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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502   
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After nearly 6 months of ownership I have finally come round making a thread. Some of you may recognise this from a post a few months back regarding boosts on a Ninety.
I had been looking for a Defender for my first car for a few years. This popped up and was exactly what I was looking for (and was within my budget more importantly!). The last owner took great care of it and forked out a fair sum on it over the 11 years they owned it. It also got a very high quality respray 2 years ago which makes it look as good as new. The chassis and bulkhead is solid but I still have ambitions of stripping it right down and doing a nut and bolt rebuild on a new galvanised chassis one summer. These are the photos shown in the listing:  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Getting on for 27 years old, it looked a tad tired and faded. When I got it home, the bumper, front grill and light surrounds were whipped off and painted. The result was incredible, transformed the look of the front: Click image to enlarge I ordered a new set of sidelight and indicator lenses and a LR badge for the grill to finish the front off. The next big issue to tackle was the wheels/tyres. A quick test drive with a sat nav to get an accurate speed reading confirmed the tyres were too small and so the speedo was over-reading (not to mention I hated the look of the alloys it had on). I thought I wanted a set of boosts, and was spoilt for choice with an array of take-offs for sale; however, many thanks to Charcoal for suggesting a set of Wolfs. After yet more hours of trauling eBay, a tidy set came up for a very good price. The tyres are General Grabbers ATs 235/85/16, almost new so plenty of tread. Click image to enlarge So pleased with the results. I think it looks much better (and more unique) than a set of boosts. As for the spare, I bought an ex-MOD steel wheel off our local military LR specialist (Market Weighton). It was of course in Nato green so I sanded it down and painted it white by hand. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge For the eagle-eyed ones among you, you will notice another LR badge and "Defender" lettering on the back. I know it's not technically a Defender, but that panel looked a bit bare without the lettering. The final mod to date: A set of OEM rear mudflaps (ouch! They are expensive!!  ). Only slight issue is they look way too new! Although I should be able to fix that problem  . I think the back looks much more complete and
Click image to enlarge Next on the list: Audio. There's currently no speakers or a head unit installed so that will be one for the summer (funds permitting!) Obviously looking forward to being able to take my test and drive it on the road in just under a year's time!  Matt.
'89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html Last edited by trickster5000 on 17th Oct 2021 1:59pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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30th May 2016 6:09pm |
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| pesto_trader Member Since: 26 Jun 2013 Location: Oslo Posts: 148  
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Love it! 😊👍
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30th May 2016 6:48pm |
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| jaygti Member Since: 04 Nov 2012 Location: essex Posts: 377 
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What a great 1st car!
Well done. Don't forget to put aside some money, to keep the mechanicals top notch. There's plenty of older defenders out there, with lots of kit on, that rarely get serviced or looked after. 2002 td5 90 county hardtop |
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30th May 2016 7:10pm |
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| williamthedog Member Since: 29 Dec 2012 Location: south wales Posts: 3441 
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Very smart indeed
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30th May 2016 7:12pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502
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Thanks everyone. I can assure you it'll be properly maintained. As I said, at some point I plan to completely rebuild it and then it'll definitely be a keeper!
Matt.
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30th May 2016 7:20pm |
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| Dtfrith Member Since: 01 Nov 2014 Location: Manchester Posts: 76
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I look forward to what you have to come
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30th May 2016 7:44pm |
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| Riccarton Member Since: 10 Aug 2015 Location: Gods' Own Country Posts: 280  
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Can I be rude?
Please rotate your spare anti-clock by one hole - that would give me nightmares 
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30th May 2016 8:46pm |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502
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 I can only imagine you are referring to the valve and rotating it would make it nicely symmetrical. Certainly, I'll be on that tomorrow. Matt.
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30th May 2016 8:52pm |
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| Riccarton Member Since: 10 Aug 2015 Location: Gods' Own Country Posts: 280
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30th May 2016 8:59pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2639
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Very nice. Looks great.
Glad to see you ditched those atrocious alloys! |
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30th May 2016 9:05pm |
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| charcoal Member Since: 28 Jul 2014 Location: Hampshire Posts: 942 
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Looking great, nice and original! Glad you still like those wolf wheels, after all, can't fault steel wheels on a Landy
Are you able to get a provisional license yet? Before I had a drivers license I drove my mums Defender on L plates. 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon 1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold 1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold 
1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold |
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30th May 2016 11:31pm |
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| Ade90 Member Since: 30 May 2014 Location: Birmingham Posts: 130
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Looks great on the Wolf wheels
1989 was one of the best years for 90's.......personally speaking of course Fixing Land Rovers for over 25 years..........and making excuses to the wife for almost as long 
1984 110 V8 - Gone, but not forgotten.... |
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31st May 2016 6:50am |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502
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Unfortunately not. The only licence I can get at 16 is a provisional tractor licence which obviously doesn't help me with my landy . At least I can still ride in it as my dad uses it to drive into town and other local trips. Matt.
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31st May 2016 7:57am |
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| trickster5000 Member Since: 12 Dec 2015 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 502
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Click image to enlarge Better? Matt.
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31st May 2016 12:34pm |
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