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Christian1402

Member Since: 17 Feb 2016
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 214

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Indus Silver

My Indus silver 110 CSW

Now I've got the defender to somewhere I'm happy with, I thought I'd share a few pictures.

Before buying the defender I had a series 2 discovery which both me and the previous owner spent a small fortune on, however I stripped the car down in the end due to chassis rot and a few other things.

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So, I didn't plan on buying this particular defender however it just sort of happened. That's a story for another time I guess.

This is how I bought it, pretty standard other than the drl bumper, RAI, led lights and one piece rear windows.

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Chassis had never been coated, so was starting to show its age. As was the rear crossmember which didn't have much paint left on it! Still, it was a good base to start with.

More to come soon!

29th Oct 2016 4:05pm

Christian1402

Member Since: 17 Feb 2016
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 214

First job on the list was to replace the oem side steps with tree sliders, as I'll be using this off road i didn't want to damage the steps and fold them up into the bottom of the car!

Nice and easy job, despite snapping a few of the bolts holding the sills on.

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After this came the tyres. I took the 285/75/16's off the discovery and put them onto the boost wheels with some 30mm spacers.

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However, due to still using the original spare wheel carrier I couldn't bolt the spare on, so a mantec/landrover spare wheel carrier was ordered from Dan @ Duckworths

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29th Oct 2016 4:17pm

Christian1402

Member Since: 17 Feb 2016
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 214

A trip to twisted automotive for their open day saw me walking out with a set of these;

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They totally transform the look of the car, before these went on I wasn't very happy with it. Too much silver I guess. These wheels have always been a favourite of mine so when the opportunity came up I couldn't turn them down!

The chassis was looking very sorry for itself, so I thought I best do something about that before winter sets in.
Crossmember got a coat of dinitrol rust converter (brilliant stuff) then buzz weld CIO, the chassis both internally and externally got the same dinitrol rust converter treatment as well as dinitrol 3125 and 4941 top coats.
Again this completely transformed the car for me, gone are the horrible large orange patches!

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Used this as an excuse to upgrade the exhaust at the same time!

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29th Oct 2016 4:29pm

Christian1402

Member Since: 17 Feb 2016
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 214

Finally, a few extra pictures taken whilst out and about

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29th Oct 2016 4:38pm

Theater

Member Since: 27 Sep 2010
Location: Pisa Italy
Posts: 514

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Galway Green

Christian1402 wrote:
First job on the list was to replace the oem side steps with tree sliders, as I'll be using this off road i didn't want to damage the steps and fold them up into the bottom of the car!

Nice and easy job, despite snapping a few of the bolts holding the sills on.

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I like your tree sliders

Can I know the brand ?

Thanks ! Marco

Defender 110 "SW" SE Galway Green MY 2009
Ex Defender 90 "SW" S Santorini Black MY 2010

30th Oct 2016 8:01am

GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10376

Tasteful

30th Oct 2016 10:09am

Christian1402

Member Since: 17 Feb 2016
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 214

Theater wrote:
Christian1402 wrote:
First job on the list was to replace the oem side steps with tree sliders, as I'll be using this off road i didn't want to damage the steps and fold them up into the bottom of the car!

Nice and easy job, despite snapping a few of the bolts holding the sills on.

I like your tree sliders

Can I know the brand ?

Thanks !

They're from http://www.rock-sliders.co.uk. Good quality overall, I opted for the high lift jacking points which added around £20 to the price. I'd recommend putting some black silicone around the jacking points to seal them up.

The powder coating seems ok however it's starting to crack where the sliders mount to the body of the car. They will probably end up getting galvanised at some point in the future

31st Oct 2016 11:47am

Christian1402

Member Since: 17 Feb 2016
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 214

GREENI wrote:
Tasteful

Thanks!
I still haven't got around to painting and installing those utility panels, however it's on the list!

31st Oct 2016 11:50am

Theater

Member Since: 27 Sep 2010
Location: Pisa Italy
Posts: 514

Christian1402 wrote:
Theater wrote:
Christian1402 wrote:
First job on the list was to replace the oem side steps with tree sliders, as I'll be using this off road i didn't want to damage the steps and fold them up into the bottom of the car!

Nice and easy job, despite snapping a few of the bolts holding the sills on.

I like your tree sliders

Can I know the brand ?

Thanks !

They're from http://www.rock-sliders.co.uk. Good quality overall, I opted for the high lift jacking points which added around £20 to the price. I'd recommend putting some black silicone around the jacking points to seal them up.

The powder coating seems ok however it's starting to crack where the sliders mount to the body of the car. They will probably end up getting galvanised at some point in the future

Thanks for your reply !!

Marco

Defender 110 "SW" SE Galway Green MY 2009
Ex Defender 90 "SW" S Santorini Black MY 2010

1st Nov 2016 9:37am

Stiff1

Member Since: 09 Dec 2014
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 591

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black

Hi, can you give any extra info on the one piece rear side windows plus a few close up picks?

Thanks

1st Nov 2016 10:17am

agentmulder

Member Since: 16 Apr 2016
Location: Outer Space
Posts: 1324

Those tree sliders sure seem priced nicely:

http://www.rock-sliders.co.uk./landrover-d...iders.html

Either that or the FF ones are grossly over-priced:

https://www.firstfour.co.uk/shadow-defende...-pair.html

??

Wanted some, might dang well get some!

Ooh so where are the jacking points? Hi-lift or the LR tube style? Solved the bowel problem, working on the consonants...

1st Nov 2016 10:31am

Christian1402

Member Since: 17 Feb 2016
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 214

Stiff1 wrote:
Hi, can you give any extra info on the one piece rear side windows plus a few close up picks?

Thanks

Unfortunately I don't have much more information sorry, I can get you a few pictures though.

Iirc the chap who I bought the car off mentioned the price for the Windows, and it wasn't cheap! Around £400 for the pair

1st Nov 2016 12:06pm

Christian1402

Member Since: 17 Feb 2016
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 214

agentmulder wrote:
Those tree sliders sure seem priced nicely:

http://www.rock-sliders.co.uk./landrover-d...iders.html

Either that or the FF ones are grossly over-priced:

https://www.firstfour.co.uk/shadow-defende...-pair.html

??

Wanted some, might dang well get some!

Ooh so where are the jacking points? Hi-lift or the LR tube style?

Unless the FF ones are galvanised before powder coat I couldn't justify spending the extra money on them.

The Richmond ones fit well, as I say the only downside is that the coating has cracked underneath where the slider bolts to the chassis. I've gone over this with Dinitrol so hopefully it won't get any worse. If it does I'll be sending them for galvanising.

The jacking points are at either end of the sliders, they're the LR tubular style ones

Thanks

1st Nov 2016 12:19pm

agentmulder

Member Since: 16 Apr 2016
Location: Outer Space
Posts: 1324

I got a Mantec winch bumper via FF recently and opted to have it galvanised - the charge was £45.

Seriously considering these sliders now... Solved the bowel problem, working on the consonants...

1st Nov 2016 12:22pm

Stiff1

Member Since: 09 Dec 2014
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 591

Re. the windows,

For those interested, Masai do them at £199 for clear glass, £249 tinted for the pair.

http://www.masai4x4.com/defender/side-slid...y=18520777

Christian, do you think they make a difference over the standard sliding re noise?

1st Nov 2016 1:22pm

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