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| jk84 Member Since: 17 Feb 2015 Location: Wherever my Defender takes me... Posts: 720   
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Well, I appreciate this is not the most aesthetically pleasing 90 to many, but I love it! A combination of it being a Defender, soft top, and having a roof rack is just too good to be true - another bucket list item. Driving down on a hot summer day, packed up, to a nice surf spot, roof top tent on... Striker, if I were you, I would go ahead with the conversion plans. MY15 Aintree 110 SW - for sale - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic82781.html MY16 Santorini 90 HT - sold |
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5th Jul 2016 1:43pm |
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| CY88 Member Since: 05 Jan 2016 Location: Offshore Posts: 255 
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Having conducted some quick research, it seems that a roof rack is actually not needed at all for such bucket list plans...  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge But, back on track, I concede that I can see the appeal in this one .... (built again on top of the integral NAS cage).
The real beauty of the Defender is that, at the end of the day, if you don't like it, its easy to change it back again! 
FFRR Supercharged - Series One - Defender 90 V8 |
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5th Jul 2016 2:48pm |
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| jk84 Member Since: 17 Feb 2015 Location: Wherever my Defender takes me... Posts: 720
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You are killing me here CY88! Sitting in the office seeing these pictures...all about the Defender of course. MY15 Aintree 110 SW - for sale - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic82781.html MY16 Santorini 90 HT - sold |
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5th Jul 2016 3:00pm |
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| Striker Member Since: 04 May 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 127 |
I've ordered the parts for the conversion.
Thanks for your help. Cheers Andy Never Knowingly Understood |
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6th Jul 2016 12:29pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381
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He was fine...stood and watched it go, didn't put his handbrake on when he was stuck on Llangollen Steps, it barrel rolled a bit! Luckily my Defender had front and rear winches and managed get him out of there !! As for the rag top...I'm still thinking about it... May be over Winter! |
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6th Jul 2016 4:18pm |
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| Striker Member Since: 04 May 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 127 |
Update,
Nearly all the parts have arrived this week for the conversion. Today after work, I with the help from friends removed the roll cage, rear door and wheel carrier, roof and side panels
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Cheers Andy Never Knowingly Understood Last edited by Striker on 22nd Jul 2016 7:14am. Edited 1 time in total |
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9th Jul 2016 9:19pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381
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You put it back together
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9th Jul 2016 9:30pm |
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| Striker Member Since: 04 May 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 127 |
Then I ran into a issue with the top screen rail from Exmor trim. It's too short
 the invoice says td5/td4 so I'm assuming they have sent the wrong one. It seems to be about 20mm too short. I was hoping to complete it tomorrow between the rain but that's not going to happen now. I'll post a photo if it stops raining tomorrow.
On a brighter note the heavy duty hood sticks from Purely Metal are very well made. In fact I'm seriously considering whether or not to refit the cage 
Does anybody have any photos of the top rail fitted to a Puma? Cheers Andy Never Knowingly Understood Last edited by Striker on 10th Jul 2016 7:22am. Edited 1 time in total |
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9th Jul 2016 9:33pm |
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| Striker Member Since: 04 May 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 127 |
Quick worker Greeni, no but I did order the photos in the sequence I wanted them to appear, but somehow they are all jumbled up  Cheers Andy
Never Knowingly Understood |
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9th Jul 2016 9:36pm |
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| Striker Member Since: 04 May 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 127 |
Top Rail photos
The off side fits well, the near side looks short. The rail is pre drilled to match the holes in the windscreen. All are perfectly aligned. I also need to clean off the old mastic
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Cheers Andy Never Knowingly Understood |
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10th Jul 2016 9:24am |
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| Striker Member Since: 04 May 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 127 |
Click image to enlarge I'm not refitting the roll cage now. Cheers Andy Never Knowingly Understood |
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13th Jul 2016 10:28pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10751 
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Thats spot on Andy
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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14th Jul 2016 9:01pm |
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| RobertJ Member Since: 18 Mar 2015 Location: Italy Posts: 16  
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Very nice, my 110 is getting a Soft Top too. But she has to wait a bit until she is back together  [2015] Land Rover Defender 2.2 TD SW 110 X-Tech
[1986] Land Rover 110 2.5 N/A Soft Top |
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15th Jul 2016 12:50pm |
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| CY88 Member Since: 05 Jan 2016 Location: Offshore Posts: 255
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Looks great without cage! Congrats! now bring on the sunshine!!
FFRR Supercharged - Series One - Defender 90 V8 |
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16th Jul 2016 9:52pm |
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