Thread: Show us your Deefers !

nice side steps, where did they come from?

Just got back from a week-long trip to the Kgalagadi Transfontier Park. Covered 4000km in 9 days without a single problem, and we were very heavily loaded. In the mornings the temp was -5C

G'day Naks

Good to see people touring in a Defender 90. I see you have a Front Runner auxiliary fuel tank on the right hand side. How have you found it? Any problems with ground clearance? Do you also have a left side tank? I ask because I am think about getting them myself. I am not aware of any other auxiliary tank option for a D90 other than carrying jerry cans and they take up a lot of room in a little truck.

Cheers
KarlB
2010 D90

Originally Posted by KarlB

I see you have a Front Runner auxiliary fuel tank on the right hand side. How have you found it? Any problems with ground clearance? Do you also have a left side tank? I ask because I am think about getting them myself. I am not aware of any other auxiliary tank option for a D90 other than carrying jerry cans and they take up a lot of room in a little truck.

Karl, we bought the landy mainly for touring, not off-roading, so ground clearance is not really an issue for us.

We only have the one on the right-hand side and so far no issues whatsoever. We also carry one jerrycan on top, that's our 'emergency' fuel.

Thanks Naks

Like you I have just returned from a trip in my D90. In my case 6,000 km in 21 days. I carried one 20 L jerry can of fuel plus 50 L of water (two 20 L and one 10 L). Gas bottle was inside (in a plastic bucket). Carried the tent on the roof (though not a roof tent like you: no concern with large carnivores in Australia). See Defender2 - View topic - First trip in Aussie D90

G'day,

Hope you are securing your load or have a cargo barrier. Heavy items hurt. I would not have a gas cylinder inside the car. Did this a couple of years ago.,Had the cylinder filled while in Broome, put it in the car and drove a litltle and did the tourist thing. Came back to the car to discover that the cylinder pressure valve failed. Guy who filled the cylinder had stripped the thread. Result is a car full of lpg. This could have ended in tradgedy. If you can put your cylinder on the roof.

Jake

Milky, I've only ever had one non Defender driver wave to me and he was in a Disco 1. Def and Series driver yes but rarely anyone else. Jake, I agree, otherwise it could be bboom bye bye!

Originally Posted by portafilter

nice side steps, where did they come from?

LRA. They are one of the few good extras.

I had them fit the snorkel (or "raised air intake" as the poms call it), the steps and the tow bar.

ARB are fitting the bar and winch with plasma rope.

Local auto guy is trying to figure out how to fit 2 batteries into the battery compartment. He normally fits 2 ok, but they are smaller than what I want.

Ordered an Ex-Box to put the radio bases in.