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Yorkshire90



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Defender rebuild project: Ice cube!
Well, after a mere 4 months since selling my much loved Defender "Big Green" Sad .....

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic8337.html

.... and driving my Discovery 3, I've decided it's not for me and I need to get back behind the wheel of a Defender.

I was looking for something cheap and cheerful (MOD 2.5NA, 300tdi) around the 5-6k mark and then running a small euro box on the side until Ian Baughan at www.irbdevelopments.com told me he was going go shift his White 90 that was going to be a project vehicle but he'd changed his mind.

As a standard base vehicle it was at the very top end of my budget but still a good price and base to build a nice 90.

After giving it some thought, and some tempting performance/customisation talk I think it's only right to give it some of the IRB magic wand Bow down . So, here's the build spec....

- 2003 Build Defender Hard Top TD5 Chawton white

-Galvanised chassis

- IRB Developments uprated Intercooler & Silicon hoses

- IRB Stage 2 remap

- Turbo Boost box

- Egr removal

- Air intake Snow Cover

- 2011 Tdci PUMA Bonnet (white)

- Mud Stuff rear interior cargo net panels

- Wing top/door sill Checker plate (satin black)

- 2011 Puma XS 1/2 leather heated seats, steering wheel, cubby box

- Java black Wheel arches

- Java black roof

- Gloss black SVX Sawtooth alloys

- Goodyear Wrangler MT/R Mud terrains 235/85/16

- Hub centric wheel spacers

- Scorpion Track GPS tracker

- Scorpion Thatcham Cat 1 Alarm + immobiliser



Currently waiting for the D3 to sell on Autotrader so I can pay the rest of the rebuild £ but at least the bonnet, performance kit, seats, wheels and tyres are paid for... Laughing

The TD5 engine (circa 40k on the clock) is going in soon and the rest should just be bolting on and spraying up.

I'll post some before & after pictures up here as the build progresses.

As far a mods for the future go, I've got a Myway expedition trailer to pull so the NATO tow hitch will go back on, split charge relay... that's about it. Will try to keep this one as plain and accessory free as possible.

Future mods will be a transfer box ratio change as I liked it on "Big green" and preferred it to the GKN overdrive too.

Should be a nice job with IRB working on it and go pretty well too. Excited Thumbs Up


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should be good cant wait for some pics Thumbs Up
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Yorkshire90



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Thanks. Not wanting to tempt fate, was going to name it "Killer 90" to match the plate...
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Shame "Big Green" was a lovely motor Sad


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Let this be a lesson to all those thinking of changing to a D3 :rolllaugh:

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this town aint big enough for the both of us Rolling with laughter theres already two killer 90's in the uk this one here


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which was my first 90 i built up

and now this one
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got the nickname as my surname is kill Thumbs Up
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Re: Defender rebuild project: K90
Yorkshire90 wrote:
As far a mods for the future go, I've got a Myway expedition trailer to pull

I'd like to see some piccys and details of that Whistle Darren

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Yorkshire90



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Zagato wrote:
Shame "Big Green" was a lovely motor Sad

Let this be a lesson to all those thinking of changing to a D3 Rolling with laughter


Erm Zagato..... I only posted the link and NOT THE PICTURE so I don't have to see big green again! Sad somewhere up in aberdeen now freezing his diffs off.

This build will pretty much cost the same as what I sold him for so K90 has to count and will be a keeper. Especially on the galv chassis.

D3 auto is an absolute MACHINE but it lacks driving feel, manual control, character, well tuned td5 roar and doesn't get the heart racing.

.....plus its so comfortable and quiet it lured me into 3 points and £60 fine... Damn motorway cruiser!
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Yorkshire90



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Re: Defender rebuild project: K90
LandRoverAnorak wrote:
Yorkshire90 wrote:
As far a mods for the future go, I've got a Myway expedition trailer to pull

I'd like to see some piccys and details of that Whistle


Yeah, I'll add some to d2 forum. Thumbs Up
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Got a link for your d3? Smile 90 Puma HT
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Yorkshire90



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Jammer600 wrote:
Got a link for your d3? Smile


PMd Rolling with laughter
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No pm? Smile 90 Puma HT
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Cheers, thought it was guna be an older one Smile so hence can't afford Smile 90 Puma HT
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Yorkshire90



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Wheels and tyres arrived!..... and are being guarded Dog .... aaaaaand probably wee'd on.... Laughing


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Thumbs Up they look even better on mate dads got them on his 110 Cool
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