What have you done to your DEFENDER today?

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vtlandrover

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Started in on making a '96 300 Tdi 90 'mine.' First step: removing the extraneous... wires everywhere! It was an electrical utility service vehicle, after all. Tidied up well, especially with new plastic trim that's not cracked or missing altogether.

Thanks to @NickandNora for the dash dock and @Z.G for the leather wrapped steering wheel. You were right, Zack. It's one of the best upgrades I've ever done to a Land Rover. Now if I can just distract you long enough to swap out your ANRs...

Oh... and I started the conversion to a soft top. In all, a productive Sunday afternoon.
 

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Wreckrunner

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Finally finished my Ministry of Defenders air conditioning and Puma style dash installation in my 1993 200 Tdi rhd. The install went really well and the end result is awesome, the Ac blows ice cold out of the center vents and is a welcome relief. I will be post a detailed account of my fun with this soon. However, imagine the scene, sixty miles from home, 110 f outside, cold air blowing on me and having a great first ride......until I put the clutch down when I was slowing for a red light..... pedal goes rock hard before it gets to normal travel! I'm guessing the clutch fork has punched through, I will find out when I get home from my vacation at the end of next month. But, while I was waiting for AAA to arrive, it was nice to sit there with the motor running and that lovely cold air keeping me comfortable!!
 
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Z.G

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jymmiejamz said:
I know I was joking around with the ANR1534s ruining your truck, but man those BFG tires transformed it in the worst way possible. 285/75?
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Temporary solution as I NOTED BEFORE SIR

Only tires I could find locally that weren't knock off brands were these 285 75 K02s. Luckily I have a friend who wants them, so once my 255 85 km3s arrive, these will come off and the 255s will be installed.

If I was geared for smaller tires, I would have done that for the time being
 
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vtlandrover

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Z.G said:
Temporary solution as I NOTED BEFORE SIR

Only tires I could find locally that weren't knock off brands were these 285 75 K02s. Luckily I have a friend who wants them, so once my 255 85 km3s arrive, these will come off and the 255s will be installed.

If I was geared for smaller tires, I would have done that for the time being
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I regard you as a good friend. As such, I will accept your offer to take them off your hands. Throw in the tires and I'll do it gratis.
 
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evilfij

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Installed my $12 tire cover. Not bad and hides that I have a non-matching spare. I also treated it, the tire sidewalls, and the flares with 303 protectorant (highly recommended).
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Mirrajumper

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Every 6 months, power wash and spray the undercarriage and frame. It’s sprays amber and stays softish. It wears off with snow and beach exposure. However it works awesome and the truck is easier to repair- compared to waxoyl which turns everything black and is a friggin’ mess. The shops want $2500 for waxoyl - what a rip! The fluid film was developed for the military and its $9.00 bucks a can. You just have to stay on it and freshen it up for the winter and summer seasons!
 
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evilfij

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I readjusted a door and installed the winch. And yes, I lifted it winch and bumper myself. Old man strength. Haha.

Still need to do the PTO portion and that requires some brackets but once I put the winch line on it, and clean up the fairlead, the flare will be there.
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evilfij

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Yes. 993 Grand Prix white over blue with a blue top. She needs a bath.

And @WreckITFrank i have found perfect is the enemy of done. 🤣 You did see the duck tape bulkhead repair so I am not losing my touch just yet.

Now I need a very early 83ish riveted on LAND ROVER 110 badge for the front.
 
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evilfij

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If I am honest, 964 and 993 don’t suffer from much corrosion. Even daily driven salt belt cars get a little, but not bad. Mainly the windscreen issue that hits them (mine is perfect it was a summer only car). A NAS110 OTOH will rust in the desert in short order.

The 110 I am playing with now was actually in the desert for its whole life and still has some issues (mainly from sand getting packed in places and the upper bulkhead rust) but there is still most of the original paint on the frame and axles.

I have duck taped the bulkhead, but one weekend I will swap in the spare new galvy bulkhead I have sitting around (JimC galvanized it probably a dozen years ago maybe? It was back when I had chicky).

Oh and the 993 C4 is not a good snow car, the much heavier 964 C4 system is better apparently.
 
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vtlandrover

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Indeed. The NAS110 in the photo went into winter hibernation in October before any road treatments or accumulation.

The 964s on the other hand were run through blizzards and ginormous amounts of salt and didn't have as much as a hint of surface corrosion. Still would be hard to justify doing so now, given the pie in the sky values... which took all the fun of ownership away. Plus, it's probably now sacrilege to drill holes in a bonnet for a set of old school Cibies.

And absolutely, the 964 would go through the winter with the footing and confidence of an Audi Quattro. The 993 always felt light in the backside.
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