Graham Jackson's TDI 110 Defender

[ChuckB]

I was all over the East Coast Rovers website a couple years ago before I purchased my FJ60. The one problem is that diesel conversions are hard to make legal in CA,and having them build a 110 like yours would cost more than my life is worth... So I'll just continue to drool over yours!!

 

[gjackson]

I was all over the East Coast Rovers website a couple years ago before I purchased my FJ60

Yeah, I got a quote from ECR for my truck (same spec, that is). Came out to $110,000. :Wow1:

Luckily I didn't go that way and ended up getting it 5x cheaper! :victory:

... and again! OUCH!

No, really, you have an awesome setup. Not trying to rub anything in. Well, no more than the oil companies are! :ar15:

cheers!!

 

[ChuckB]

Yeah, I got a quote from ECR for my truck (same spec, that is). Came out to $110,000. :Wow1:

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Umm Yeah... that's never going to happen... :smilies27

 

[roamingyak]

Graham,

Any chance of some pictures of the inside of your landy and how you organised things? I'n gutting the inside of mine at the moment and having a redesign etc

Many thanks if so, or otherwise....

 

[gjackson]

Any chance of some pictures of the inside of your landy and how you organised things?

No worries. I'll post some pics as soon as I get back home. (In LA right now). Should be this weekend.

cheers

 

[roamingyak]

Much appreciated Graham! Just email them through if you don't have time to crop and edit etc

(I'm going to try on of these flashy smiley guys for a laugh now...

:1888fbbd:

 

[gjackson]

So one of the worst things when overlanding is all the junk that accumulates in the driving space of the vehicle. Stuff you need to get to on a daily (or more often) basis. Stuff you want handy, like cameras, water bottles, maps, shades etc. That all never found a real home, and I'm determined to change that. So the plan is to build a rack behind the seats that will hold the camera bag, a cooler for 2 nalgene bottles, a document case, and 2 mountainsmith packs. I'd like to make it with a closing top so that when leaving the vehicle I can lock everything out of sight. Underneath I'd like to have a compartment for the computer case. Then to one side I'd like to have 2 drawers, or maybe compartments for heavy food storage and other odds and ends.

That's the plan, and I'll post up developments as they happen.

cheers

 

[FourByLand]

I think that's the case with most any trip... its a pain reaching in the back for certain things... looking forward to your solution!

 

[Scott Brady]

awesome Graham, looking forward to the update.

 

[gjackson]

Update on the packing system just behind the seats. I wanted the compartments to be kinda like baskets. I also want to make it out of steel. To keep weight down, I was looking for basket structure material. Thought of expanded metal, but that tends to have edges that could grab and wear on soft-side cases. Then my father-in-law suggested the grates they put over AC outlets on drop ceilings. Perfect stuff! Pretty light, smooth, easy to weld, bend and cut. And he had a whole bunch of them! So, still working on the measurements, but I'll post pics of the materials as I progress.

cheers

 

[pwc]

Hi Graham,
I'm seconding the request for interior shots. I know my needs will be different than yours but I've started mapping out how I want the rear compartment of my 110 setup to hold stuff down and organized.

 

[gjackson]

pwc,

I'll work on getting some interior shots and shots of the materials I'm working with. I was hoping to be further along with this project, but for some reason work keep getting in the way! :mixed-smiley-030:

cheers

 

[pwc]

Thanks Graham. I saw one of your other pictures of your inveter. So if I understand it right, you have your Engel on the passenger/middle and that electrical area behind the driver's seat? That means you have both 60% and 40% rear seats removed?
That right there is different. I have to carry a child (60% has to stay) and half the time a pair of dogs so I'm looking at getting stuff off the floor in the back and put the light stuff over the wheel wells. heavy stuff on the floor and Engle where the 40% seat was. still dreaming though, but close to diving in to it.

 

[gjackson]

pwc,

I do have pics of the current set up in the back of the Defender. I removed the 60% of the split seat and left the 40%. The fridge is mounted next to the 40% seat. Behind that we have the load bay segmented up. Directly behind the back seats and inside the wheel tunnels is a large area that will soon contain a secondary water tank. Behind that is a custom drawer unit made out of a filing cabinet. On top of the wheel tunnels are two custom boxes. Top is all covered and we mount our table there. Try to keep everything below the rear windows.

The rack that I am designing now goes on the passenger seat footwell, in front of the fridge and behind the passenger seat and center console. That way the 40% is still usable.

I've attached some pics. Let me know if you have any more questions.

cheers

 

[Blair G]

Nicely setup Graham. While I understand why people like the 3 door for overlanding, having the 5 door for access is really nice. No real dead spots that you can't get to by just opening a door.
Blair