D901560
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I know not too many people are modifying NAS trucks these days, but I thought I’d post this here anyway. I bought this 1994 D90 soft top in 2004 and immediately started modifying It for off road use. I’ve driven it cross country, to the beach, and to many off road events and rover rallies. Despite this, it’s still in pretty good shape as it’s been in Texas and hasn’t seen any road salt or winter weather. However, with the badly worn Super Swamper tires and original Tickford top with rips and broken zippers, it’s pretty awful to drive and I usually just take it out enough to keep it running.
I’ve always loved Defenders and have had a long history with this one, so I decided I want to start driving it again and build it into a nice daily driver I can occasionally take off road to do some moderate trails with fellow LR enthusiasts. My ideal configuration would be a easy to remove hardtop for use most of the year and go topless or surrey top in the summer. I attempted this about 10 years ago when I bought a Land Rover plastic / fiberglass top, but it did not hold up well to being installed and removed every year. The plastic top was also pretty loud, and I didn’t particularly like the way it looked on the truck either. I sold the top after a few years.
My inspiration for the build is the late 94 POE trucks with the spartan interior. I figured if Land Rover could convert these trucks at the dock I should be able to build it in my back yard. This spring I acquired a top from a mid-2000s td5 Defender, a Series liftgate of unknown vintage and Safety Devices SW roll cage and started the conversion.
I’ve always loved Defenders and have had a long history with this one, so I decided I want to start driving it again and build it into a nice daily driver I can occasionally take off road to do some moderate trails with fellow LR enthusiasts. My ideal configuration would be a easy to remove hardtop for use most of the year and go topless or surrey top in the summer. I attempted this about 10 years ago when I bought a Land Rover plastic / fiberglass top, but it did not hold up well to being installed and removed every year. The plastic top was also pretty loud, and I didn’t particularly like the way it looked on the truck either. I sold the top after a few years.
My inspiration for the build is the late 94 POE trucks with the spartan interior. I figured if Land Rover could convert these trucks at the dock I should be able to build it in my back yard. This spring I acquired a top from a mid-2000s td5 Defender, a Series liftgate of unknown vintage and Safety Devices SW roll cage and started the conversion.