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shropshiredefender



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England 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
Looking forward to hearing and seeing this around the Shropshire Hills Thumbs Up Just because you're offended doesn't mean you're right.
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Slideywindows



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Slightly concerned about you saying you will convert to a 2WD/4WD set -up for the transfer box.

The power from a 4.6lt V8 through an 80" rear prop in 2WD?? Shocked


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familymad



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 2016 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Santorini Black
Awesome 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI
1995 90 300TDI
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L110CDL



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Great thread and a great fabricator, watching out for the next instalment Wink

Glad all is ok with your op and your healing well Thumbs Up 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.


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Shroppy



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United Kingdom 1986 Defender 130 V8 Petrol HCPU Aintree Green
Thanks all, will hopefully have an update this week once the steering bits arrive.

A friend ran the same setup inc 80" rear prop in his FreeRanger (no prizes for guessing what it is) for a few years in hill climbs etc without any problems so I'm hoping it'll be up to it. I'll try and get away with the longest prop I can for the rear, but the Salisbury will already knock 2" ish off the length. 1985 127 V8 Build Thread
Series 2 109"
Series 1 80"
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Shroppy



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United Kingdom 1986 Defender 130 V8 Petrol HCPU Aintree Green
Well an update / change of direction....

In the end it took me much longer to get back a reasonable starter of fitness than expected. Turns out you're tired all the time and the very nice consultant tells you politely that you're an d**k for doing to much and not resting.

Anyway not all bad news, it's given me plenty of time to think things over. In short, 110 will be sold, 130 (127) purchased and the 88" kept slightly more original.

Here's my logic;

The 127 (1986) is a factory 3.5 V8 and the 4.6 would be much more usable in a 130 than an 88" S1, power steering, coil springs n that!

I found the correct 4x2 front axle casing and stub axles that the 88" would have originally been fitted with and as very few 4x2 models were ever built (probably because they were naff) it seemed a great shame not to use them.


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So the 3.5 V8 from the 130 will go in the 88" with a S2/3 gearbox and the 4.6 V8 and R380 will go in the 130 (separate build thread on its way).

All in all a simpler and probably safer way forward. More updates to follow as soon as I've finished helping Dad with his projects! 1985 127 V8 Build Thread
Series 2 109"
Series 1 80"
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seriesonenut



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Nice work. Good plan to keep it 4x2. When I did mine back in the early 00's I thought about a v8. I wish I had now. Anyway here's mine.............


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1july by Richard Holmes, on Flickr


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1116 by Richard Holmes, on Flickr 2010 XS USW
1957 Series One 88 diesel
1958 Series One 88 4x2
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Shroppy



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United Kingdom 1986 Defender 130 V8 Petrol HCPU Aintree Green
Lovely 4x2! Mine is '235 FUV' it seems there's no pattern to the issuing of the 'FUV' plates from what I've found so far. 1985 127 V8 Build Thread
Series 2 109"
Series 1 80"
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seriesonenut



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Thanks. Ill be following your build with interest then. Yes random would be a a fair description. Do you still have the military ID? Mine was 07 CE 27 and somehow the plate was still affixed to the bulkhead. 2010 XS USW
1957 Series One 88 diesel
1958 Series One 88 4x2
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gcc130



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Here’s my 4x2, I also considered a V8 when I first rebuilt it ten years ago but

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I was given a 2.5 with an ACR SU conversion.
I recently added an ACR branch manifold with a custom built exhaust. I’m now having bad thoughts about sending my spare engine to ACR to be bored out to 2.8l with stage 2, 1:9 head.....

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Mine was converted to 4x4 before I owned it and I’ve no desire to revert😊
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defender9



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green
Great thread, enjoying it very much.
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strang



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United Kingdom 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green
A friend of mine (now sadly deceased) had two 4x2 Series Ones, both converted to 4x4, but both with FUV registration numbers. Euro-Leafing to infinity and beyond.....
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