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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347   
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It is possible, but...
It is a very expensive way of doing it. Insurance may be difficult to find. Might make it eligible as a q plate. May well be easier to sell the van and buy a proper estate. That being said, yes it is possible. Ring someone like Foley Special vehicles, they have whole bodies up for sale occasionally but look around the £6k mark for body alone. Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197 Self confessed mileage hunter  |
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12th Sep 2016 1:25pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6205 
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It's only nuts and bolts.
roof and rear door can be kept from your hard top. Front doors and seatbox remain as they are with the hard top. So you'll need a middle pair of doors, some B pillars (which will be the expensive bit, trying to find a non rotten pair), rear tub, middle doors and middle floor. Q plate shouldn't come into it as the bodywork carries minimal points to make up the complete vehicle. |
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12th Sep 2016 1:48pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17913 
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I always thought that the chassis brackets were different on the 4-door models compared to the 2-doors, but I may be wrong.
Even if they are, you could always adapt the chassis. |
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12th Sep 2016 2:03pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6205
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Ah, you're right BW, I'd forgotten about those.
There's 4 of them bolted to the "middle" outriggers. kind of an inverted L shape. I compared them on my 110 when I built it to the old "hard top/pick up" type rear body, they're just a bit longer IIRC. Weren't much to buy, £15~£20 each or so. Plus there is a bolt on crossmember that supports the middle of the rear tub. I've got plenty of pictures here of my build if you want any reference ones. Showing these brackets too. |
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12th Sep 2016 3:03pm |
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| 90roy Member Since: 21 Jun 2016 Location: Middlesbrough Posts: 130
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Thanks chaps. It's not a vehicle I have currently, but have been looking for a cheap 110 to do up and convert to a weekend camping car.
As it's such a hassle I think I'll hold out for a 5 door. Thanks 300tdi 90 1996. |
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13th Sep 2016 9:15pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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5 doors are a lot easier to come by than 3 doors, or at least they were when I was trying to buy a 3 door.
I had to travel half way across the country to get mine, there weren't any available for sale in East Anglia that I could find. |
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14th Sep 2016 8:40am |
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| 90roy Member Since: 21 Jun 2016 Location: Middlesbrough Posts: 130
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There are lots about, just not at the right money. The 3 doors are way cheaper. 300tdi 90 1996.
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14th Sep 2016 10:09am |
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