My Defender 110 crew-cab

[DaveM-Sport]

Hi, new here so thought I'd stick up a few pics and info on my Defender

Pics

Older snaps

On recovery duty at a Drift day

Some more off-roading shots

Info

'03 TD5 Land Rover defender 110 County Crew Cab

Exterior
Santorini Black
Clear front indicators and side repeaters
Black/silver Land rover bonnet and grille badges
Genuine Landrover D90 roof rack (for extra length and modified for crew-cab) with genuine land rover spots
Safari snorkel
Swing away spare-wheel carrier
Adjustable/removable towbar
+2inch wheel arches
side window wind Deflectors
tinted side windows
Tomb Raider side runners
Black chequer Plate sills, wing tops, rear corners and fuel filler
Black exmoor trim hood

Engine and drive-train

EGR delete
Performance panel air-filter
De-cat down-pipe
mid box replacement pipe
Performance Intercooler
Turbo Technics S208 VNT Turbo
Alisport Exhaust manifold
Silicon hoses
Boost limit box
ECU Re-map

Discovery transfer box
Detroit Tru-trac front pegged differential (not fitted yet)
Detroit locking rear pegged differential (not fitted yet)


Suspension

Terrafirma Steering damper
2 inch lift kit
Full polybush kit
Castor correction and Cranked radius and trailing arms
Heavy duty solid steering arms
Heavy duty adjustable Pan-hard rod


Brakes

EBC Green-stuff pads
EBC drilled and grooved discs
Braided +2" brakelines


Off road protection/equipment

First Four tubular winch bumper and 10000lb winch with plasma rope
First Four front swivel recovery points
First Four front rock guard
Gwyen Lewis steering bar protector
Gwyen Lewis steering Guard
Gwyen Lewis front diff guard
Terrafirma rear diff guard
Terrafirma tank guard
Terrafirma transmission guard

Receiver hitch
Receiver hitch towing drop plate & recovery point


Bush wires
Jate rings
Military air intake
Twin jerry-can roof-rack holder
high lift jack and roof-rack holder

Wheels and Tyres

33x12.50x15 Hankook Dynapro MTs on Black 15x10 modulars

Interior

Factory electric front windows
Factory Alpine head unit
Land Rover carpet & rubber mats
Nardi Classic leather steering wheel
2+2 Recaro LS highback seats
Lockable custom center console
Bluetooth phone kit
Midland CB
Mud-stuff Tunnel Tray
Extra sound deadening
Tinted windows.


Future Plans

Re-trim the Recaros in leather and finish off the full length center console
Bigger S220 turbo,
Hard in-take pipe,
Alloy airbox,
Oil catch tank,
additional wing intake with valve for wading or a second snorkel
HD drive-shafts and drive-flanges (to put up with the diffs better)
possibly a set of HD prop shafts
Rear tub lockable compartments, drawers for tools and recovery gear etc and possibly a rear winch
Rear work lights
Galvanised doors
Improved sound system (speakers, amp etc)
gauge pod
Cruise control
Madman Automotive EMSII
Eventually a galvanised chassis if it ever rots to bits

 

[S3ymour]

Very cool rig! Looks like you make great use of it!

 

[JamesW]

Hi Dave!! :wings: about time you put a thread up here

 

[overlander]

Very nice! Some good mods on there. Those tires almost look arctic ready! I'll bet you get good flotation out of them.

 

[DaveM-Sport]

Thanks!
Haha, nah... you'd fit 44x18.5s on with a bit of work for the trips to Santa Claus :elkgrin:1


Yep, thought it was about time I had a proper look around here and put up a few pics, James

 

[Kmrtnsn]

I hate you.

 

[Kmrtnsn]

I've always loved the doublecab 110, pure unobtainium here for the most part but it is nice to see someone make such good use of one. I still hate you.

 

[DaveM-Sport]

thanks


Here's some quick pics of the interior. I'll be getting the four seats re-trimed in the new year in leather. I had just the standard LR seats with Exmoor trim covers before the Recaros.

Need to make the new center console as I'll continuing it the full length of the cabin.

 

[Jamin_GX]

Beautiful ride. Thanks for sharing it with us, and looking forward to seeing more!

 

[idrivemyself]

Wicked truck, very nice build! When do you plan on fitting the diffs?

 

[ontheway]

Could you share some details on how you mounted front seats in the middle row? I've seen it done, but methods have varied and I'm always curious to see how folks do it.

 

[DaveM-Sport]

No, prob. I'll be getting them retrimed soon so will take pics then

Wicked truck, very nice build! When do you plan on fitting the diffs?

Thanks, Need to do a few bits to it for it's annual road-worthiness test in the next couple of weeks so I'll get them fitted then. Looking forward to the difference they make!

 

[newhue]

Dave, what make are those rear seats? How hard were they to fit? Any chance you could post up a pic of the mounts? I'm keen to do something like that in mine.
Nice truck, I think they are all a work in progress. You must be getting near the end by the looks of it?

thanks
Jason

 

[DaveM-Sport]

Thanks. Haha, yea... I'd like to think its nearly finished but I know the chances are it will never need no work done. By the time I'm happy with all the stuff I want to add to it, more than likely it'll be time to build a new engine for it or do a galv chassis rebuild.

Will never sell it anyway so in no rush I suppose

They are Recaro LSes. They came in lots of late 80s and early 90s cars like BMW 3 series, fast fords and Opels (my rears are from an Opel Kaddet), VW GTis, few rovers (front set of mine are from an Rover 900) and other similar cars of that kinda era.


Fronts were very easy to fit. Just pretty much two plates welded to the LR rails and drilled for the Recaro mounting holes on the bases.

The rears are abit more complicated as need the mounting frames to bolt to where the original frames are mounted in order to have a secure hold on chassis.

When I have the rears out again to be retrimed I'll take some pics.

 

[newhue]

Appreciated Dave, that would be great when you get the time.
I'm looking to put buckets in the rear of mine so I can plonk 12V freezer in between. Just not sure how to keep the kids out of it yet.