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nortm

Member Since: 22 Feb 2017
Location: Oxford
Posts: 26

1986 Defender 90 2.5 n/a Diesel PU Buckingham Blue

'86 Soft Top

Well here she is..

Its taken a few years, but the rebuild is finally complete. This site has been a bible at times, so I thought it is only fair to share the finished article. She's an '86 LR90 that began its life on a farm and was pretty moribund before i started. Apart from the recon gearbox (Ashcroft), everything has been done by myself:

- New rear quarter chassis
- Fully rebuilt engine
- Fully rebuilt transfer box
- All original body work (apart from new door skins)
- Galvanised Bulkhead
- 2 Inch lift
- Wolf Wheels
- 265/75/R16 Open Country MT
- Fully re-wired (now with push button start)
- All Wheel Trim Soft top
- Fully restored interior (seats/ dash all re-covered)
- Exmoor seatbelt bar
- LED lights all round

Oh, and an MOT cleaner than a Vicar.

Im hoping to upload the full process in due course as this place has helped me so much, but here are a few teasers....

Click image to enlarge

24th Jun 2023 6:18pm

Mr Fox

Member Since: 10 Sep 2011
Location: green & pleasant land
Posts: 1037

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Keswick Green

Looks great and hats off to you for doing almost all of it yourself

Wishing you many happy, and safe, miles.

24th Jun 2023 7:39pm

Dinnu

Member Since: 24 Dec 2019
Location: Lija
Posts: 3410

2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black

That is beautiful. Well done 👍.
Did you keep the 12J motor?

1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black

25th Jun 2023 7:14am

BaronDefenders

Member Since: 28 Jun 2019
Location: London/Cotswolds
Posts: 895

2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Santorini Black

Good effort! Great result. 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

25th Jun 2023 3:24pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10733

Very nice LR90 and hats off to you for keeping at it and doing it very nearly all yourself

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

26th Jun 2023 7:56pm

tommi-99

Member Since: 08 May 2011
Location: South West
Posts: 3

Lovely looking truck, great work!

Kind regards,
Tom

15th Jul 2023 9:57am

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