Olli, the Defender 110

[Penguin_be]

Hi all,

After one month having a Defender 90, we decided to sell it and order a new one.
But a 110 so we can go traveling again like we used to do with our 2005 Discovery 3

Finally, after 6 months waiting it arrived:

Report of day one:
OLLI - modification day one

Work of day 2
Seems always not that much when I write it down, but there's always some fiddling and adjustments to do

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/5-day-one-the-arrival-and-start-of-modification-2

Day 3.
Heavy day today. Fitted the toptent and some other small things:

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/6-day-three-t-day

Day 4 of the rebuild.
A bit more relaxing today, some clean-up, thinking and having a beer

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/7-day-four-a-bit-relaxing

 

[Jwestpro]

Let's see more. That "toptent" is wonderful! Does it make use of a folding loft bed? I see, your links are the photos page. Great for ideas.

 

[Penguin_be]

I'll post some more updates
No folding loft bed.
When the roof is up, and you want to go sleeping, we can extend the bottom of the bed with 2 plates laying on the top of the drivers cabin.
Then fold open the mattress and ready.

 

[Scott H Murray]

Looking very nice.

 

[Penguin_be]

Some more wip

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/11-small-things

New lights arrived:

no lazy-Sunday today But being busy with BBQ and building a "Tech Space"

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/13-raised-cubby-box


Yesterday and today some more work done for the cubbybox and electrics.

I've found a solution to quickly get to the fuse box...

Also finished electrics and installed work-light

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/15-worklight-and-quick-release-cubbybox


Day-off today. So what does one do? Working on the Defender of course

Not to warm today, so ideal to tint the windows
http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/16-tinted-windows

couple of hours of no rain and cool temperatures... Time to isolate...

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/17-isolation-part-1

Today we picked-up the cabinets in "ikea" form.
Then some more hours in isolating

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/18-isolation-part-2

Next hours of work are waiting...
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Next job on the list done.
Installing light-bar and lights

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/20-lightbar-and-lights

Let there be light...

A day of work to wire the lights

very happy with the result

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/21-let-there-be-light

Few day's off. Time to work on the cabinets.
Typical for an LR job, things don't work out the way you planned, but the job will get done at the end.

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/22-cabinets

In between found some time to install the cargo-rails

No neighbors at home today, we can make some noise to continue on the interior

Now on or way to the dinitrol-guy

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/23-interior-work

 

[Scott H Murray]

Coming along nicely.

 

[Penguin_be]

thx

small update of past week. Mattress and tree-sliders delivered

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/25-mattress-and-treesliders

 

[Penguin_be]

A Friday evening, and working to check one more item of the list:

Interior lights:

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/26-war-lights

 

[PetitFrereArmada]

Wow. This is looking really good. LOL, where are you located?

 

[Penguin_be]

Thanks
Belgium, the other side of the big pool

Hope one day to drive it a cross the US

 

[Penguin_be]

Today it was time for the raised air-intake and make the exterior table

http://www.one-life-live-it.be/index.php/blog/27-raised-air-intake-and-exterior-table

 

[IceRover]

Nice build . What top tent are you using? Is it possible to mount a bed in the top?
Regards
Kjartan

 

[Penguin_be]

Thank you

The top tent is a custom made tent made in Belgium. Only some 10 are made as far as I know.
It's foreseen and will be used to sleep in.
You sleep at the height of the original defender roof, so when in use, you still have all the space below.

I'm guessing you're from Iceland? We're hoping to get there in September 2016

 

[tienckb]

Drooling over this rig, I can only wish to own this in the U.S. I may have to immigrate and relocate to Belgium to get one.


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[Penguin_be]

Drooling over this rig, I can only wish to own this in the U.S. I may have to immigrate and relocate to Belgium to get one.

you don't have to go that far... Just crossing the border will do. No, not North, I think Canada has the same rule as the US regarding cars.
But getting a new one will be very hard. Orders are stopped and production ends begin 2016....