While on the move to work I had a blowout. I steered safety over to the hard-shoulder and tried self-recovery.
Out came the 2 tonne jack I’d bought from Halfords but no dice. It wasn’t big enough and kept slipping off the lifting point. It’d be too dangerous to continue with that.
I...
The landrovers interior was a mess from its previous owners.
It was covered in this fine cement dust that would not sweep out nor wipe out easily.
In the end I soaked up as much as I could and bought some green exterior wood paint and gave it the real slap-dash treatment :)
It's green...
The Next Step
The landrovers interior was a mess from its previous owners.
It was covered in this fine cement dust that would not sweep out nor wipe out easily.
In the end I soaked up as much as I could and bought some green exterior wood paint and gave it the real slap-dash treatment :)...
The Next Step
The landrovers interior was a mess from its previous owners.
It was covered in this fine cement dust that would not sweep out nor wipe out easily.
In the end I soaked up as much as I could and bought some green exterior wood paint and gave it the real slap-dash treatment :)...
The Next Step
The landrovers interior was a mess from its previous owners.
It was covered in this fine cement dust that would not sweep out nor wipe out easily.
In the end I soaked up as much as I could and bought some green exterior wood paint and gave it the real slap-dash treatment :)...
The work continues...
Although some people might call me crazy I use my Defender as a daily driver (it's either that or the Nissan Skyline!) as it's pretty practical in its own way.
Anyway I've got time to show a bit of the project history so far:
As you can see the back and front...
Hey guys.
I've not owned my Defender that long but have put in an effort to get it looking the part.
I've also started a web-page featuring Defenders here:
http://www.squidoo.com/land-roverdefender
Please if you can spare the time take a quick look and let me know what you think of...
If you want to have a DIY machine then go for a pre-1998 defender as these have the 300 TDI / 200 TDI engine. After 1998 you've got the Td5 and then the DuraTorq (the most recent).
This is mine, it's 2001 but unusually has a 300 TDI engine:
Hi guys!
New to this forum but have been I am Land Rover Defender owner.
Drove them previously in the forces and now I'm the owner of one :)
See you on the forums.
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