Thread: Defender Extracab / Extended cabs

"Do you think the door structure would need beefing up to handle the extra length/weight?"

If you were adding 300 into the door and worried about length / support AND you will be running custom glass anyways.....
Maybe take a tape measure to your nearest friendly rusty old cruiser and see if you could massage a quarter window into the leading edge of the door with a small verticle strut and then just use flat square glass going upsie-downsie?

Would make the custom glass cheaper, With some poke-jiggery you could be able to use the existing regulator.

Would be time consuming but would have some benefits.

Steve

See here for mine. I really must update the thread as it is all finished now

Defender

If you get up to Melb you are welcome to come and have a look at it

Originally Posted by bitdist

See here for mine. I really must update the thread as it is all finished now

Defender

If you get up to Melb you are welcome to come and have a look at it

Thanks - that's a really nice looking buildup. I hadn't found that thread before.
Any updates you have would be great.

Definitely keen to have a look at some stage as it would be good to actually sit in one and check out the seating position and visibility etc. Whereabouts in Melbourne are you?

Steve

Im just in the last stages of extending my 110 ute 200mm. An easy enough job with a few fiddly bits. I used b pillars from a wagon for the door frame and fitted the extension behind the old seat position. split the roof and joined it, rough but good enough for me. I will post some pictures soon. i'm confident the body is now stronger then when it was built. I used 1.6 mil zinc aneal. Pm me and I will pass on my phone number if you want to chat.

Originally Posted by steveG

Thanks - that's a really nice looking buildup. I hadn't found that thread before.
Any updates you have would be great.

Definitely keen to have a look at some stage as it would be good to actually sit in one and check out the seating position and visibility etc. Whereabouts in Melbourne are you?

Steve

Ringwood North, which is a bit opposite to you, but might be worth the trip as it is a lot of work...
Visibility is great, but I would not like to be without the extra little window

Bazzle - your build sounds interesting - I have sent you a pm

Originally Posted by Bazzle218

Im just in the last stages of extending my 110 ute 200mm. An easy enough job with a few fiddly bits. I used b pillars from a wagon for the door frame and fitted the extension behind the old seat position. split the roof and joined it, rough but good enough for me. I will post some pictures soon. i'm confident the body is now stronger then when it was built. I used 1.6 mil zinc aneal. Pm me and I will pass on my phone number if you want to chat.

Thanks Bazzle. PM sent.
Would be great if you could get some photos up too

Steve

Originally Posted by bitdist

Ringwood North, which is a bit opposite to you, but might be worth the trip as it is a lot of work...
Visibility is great, but I would not like to be without the extra little window

Sounds good.
I'll be over your side of town on Sunday 2nd June (Narbethong actually), so could maybe catch up later in the afternoon on my way home if you're around.
Will PM you my number.

Steve