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grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4801

Well spotted, it is baggy point

The picture was taken just past the shepards hut on Marine Drive. We get great sunsets at home but occasionally it's nice to drive down to the village to get a nice panorama if it's a particularly good one - usually you can predict when a sunset is going to be corker and get into the village in time.

I just happened to be out on my normal test drive route so pulled in to watch

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
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton

25th Feb 2020 9:42am

Barneyboy

Member Since: 19 Nov 2014
Location: Exmoor
Posts: 1631

1986 Defender 90 2.5 n/a Diesel ST Nato Green

i used to live in Chivenor so know the area pretty well, and when visiting we normally stay in Croyde and that is part of mine and Barneys walk each morning Croyde to Georgeham to Putsborough and Barney then has a play on the beach and a swim then out around Baggy point and back in to Croyde happy days

cheers Paul

25th Feb 2020 10:48am

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4801

Ah nice! We're down Station Road on the way to Mortehoe so you may have passed our place on your travels

25th Feb 2020 1:34pm

Barneyboy

Member Since: 19 Nov 2014
Location: Exmoor
Posts: 1631

25th Feb 2020 2:37pm

buydefenders

Member Since: 03 Feb 2020
Location: Istanbul
Posts: 28

Re: Grafty's 300tdi 110

grafty99 wrote:
It's about time I started a thread on the old girl.

It's my parents old 1994 110 CSW that was our family vehicle until about 2000. Since then it's been used on our site and for shooting.

In 2018 it was put onto a galv chassis, mechanically it's great but the bodywork is letting it down so that's next on the list!

It's just clicked over 100k miles so is far from worn out!

Click image to enlarge

Looks beautiful , a lovely look it has and tires make it look like bigger and grander As a motorcar dealer for more than 30 years , Calling from Istanbul , Turkey

3rd Mar 2020 11:45am

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4801

L90DNY needed some horn infill panels for his 90 project. A quick test fit on the 110 before I post them out.

Perhaps the 110 needs a retro front end

Click image to enlarge 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
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton

22nd May 2020 5:23pm

Green Machine

Member Since: 19 Nov 2010
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 1226

Nice! I'm thinking of going the same way with mine - although it is very 'of the moment' it does look good!

Also reverting to orange indicators all round. 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green

22nd May 2020 5:38pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17729

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

That's a neat solution to the problem of those wretched holes. They seriously complicate any kind of retro front on a TD5 or Puma!

22nd May 2020 6:16pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4801

Thanks blackwolf

Unfortunately the 110 only has 1 Td5 wing, so if I did retro style the front end then I'd have to cut the passenger side wing

I am probably going to put orange on the back but will keep clear on the front as I think it looks smart

22nd May 2020 6:36pm

L90DNY

Member Since: 09 Feb 2016
Location: Somerset
Posts: 117

Thanks Grafty, looks great ! Perfect solution

22nd May 2020 8:54pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4801

The 110 was used for towing duties today as the 90 doesn't currently have a tow pack and I'm not the owner of BP so didn't take the RRC.

My mate bought a MGF to play around with and I was enlisted to help him bring it home.

Over the 165 mile trip at a steady 60 on the M5 and A361 (and with a rather strong head wind on the way home) the 110 averaged 23mpg. Not bad I didn't think (especially considering how hilly the last 50 miles home is)

Stopped at Taunton Dean services to let the dog out for stretch and snapped a quick picture

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7th Jul 2020 11:35pm

Procta

Member Since: 04 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5276

how old is the MGF? i will give you a PM later with a link or two. for parts for your pal

Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

In the words of my Good Friend, Gary Forrest 1980 -2025
" we will work something out"

8th Jul 2020 5:57am

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4801

It's a 'R' Reg so 1998 I think?

8th Jul 2020 12:21pm

Procta

Member Since: 04 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5276

Ah so it will have the hydrolastic suspension system,
Tell you pal about this, Be worth its weight in gold that! and a right old must if he is going to mess about with the suspension!

https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72112...ydrolastic Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

In the words of my Good Friend, Gary Forrest 1980 -2025
" we will work something out"

8th Jul 2020 7:56pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4801

Long overdue update on the 110. Its out of MOT and needs a service but I got fed up of tripping over the soft A bar and steering guard I had spare so, naturally, I fitted them to the 110 to solve the problem

4th Dec 2020 5:26pm

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