love it 
I would love that for the summer. |
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14th May 2013 7:00pm |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299 
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hi martin, great looking land rover.
is the colour standard to land rover as i've not heard of aegean for defenders - disco perhaps? |
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15th May 2013 4:05pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6638
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No, it's a BMW colour from their "Individual" (like Autobiography) range around the year 2000.
1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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15th May 2013 4:06pm |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2655 
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really like that, makes me want to take the roof off our series in the summer and rag about in it.
saying that, ive spent 3 months out of florida visiting Jamaica, Haiti Mexico then 2 months out of barca doing Italy and the riviera so might be in for a shock when i return to uk weather... |
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17th May 2013 11:16am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299
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its subtley different - i like it |
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17th May 2013 2:04pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6638
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Long overdue an update about the soft top but it is now on its Puma axles and has the XS seats fitted (need wiring). I have also swapped wheel/tyres between the two 90s so it is currently on the Boosts and Conti tyres.
A friend borrowed it over the weekend to carry a single scull Click image to enlarge Think that's pretty cool 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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28th Sep 2015 8:40pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443  
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I used to scull at school, God you forget how long the damned things are
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28th Sep 2015 8:49pm |
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