Defender 130 6x6?

[Hamish71]

Is there a commercially available 6x6 Defender?....or one of these chassis extension companies that does a 6x6, or even a lazy axle?

Thanks in advance.

[slug_burner]

Is there a commercially available 6x6 Defender?....or one of these chassis extension companies that does a 6x6, or even a lazy axle?

Thanks in advance.



Talk to Fred.

[uninformed]

talk to Barry @ Hi-Tough Eng. he builds axles for a guy that does 6x6 conversions on Toy's and Nissan's

Serg

[Hamish71]

Talk to Fred.

...Flinstone, of Bedrock...the quarry worker, yeah I know him.:wasntme:

Fred who?

Im after an ADR approved conversion, particularly interested in the contact details of the engineering company that does it.

[DeeJay]

Fred Smith at Bayswater ( I assume)

There is a mob in Geelong who have been doing them for years- mostly Toyota's . Much easier if its a tray body.


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[isuzutoo-eh]

Wyee Bush Fire Brigade have a sixby Defender (I don't think its a Perentie, track is same front and rear and body is standard width)
Have a look on the AULRO facebook page, the photo was posted by Jason Hewitt, he might be able to get you more info...

[slug_burner]

...Flinstone, of Bedrock...the quarry worker, yeah I know him.:wasntme:

Fred who?

Im after an ADR approved conversion, particularly interested in the contact details of the engineering company that does it.

Fred Smith. He has got one and should be able to tell you where and who he got it from.

[JDNSW]

Wyee Bush Fire Brigade have a sixby Defender (I don't think its a Perentie, track is same front and rear and body is standard width)
Have a look on the AULRO facebook page, the photo was posted by Jason Hewitt, he might be able to get you more info...

I suspect it is a 110 6x6 not a Defender. These were manufactured at the same time as the Perentie 6x6 and are mechanically and structurally similar but retain the same track and body width as the 4x4 110, and have the standard 110 cab (only body style was cab/chassis or trayback). Most were sold to mining companies and have long since been run into the ground, although a few still are seen about. If they appear on the market, prices tend to be ridiculous.

I think less than a thousand were sold from about 1984-1989.
John

[isuzutoo-eh]

Hi John,
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/09/1824.jpg
This is Jason Hewitt's photo of the vehicle. The dual cab made me think it was a modified 130, but now I look closer, the inner axle appears to be in the 110 position.
Jason says it is constant 4wd with the third axle engageable when needed, which fits with the civillian 110 6x6.

[JDNSW]

Hi John,
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/09/1824.jpg
This is Jason Hewitt's photo of the vehicle. The dual cab made me think it was a modified 130, but now I look closer, the inner axle appears to be in the 110 position.
Jason says it is constant 4wd with the third axle engageable when needed, which fits with the civillian 110 6x6.

It has lift up door handles, which makes the doors at least, off a 110 not a Defender. The roof is not a 130. My guess is that it is a 110 6x6 with a dual cab constructed from largely station wagon parts. There have been a few dual cab 110s made this way, and it would be the same with the 6x6.

John

[LieutenantRover]

I think you will find it is a 110 county 6x6 or civvy perentie. The windscreen appears to be hinged as in the counties compared to the defenders being fixed. I'm not sure of the wheelbase, I should measure it. There's one down the back
A number of the county 6x6's were built as fire vehicles for the CFA

[JDNSW]

I think you will find it is a 110 county 6x6 or civvy perentie. The windscreen appears to be hinged as in the counties compared to the defenders being fixed. I'm not sure of the wheelbase, I should measure it. There's one down the back
A number of the county 6x6's were built as fire vehicles for the CFA

At the risk of being seen as pedantic, I should point out that as far as I know, no 110 6x6 Landrovers had County trim. They were produced as a working vehicle, and so did without the carpet, soundproofing, tinted windows and "County" door stickers that came with County trim levels.

John

[rick130]

At the risk of being seen as pedantic, I should point out that as far as I know, no 110 6x6 Landrovers had County trim. They were produced as a working vehicle, and so did without the carpet, soundproofing, tinted windows and "County" door stickers that came with County trim levels.

John

You're probably right John, but I passed a nice one a few months back travelling north here with a camper body on the back and I'd swear it had the 'normal' blue stripes down the side, but it'd be easy enough to get some made and apply them.
He was making good speed up the small climb past Burning Mountain too, a faint haze coming for the exhaust.

I like that my 130 doesn't have the normal Tdi stickers, they were removed from the front doors by Public Works in the NT for the BFC stickers.

[LieutenantRover]

Mine has the tinted windows, hinged windscreen, the usual hood lining to go with the truck cab but the carpets etc. could have been added later. According to the spare parts book it is called a County 110 6x6 even though the wheel base is nowhere near 110.