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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2760  
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No help on your question, sorry, but took the liberty of attaching your uploaded photos from your gallery to the thread (none seems to realise the first time, you need to click the photo when it appears below to make it go into your actual post from your gallery)
EDIT really nice 90 by the way, really works with the soft top & colour and wheels.  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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24th Apr 2014 6:29pm |
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| Skeggy 90 Member Since: 07 Oct 2013 Location: Skeg Vegas Posts: 233  
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If you fitted the NAS type roll cage, it still has the rear cage inside the hood, to hold up the soft top. So you couldn't fit the rack with the soft top on. You could fit a windscreen protection bar and get your current soft top modified to fit it like a NAS cage.
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24th Apr 2014 6:42pm |
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| FLFAMILY Member Since: 23 Mar 2014 Location: West Midlands, Sunny FL Posts: 45 
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Many thanks for helping with the pictures. I appreciate it.
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24th Apr 2014 6:45pm |
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| Litch Member Since: 10 Mar 2013 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 765
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One company (sorry, can't remember the name) do a small truck-cab sized rack that fits to the steel door surrounds. Handy if you wanted to get a few items up out of the way but no good for long items.
On the few occasions I have wanted to carry anything long (ladder for instance) I have removed the tilt and strapped it to the internal hoop structure (MOD bars front & rear). ONE LIFE, GET IT! |
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24th Apr 2014 6:47pm |
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| FLFAMILY Member Since: 23 Mar 2014 Location: West Midlands, Sunny FL Posts: 45
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Perhaps I need to look into the windscreen protection bar option and simply mount a roof light bar with 4 safari 5000 lights to it.
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24th Apr 2014 7:02pm |
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| SailingTom Member Since: 19 Nov 2013 Location: ESSEX Posts: 1722
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Hi there only just saw this post
Its something I was possibly thinking about doing. I dont know if your on Fface book but East coast Rovers in the USA seem to do this as a popular mod to there NAS spec ones using 2 rear ladders to support and the front cage. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=69...mp;theater Worth a look if just for ideas. I know aswell 'Purely Metal' in suffolk who fabricated my larger diameter frame are going to be making one soon for his series. Also you can buy light bars for soft tops off the shelf there used to be a company selling them on ebay. Very nice Defender by the way, green soft tops do look good  Defender puma dormobile camper |
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25th Apr 2014 7:44am |
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| Romadog Member Since: 07 Jul 2011 Location: Powys Posts: 1749 |
Have a look here
http://www.eastcoastrover.com/99.html |
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25th Apr 2014 4:19pm |
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| FLFAMILY Member Since: 23 Mar 2014 Location: West Midlands, Sunny FL Posts: 45
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Sailing Tom - Thanks for the link. ECR in Maine are probably one of the best in the US. I will get mine restored once we are back home in the US. I was in touch with them to get some details and they are usually booked out 4 months solid. I am going to look up the vendor here in the UK you have provided. I tried some of my contacts in the US and got two links which might be of interest to you:
http://www.wolffab.com/Wolf%20Half%20Baskets.htm http://www.safetydevices.com/expedition/products/roof-racks/ I am following the updates on your Defender closely as well, it is looking great by the way .
Romadog - Thanks for the link as well, much appreciated. |
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25th Apr 2014 5:02pm |
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| sherifsalem Member Since: 02 Jan 2013 Location: Porto Posts: 96  
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Another way to do it.....
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Happy Travel www.thegippo.wordpress.com |
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28th Apr 2014 3:37pm |
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| SailingTom Member Since: 19 Nov 2013 Location: ESSEX Posts: 1722
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looks good Salem
 which rear wheel carrier are you using and do you have a picture?
Cheers Tom Defender puma dormobile camper |
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28th Apr 2014 4:21pm |
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| smb Member Since: 15 Jan 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1232 
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Do you want the roofrack to be just over the doors or Full Length?
Although I haven't done it on a Landrover 90, I did do it many years ago on a CJ7 Jeep, but I do think the windscreen frame is a lot weaker on the Landrover so may not take the loadings. If your interested let me know and I will dig out some photos to show you the sort of set-up. Granted I wasn't carrying a lot of weight just four windsurfer boards & masts. |
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28th Apr 2014 4:30pm |
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| sherifsalem Member Since: 02 Jan 2013 Location: Porto Posts: 96
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Hi Tom here you go .......pretty solid , recommended setup
Click image to enlarge Happy Travel www.thegippo.wordpress.com |
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28th Apr 2014 9:47pm |
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| SailingTom Member Since: 19 Nov 2013 Location: ESSEX Posts: 1722
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Many thanks
looks a great place for offroading to.  Defender puma dormobile camper |
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28th Apr 2014 9:55pm |
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| BeachBum Member Since: 06 May 2014 Location: La Coruńa Posts: 1  
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Actually the D90 ST in the states had a rollcage installed at the factory but it was made by Safety Devices. The roof rack was an option as far as I know and was also made by Safety Devices using twin rear ladders as supports. I ran mine in SoCal almost year round with just a surrey top and the roof rack.
For some reason I can't upload a photo from my iPad, google NAS D90 ST and I'm sure you'll find plenty of pics. |
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6th May 2014 9:52pm |
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