Thread: Adventure Grill for Defender 90

I have some vins PM for one.

I think that was your original question.

To Dervish particularly: Need to get mate to take photo of my wire mesh grill and put in on computer. I note you have also had your bull bar galvanised. A possible future improvement for my ARB one after extra little welding improvements I have in mind. My main LR galvanising project (by Furphys at Shepparton) so far has been a dozen Wolf rims plus collection of wheel nuts. For this threads were filled with silastic and wire poked through. A bit tighter fit in 1 1/16" and 27 mm sockets than non galvanised nuts that look grotty when rusted. See you already have what I intend to look for sometime soon. ie Metal headlight surrounds as per late S2A and military. My plastic ones are reduced in size after busted bits cut off.. Also cut holes in them around parker and indicator lights so they can be removed to get at headlight screws much more easily. Something idiot designer obviously didn't think of.


While getting photos organised, need to get a couple of innards of standard transfer box for to complete material for another posting you are one who took interest in. For 6 months /5,000 km I have run an LT230 transfer box with 1.27:! and 4.21:! ratios. (Standard in Defender 300Tdi 1.41 and 3.32) Basically one with 1.003 high out of mid '80's Rangie with Torque Flite. I had a new input gear designed and cut. 22 teeth which drives the 44 tooth high range gear on intermediate cluster - like in a Series transfer box back to front. Standard is 26 tooth input driving 41 tooth middle gear on cluster. Overall improvement for my purposes. Now rarely ever go to change into 5th high when already in it I like slower low first and reverse. Only downside so far is still a sometimes annoying gear whine at high speed. If does not wear in and cure itself need to consider special oil or insulation to try and quieten it.

I run a mesh grille on my D2 and it runs nice and cool, and I have far fewer bugs and grass seeds in my radiator now, angled shape of the mesh helps.

Originally Posted by Dervish

I don't know for sure, but I would guess the standard design's plastic slats are more to reduce solar gain i.e. sunlight heating up the radiator/condenser, meaning more heat to get rid of.

Naa, it'd be cosmetic, Land Rover wouldn't think that deeply !

Originally Posted by juddy

I have some vins PM for one.

I think that was your original question.

Can you PM them to me too, I'll pass it on to Land Rover to let the owners know you are distributing the identity of their vehicles for misuse.

This is mine,

I can't lay claim to the design or original construction, but I cut and brazed the weldmesh to the front of the angle uprights where it was originally welded to the rear.

Undo the wingnuts and the front half folds out so you can sandwich some air conditioning filter media for dirt and seed protection.

Originally Posted by MR LR

Can you PM them to me too, I'll pass it on to Land Rover to let the owners know you are distributing the identity of their vehicles for misuse.

Not a problem. How do you know there not mine? Or a friends, or what ever.

Originally Posted by juddy

Not a problem. How do you know there not mine? Or a friends, or what ever.

Don't worry, I'm pretty confident that he is poking fun, after all no one can be that much of a Knob❗️

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