Camel51
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Here I will post the transformation of my Defender 110 into an expedition vehicle made for my wife and I. The plan is to be able to fit it into a shipping container and travel the world one day, hopefully sooner rather than later!
(Nov. 2020) Here is when I first got my Defender after it was imported to the USA from Holland. It's a 1995 110 2dr LHD 300TDI.
(Feb. 2021) My wife and I picking up the Dormobile pop-up roof from Marcus in Tuscan, the owner of Sonoran Rovers. He has a fantastic shop full of unique Defenders, some of which you can rent. The pop-up roof is the key to making our Defender the mobile house that it is to become. We'll be able to stand in it and sleep up top so there is no wasted space below converting it to a sleeping area. Convenience is the key to my build.
(Jul. 13 2021) Assembling and painting the roof is the first task. My friend and I taped off the parts we don't want to become casualties of war, or paint I mean.
(Jul. 13 2021) Trying our best to make a great paint job out of rattle cans. Prep work will make the difference. The finished product has still yet to be seen but it's turning out fantastic so far.
(Jul. 13 2021) Here are some of the extra pieces that we'll be fitting. I'm marking off the mounting point for the new updated gas struts that are replacing the old struts from 1980 or something.
More to come!
(Nov. 2020) Here is when I first got my Defender after it was imported to the USA from Holland. It's a 1995 110 2dr LHD 300TDI.
(Feb. 2021) My wife and I picking up the Dormobile pop-up roof from Marcus in Tuscan, the owner of Sonoran Rovers. He has a fantastic shop full of unique Defenders, some of which you can rent. The pop-up roof is the key to making our Defender the mobile house that it is to become. We'll be able to stand in it and sleep up top so there is no wasted space below converting it to a sleeping area. Convenience is the key to my build.
(Jul. 13 2021) Assembling and painting the roof is the first task. My friend and I taped off the parts we don't want to become casualties of war, or paint I mean.
(Jul. 13 2021) Trying our best to make a great paint job out of rattle cans. Prep work will make the difference. The finished product has still yet to be seen but it's turning out fantastic so far.
(Jul. 13 2021) Here are some of the extra pieces that we'll be fitting. I'm marking off the mounting point for the new updated gas struts that are replacing the old struts from 1980 or something.
More to come!