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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7902   
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Nice thread, enjoyed reading it
 James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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10th Feb 2017 8:49am |
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| bogwert Member Since: 02 Sep 2016 Location: Dundee Posts: 194  
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Haha! Yes Marc, I have the bug now! Don't think ill ever be able to shake it! Chris 2014 Discovery 4 TDV6 HSE 2003 Defender 90 TD5 CSW  |
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13th Feb 2017 11:52am |
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| bogwert Member Since: 02 Sep 2016 Location: Dundee Posts: 194
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Short, Sweet and looks quite nice.
So a nice quick and easy update, off down to the lakes this weekend to have a go at some green laneing with friends. Which was a clear excuse to buy stuff! One of which is a Steering Guard! After looking through the hundreds out there.... some very nice bowler ones to simple pieces of plate. We went for something with a bit of middle ground. First Fours budget guard, steel powder coated with recovery rings. Nice and easy to fit, when the brackets are on the right way round! Did't come with any instructions but with the help of google and Youtube it was easy enough! Click image to enlarge Black powder coated bracket with new shiny bolts... on the wrong side! Click image to enlarge All finished and looking rather sweet, really need to get on that rust! Click image to enlarge Current look... with authentic Scout Campsite mud! Chris 2014 Discovery 4 TDV6 HSE 2003 Defender 90 TD5 CSW |
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24th Mar 2017 8:42am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6294  
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a bit late (not sure how I missed this) - Welcome.
lovely looking truck and seems like you're doing great things.
enjoy. by the looks of things you're quite young and on that basis hopefully you've enough time on your side to sort the truck (not your truck particularly but a defender) unfortunately I feel I might be too old to ever get mine sort properly that's not going to stop my trying 
I still think the best thing land rover could have done was to start selling it as a kit car. |
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24th Mar 2017 9:09am |
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| bogwert Member Since: 02 Sep 2016 Location: Dundee Posts: 194
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Hi Caterham,
Thanks!
Well I've definitely got the enthusiasm and determination but not sure about time. Unfortunately with a full time job, a dog and Scouting it feels like time quickly disappears! 
Love the truck though! Best meccano set ever!  Although my bank account might not agree! Chris
2014 Discovery 4 TDV6 HSE 2003 Defender 90 TD5 CSW |
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24th Mar 2017 9:55am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6294
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I didn't think the money side was too much of an issue.....and then the warranty run out
keep up the good work and keep faith. |
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24th Mar 2017 10:03am |
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| MetalMatt Member Since: 29 Jul 2016 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 180 
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Great read, and hello from a fellow scouter
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24th Mar 2017 10:47am |
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| bogwert Member Since: 02 Sep 2016 Location: Dundee Posts: 194
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Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.
So its time to finally see what our Landy can do... turns out... quite a bloody lot! This weekend was spend exploring the Green Lanes of the Lake District! With gorgeous weather and scenery (looks just like Scotland) the weekend was braw! Driving down with the 90 packed on Friday night, meeting up with friends at a cottage on the edge of the lakes at Penrith. Saturday, Up early and after a quick addition of a Diff Guard in the car park, we were off on a adventure. With Peach and Kirsty (the more experienced of the group, with a very nice spec'd TD5 90) leading and Simon (swr), James and wee Ollie (Si, again with plenty of experience in his Discovery 3) we set off. Also meeting with a Gary and Angela who were tagging along (also in a D3). Now, I would love to tell you which routes we took.... but I have no idea, all I do know is that they were f  interesting.
My only off road experience is a taster day at Silverstone, so this was one hell of an introduction! Starting off on a few wee fords and a little forest trail, this seemed easy... oh how ignorance is bliss! We then got to the bigger stuff, firstly, the rear brakes on the 90.. still don't really work, even after bleeding the system and freeing the calipers. Second, the clutch is needing replacing, oh third and kind of a big one Diff Lock wont stay in! The photos below really don't do the terrain justice. Huge rocks, huge holes, huge ruts and huge gully's! Lots of swearing, cheering and the occasional crunch... IT WAS F***ING AWESOME! Defender smiles all day long!
Damage report... New step required after smashing it on a rock.... Might as well upgrade to Rock sliders F added her own dent to body work after getting cuddly with a rock. The steering guard earned its rent when there was a nice clunk when going over a rock, along with the Diff Guard! Click image to enlarge This is easy! Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Peach showing off Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Si in the D3, Ollie as co driver. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Permanent Diff Lock Click image to enlarge Gary in his pose of 'what you need to do is...'. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge What a view from the top though! Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge My brilliant Co-Driver! Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge .... It will buff out... Click image to enlarge F's addition to the battle scars! Chris 2014 Discovery 4 TDV6 HSE 2003 Defender 90 TD5 CSW |
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27th Mar 2017 9:45am |
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| SWR Member Since: 03 Sep 2016 Location: Warwick Posts: 33
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'Twas muchous fun.
Big smiles all round. Cracking intro to green lanes and weather to die for. Notable lanes off the top of my head (excuse spelling) Parkmoor Timberthwaite Grisdale forest Linked with other lanes. Some a tad narrow in a D3 and acquired some bramble rash. All solid underneath but a fair bit of erosion be it weather/ use. The lakes were unsurprisingly packed at the weekend. But everyone was plesent and seemed happy. |
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27th Mar 2017 1:45pm |
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| SWR Member Since: 03 Sep 2016 Location: Warwick Posts: 33
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Upload the videos, you know you want too.
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27th Mar 2017 1:47pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10728
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Great you had an awesome time and collecting some new battle scars
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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27th Mar 2017 8:43pm |
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| JAY BOY Member Since: 04 May 2010 Location: Not here Posts: 1706 
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Great thread. Keep saving the cash it looks like you're going to need it
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27th Mar 2017 9:03pm |
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| AndyT66 Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: Bedford Posts: 148 
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Well hello, just spotted this as well. I too have a 53 plate in need of some lower door repair. So far I've removed the door cards, plastic sheet and removed the bottom rubber strip and drilled out the rivets. I've used por15 silver rust paint, a perfect match for zambezi silver with excellent results, followed by dintrol wax in the lower door cavity. I've riveted new rubber door seals and have the new water sheet to add next. Cheers
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27th Mar 2017 10:00pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Blimey, is that one of the later all-steel doors? I thought they were galvanised? Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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28th Mar 2017 7:45am |
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