Naks

Well, Gerry got what he wanted all along - a rehashed version of the DC100.

Another teaser: https://media.landrover.com/news/2019/09/new-land-rover-defender-expedition-001-100919 Interesting rear end (screen grab from the video):

coupe of new teasers:

from a JLR employee & Defender driver who got a preview today:

a slightly zoomed out photo was emailed to some people, found this on the Disco3 forum

Yeah, not a single one of these people look like Defender drivers. Most likely actors that LR hired as part of their marketing campaign #lol.

first official photo of the new Defender: from https://media.landrover.com/news/2019/08/new-land-rover-defender-expedition-001-centre-earth-its-world-premiere-frankfurt-motor Global debut: New Land Rover Defender will make its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show, at 09:00 BST (10:00 CEST) on Tuesday 10 September First glimpse: New Defender tackles remote Valley of the Castles, Kazakhstan, on its first expedition en route to Frankfurt, Germany Tested to extremes: Global development programme saw new Defender endure temperatures as low as -40 celsius and altitudes as high as 10,000ft Livestream: Watch the reveal of new Defender from 08:50 BST / 09:50 CEST on Land Rover’s YouTube and Facebook pages Open book: Order books for the unstoppable 4x4 will open at the world debut

after a few gym sessions #lol

looks set for the launch:

two weeks to go and still work going on

it seems this brah doesn't do leg days

some nice off-road shots:

yep

hi guys, I'm trying to work out the height of my driver's side springs wrt the OEM ones, but I'm seeing some weird numbers. I jacked up the car and measured the front springs, which are supposed to be 395mm (Old Man Emu 760). But I measured them to be 340mm +-5mm. When I look at http://red90.ca/rovers/springinfo.html, the standard spring for a 90 Puma (REB500200 / 9446) is supposed to be 15.19in/385mm. Other than the extra Frontrunner bullbar, there's no other weight on the car. Surely my OME spring can't have sagged by a whopping 55mm in 9 years!???

A new video showing some of the testing

Finally got the videos of me being stuck & getting recovered from my friend who was filming:

AutoCar gets a ride in the new Defender: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/first-ride-2020-land-rover-defender-prototype

Ok, went to see a new indie today whom a lot of our club members have recommended. Car was on the lift, and we did a full inspection - a number of things he wasn't happy with, including the rear propshaft not being bolted on tightly enough, some bushes not the correct spec, etc. He also bled the brakes and we went for a drive - problem sorted! He's keeping the car for a few days to systematically work through the ongoing drivetrain vibration issue.

Yes, no leaks anywhere, and the brake fluid level hasn't changed. Yes, the braking force is on each axle, i.e., the front wheels get the same, and the back wheels get the same. The springs were meant to be changed anyway, since we fitted Terrafirma Heavy in the rear, they just didnt have stock of the fronts 2 weeks a go.

Just got the landy back: they fitted Terrafirma Medium coils in front to match the rear, and wheel alignment was done (it was way out). They checked the braking system on rollers - all wheels are getting the same amount of braking +-5%. I'm told this is not enough to notice, and the spec goes +-30%. It drives better, but there's still a hint of pulling under hard braking - I doubt anyone else will notice it though. I think it's time to find another indie...