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wyvern Member Since: 13 Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2101 |
Hi Chris
not tis time !! Last time I took canoes on the Brittany Ferry they paid us to take item !! - ( it was a sponsorship deal with the GB team ! ) going to be busy enough getting the inners fitted and not have time to play on the water. Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html Elgar -TDCI(Puma) 110XS Dormobile - now sold Devon & Cornwall 4x4 Response - DC126 |
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11th Sep 2017 6:39am |
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wyvern Member Since: 13 Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2101 |
After the peterbourlgh landrover show we have added to the camper - now the proud owner of a swing round 270’ awning from Tuff-Trek complete with the sides,
Click image to enlarge [url] http://tuff-trek.com/awning-systems.html [/url] as well as buying 3mm black and lined wing mounted checker plating for poppy as I miss them for standing on. Bumper has been shot blasted, galvanised and sprayed up in black gloss to match the other back parts of the vehicle. Today I reconnected the day light running lights and added 2 more sockets to the undercuby box - its great to have the power supply feeding into the area for the heater so that I can make use of it to feed the sockets, I also added an on off switch to turn off the feeds when I am not using the vehicle as the 2 usb sockets have blue light feed and this will drain the battery if not driven regularly. The heater has its first proper use and its great. very quite compared to the previous one. Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html Elgar -TDCI(Puma) 110XS Dormobile - now sold Devon & Cornwall 4x4 Response - DC126 Last edited by wyvern on 20th Sep 2017 3:13pm. Edited 2 times in total |
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19th Sep 2017 10:33pm |
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Coatesyyy Member Since: 07 Sep 2017 Location: Knutsford Posts: 423 |
Wow, that is some serious kit! Looking forward to seeing more..
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20th Sep 2017 3:08pm |
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wyvern Member Since: 13 Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2101 |
update - November
Fitted a set of general grabbers on the 110 for the trip to Germany later in the month - Wow - they are SOOOOO much Quieter than the wranglers ! I’m not a fan of the Grabbers but will be getting some BGF’s ATR’s when I’ve completed all the camper refit. (Thanks to ‘Driver’ and 'Davidej' for the tyres and wheels) I like the look of the Wranglers but the noise for long distance is excessive even for me, this weeks run up from Cornwall to Heathrow was a very different drive. I’ll pop the wranglers back on for the winter though as I think they may be better than the grabbers in bad weather. All the rear seats are now out of the 110. The 3rd row seats out and ready for sale if any one would like them (see separate post on that) 2nd row seats are out and safely stored away for fitting when needed again when not camping. Extended the sub-footer cable but need to do some diagnostics as the thing isn’t working ... so that will be a nights play sorting that out. New wing checker plates fitted and look very good - 3mm is the way to go !! Loaded up all the things we need to take for the fitting of the internal units in Germany, so have a load space empty of seats but now full of cooker, potty, sleeping bags, chairs and the awing sides all ready to go - where did all that space go! Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html Elgar -TDCI(Puma) 110XS Dormobile - now sold Devon & Cornwall 4x4 Response - DC126 |
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2nd Nov 2017 3:31pm |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 |
What flavour of Grabbers do you have? Some of them (definitely AT2) are winter rated and so would be better than the Wranglers. 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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2nd Nov 2017 3:56pm |
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JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7904 |
Thanks for the update. How long is it away for the conversion work? 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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2nd Nov 2017 4:10pm |
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wyvern Member Since: 13 Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2101 |
Hi Daren - the grabbers are TR and yes are winter rated but the Wranglers are MTR and snow rated too .. the Grabbers are a bit older then the Wranglers and don't have as much tread so think the Wranglers will be a little better in the winter mush .. Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html
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2nd Nov 2017 4:17pm |
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wyvern Member Since: 13 Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2101 |
In Germany having just had the internal units fitted and all done in less than 4 hours from arrival to drive away.
https://www.landy-ausbau.de/?site=build_complete The fitting required all the seat fittings need to be removed then the bottom boards locate onto the protruding bolts. Click image to enlarge The units waiting to be fitted [ Click image to enlarge the bottom board with the bed board/table cut out after fitting Click image to enlarge Fitting the units Click image to enlarge Lower parts in place All the units are secured onto the board or thought the wheel arch. I am informed that the whole set up can be removed in about an hour and then the original seats re-fitted. We left the workshop and drove to a quire place where all the kit we carry was then organised and neatly put away. Job done ! Next stop was an overnight sleep in the german forest, which was fine, except our extra wide sleeping mats are too wide for both to fit on the bed board, - not a major problem as we slept fine each night but something to work on for the next trip away. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge The sleeping bags and mats are in the floor well next to the units - (will take set of better pictures of the bed board and table set up later. ) Now we are touring the war sites in Yippes and have given the 110 a good shake down and a few tweaks with packing and all is good ! The heater is awesome !! works very very well and is quite, used minimal power and fuel even though it was on a full 12 hours overnight. more pictures to follow. Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html Elgar -TDCI(Puma) 110XS Dormobile - now sold Devon & Cornwall 4x4 Response - DC126 Last edited by wyvern on 8th Feb 2023 10:39pm. Edited 2 times in total |
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27th Nov 2017 5:41pm |
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tookaphotoof Member Since: 18 Mar 2013 Location: dordrecht Posts: 1279 |
Looks very nice!
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27th Nov 2017 6:52pm |
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L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10742 |
^^^ +1 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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29th Nov 2017 9:15pm |
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wyvern Member Since: 13 Dec 2009 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2101 |
more photos of the new units fitted to the 110 ...!
Click image to enlarge A view of the back - long chest on the left, tall cupboards on the right, loo in the middle and tall unit behind the driving seat. Click image to enlarge tall cupboard with large med and small cupboards Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge long chest Click image to enlarge The loo in the cupboard Click image to enlarge passenger side units - top and side opening Click image to enlarge driver side units - top is accessible from inside the vehicle too Click image to enlarge the floor doubles as a bed board ... which gives a generous sleeping area for 2 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge it also doubles as a table .... !!( The metal supports are only used when fitting the floor board as a bed and are removed when in normal use ) we used it all for a week and found that the system worked very well. there is enough storage under the front units behind the drivers and passengers seats to store a high lift jack and other long things. Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html Elgar -TDCI(Puma) 110XS Dormobile - now sold Devon & Cornwall 4x4 Response - DC126 |
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1st Dec 2017 10:09am |
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steve E Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Tenby Posts: 2073 |
Now that is Awesome
Love it |
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1st Dec 2017 10:28am |
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L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10742 |
^^^ +1 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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3rd Dec 2017 8:13pm |
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Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4795 |
Very impressive kit out 2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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3rd Dec 2017 8:17pm |
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