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| L90Andy Member Since: 29 May 2014 Location: Stratford-Upon-Avon Posts: 719   
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The poor old Ninety has been evicted from the garage due to building work, so for the last 10 weeks has been living in the corner of a farmers field
Kinda looks at home there though surrounded by hay and sheep, but not ideal so I put the truck cab back on to make it slightly more weather proof. 
Anyway after all that time sitting outside, it started first time and was instantly pressed into service pulling horrible blackthorn trees out from the field boundary. A job it handled well despite the aged 2.25 and some boggy ground. Love this thing!  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Hopefully I'll get it back inside soon and can start fettling the bits that need attention. Current job list is; - Revert back to soft top once back in garage. - Replace door catches as only passenger side works. Although I have some ex-MOD split doors I may fit as part of that job but will need refurbing before I do. - Still running a bit rich, so a good service and tune-up. - Replace rusty battery box with YRM ally version. - Have a look at freeing off the low box linkage whilst the seatbox is apart. - Galv chassis and V8 conversion  Yeah right, well, maybe one day. Hehe Instagram: L90andy
My 1984 Ninety: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56071.html - SOLD! My 2015 Defender: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39625.html - SOLD! |
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25th Mar 2018 10:06pm |
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| Slideywindows Member Since: 09 Sep 2016 Location: North Essex Posts: 1286 
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Agreed, the 2.25 (2.3) petrol engined Ninetys are not so common now.
Even though mine was built as a soft top from new, I have to say that I really like the last couple of photos of Andy's as truck cab. (Remember the early publicity photo of a launch Ninety truck cab in the woodyard, with a load of logs? Lovely!) A threequarter tilt and sticks on the back and it would look proper "ethnic". All those ex-mil diesel Ninetys are soft tops. Common as muck!  |
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26th Mar 2018 8:17pm |
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| L90Andy Member Since: 29 May 2014 Location: Stratford-Upon-Avon Posts: 719
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This one?
Click image to enlarge Agree it looks just right as a truck cab, here's another pic because why not! Click image to enlarge The plan for this one is as per page 1; keep original but tweak just to make it mine. In an ideal world I'd have an original factory V8 soft top too! Instagram: L90andy My 1984 Ninety: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56071.html - SOLD! My 2015 Defender: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39625.html - SOLD! |
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26th Mar 2018 8:53pm |
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| Slideywindows Member Since: 09 Sep 2016 Location: North Essex Posts: 1286
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Both nice photos ^.
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27th Mar 2018 9:40am |
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| seriesonenut Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 1225
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Your 90 is very nice. I am now (having moved to a pume 110) hankering after a nice simple petrol Defender (90) myself.......(not that I have room or need one)
 1984 One-Ten CSW
2010 XS USW (sold) 1957 Series One 88 diesel 1958 Series One 88 4x2 Last edited by seriesonenut on 27th Mar 2018 1:22pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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27th Mar 2018 9:52am |
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| Slideywindows Member Since: 09 Sep 2016 Location: North Essex Posts: 1286
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You will have to look long and hard for a petrol Defender, Richard.
(You may have better luck looking for a petrol Ninety though!) Petrol Defenders were special order only - and only for a couple of years in the UK. To save you looking too hard, here's one: Click image to enlarge |
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27th Mar 2018 10:04am |
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| seriesonenut Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 1225
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Thank you for the historical correction Charles
 I should have brought that nice one I pointed out to you in Suffolk when I had the chance before it was 'snapped up'......... 1984 One-Ten CSW
2010 XS USW (sold) 1957 Series One 88 diesel 1958 Series One 88 4x2 |
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27th Mar 2018 1:25pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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There were the MPi versions, although again pretty rare in the UK. 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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27th Mar 2018 6:04pm |
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| L90Andy Member Since: 29 May 2014 Location: Stratford-Upon-Avon Posts: 719
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A good excuse to post a classic pic of just such a thing at Eastnor. Click image to enlarge Note he's got the dual-zone air con turned on Instagram: L90andy
My 1984 Ninety: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56071.html - SOLD! My 2015 Defender: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39625.html - SOLD! |
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30th Mar 2018 12:51pm |
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| defender9 Member Since: 12 Mar 2016 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 1629 
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I seem to remember a blue very low mileage 2.5 petrol 90 on Ebay a few months ago. It was a truck cab with 3/4 canvas. I think it had around 20K miles on the clock and from the photo's looked like new. I was sorely tempted. It didn't seem to sell at the time but wonder if anyone subsequently bought it?
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30th Mar 2018 4:00pm |
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| Slideywindows Member Since: 09 Sep 2016 Location: North Essex Posts: 1286
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If it's the same one I saw, it had been rather "done up" for sale, I think by a Dealer and with unoriginal parts, eg new grille and Td5 headlight surrounds (with the louvres).
It looked nice and shiny but somehow, in my eyes, not quite "right". Could be a different one though. |
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30th Mar 2018 7:01pm |
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| defender9 Member Since: 12 Mar 2016 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 1629
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It may have had a new grill and yes a later one possibly to "smarten it up" to match the polished paintwork, typical dealer thing to do. I did find it difficult to fault to be honest but I didn't go to see it so might have been different in the metal so to speak.
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31st Mar 2018 10:22am |
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| L90Andy Member Since: 29 May 2014 Location: Stratford-Upon-Avon Posts: 719
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Ok so the building project took a bit longer than planned - who'd have expected that!?
Yesterday was the 'try and find the Ninety in the field' game, at least the farmer mowed as close to it as possible to give me a chance. Here she is looking and being very neglected: Click image to enlarge It very nearly started, but not quite so a bump off the tractor and we were away! Nice to have it back home, hopefully I can get the rag top back asap and enjoy the summer. Instagram: L90andy My 1984 Ninety: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56071.html - SOLD! My 2015 Defender: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic39625.html - SOLD! |
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8th Jun 2018 1:11pm |
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| Piggle Member Since: 24 May 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 81 
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glad it is back home...looks very forlorn sat amongst those nettles.
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8th Jun 2018 3:59pm |
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