110 Defender body mod

[billsdefender1996]

Hi Guys, I have a 1996 300TDI Auto 110 sataion wagon. I'm planning to cut the back section off behind the rear doors and put a tray on the back. has any one done this mod and if so any advice.
Cheers Bill

[Blknight.aus]

get the SWB roof first... bolt that on and that will give you a convenient line out to shift the back panels of the existing tub forwards to before you slice and dice.

you'll want a good drill, set of drill bits and a set of spot weld drill bits.

[MR LR]

get the SWB roof first... bolt that on and that will give you a convenient line out to shift the back panels of the existing tub forwards to before you slice and dice.

you'll want a good drill, set of drill bits and a set of spot weld drill bits.

130 roof and rear window section would make it look factory and not hacked up.

[Blknight.aus]

True, but I've only ever done it on series rovers before and since a series rover doesnt give the luxury of having the 130 dual cab as an option I hadnt considered it.

AFAIR the roof of a SWB series is the same length as the SWB defender but thats only by eye measurement.

[MR LR]

With a 90 being 93inch wheel base, and all the series 3 swb's being 88 (that's right isn't it?!?) the series roof wouldn't be too short for a 110 would it? I've seen some done that way, and I think they even just cut down the 110 roof.

Mind you with a Defender anything is possible!!

[uninformed]

a series roof would not work unless you change to a series windscreen......and that would bring the SUCK, big time

ps Mr JR, 90 is 92.9 inch

[Reads90]

get the SWB roof first... bolt that on and that will give you a convenient line out to shift the back panels of the existing tub forwards to before you slice and dice.

you'll want a good drill, set of drill bits and a set of spot weld drill bits.

Good luck with finding a 90 roof.

As you know a series roof won't fit on the front of a Defender