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| taazzukcb Member Since: 30 Aug 2013 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 663   
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Is that brazillian 300TDi made by the same people who do the 2.8 TGV (and the 3.0 electronic 300TDi variant?) ... If so, I though they stopped making them?
If not, ignore me  !
Interesting your comments about the JCB unit! The Ford Coyote ... How does that stack up against the likes of the "usual" Chevy LS set-up? They bolt up to the Merc Auto/Sequential conversion unit quite nicely! |
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31st Mar 2015 7:47am |
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| jezhermer Member Since: 30 Mar 2015 Location: Dorset Posts: 49
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I'll upload a series of pictures here over the next few days that will give you a flavour of the build operation... Just for interest's sake.
This is the OVIK factory in Crossways - we have one in Poole too... Here we have a number of variants in build. Two destined for the UK and one for a S American customer.  Click image to enlarge |
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31st Mar 2015 8:07am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Thanks for sharing so much about your operation
Would love to see some photos of your chassis and the inner-flanged axles sound particularly interesting. |
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31st Mar 2015 8:41am |
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| mrd1990 Member Since: 16 Aug 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 600  
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I've sorted out the uglyness.
Click image to enlarge This is pretty much guaranteed to be better than whatever land rover up come with as a replacement defender. Maybe we can do a group buy or something? |
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31st Mar 2015 3:13pm |
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| jezhermer Member Since: 30 Mar 2015 Location: Dorset Posts: 49
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Haha!!
There you go! Nice photoshopping (want a job?!!).... Nice pooch too! JH |
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31st Mar 2015 3:18pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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Here's hoping for lots of rich people to buy one, so that a) a second hand market appears and b) the cost comes down. I mean, what more could you want out of a utility vehicle? Jez: thank you so much for the insight. FWIW, I think it's a bit harsh comparing your specs to what I presume are Land Rover's, yours may be twice as good but they're also twice the price  |
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31st Mar 2015 7:29pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347 
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Click image to enlarge Now THATS exactly what I was on about
I'm sure the Likes of SSE and National Grid would be interested as a new defender replacement. I'd buy one if I had the cash. Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197
Self confessed mileage hunter |
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31st Mar 2015 8:13pm |
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| jezhermer Member Since: 30 Mar 2015 Location: Dorset Posts: 49
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CROSSWAY can be configured as left or right hand drive... No big deal there... Except.. the dash board is modular - with a centre console and left and right binnacles that can be swapped over - in less than 30 minutes. Moreover - the foot wells are also modular and inter changeable - so the pedal box etc ca be swapped over in minutes.. Thus the vehicle can easily be built in left or right hand drive but can also be re-handed at any time - in less than four hours. That's foot wells, instrument panels - steering column - steering box and steering geometry can all be changed in under four hours - with no cutting / welding / re-wiring necessary.. just a simple bolt job. Because all of our customers require specialist integrated equipment - we build the dashboard layout to suit.. the following images show the modular dash system - but also how we interpret customers' requirements, illustrate them and then design and build the dash layout to suit... All very bespoke.
DASH CONCEPT Click image to enlarge DASH FABRICATION - MODULAR Click image to enlarge INSTRUMENT BINNACLE - MODULAR AND SWAP-ABLE LEFT TO RIGHT Click image to enlarge DASH GOING TOGETHER Click image to enlarge COMPLETE TO MEET CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS Click image to enlarge MODULAR BULK HEAD AND INTERCHANGEABLE FOOT-WELLS Click image to enlarge |
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31st Mar 2015 9:56pm |
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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006  
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I'm looking at that and thinking hmm if it had a demountable rear stock body a non armoured one could easily carry 15 big ewes more with decks and given the weight of the vehicle towing a big trailer wouldn't really slow it down, so yeah it may be expensive but it could also be useful. Not that I as a poor hill farmer could afford a new one but some of these rich lowland types could, then I could have a second hand one. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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1st Apr 2015 4:58am |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971
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 It's got Defender stalks and hand brake lever |
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1st Apr 2015 12:03pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17336
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The steering column shroud looks Defender too!
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1st Apr 2015 12:46pm |
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| mrd1990 Member Since: 16 Aug 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 600
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Hopefully headlight relays will be fitted as standard, if so please make a normal persons version of this!
I'm amazed at how much potential this company has.. with a normal civilian version and a modern interior like a discovery4 they could shift more of these than land rover do with the defender, it overcomes a lot of the shortfalls of the defender.. I hope the chassis/bulkhead is galvanised? |
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1st Apr 2015 2:04pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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If you are in the market then any of the following are worth a look:
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2nd Apr 2015 11:13am |
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| Rudski Member Since: 13 Jul 2014 Location: Lake District Posts: 141 |
Have just seen one of these at my place of work very
 love the Matt grey they look better in the flesh than in the pics. |
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3rd Apr 2015 7:26am |
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