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  1. 18th April 2009, 06:59 PM #1
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    Luxury

    Well on Wednesday I picked up my Series I. The interior is pretty good, but the fella who had it before the people I bought it off; had used it to cart wood. The rear leafs are massive



    Anyway I drove it down from the Macedon Ranges in Victoria to Launceston in Tassie. Roughly 140 kms. With no seat belts, no windsreen wipers, no heater and lots of oil

    Was a good trip but when I got to Tassie it decided to rain. And rain it did.

    No windsreen wipers was bad enough but when water starts bubbeling through the windscreen and roof it gets a bit cold.

    Anyway I got home, and jumped into the Defender to head down to a sheep farm down the midlands for a holiday. And

    First time I have ever felt small in the Defender. Must be because the seats are lower and windsreen slightly smaller. But the seats felt like armchairs and the power from the Tdi felt like a rocket ship. And the ride

    Lets just say I'm glad Landrover switched to coils in the Defender
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  2. 18th April 2009, 07:27 PM #2
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    Thats some serious springing!


    Nice buy, I've always thought timber trays look classy

    Cheers,
    Mark
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  3. 18th April 2009, 07:59 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by longing4alandy View Post


    Thats some serious springing!


    Nice buy, I've always thought timber trays look classy

    Cheers,
    Mark
    Thanks mate

    I like the tray as well, don't reckon I'll ever put a tub on it. Not really a big fan of them with the tub on
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  4. 18th April 2009, 08:17 PM #4
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    jeeze, thats a meatier spring pack than fozzys got......

    nice find.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    jeeze, thats a meatier spring pack than fozzys got......

    nice find.
    And spread by rust - any spring effect probably comes from the rubber bushes!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jock The Rock View Post
    Anyway I drove it down from the Macedon Ranges in Victoria to Launceston in Tassie. Roughly 140 kms.
    I just got home from work - this made my brain implode
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  7. 18th April 2009, 10:23 PM #7
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    Got any pictures of the body and such?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grover-98 View Post
    Got any pictures of the body and such?
    Try here grover98 My Project: 1957 109" Series I Flat Tray
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    So what was the suspension like when you drove it with those springs?
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  10. 19th April 2009, 08:45 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Panda View Post
    So what was the suspension like when you drove it with those springs?
    Yeah very average

    When I saw a bump in the road I had to brace myself lucky I'm a young fella

    The fronts are a bit sad as well so that did'nt help either.

    But by crike the Defender is nice to drive after the Series
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