Thread: Who else is going over to the dark side?

Originally Posted by Tombie

Sinking $40k into the Defender would make it a weapon!

Sinking 40g into any car would make it a weapon
But sinking 40g into defender would make into a “better” weapon

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There is no perfect replacement for a 110. Like you say you have to sink serious money into a VDJ79 or 76 to make it what you want.

The Grenadier and LC300 are both promising but will have to wait and see.

Ive sold the Perentie wagon, and will sell the L322, and the search is on for something in between. That is reliable, comfortable, capable, safe, fit for purpose, affordable and is able to be readily repaired if something does go wrong a long way from the east coast (the objective).

An option still rolling around in my head is to use my teenage son’s D1 (ours really) with a soon to be installed rebuilt motor. And to convert 1992 110 I have in reasonable nic but with blown 200tdi into a 4B Isuzu with MSA box. But neither option fully meets the objective above.

You can still go on safari using dark side vehicles...

Never knew you could join floor joists together mid span with gang nails, must be a QLD thing.

DL

Yep thick top and bottom nail plates - nailed on all faces. Was done 25 years ago. Seem to work well. Cheers

Originally Posted by rar110

There is no perfect replacement for a 110. Like you say you have to sink serious money into a VDJ79 or 76 to make it what you want.

The Grenadier and LC300 are both promising but will have to wait and see.

Ive sold the Perentie wagon, and will sell the L322, and the search is on for something in between. That is reliable, comfortable, capable, safe, fit for purpose, affordable and is able to be readily repaired if something does go wrong a long way from the east coast (the objective).

An option still rolling around in my head is to use my teenage son’s D1 (ours really) with a soon to be installed rebuilt motor. And to convert 1992 110 I have in reasonable nic but with blown 200tdi into a 4B Isuzu with MSA box. But neither option fully meets the objective above.

I myself am almost at the conclusion that my 4bd1t county project isn't going to suit my needs, and will require lots of mods to get there, and the fact that we don't need 3 cars. I'm at the point of it could be time to part ways with all my landy stuff, and my iload van, and possibly jump into a late model GU chopped into a dual cab (i really desire a dual cab) as my daily and bush basher/ camping rig.
Unfortunately wifey won't let me chop up the y62

Last Sunday I had a close look at the prototype Grenadier at the scenic Rim 4x4 park near Beaudesert. Sat in the passenger side for an off road drive. This thing is a bloody impressive bit of kit. Obviously its a prototype, but the thought they have put into this is impressive. Finally a manufacturer that listens to its customer base that does not want a poser 4x4 but one actually is practicable and used offroad. They basically said that they have taken the spirit of the Defender and fixed all the known issues in a completely new build. The BMW 3 litre twin turbo diesel is incredibly quite and powerful. My idea of a better new defender was always .

1 Powerful, The old Defender was never fitted with a decent power to weight ratio engine that could tow with ease. You know those long hills in inland Australia that you drop to 4th and then 3rd with a line of traffic forming behind you.
2 timeless shape, not out of date as soon as the next model comes out just after you have purchased your new car.
3 Beam axles with coils all round. With manually operated Diff locks F and R . The newer Landrover products have an idea that the driver is useless and the car has to drive out of problems not the driver. This is a direct result of people buying poser 4x4s who have know idea of how to operate them.
4 Not leaking water and dust in like the old Defender.
5 Easily adding extra kit as everything is boxy.
6 upgraded safety , like airbags. They have been around for 25 years but the old Defender never had them.
7 Wider body.
8 Sound deadening. Ive put 250 thousand KLMS on my Defender and i am sure that's why my hearing is getting bad.
9 Electronics to a minimum. You cant build a car these days without computers but keep it simple like no electric handbrake, A lever to engage Low and High range not solenoids etc.
10 Ability to fix at least basic things yourself.
11 Affordable.

The new Grenadier is not going to tick all these boxes (especially the last one) but I think its close.

Im saving up!