Thread: Has anyone thought about putting a series/defender body on a disco chassis?

Plenty already done. Have you forgotten Pog? Mick_Marsh also has one.

I did mine in the mid 1980's . Cut 10" out of RRC chassis & mounted '64 2A on it .

Probably the first one ever done. Photo taken on the way home from Cooma 40th , 1988

Wasn't there a pommy bloke that made a TV series doing it - something like 'how to make a 4x4'?

Gday Harry and Carolyn, as you might recall I’m looking at doing something similar, pairing a 1992 Defender body/compliance plate with perentie chassis/motor/gearbox.

This is a match made in JLR heaven in that a 1992 body & electively is not too far different from non military aspects of a perentie. In some respects better and more like a 1990s perentie refit.

But what are the pitfalls for registering in Qld? The compliance plate for the perentie was lost before I bought it.

Both vehicles have been previously registered, and not currently stolen or written off.

Thanks.

One with a 300tdi auto would be a cracker.

Originally Posted by The ho har's

One is happening here right now

Start a build thread with pictures please.

The obvious issues are the change in wheelbase and axle positions, but these are easily dealt with. The major issue will be legal - the chassis is legally the vehicle, and the resulting hybrid must comply with the ADRs for the date of the chassis. This makes it a lot easier to start with a contemporary chassis, probably RRC. But it would be a good move to explore the legal situation before spending too much!

(I suspect enforcement has got a lot stricter over time, so just because someone got away with something in the past does not mean you will today!)

...funny , isn't it? I think the disco body on the disco chassis is next to perfect. So practical and so comfortable.