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Flatbed

Member Since: 28 Mar 2018
Location: Eskilstuna
Posts: 11

1994 Defender 130 300 Tdi HCPU Masai Red

My Defender 130 300tdi always in progress

Hi, my Name is Emil, I live in Sweden and im building my dream defender. Its probably gonna be more pictures than words here, because im not the best in English, but i'll give it a try.

From the start my Defender was completly stock, it had nothing more than when it went out from the factory.
Except from the front bullbar, and the canopy.
Its always a progress with this car, sometimes I building someting to it, or mount anyting to make it better.
But now mostly someting breaks and i take the oppourtunity to upgrade it to better components.
Well sometimes i go the britpart way to

I try to make a list of whats happened to it so far. Then i add a couple of pics.

First i added:
Wheels white wolfs
Tyres Bf goodrich km2 255/85-16
Roofrack, dont know brand.
Black checker plates on wings and hood.
Snowcoal
New exhaust system from turbo all the way back.
New stereo and speakers

Then i changed brake calipers, brakediscs, wheal bearings in the rear. That i leaved to a shop, because i felt unsecure on how to replace the wheel bearings. That will never happen again, the cost was outrageus.

Then last September i wanted to weld a rust hole in the front bumper. That resulted in the defender being in the garage from September to April this year. Mostly welding the frame.
But I also renovated the driver side front door, 3 more to do later

.
Built a new heavy duty front bumper.
I put 2 electronic front seats from bmw z3 in, and put a new smaller steering wheel in.
I laborated with front seats in the back because I wanna make it a four seater, also try puttning a backseat from a range rover in, but I switched back to standard because i wanted the car back on road for the summer.
I put a new Varta 95Ah battery in, soon with a T-max dual battery setup along with 1 more 95Ah battery.
I did alot with with the wiring to, I get into that in a later post.
The alternator did not charge so I put a 100Amp in.

Then the suspention was all saggy and needed a replacement.
I ordered +2 inch ome springs and long travel ome shocks
Longer turrets and spring retainers
Longer steel braided brakelines.
Also put HD steering bars, disco 2 droparm link, and a Ome steering damper.
All the suspention, steering parts and the alternator was from Gwyn Lewis.

Then I did all the brakelines except the long one under the cab to the back, and the one to the front right side, because I got lazy an thought it looken okey anyway.

Then its time for Mot inspection

I wired up the trailer socket the night before mot, and I was in a hurry and did it wrong, that caused a electric problem. I solved the problem i thought, but when i drove to inspection i noticed it was still electrical problem. Well to late to fix that.
The mot inspector did say very good words for the work i put into the car.
But ofcourse he finds rust on the brakeline to right side brake caliper

, and the electrical problems.

I got 30 days to fix it until I had to get back to the mot.
I fixed that and drove 2 weeks, then the 2 front wheelbearing decided that it was time to go to heaven for wheelbearings

So finally after a few weeks in the garage i have now changed wheel bearings, swivelball bearings, swivelball seals, brake discs, brakepads, driveshaft x4, and HD drive flanges.
New brake calipers is on its way too, but now I can finalen go to Mot inspection again.

30th Jul 2021 9:25pm

Flatbed

Member Since: 28 Mar 2018
Location: Eskilstuna
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30th Jul 2021 9:42pm

Flatbed

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Location: Eskilstuna
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30th Jul 2021 9:52pm

Flatbed

Member Since: 28 Mar 2018
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30th Jul 2021 9:59pm

Flatbed

Member Since: 28 Mar 2018
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30th Jul 2021 10:12pm

Smyles_

Member Since: 25 Aug 2018
Location: Copenhagen
Posts: 517

Ahoy, always love seeing another 130!

Looks like it has kept you very busy! Do you have any major plans for it in the future, or are you planning on keeping it like how it left from the factory?

Also, your english Emil is better than half the stuff I see old "friends" post on social media

Stuart

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31st Jul 2021 12:31am

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7905

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey

Great write up. What a beauty, love a 130

James
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31st Jul 2021 6:02am

Flatbed

Member Since: 28 Mar 2018
Location: Eskilstuna
Posts: 11

Smyles_ wrote:
Ahoy, always love seeing another 130!

Looks like it has kept you very busy! Do you have any major plans for it in the future, or are you planning on keeping it like how it left from the factory?

Also, your english Emil is better than half the stuff I see old "friends" post on social media

Yes it has

, but ive had it for 5 years now, so I have drive alot too, mostly this winter that I have spent in the garage.

I have lots of dreams and plans for it, but i dont know exactly whst route im going.
First it is building a minicamper. In some pics you can see a steelframe that i built, thats the start for it, but i gonna cut it into pieces again and start over, because i wanna build it bigger.

Then this winter i thinking of fixing all the oil leakage from the engine.
Also i wanna put 37" tyres on, and do som kind of hutchinson style beadlock wheels.
But im afraid it will not work great with the 300tdi and standard gearing.

Thank you 😊

31st Jul 2021 9:42am

Flatbed

Member Since: 28 Mar 2018
Location: Eskilstuna
Posts: 11

JOW240725 wrote:
Great write up. What a beauty, love a 130

Thanks alot

31st Jul 2021 9:43am

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10742

Yes it's great to see another 130, they are great defenders, as said a great write up of the 130 and your English is very good

Could i ask if the Tdi decals on the lower part of the wings are original ? if so, could you measure the position they are as i would like to put the decals back on Millie, as they were not on her when i bought her

Many thanks

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

2nd Aug 2021 8:32pm

Flatbed

Member Since: 28 Mar 2018
Location: Eskilstuna
Posts: 11

Thank you, yes i belive they are orginal, absolutly i can measure when i come back to the garage.

3rd Aug 2021 7:59pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10742

Great, thank you

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

4th Aug 2021 7:48pm

Bespoke1

Member Since: 13 Apr 2020
Location: Derby
Posts: 22

Always wanted one

19th Aug 2021 1:32pm

Flatbed

Member Since: 28 Mar 2018
Location: Eskilstuna
Posts: 11

L110CDL wrote:
Yes it's great to see another 130, they are great defenders, as said a great write up of the 130 and your English is very good

Could i ask if the Tdi decals on the lower part of the wings are original ? if so, could you measure the position they are as i would like to put the decals back on Millie, as they were not on her when i bought her

Many thanks

Sorry for the late reply, but now I have pics of it

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5th Mar 2022 9:41am

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10742

A big thank you, much appreciated

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

7th Mar 2022 8:41pm

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