Thread: Show us your D2, PICS only.

Originally Posted by Pauly85

when i got her





and now



99 V8
Rebuilt engine with top hat sleaves
rebuilt abs pump
rear air springs converted to coils
dual batteries
265/75/16 maxxis big horns
stock side steps removed
custom rear work light

might go for a drive tomorrow and get some better pics!

You must have done a bit of front bumper trimming to get 265/75's on?

Looks the goods :-)

I ran BFG's in that and only had 2" lift and no cutting. Did hit one radius arm but that was stop adjustment.

No trimming at all mate, doesn't even rub on full lock, they are on 16x7 inch rims, I'll get more photos tomorrow!

Picked this up in May. It came with:
UHF + aerial
roof rack
snorkel
muffler/s removed
cr4ppy nudge bar
cheap spots.

Planned:
ARB Bar + side rails + Winch (within the next three weeks)
AT's - still undecided, probably Yokohama's (thoughts?)
Steel wheels
Compressor
Fire Extinguisher

Long Term:
Long Range tank
replacement steel rear bar
upgrade of headlight bulbs
one of those spanky UAE wire grills

It has a flip down Land Rover DVD screen and head unit (under the passenger seat), when I bought it there was a disc stuck in the player - any tricks to remove this? I was thinking that a cheap Western Digital HDD media player would be the best replacement going (as I have about a million digital movies) - but all the car sound guys I talk to poo poo the idea. There aren't too many single DIN DVD playing head units around to replace it with. Any suggestions?

I have attached a photo of it in the driveway (where it spends WAY too much time) and one of it in its natural environment - Upper Stoney Creek in Byfield.

I had a Defender Utility up until recently, but I had to sell that to finance the ARB gear. We were originally looking for a Defender wagon, but this D2 came up and good, clean Defenders are very rare in these parts...... I still get a pang whenever we see a Defender.

Here's mine:



92k; bought early last year with 62k. D2a SE Auto, ACE, SLS.

Pretty extreme accessories/mods:

Extended roof rails
Land Rover Carpet *and* Rubber floor mats
Land Rover Low profile weather deflectors
Land Rover removable dog guard
Vinyl spare wheel cover
+50 globes in high beams
Engine Saver
Clean EGR

Am very slowly destroying the rear bumper but have managed to push it back into place so far. Will replace with something metal eventually. Otherwise, the plan is to keep it basically stock.

I also have a 90 RRC and have only recently been getting the D2 into the bush. I am now convinced it's a far superior vehicle in all regards except for the ride and my willingness to suffer panel damage.

Here's mine from a recent trip down the NSW North Coast

2003 V8 S auto (232,000kms)
BFG All Terrains 255/70 R16
40mm King springs and air bag lift kit in the rear
Bilsteins to suit the lift kit
ARB Winch Bar with IPF lights
Safari snorkel
Rocksliders
Britpart rear bar
GME UHF
ARB Dual battery
Anderson plug wired to the Camper Trailer
Rhino alloy tray
Home made rack which has drawers, 40L water tank and Waeco fridge slide. All recovery gear (Tirfor etc) goes under this.

Done the usual repairs over the 3 years I have owned it:
Head gaskets
The three amigos (Shuttle valve replacement)
Double cardan joint front propshaft
New rear airbags
and 1 week before we went away, the auto inhibitor switch and a hole in the exhaust coming off the exhaust manifold.

Cheers Pete

2001 td5 manual
almost straight through exhaust
bruce davis chip
20psi boost
egr removed
safari snorkel
3-4"ish lift
255/85r16 (34"x10") km2's
modified vr commodore rims
tjm bullbar
50w anderson plug on front bar
9500lb winch
custom rear bar
ladder
rear work light
35w hid headlights
narva ultima 175 retrofitted with 55w hid
gme tx3100
cargo barrier, drawer and fridge slide
engel eclipse 38
100ah dual battery setup
2500w 240v inverter
arb awning
defender t/case
centre diff lock with custom pneumatic actuation
49% reduction in low range
maxidrive rear diff lock and axles
arb front diff lock
sony cd player
boss 100% duty cycle air compressor under bonnet (max 60amp draw!)
110-130psi pressure switch and 18L air tank
regulator at 90psi for t/case ram and front locker
truck horn run at 110-130psi for waking up sunday drivers

pulled the sidesteps and plastic trim off this arvo to measure up for some custom sliders.
get some bits in the next week or two to mount a swing out wheel carrier on rear bar.

yet to fix
intermittent 3 amigo's due to shuttle valve and front wheel speed left sensor, srs light, oily injector harness and a possible cracked turbo

pics didnt show up for me jon...