Show us your Deefers !

[aza28]

my recently acquired defender 90

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[Larry]

my recently acquired defender 90

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Do they come any blacker???????:clap2::angel:

[DiscoMick]

Nice.

[Dave83]

Took off this week for our trip to Cairns from Melbourne. Hit a snag at Cunnamulla with the flooding, so we headed west navigating around them as best we could. Ended up passing through Euromanga on the way to Longreach. Some rough roads out there.

About a k out of Clermont the intercooler hose went. Some steel pipe in the hose, clamped down, worked a treat and got us through to Townsville. Will get a new hose from LR on Monday. 3500 k's so far this week, a fair bit longer than it should have been.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200229/4615abb081c8fd4158b9f9d89bee19b0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200229/269cda3b804764408b69ac306554ad10.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200229/509e94595a573e0eb6823867525d5cac.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200229/4a8fd57695ec12908d2e59983156bb87.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200229/fb199d9ab8f82174fb6165d3b2fc519a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200229/ee976f347470e741313e906e2e5acddb.jpg

[Justin7385]

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[nealkt]

Here's my 2011 Deefer, post-timing chain breakage (driving in suburbia at 60km/h). This is back in February, and later this week I can finally pick it up. New engine (well, new reconditioned engine at least). Have asked them to fit the Brown-David long range tank as well (given it's sat in my garage for a year it's pretty clear I wasn't going to do it myself). Can't wait to get out on the road again - thinking of Cameron's Corner in April (after a few test drives first of course). All the rain out that way should make for some pleasant scenery. As for the money gone into an engine replacement - I try hard not to think of all the mods, etc I could have had for the cash involved - argh!

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[Elad]

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[aza28]

Damn - how many kms did the engine have before it snapped?

[nealkt]

Damn - how many kms did the engine have before it snapped?

Do you mean on the 90 pictured on the flatbed truck above? If so, the timing chain went at 147,000 kms. Not happy Jan. It certainly looks like I was (very) unlucky. Hurt the hip pocket, but I've had it back for a couple of weeks now and am almost ready to forgive and forget! Quieter than the previous incarnation, and the clutch is a dream (while it was apart I upgraded - ClutchFix out of the UK). Keeping the old engine to see if it can be reconditioned - a spare.

[PWat]

Keeping the old engine to see if it can be reconditioned - a spare.

At the risk of sounding old - they don't make them like they used to! I had a timing chain go many years ago on a 2.25L Diesel and the only parts required were a chain, chain tensioner, a few push-rods and gaskets. With very little idea as to what I was doing (apart from what was in the Haynes manual) and supported by youthful optimism / ignorance, I think I finished it in a weekend.

[nealkt]

At the risk of sounding old - they don't make them like they used to! I had a timing chain go many years ago on a 2.25L Diesel and the only parts required were a chain, chain tensioner, a few push-rods and gaskets. With very little idea as to what I was doing (apart from what was in the Haynes manual) and supported by youthful optimism / ignorance, I think I finished it in a weekend.

I hear you. Even inept people like could replace a clutch on a series III, and other bits and pieces. But I look under the bonnet of a Puma and shudder 'what the hell do I do if this thing breaks down in the middle of nowhere'. Suspect I wouldn't have the head off on the side of the road like my mother did many moons ago (she's a fitter, so distinct advantage! and no, her landy, not mine).

[LeakinOil]

My Td5 130. At the time was about the cheapest for sale which I've slowly been doing up for the past couple years.
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[jmonique]

Don’t have social media anymore and just found this forum.
Probably won’t use it much either haha, but thought i’d share a photo of my baby. Have taken her a bunch of places thus far, however due to the current Covid-19 situation, haven’t been anywhere.
Told myself it’s the best time to finally get the Alu-Cab Icarus roof conversion done.
So off she goes to have some minor surgery done, and come back a whole lot more awesome than she already is.

Never skips a beat ❤️
Enjoy.

[DiscoMick]

Nice.
Why don't you start a Members Rides thread and document your journey?
I'm sure I'm not the only one who would be interested in following your Alu Cab experiences.

[GRUG]

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She may be out of her natural environment, but my County was looking all washed and shiny for the first time in a while...

1985 110 4BD1 with 185k on the clock

[Landyv8]

My 36 year old after a few years love (and many more to come) Still puts a smile on my face whenever i have the opportunity to use her.
Even have a photo from another weird event this year, the smoke cloud from the Aussie bush fires turned our sky yellow over here in Auckland New Zealand.
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[disco 300]

Nice looking unit Landyv8.
I had the pleasure of working alongside some of your fellow countrymen that were over here as a "strike team" fighting fires here on the mid north coast of NSW. Hard workers with a good sense of humour. They were much appreciated and respected.
Are they Disco rims painted black ?
I'm also curious as to what size tyres you are running.

PS. Let us know if you want to swap prime ministers.[emoji3]

[Landyv8]

Nice looking unit Landyv8.
I had the pleasure of working alongside some of your fellow countrymen that were over here as a "strike team" fighting fires here on the mid north coast of NSW. Hard workers with a good sense of humour. They were much appreciated and respected.
Are they Disco rims painted black ?
I'm also curious as to what size tyres you are running.

PS. Let us know if you want to swap prime ministers.[emoji3]

Hey mate, yes typical Aussie/Kiwi attitude, don't seek attention or hero worship like some other nations, just roll up the sleeves, get stuck in and get the job done. Always been the ANZAC spirit and it is reciprocal.

I believe the rims were an aftermarket accessory for the Range Rover Classic back in the day, they came in either powder coated silver or polished/chrome. I use to see them advertised in old Land Rover magazines in the 90's
Trying to find center caps to fit them was a real pain. I ended up getting VW Amarok center caps, sanding off the emblem, melting the securing tabs outwards to make them fit, they were the only items slightly close.
I then sent the rims away for sand blasting and powder coating in satin black.

Tyre size is 236/85/r16. Goes well on these. There is a road noise as expected from a MT but its not that bad.

[DieselDan]

Another quick question about your Defender, Landyv8 - do you have the name/code for that colour green?

I need to paint my lightweight and trying to find a decent matt green colour!

Ta!

[Festaasinrot]

iCloud (https://share.icloud.com/photos/0j7n8s6LbpdAYNub6rlON7QFw)

[waxrover]

Another quick question about your Defender, Landyv8 - do you have the name/code for that colour green?

I need to paint my lightweight and trying to find a decent matt green colour!

Ta!

ive been searching for paints and a friend came across this. enjoy :)

Land Rover Paint - Greens - Archives - Paintman Paint (https://paintman.co.uk/product-category/coach-enamel-paint/land-rover-colours/landrover-paint-greens/)

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My 92 work ute

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[Louis Werth]

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Tried to up load photos - just paid $27 to become a member again - this is the most cumbersome site I have ever worked on - the photos are upright on my desktop and when I upload them they not aligned and I can't straighten them !

[DiscoMick]

Nice dash decoration.
Its easy to upload photos on my Android phone. Just open a New Post in the AULRO thread, tap the 'Photos, Files' box in the post, select the photo from Gallery and hit Send. They are upright.

[Louis Werth]

More Photos of Betty

[Louis Werth]

More of Betty

[DiscoMick]

A two-LR family - excellent!

[spie]

They even colour match - What's the rangie's name?

[Louis Werth]

They even colour match - What's the rangie's name?


No name - the wife's car but she keeps using my Defender

[disco 300]

Very nice. Is that a rotating base in the driveway under the 90 ?

[Louis Werth]

Very nice. Is that a rotating base in the driveway under the 90 ?
yes - a turn table

[Sly]

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[DiscoMick]

Found this Defer waiting for me when I got home today. Pretty good birthday present.
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[windsock]

Found this Defer waiting for me when I got home today. Pretty good birthday present.


Nice one, happy birthday for the 2nd. [thumbsupbig]

[DiscoMick]

Nice one, happy birthday for the 2nd. [thumbsupbig]Thanks, but my birthday was the 22nd. I just came home from hospital.
What surprised me was the size of the Defender model. It is much bigger than I expected.

[windsock]

Thanks, but my birthday was the 22nd. I just came home from hospital.
What surprised me was the size of the Defender model. It is much bigger than I expected.

Hope all is well. Pictures of the beast when complete. Today's Lego is not the lego of our youth ehh? [biggrin]

[DiscoMick]

Much more complicated than when I was a kid.
I'm okay, had a heart attack and a stent fitted, and now recovering.
Building this Defender should keep me busy for a while. The instruction book is very thick.

[plusnq]

Much more complicated than when I was a kid.
I'm okay, had a heart attack and a stent fitted, and now recovering.
Building this Defender should keep me busy for a while. The instruction book is very thick.

Take care. Hope your recovery goes well.

[Xtreme]

Parking rules applied + a bit of flex!

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[Chrissa]

Long time listener, first time caller

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[windsock]

Long time listener, first time caller

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Welcome. Nice first post [biggrin]

[skidrov]

Wasn't sure which section to post this in! [emoji16]

But given the white one is mine, settled on here. Hope the mixing of the generations is allowed. Surely we can all get along. [emoji39]

Parking rules applied, from a recent Bunnings trip, now we're allowed out again.

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[ozscott]

Wasn't sure which section to post this in! [emoji16]

But given the white one is mine, settled on here. Hope the mixing of the generations is allowed. Surely we can all get along. [emoji39]

Parking rules applied, from a recent Bunnings trip, now we're allowed out again.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201208/3523261294e38307c6f54eb4a75bc75f.jpgWas that at Toorak? [emoji1787] (from memory Toorak would not stoop to have a Bunnings...[emoji16]). Havent seen the new vehicle in Qld yet. The Defender in the photo looks nice.

Cheers

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New H4s, parkers and indicators. Clean up the grille and headlight surrounds.

Leave the ( Series 3) bumper zinc or paint it black ???

[Tombie]

Bit of work on “Ike” for Mrs Tombie.

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[DieselDan]

Nothing major then! [emoji1787]

[windsock]

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New H4s, parkers and indicators. Clean up the grille and headlight surrounds.

Leave the ( Series 3) bumper zinc or paint it black ???

Nice lighting. Mine is looking like a revamp needed.

I'm all old school and like the patina of aged and work worn galvanising, Is the rest of the trimming all left as zinc? Stay zinc is my vote.

[Xtreme]

If the grill & light surrounds were silver then you could leave the bumper galvanised, but in this case I think the bumper needs to be black to match the grille & headlight surrounds.

[NovaRover]

Bit of work on “Ike” for Mrs Tombie.

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Hey Tombie may I ask what is the smaller blue silicon tube coming out of the larger blue silicon tube? what’s it do and where does it go to?

[Tombie]

Hey Tombie may I ask what is the smaller blue silicon tube coming out of the larger blue silicon tube? what’s it do and where does it go to?

Boost gauge take off. Runs around to the sensor for the boost/egt/volt gauge.

[Landyv8]

Another quick question about your Defender, Landyv8 - do you have the name/code for that colour green?

I need to paint my lightweight and trying to find a decent matt green colour!

Ta!

Sorry for such a late reply, I have been missing in action lately :) Hopefully this is of help to you.
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[Crdavis]

Here's my 2012 defender 90. Has the 2.2 diesel

[spudfan]

Masai, Zulu and Zikali.

[windsock]

Masai, Zulu and Zikali.

Flowers and wet concrete in the frame alongside them and not snow! Spring is edging in? [thumbsupbig]

[spudfan]

Flowers and wet concrete in the frame alongside them and not snow! Spring is edging in? [thumbsupbig]
I usually wash them when it is raining. It softens the dirt and rinses them off. Washing is O.K. but drying 3 Defenders with a cloth is very trying on my hand!!

[cuppabillytea]

I usually wash them when it is raining. It softens the dirt and rinses them off. Washing is O.K. but drying 3 Defenders with a cloth is very trying on my hand!!
If you didn't wash your Defenders in the rain, they wouldn't get washed.

[Gav 110]

Isn’t that the reason we have rain, to wash any “excess” dirt of Defenders and as a bonus it fills our dams and water tanks up for us to make beer from[emoji12]

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Gav

[DDrew]

I would like to say that it is now complete/finished, but these vehicles never stop evolving........