Guys,
First of all I would like to thank many forum members for all the help, support and advise on getting my Landy to ship shape. Please find the pictures attached.
Finally am able to post some pictures of my Landy on this forum.
The Landy is a 1990 Defender 110 which had a 2.5NA engine which was later swapped for a Defender 200TDI engine.
Got in October 2008 and I am restoring it in stages. I have done the following till date.
1. All Polybush kit all round.
2. Brand new wiring harness incl engine harness.
3. Roverdrive DX Overdrive
4. Transfer Box LT230 Oil cooler.
5. All Turbo hoses/pipes are silicon & SS.
6. ITG performance air filter.
7. Performance tuning for the fuel pump from 103 BHP to
130 BHP.
8. New Exide Deep Cycle Battery.
9. All New wheel bearings.
10. All Brakes have been upgraded to performance grade
with new discs.
11. Power steering kit added ( Needed a few Biryanis to turn it
without the PS.)
12. Many miscellaneous minor upgrades.
13. New water pump.
14. New fuel pump.
15. All other new hoses.
16. New Injectors.
17. New Glow plugs & harness.
18. All brand new OEM LR Seals (Not crappy britpart)
19. New Heavy duty brake servo.
20. New Master & Slave cylinders.
21. New Borg & Beck Defender 130 Heavy Duty Clutch plate.
22. All brand new OEM gaskets.
23. Re-cored 200tdi rad.
Everything used was the original OEM Land Rover spares all sourced from UK directly, as I wanted to keep the defender to its original speck.
Here are a few pictures before I did the part restoration. Here is how the it was when I first got her. Looks good after a good polish by yours truly. Still lot more work like interiors, tyres, rims, Seats & painting to be done, stage by stage. I want to enjoy this passionate project of mine. Not worth doing it one go. My dream is to make it a full fledged expedition vehicle.
Just wish I was in UK, as then all the parts are available off the shelf and cheaper, plus you have guys like Trekoverland who can do it in a week, a full restoration.
All the above work was done by a very close friend here in Bangalore. A gem of a man & excellent automobile engineer. Without him would have never bought the Landy especially the condition it was kept by the previous owner.!
Still need to:-
Respray it in Tonga Green.
New BFG 285/75/16 tyres.
New Alloys or Modulars.
Redo all the seats.
Get a better DASH.
Change all light to LED.
Soundproofing.
New Headlining.
Fit a music system.
X-Brake.
Warn Powerplant HD
Bumper for above.
Light Guards all round.
External LED lights
Work Lamps.
ARB Diff lockers front and rear.
Better half shafts.
Complete protection system.
Brand new A/C, threw the heater out. We don't need it in India.
LR G4 Roof Rack & ladder.
Rear Wheel Carrier.
Front Steering guard.
New OME Shocks & Springs.
Roof Tent.
Fridge.
In other words convert into a full fledged expidition vehicle. How I wish Trekoverland was in B;lore, India. Getting all the parts to India cost a bomb.
Once again thanks and look forward to more advice. If anyone can suggest more beneficial upgrades please post.
First of all I would like to thank many forum members for all the help, support and advise on getting my Landy to ship shape. Please find the pictures attached.
Finally am able to post some pictures of my Landy on this forum.
The Landy is a 1990 Defender 110 which had a 2.5NA engine which was later swapped for a Defender 200TDI engine.
Got in October 2008 and I am restoring it in stages. I have done the following till date.
1. All Polybush kit all round.
2. Brand new wiring harness incl engine harness.
3. Roverdrive DX Overdrive
4. Transfer Box LT230 Oil cooler.
5. All Turbo hoses/pipes are silicon & SS.
6. ITG performance air filter.
7. Performance tuning for the fuel pump from 103 BHP to
130 BHP.
8. New Exide Deep Cycle Battery.
9. All New wheel bearings.
10. All Brakes have been upgraded to performance grade
with new discs.
11. Power steering kit added ( Needed a few Biryanis to turn it
without the PS.)
12. Many miscellaneous minor upgrades.
13. New water pump.
14. New fuel pump.
15. All other new hoses.
16. New Injectors.
17. New Glow plugs & harness.
18. All brand new OEM LR Seals (Not crappy britpart)
19. New Heavy duty brake servo.
20. New Master & Slave cylinders.
21. New Borg & Beck Defender 130 Heavy Duty Clutch plate.
22. All brand new OEM gaskets.
23. Re-cored 200tdi rad.
Everything used was the original OEM Land Rover spares all sourced from UK directly, as I wanted to keep the defender to its original speck.
Here are a few pictures before I did the part restoration. Here is how the it was when I first got her. Looks good after a good polish by yours truly. Still lot more work like interiors, tyres, rims, Seats & painting to be done, stage by stage. I want to enjoy this passionate project of mine. Not worth doing it one go. My dream is to make it a full fledged expedition vehicle.
Just wish I was in UK, as then all the parts are available off the shelf and cheaper, plus you have guys like Trekoverland who can do it in a week, a full restoration.
All the above work was done by a very close friend here in Bangalore. A gem of a man & excellent automobile engineer. Without him would have never bought the Landy especially the condition it was kept by the previous owner.!
Still need to:-
Respray it in Tonga Green.
New BFG 285/75/16 tyres.
New Alloys or Modulars.
Redo all the seats.
Get a better DASH.
Change all light to LED.
Soundproofing.
New Headlining.
Fit a music system.
X-Brake.
Warn Powerplant HD
Bumper for above.
Light Guards all round.
External LED lights
Work Lamps.
ARB Diff lockers front and rear.
Better half shafts.
Complete protection system.
Brand new A/C, threw the heater out. We don't need it in India.
LR G4 Roof Rack & ladder.
Rear Wheel Carrier.
Front Steering guard.
New OME Shocks & Springs.
Roof Tent.
Fridge.
In other words convert into a full fledged expidition vehicle. How I wish Trekoverland was in B;lore, India. Getting all the parts to India cost a bomb.
Once again thanks and look forward to more advice. If anyone can suggest more beneficial upgrades please post.
