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I am thinking about the same upgrade. Do You think it will also improve the fuel economy?

Received the units back all painted. I worked on the doors first adding the pull catch and fixing rivets. The main units also had all of the auxiliary parts fitted.

Onto the cabinets, Sometime ago I saw a photograph of a Defender with the style of cabinet l liked, So from that moment l mentally designed the cabinets and the look and feel of the whole project. I have seen camper vans In the past, but mostly VWs, not many Defenders. They normally looked like...

Thank you Willie. I hope that the photographs are not too Zzzzzzz. But if they inspire and help people then it has been worth it.:)

Next on my to do list: Adding a panel for the thermostat and water level indicator. First l made a cardboard template. I then traced around it into 4 mm plywood.adding a angled cage, so that it fits snug in the rear trim. Mounting holes were then marked out and cut. Placed in position...

The 2nd row seat is in and working well on the new two new striker plates. The 40% section seat I am not going to use and will make way for the fridge/ freezer and electrical cabinet. I had a set of leather covers made, and in total took me a 3-4 hours to fit including the valance and rear...

Looks Ace! Good job.

I have received and fitted internal trim all looking okay, main switches for the external lights are also in. The trim was quite tricky to fit, because l had to trim each piece down with a Dremel to compensate for all of the extra layers: 2 mm of sound proofing, 7 mm of Dodo thermal insulation...

More...l have added the rear door card organiser, secured with pop rivets. Also had all of the windows tinted from the B- post to rear of the car (5%). The rear seat brackets have also had a clean up, stripped and powder coated.

I have a Alpine unit myself, one of the first items l add to my project. Electric windows and heated seats also added at the same time. Phone apps work really well on Apple play satnav and Spotify. There are many security items out on the market, but l would deffo have layered security...

Finishing off the flooring. I cut out various lengths of aluminium angle and secured them in place using CT1 adhesive and screws. The two side pieces were cut to shape and then bolted through the flooring. Great care was taken to obtain precise cut angles. finished flooring. Another recent...

All of the electrics have now all arrived including the two switch and control panels. The charging controller and trickle charger are in the middle with the 240 V electrics top right. A couple of close ups. My next job was to fit a battery tray and leisure battery, not easy because the...

Just a small update regarding the internal trim. The Landy internal trim had been bashed about a bit lots of nicks and scrapes and l thought too tatty to leave as it was. So what do l do? I could buy new, but difficult get new at a affordable price, get rid of them altogether, but l loose the...

I found another great use for the house vacuum cleaner. Not only is good for hovering up dust in the living room or the hallway. Stick a piece of cut hose on the end secure with tape and you have a great cleaning tool to suck up crud from the rear chassis. :D

Very good work.

I laid out the floor ready to be fixed down. Not too bad to do, a lot of cuts around the plates and under the cargo track. All finished, the Aluminium trim is the only part missing, my circular saw blade was too blunt to use attempt this at a later date. From this angle you can see the...

My Defender battery l will keep as standard, only my leisure battery will be AGM, seems to be the norm for campervans. I am hoping the solar panel will provide enough battery top up, but is it big enough? I will see over the coming months l guess. Electrics are not my strong point, but I did...

The units look great. You have done a good job.:)

I have just finally received the new striker plates. The old ones were extremely tatty and large. The reason l redesigned the striker plate was size, l wanted to be able to drop the seats down, and then lock the cabinets/units in place when the double seat was tumbled forward. The old Unit was...