vasimone
Active Member
Hello guys!
I am Simone, from Italy, living in Ghana, West Africa.
I am the proud owner of a 110 1996 Defender converted to 6x4 by carmichael as a fire rescue vehicle - it had a 3.5 V8 that got broken and it got fixed a 1994 200TDI (yeah I know not the best for such a beast but that's an opportunity to change it with something more suitable in the future).
My dream is to now transform it into an overland vehicle that will take me from here to the rest of the world....I would like to do so in about 18 months or so... so let the fun begin!
The car has been sitting idle for something like 5 years before they changed the engine and did some general maintenance to it to use it to pass the general tests needed to transfer it from a government vehicle (it was a Ghana Fire Service Truck) to a private owned vehicle. It was used it for a month or so before I was able to put my hands on it.
I now have identified a Land Rover specialist and will take there Wheely (yes that's his name) for a first check-up....I will open a thread in the right section of the forum to ask you some tips..
Cheers,
Simone
I am Simone, from Italy, living in Ghana, West Africa.
I am the proud owner of a 110 1996 Defender converted to 6x4 by carmichael as a fire rescue vehicle - it had a 3.5 V8 that got broken and it got fixed a 1994 200TDI (yeah I know not the best for such a beast but that's an opportunity to change it with something more suitable in the future).
My dream is to now transform it into an overland vehicle that will take me from here to the rest of the world....I would like to do so in about 18 months or so... so let the fun begin!
The car has been sitting idle for something like 5 years before they changed the engine and did some general maintenance to it to use it to pass the general tests needed to transfer it from a government vehicle (it was a Ghana Fire Service Truck) to a private owned vehicle. It was used it for a month or so before I was able to put my hands on it.
I now have identified a Land Rover specialist and will take there Wheely (yes that's his name) for a first check-up....I will open a thread in the right section of the forum to ask you some tips..
Cheers,
Simone
