BronkoMini
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Thanks, im now looking for a light bar and some lights for the back, there's just so many different ones around.
Fattylewis
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I have millys twin sisterHere is Milly and Rosie on the way back from picking Rosie up.
BronkoMini
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She was blurting something out the other day about missing all her sistersI have millys twin sister
BronkoMini
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If anyone knows of any ls3 double cab pick ups for sale let me know as my brother is on the look out for one.
BronkoMini
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Yeah lol, he wants too see weather buying one already installed would be cheaper than doing the conversion him self. Obviously if he did it him self he'd need a defender with no engine, or buy a high mileage one for cheaper then just ditch the engine. U can buy the ls3's for £6,000 so it's not "too" bad. If I had the money I'd buy one straight from twisted.
BronkoMini
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Oh and I rekon he's having a mid life crisis, he just hit the big 40, twice my age!
bankz5152
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Haha yeah the LS3 may be £6k but the electronics to run it are another £1k and you need to find a suitable gearbox which there arnt many that will retain 4wd. Quaife make one but thats another £10k on top. Not to mention uprating the rest of the drive train!
Probably looking at least £25k either way a **** sode cheaper than £70 - £100k for the pre built ones.
Probably looking at least £25k either way a **** sode cheaper than £70 - £100k for the pre built ones.
BronkoMini
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I found someone selling the engine for £5200 and the Ecu etc for £800, and you're right there's loads of other things that need to be done, yes and still a bit cheaper
bankz5152
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Thats alright! Also something I would love to do in the future. Friend of mine did have an idea, buy a Vauxhall Maloo, usually a LS3 or similar engine and you can often pick em up for £10k or less. Gives you all engine, gearbox and ECU would just have to have someone modify it somehow to fit a TX box.
BronkoMini
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That's a good idea, but you could either get lucky with an engine that's been looked after or you could end up with a pile of scrap.
BronkoMini
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When you don't have a big enough drive:
BronkoMini
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Yeah there is but I'd be blocking all the other cars in. Need to get something to put on the grass as it's tearing it all up.You could get a couple more on there........ what you moaning about?
Just bought some grass reinforcing mesh for the same reason
BronkoMini
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Made a little video earlier:
BronkoMini
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Though I'd do an external video:
BronkoMini
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Yeah do it, it's the best £250 I've spent on her I recon and thanks.
BronkoMini
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Nearly fainted, got the bill back for the td5, £1000 later.
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