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I am new here so sorry if I have posted this in the wrong section. Many moons ago I used to have a series II Landy that I loved to bits. Then many years on I had a Defender as a work vehicle. It was faster, had much better brake, infinity better ride, sharper steering and well was just generally a much more usable vehicle. But I still loved the style of the old series Landy. So I was wondering if you can put an old series II style body and interior on a more modern model?


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Yes. I am currently fitting the body of a 1958 series 2 onto the chassis and running gear from a Lamborghini Diablo.

All this from the comfort of my cell at Broadmoor. I expect to be finished just before my release in 2068
 
storm99 said:
Yes. I am currently fitting the body of a 1958 series 2 onto the chassis and running gear from a Lamborghini Diablo.

All this from the comfort of my cell at Broadmoor. I expect to be finished just before my release in 2068
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who told you, you would be up for early release:doh:
 
Hougham said:
I am new here so sorry if I have posted this in the wrong section. Many moons ago I used to have a series II Landy that I loved to bits. Then many years on I had a Defender as a work vehicle. It was faster, had much better brake, infinity better ride, sharper steering and well was just generally a much more usable vehicle. But I still loved the style of the old series Landy. So I was wondering if you can put an old series II style body and interior on a more modern model?


Cheers
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You've just high lighted all the joys of a series there. Why loose them and ruin an excellent series by botching it onto a defender?

But, yes. it is possible. We can fly to the moon ffs, putting a different body on a car is childs play.
 
i think he just wants the best of both worlds the look n charm of a series 2 but the workings of a deffender wich shouldnt be too much of a challenge just time consumeing
 
johnny curt 1 said:
i think he just wants the best of both worlds the look n charm of a series 2 but the workings of a deffender wich shouldnt be too much of a challenge just time consumeing
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The look and charm of a series is the leaf springs sticking up to the front and back of the chassis. It is the guy behind the wheel fighting with the steering wheel to turn the wheels when stationary, and to an extent it is the amazing 2 1/4 petrol engine - what a great engine that is - given its age / time it was built, i know its crap for fuel economy and top speeds, but, for what it was built for it is a cracking engine.
 
He's just thinking ahead, alot of folk upgrade stuff from their older Landies, engines, suspension, steering etc etc.

Sticking a Series 2 body on something else is perfectly fine, you may as well ask why some people paint their Landy a different colour, they do because they like the look of it, why change the wheels? why do this, why do that, could sit here all day asking why, at the end of it, it's his Landy :D
 
You paint your landy to stop it rusting

You change the tyres to give you more grip in the mud / snow, etc.

You upgrade the suspension to give you more height for off-roading

Anything else? :p :)
 
its just the opposite of building a defender into a series innit, only less trouble (unless he is gonna try an put the classic reg over onto it too) but i reckon a series lookin defender would be quite cool, would be nice for people to think its an old sh1ter yet the owner knowing it works like a new un
 
I think the only acceptable way to do it would be to put a really beat up series body on a R/R sport chassis / running gear.

Just for the simple reason that it would be awesome at lights / on motorways when some boy racer or bmw driver is being a ****.
 
like captain wide boy at the weekend who wanted to cut me up and cause an accident-I was driving a sleeper
 
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