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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3671   
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Picked it up today. I don’t think it will get as heavily modified as the prequel, but it’s already going back in for tyres as they fitted the wrong set! The rear bumper protector is going on tomorrow, bulkhead coming out and and dog box and drawers going in.
 Click image to enlarge Part 1 here for those that are interested: https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic67542.html |
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19th May 2023 6:01pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3671
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20th May 2023 9:29am |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3671
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First 250 miles done.
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21st May 2023 2:38pm |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3389 
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The obligatory mug of tea/coffee, essential for any job
The 90 looks good though  24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue |
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21st May 2023 3:17pm |
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| Smyles_ Member Since: 25 Aug 2018 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 517 
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Hope you're enjoying the new job Col - looking forward to see what you with this 90!
Stuart
Cummins 130 Build Thread 58 130 Double Cab HCPU - Cairns Blue 04 110 Double Cab - Black (gone) 07 Audi RS4 Avant - Silver |
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23rd May 2023 5:41pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3671
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Cheers Stuart. The plan with the other was minimal mods and look where that ended up!! It will be on its third set of tyres within its first week with me, although that’s the dealers fault, not mine!
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23rd May 2023 6:30pm |
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| Smyles_ Member Since: 25 Aug 2018 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 517
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Statement is not absolute. Henceforth, I expect it to become the most modified L663 90 commercial in the land.  Stuart
Cummins 130 Build Thread 58 130 Double Cab HCPU - Cairns Blue 04 110 Double Cab - Black (gone) 07 Audi RS4 Avant - Silver |
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23rd May 2023 8:29pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3671
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First 400 miles done and first impressions are almost all positive. Great to drive and I was quite happy sitting there for 3 hours. Seats are super comfy. Did a real mix of M, A and B roads and returned 36.9mpg which is better than I was expecting. The 360 cameras are great and I didn’t miss not having the clear sight rear view camera.
Bad bits, the windscreen wash wipe is terrible. There were fly splatted all over the screen to the point that I had to stop to clean them off. The wipers literally did nothing. In contrast, the wife’s RRS makes mince meat of them. Also, the drivers side mirror is already making a bit of a noise when it folds itself. Not exactly a big issue and will get it sorted under warranty. Overall, happy as Larry! Will be off road this weekend where I’ll be able to get a direct comparison with the old one. Comparing road manners between the old and new is pretty pointless, despite all the work I did to make the old one more comfortable. |
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24th May 2023 2:58pm |
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| BaronDefenders Member Since: 28 Jun 2019 Location: London/Cotswolds Posts: 895 
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Great spec!
That’s an impressive mpg figure! If only my Td5 got close to that.  Charlie
1949 Series 1 80 (SOLD) 2002 Td5 90 (SOLD) 2008 Freelander 2 (SOLD) 1958 Series 2 88 Pastel Green (2019 LR Legends Best Restored) 1983 V8 110 Limestone (Previously owned by Tom Sheppard MBE) 2004 Td5 90 Santorini Black (Td5INSIDE Powered & Rebuilt by CSK) 2012 Puma 110 Zermatt Silver (Overlanding Build) Instagram: @BaronDefenders |
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24th May 2023 3:56pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3671
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Yeah, pleasantly surprised by it. That being said, I’m never in a hurry!
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24th May 2023 4:15pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3671
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Had it off road today in what is pretty much a direct comparison with the old landy. There are some pheasant feeders I drive to on an ever increasing incline and in the old landy I could only ever get to the second feeder before traction and angle let me down, so I had my reference.
Now, it’s not strictly back to back comparison. The old landy had KO2’s and ATB centre and rear diff. The new landy has Duratracs, was set to mud ruts and had the wife at the wheel. Both were done in low range. The result? Identical! Got to exactly the same place. The inclinometer was showing 29 degrees, so a fair angle before I just couldn’t get any traction. I have to say, the old landy felt more controllable with its manual box. Might just be me getting used to the new one, but I just don’t think it gives the same amount of driver feedback. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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28th May 2023 12:55pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3671
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When I removed the bulkhead, it leaves a gap between the mat in the back and the facia on the front, and we can’t have that.
Click image to enlarge I decided on a strip of Sapele as it’s incredibly dense and hard wearing and then added a strip of steel across the top to give it more protection. Where the bulkhead sits into the frame, the wood would need to be profiled to fit in snugly, like this: Click image to enlarge Anyhow, after a few coats of Danish oil on the wood, and Buzzweld CIO on the steel (as that’s all I had). This is how it turned out: Click image to enlarge It serves the purpose, but I’m not sure on how it looks. I think maybe the gloss top looks out of place? |
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5th Jun 2023 6:06pm |
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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074 
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I like the Sapele, I’d be tempted to paint the top in body colour.
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5th Jun 2023 7:00pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3671
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Good call Haggis!
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5th Jun 2023 8:06pm |
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