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Maxxed_Ross

Member Since: 06 Jun 2012
Location: Bathgate / North Sea
Posts: 340

The Essex Wideboy

...or at least it used to be

Quite a few things have changed - drastically - since my disappearance from the site. Probably the most drastic was the selling of my Tomb Raider 110 to fund my wedding

But I managed to rebound into this

Far too much bling for my liking, but it was a good base, or rather I thought it was

Just over a year later it runs like a bag of spanners, needs the doors replaced, has had every sensor replaced, new transfer box (Disco 1.2 unit), new TDCI axles (front still to do), new fuel pump, new brakes, new Terrafirma suspension, new wheels, bigger tyres, rock sliders, totally new front end (apart from KBX grilles which will be going soon), totally renewed interior with a proper face lift TD5 dash to replace that naff mud stuff plastic thing, Front Runner roof rack, ladder, LED spot lights, LED work lights, heated windscreen and loads of other little improvements - like making it van

Come to think of it i think the wide arches and colour are the only original bits left!

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Like all Defenders it still has a load of things needing done, but it's all worth it

18th Mar 2018 5:28am

Enid_Puceflange

Member Since: 25 Oct 2014
Location: edinburgh
Posts: 1172

I might be mistaken,

Has this been in at Pentland recently?

G My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years.

18th Mar 2018 12:38pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10756

Great you have come back to the forum and for the update

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

18th Mar 2018 9:25pm

Grenadier

Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: The foot of Mont Blanc...
Posts: 5816

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Corris Grey

The new version looks far, far better than the one you bought. Good vision seeing through all the bling. Good job

Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey

19th Mar 2018 7:59am

taffrican

Member Since: 14 Jan 2011
Location: Living room
Posts: 624

After seeing the first pictures and my eyes stopped bleeding, I wasn't sure if I wanted to read on....glad I did, you've done a great job

, truck looks spot on now

love it!

ps. welcome back Optimists say the glass is half full..
Pessimists say the glass is half empty..
Engineers say the glass is twice the size it needs to be!

20th Mar 2018 10:05pm

Maxxed_Ross

Member Since: 06 Jun 2012
Location: Bathgate / North Sea
Posts: 340

thanks for the kind words lads. It's been a bit of a mission to get it how i wanted it but finally getting close

Enid_Puceflange wrote:
I might be mistaken,

Has this been in at Pentland recently?

G

I bought a D4 from there a few weeks back, I was down in this viewing it one evening. Can't see there being many Bali Blue Defenders about

24th Mar 2018 11:05pm

Maxxed_Ross

Member Since: 06 Jun 2012
Location: Bathgate / North Sea
Posts: 340

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24th Mar 2018 11:10pm

Enid_Puceflange

Member Since: 25 Oct 2014
Location: edinburgh
Posts: 1172

Maxxed_Ross wrote:
thanks for the kind words lads. It's been a bit of a mission to get it how i wanted it but finally getting close

Enid_Puceflange wrote:
I might be mistaken,

Has this been in at Pentland recently?

G

I bought a D4 from there a few weeks back, I was down in this viewing it one evening. Can't see there being many Bali Blue Defenders about

Who were you dealing with? My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years.

24th Mar 2018 11:27pm

Mr Fox

Member Since: 10 Sep 2011
Location: green & pleasant land
Posts: 1037

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Keswick Green

Night and day from the first photo to where you’ve taken it to.

A great job and as has already been said, top work for being able to see past all the ‘interesting’ modifications.

25th Mar 2018 8:08am

Maxxed_Ross

Member Since: 06 Jun 2012
Location: Bathgate / North Sea
Posts: 340

Thanks

Enid_Puceflange wrote:

Who were you dealing with?

Mike Hermiston, been fairly smooth so far. They struggled to get all the prep done before I picked it up (I was going away with work and didn;t want to leave the Mrs with just the Defender... just in case

) but it's going back in next week for all the stuff they missed

Getting a D5 for a week, so that'll be interesting

26th Mar 2018 4:50am

Enid_Puceflange

Member Since: 25 Oct 2014
Location: edinburgh
Posts: 1172

Mikes a good lad

My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years.

26th Mar 2018 9:36pm

Maxxed_Ross

Member Since: 06 Jun 2012
Location: Bathgate / North Sea
Posts: 340

has been so far anyway

To give you all a laugh, this was the quick doodle I did in paint December 2016 just after buying it.... not far off the final result

27th Mar 2018 4:29am

Mr Fox

Member Since: 10 Sep 2011
Location: green & pleasant land
Posts: 1037

You missed your calling - Photoshop guru

27th Mar 2018 7:35am

Enid_Puceflange

Member Since: 25 Oct 2014
Location: edinburgh
Posts: 1172

I’m thinking of changing my CP to black
I think the black/blue combo looks good

My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years.

27th Mar 2018 12:59pm

Maxxed_Ross

Member Since: 06 Jun 2012
Location: Bathgate / North Sea
Posts: 340

playing at the weekend down in Lockerbie

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25th Apr 2018 8:16pm

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