Defender- series 3 front

DanFindy · Dec 19, 2012

Hey guys first post here and i hope im not dropping myself in it with what im about to say, ive been lookin for a decent series 3 for a while over here in Ireland, not too fruitfull to date which leads me to this dilema, ive been offered an ex military defender 1983 in great nick with zero rust, now i really like the series 3 front and wondered would it be incredibly difficult or would people class it as being a terribly wrong thing to do to convert the defender front to series 3???
All opinions appreciated...be gentle however

crashbox · Dec 19, 2012

Unusual but would look okay in my opinion as I like S3s. Dont know what the issues will be, probably with the fan and rad. Welcome btw.

Dr_evil · Dec 19, 2012

will look wrong, body will be more modern looking than front, rad mounts will need moving back, viscous fan probably removing

DanFindy · Dec 19, 2012

Ah well just a thought !!!

richbatch · Dec 19, 2012

i heard you can convert a series 3 into defender but not the other way and hi by the way

ajb403 · Dec 19, 2012

richbatch said:
i heard you can convert a series 3 into defender but not the other way

Plenty of people 'convert' Defenders into series motors, you see them on ebay all the time, oddly enough they always seem to be pre '73 reg....

Land Raver · Dec 19, 2012

Personally I like things the way they were intended to be when it comes to my motors.
However, Landies are old vehicles and not particularly valuable by classic car standards so I would do what you feel you want to.(and of course, sensibly possible).

Rattlegun · Dec 20, 2012

Hangty onty a minnit. There weren't defenders or ninetys either in 1983 so it may be a Series 3 that's had a defender front end put on, in which case it'll be easy to put a series 3 front back on.

Has it leaf springs or coily springs? Apologies if I'm advising on egg sucking

Dr_evil · Dec 20, 2012

Rattlegun said:
Hangty onty a minnit. There weren't defenders or ninetys either in 1983 so it may be a Series 3 that's had a defender front end put on, in which case it'll be easy to put a series 3 front back on.

Has it leaf springs or coily springs? Apologies if I'm advising on egg sucking

yes there were..

richbatch · Dec 20, 2012

you dont suck an egg you blow it

TD5power · Dec 20, 2012

richbatch said:
you dont suck an egg you blow it

No you don't even do that, you fertilise it :multiply:

OZAWOZA · Dec 20, 2012

....Call me old fashioned, but I just eat my eggs?!?

Oldseadog · Dec 20, 2012

Egg zackerly! That's what you are supposed to do with them!

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