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Land Rover Defender 110
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Front Runner Slimline II roofrack and Front Runner ski rack installed
Front Runner Slimline II roofrack and Front Runner ski rack installed
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Front Runner drawer system and Wolf boxes going in. Carpet installation in progress.
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Company that makes bowling balls and cue balls made the new shifter knobs for tranny and transfer case.
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New steering wheel installed adds a touch of class to the build.
Front Runner drawer system and Wolf boxes going in. Carpet installation in progress.
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Company that makes bowling balls and cue balls made the new shifter knobs for tranny and transfer case.
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New steering wheel installed adds a touch of class to the build.
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View attachment 83527 Door cards and cubby in. Heading to Seven Springs, PA for Christmas and first sea trials.View attachment 83528
Added new LEDs all around before the trip.
Added new LEDs all around before the trip.
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Learned LED turn signals working wonky as current is flowing through the indicator bulb on the dash so when you signal right, you get left signal too. A new LED bulb for dash with a dedicated ground fixes the problem. Found it on UK eBay.
Learned LED turn signals working wonky as current is flowing through the indicator bulb on the dash so when you signal right, you get left signal too. A new LED bulb for dash with a dedicated ground fixes the problem. Found it on UK eBay.
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Other than that sea trials were a success as the truck made it up and back with no break downs. She even got to play in the snow.View attachment 83530View attachment 83531
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Learned the heater on this truck blows...and not in the literal sense. I froze my butt off. I also learned the Scheel Manns needed to be wired up ASAP.
I bought a painless wiring harness and it’s great. In addition to the seat heaters I used it to feed power to a couple of USB switches inthe cubby and a combined USB port/ volt meter in the dash. One is hot all the time in case I want something charging with the key out and the rest are AC on only. I plan to run a hot to the rear of the truck to install a Blue Sea Systems panel like Michael did in one of his videos. The painless harness made the job easy.
Instead of buying a new Land Rover heater fan I bought the PM136 from Auto Zone. It is considered a better fan as it flows more and is cheaper too. The plan is to open the casing and remove the motors ground to the casing and run the ground external to link up with the defender wiring. With the heater motor out I’ll back flush the core and mod the bulkhead to provide more flow to the plenum.
Learned the heater on this truck blows...and not in the literal sense. I froze my butt off. I also learned the Scheel Manns needed to be wired up ASAP.
I bought a painless wiring harness and it’s great. In addition to the seat heaters I used it to feed power to a couple of USB switches inthe cubby and a combined USB port/ volt meter in the dash. One is hot all the time in case I want something charging with the key out and the rest are AC on only. I plan to run a hot to the rear of the truck to install a Blue Sea Systems panel like Michael did in one of his videos. The painless harness made the job easy.
Instead of buying a new Land Rover heater fan I bought the PM136 from Auto Zone. It is considered a better fan as it flows more and is cheaper too. The plan is to open the casing and remove the motors ground to the casing and run the ground external to link up with the defender wiring. With the heater motor out I’ll back flush the core and mod the bulkhead to provide more flow to the plenum.
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Loving the Defender. Any restrictions running the Antique plates? I know here there are different restrictions around it.
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According to VA's DMV its considered an antique if the model year is more than 25 model years old before January 1 of the current calendar year. The statute continues to stipulate:
- Participation in antique car club activities, exhibits, tours, parades, and similar events.
- Testing its operation, obtaining repairs or maintenance, selling the vehicle or trailer, transportation to and from events as described in number 1 above and for the occasional pleasure driving not to exceed 250 miles from your residence.
- Carrying or transporting passengers, personal effects or other antique motor vehicles being transported for show purposes.
Thanks for all the encouragement on the build.
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Installed a Series Defender Outfitters switch cover, analog clock, USB with volt meter, and new rear wiper carling switch. Jason at SDO makes great products and they are always well thought out.
Also installed a Raptor engineering cover over my fuse box. 4 switches currently empty but when I go ARB lockers that’s where I’ll put the switches.
Gotta get to that hood pull cable soon...
Installed a Series Defender Outfitters switch cover, analog clock, USB with volt meter, and new rear wiper carling switch. Jason at SDO makes great products and they are always well thought out.
Also installed a Raptor engineering cover over my fuse box. 4 switches currently empty but when I go ARB lockers that’s where I’ll put the switches.
Gotta get to that hood pull cable soon...
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In addition to the Lizzard skin spray to keep heat and cold out, I’m throwing some of the bubble wrap insulation on the roof prior to my headliner install.
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In addition to the Lizzard skin spray to keep heat and cold out, I’m throwing some of the bubble wrap insulation on the roof prior to my headliner install.
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The original headliner was covered in dried mud. I bought some new black headliner fabric at JoAnn’s and used 3m 90 adhesive. I’ve never done upholstery before and didn’t have the right staples. I ended up using paper staples as the shop staples were too long. Even the ones sold at JoAnne’s were longer that traditional staples. They poked through the cardboard. I’m happy with the result, now I just need to source the right length of black tree for my 110.
The original headliner was covered in dried mud. I bought some new black headliner fabric at JoAnn’s and used 3m 90 adhesive. I’ve never done upholstery before and didn’t have the right staples. I ended up using paper staples as the shop staples were too long. Even the ones sold at JoAnne’s were longer that traditional staples. They poked through the cardboard. I’m happy with the result, now I just need to source the right length of black tree for my 110.
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Heater out! As planned I took a cutting wheel to the bulkhead and opened it up to match the actual heater. I have no idea why Land Rover didn’t do this in the first place as it’s so restrictive. I also dropped black water out of the heater core. I’ll flush it this week to see if I need a new matrix.
Heater out! As planned I took a cutting wheel to the bulkhead and opened it up to match the actual heater. I have no idea why Land Rover didn’t do this in the first place as it’s so restrictive. I also dropped black water out of the heater core. I’ll flush it this week to see if I need a new matrix.
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