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TheMule

Member Since: 08 Mar 2019
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 40

Matilda The TD5 90

Hi all,
I have been watching peoples threads on here for a little while now and thought it would be a good time to start my own thread. I got into Landrovers at a young age and was lucky enough to welcome Percy our series 3 back in 2013 when i was a teenager. I learnt to drive in that car and really believe that adage that if you can drive that you can very nearly drive everything! About 2 years ago i started looking for a slightly newer car and was set on owning a td5, for childish reasons, mainly the noise they make

After about a year of looking i stumbled across Matilda a welsh bog standard 2002 TD5 90 with, crucially, no chequer plate to be found

After to going to view her i spent the majority of my gap year savings on her, all the farmers I worked with never let me forget that I should apparently have bought a hllux or other jap alternative, sorry for any offence caused by mentioning other manufacturers on here

I have owned her for nearly a year now and she has undergone a few changes over that period of time, some of them by choice and others by her choice

Ill do another post highlighting all of the changes i have made and am welcome to all suggestions

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6th Mar 2020 8:35pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4784

Nice to see you on here Sam, welcome to the forum

2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
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6th Mar 2020 9:23pm

TheMule

Member Since: 08 Mar 2019
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 40

Thanks George

So here are some of the modifications that I have done to her over the last few months:

Decat and straight through centre silencer
LED sidelights, reverse, fog, indicators and numberplate lights
JW speaker led headlights with DRL
Sumo bars stainless steering bars and discovery drop arm conversion with Bilstein steering damper
LOF clutches Clutch Powerspring
Allisport EGR Delete
Lazer triple R-750 spot lights (Yet to be fitted)
LED dash Lights
Mud Uk interior light
Mini cooper 14" steering wheel
VBS nemesis 18"x9" wheels with 285/60/R18 General Grabber AT3 tires
Remap Pending (suggestions welcome)
Synchro gearboxes slickshift
A set of Grafty's lovely lower dash vents

Work carried out

New rear brake callipers, discs and pads all round
New swivel housings and swivels
New panhard bushes
Both front CV joints and wheel bearings

Work required (that should have been done before buying other shiny things

)

New rear body cappings
New suspension all round
Welding to both doors and bulkhead
Possible Warped exhaust manifold
Leaking brake servo ( very wooden pedal feel)
Rear "A" frame mount

Shiny things I want but can't afford

Full sound proofing
V8 higher 5th gear and rebuilt gearbox
1:2 transfer box
Galv chassis and bulkhead
Hybrid Turbocharger {fuel economy obviously}
Mud Uk rear panels

6th Mar 2020 11:39pm

TheMule

Member Since: 08 Mar 2019
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 40

Here are some photos ranging from when I got her to what she looks like now

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7th Mar 2020 12:27am

TheMule

Member Since: 08 Mar 2019
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 40

She can be quite a photogenic car sometimes

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7th Mar 2020 12:38am

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7873

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey

Welcome to D2N, Matilda looks great! Glad to see you've kept the white roof and stripe!

Some nice mods too!

As for remap, I have BAS170 and very pleased with it. But for TD5 I'd speak with Jose at TD5 Inside!! Or Gareth at Empire Tuning is also very good and more local. James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html
MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641
MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557
Instagram @suffolk_rovers

7th Mar 2020 7:54am

Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3616

Great looking 90 👍

7th Mar 2020 10:02am

TheMule

Member Since: 08 Mar 2019
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 40

JOW240725 wrote:
Welcome to D2N, Matilda looks great! Glad to see you've kept the white roof and stripe! Some nice mods too!.

Thanks for the kind comment!

I’d love a Td5inside map but have heard that he can be hard to get hold of unless you are an existing customer, empire seem very good and are much more local so I think I’ll probably end up going with him. The only problem is how it would affect my insurance, only 19 you see! I personally like the stripes however the roof paint is starting to lift and I’m stuck between repainting it white again or going body coloured at the same time as the arches?

7th Mar 2020 11:28am

TheMule

Member Since: 08 Mar 2019
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 40

Co1 wrote:
Great looking 90 👍

Thanks !!

7th Mar 2020 11:28am

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7873

You're right about Jose, because he's good he's busy. John Brook at Cult4x4 at Framlingham used to do TD5Inside "clinics" once in a while.

However, in case of future problems I'd go with Gareth as he's a really nice chap and really knows his stuff!!

Insurance could be a problem. I'm much older so different but remap only added £30 with forum sponsor A-Plan.

Personally, I'd go white roof and paint rims white!! But bold choice!! James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html
MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641
MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557
Instagram @suffolk_rovers

7th Mar 2020 12:36pm

TheMule

Member Since: 08 Mar 2019
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 40

I’m with aviva and they have been fantastic, they haven’t charged me any admin fees for adding modifications, all declared!, and it hasn’t changed my premium at all! I think Empire is the way to go then! Not sure about what they’d say though insurance wise like you said age will be an issue. I’d love to have anthracite wheels but until the paint gets bad on these I won’t be changing the colour.

A set of limestone or white bowlers or blindo’s and painting the windscreen surround a matching colour would be a cool colour combo but I couldn’t justify white wheels with it being used when I work in the summer, they would just look dirty all the time!

7th Mar 2020 1:00pm

williamthedog

Member Since: 29 Dec 2012
Location: south wales
Posts: 3441

Last 2 of your pictures are awesome.

7th Mar 2020 4:13pm

TheMule

Member Since: 08 Mar 2019
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 40

Thanks

They were very much a case of right place right time

7th Mar 2020 7:29pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10513

Welcome to the forum Matilda

Nice looking 90 there

The white roof looks good but if you have to paint it, i would paint it the same colour of the rims, black and blue go well together

I also think the decals should stay and she has a good stance in your pic's

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.

Clayton.

11th Mar 2020 10:17pm

TheMule

Member Since: 08 Mar 2019
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 40

Thanks Clayton!

Yeah I like the white roof too, black would be the easy option but there are so many with gloss black roofs I don’t know I would regret it?

She does have a good stance

, although it still sits too high at the rear so I am looking at Alives set of suspension -1” front and -1.5” rears with bilsteins. Not quite as cool and purposeful as your truck though

12th Mar 2020 2:13am

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