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    defender width

    Hi guys,
    Can anyone tell me the outside width of their Defer. I am trying to get some bar work done for a tray before I take delivery.

    I need to know the width of the upper body, say corner to corner just under the gutters on back of the car.
    And the width of corner to corner below the tail lights. The wider part of the body work.

    thanks in advance for the effort.

    Jason

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    body width

    Jason,

    Remember you have about an extra six inches if you take into account the front flares. I made my own tray for my single cab 130 and bought the tray out to the width of the flares

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    On my 1998 cab/chassis:
    Outside of gutters at back of cab - 1460mm
    Rib at hip below windows - 1540mm
    Widest part of body work at back of cab 1645mm
    Outriggers right at back of chassis - 1540mm
    My tray width to outside of corner aluminium angle but excluding bolt heads - 1840mm

    Is that any help?

    1973 Series III LWB 1983 - 2006
    1998 300 Tdi Defender Trayback 2006 - often fitted with a Trayon slide-on camper.

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    Quote Originally Posted by newhue View Post
    Hi guys,
    Can anyone tell me the outside width of their Defer.

    Jason
    Ummm, what variety/year etc. Defender?

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    Quote Originally Posted by miky View Post
    Ummm, what variety/year etc. Defender?
    It don't matter, they are all the same

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    The car is a 130 Puma with a Triple M alloy tray being fitted.

    I reckon if a 130 body is the same as a 110 in width and height I'm all good.
    The idea is to be removing the head board of the tray, then add a steel frame as close as possible to the internal corners.
    I want to kink the bars at the body hip, or close to the top of the tray's gates. Then run the bars up to the gutter height keeping the same distance from the body along the way.
    Maybe from the gutter kink the bar again and go vertical to roof line.

    I may need a gutter to roof line measurement if anyone could be troubled. But I think I have enough to get going. Delivery is on Friday so I can grab that last measurement then.

    thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by rovercare View Post
    It don't matter, they are all the same
    Give or take about an inch, for build tolerances

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    Quote Originally Posted by Quarks View Post
    Give or take about an inch, for build tolerances
    Good point!

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