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| Stevo5 Member Since: 26 Mar 2021 Location: East of England Posts: 42   
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After much deliberations finally decided to drop the hammer and hand over my wagon to Tweaked Automotive for a full ‘Spectre’ conversion:
https://www.tweakedautomotive.com/land-rov...e-edition/ A ‘3-4 week build’ turned into a 3 month one (admittedly I was adding bits to it such as billet mirror arms and Optimill hinges ++) but at long last she was ready to pick up. Before:  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge And after! Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge As you can see quite the difference! Only driven it once so far and that was weighted down with all the bits taken off (watch out for a big For Sale post soonest) and 35’’ tyres are a different ride for sure. Can’t say it was cheap but it has transformed and already cool wagon into something pretty unique. Could have gone down cheaper routes but having the exclusivity is always nice. One of 20 builds to date and the only Utility they have converted so far so 1 of 1 in the UK by Tweaked anyway! Happy Camper here |
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4th Dec 2021 3:09pm |
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| Likeomg Member Since: 29 Jun 2012 Location: Lake District / Newcastle Posts: 2642 
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Certainly aggressive, I guess it’s more of a toy if your running them tires?
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4th Dec 2021 3:51pm |
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| Stevo5 Member Since: 26 Mar 2021 Location: East of England Posts: 42
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It certainly dominates the road a lot more and the 'old' version wasnt a shy retiring type either! The tyres....yes 35'' is a new one on me so a LOT more tyre noise and it looks like maximum of 70 ish mph from now on. It's Alive Stage 2 tuned and pre Tweaked I've had (on a private road of course) over a ton. Guess those days are gone now but it does look the part. I've got other cars as dailies so this will be more of an occasion car and forms part of my Zombie Apocalypse Plan. |
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4th Dec 2021 4:13pm |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3373
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Just beware the tyres are speed rated K which is 68mph
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4th Dec 2021 4:53pm |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5829  
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Wow, have Tweaked started a gym membership? That’s been on ‘roids. Some lovely detailing. Bet you’re happy as punch. A perfect Christmas present
 Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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4th Dec 2021 5:02pm |
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| buffalo4 Member Since: 18 Apr 2020 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 63
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Wow, looks fab, gonna have to change your tag to Stevo 007
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4th Dec 2021 5:09pm |
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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074 
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I’m surprised for the money they left out the spring straps and upgraded turrets etc bowler fitted to the one built for the film
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4th Dec 2021 8:47pm |
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| Stevo5 Member Since: 26 Mar 2021 Location: East of England Posts: 42
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I've read on the Maxxis site that they have a max speed of 130 kmh so just over 80 mph. Not sure what happens if you go much over that though... |
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4th Dec 2021 9:07pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Have you seen Back to the Future? 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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5th Dec 2021 7:56am |
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| BuckBlu110 Member Since: 19 Apr 2014 Location: in the pub Posts: 714 
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5th Dec 2021 8:58am |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3420  
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Being a 2012 model, make sure you have the axle brackets that prevent the hubs falling off.
I would think that larger tyres and larger offsets put more strain on the joint. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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5th Dec 2021 9:19am |
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| Stevo5 Member Since: 26 Mar 2021 Location: East of England Posts: 42
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That’s pretty good for a Sunday morning good effort |
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5th Dec 2021 9:20am |
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| Race.it Member Since: 27 Aug 2019 Location: Algeciras Posts: 823  
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Looks very nice if you don’t mind asking what seats are they? Searching for my first Defender...and started just as Covid hit, so talk about timing.
5 months after starting the search I found it, and here is the details |
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5th Dec 2021 1:54pm |
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| Stevo5 Member Since: 26 Mar 2021 Location: East of England Posts: 42
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They are Corbeau heated buckets-not sure of the exact model though. Am sure someone on here will be able to help?
Dont normally go for buckets but these are pretty comfortable and the heated element is a bit strong to be honest. |
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5th Dec 2021 2:04pm |
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