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Jez has left the country to renovate a mill. If it's Volvo portal stuff @FridgeFreezer can help with some bits.
Mike
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3 hours ago, reb78 said:
Its interesting. I only ever really think about chassis swaps in defenderland. But you noone ever says you cant change all of the body panels on the defender with other secondhand ones without a test, so why do i sense some implying that Simon would need to do more with a body swap on a discovery3 compared to what we might do on a defender?
Can I point out I said it shouldn't be a problem legally. But even if it was, IVA is the worst case and that's not really an issue with a standard car bar the additional cost (around £500).
Mike
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Theoretically yes you can swap the body as the points are in the chassis, suspension etc. Worst case you would need an IVA (not the full kit car one) which shouldn't be a problem if standard vehicle. Then it would probably get an age related number plate. You probably should notify DVLA and your insurance. I'm not familiar with d3's but you would need to transfer the id from the chassis to the new body and this maybe troublesome.
Mike
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Suspension is very interesting. I quite like the styling of the yellow one.
Mike
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Err fridge was referring to the troop carrier tgb20 6.05 total length and 5700kg gvw. But I agree the T244 is much better option. As I've said before I think I could make any of the above work (I'm a boatbuilder so used to small alkward spaces) but it'll be finance's that kill the truck idea.
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We got 255/85x16 on the wife's 110 never had any trouble with them rubbing, however whilst we do have an aux tank it's under the drivers seat. Personally I'd put some on and see given your truck I doubt serious off road is going to be a problem. If they do touch it'll be nothing
a big hammersome panel beating can't solve.Mike
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Thanks for the input. As I said from the beginning this was very much vapour. I would still quite like to do one but it's unlikely to happen. More likely is a home built caravan/camping trailer but we will see what happens.
Mike
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Welcome to the forum.
Mike
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To convert a 90 to a 130 (or a 110) would cost considerably more than £4k. The IVA and registration alone are best part of £700 assuming it passed first time. A chassis is £3k (assumes a new galv chassis). All the body parts you don't have £2k (assumes second hand). Paint £500 if you do it yourself, £3k at a paint shop. Odds and sods (fuel tank, rear axle, prop etc) £1-2k.
Sell the 90 and add what you can to buy a 110/130.
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45 minutes ago, andy _1 said:
I have never seen one of them before. How much , is that a kit car ? There are no prices i can see , only £1000 deposit
From memory they start from £8k ish for the kit and it will cost you from about £12k on top to build (including buying a donor). Which sounds a lot until you actually work out the costs of building a defender (I doubt your 130 project would leave much change from £30k if done to a good standard). I know which I'd rather have.......
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Especially as foers will build an ibex any length you want with 4, 6 or maybe even 8 wheel drive. You can have pick up, hard top, station wagon or flat bed to name a few.
Mike
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As has been said above. You could use the 90 rear axle but the truck would need be down plated for weight capacity. If you use most of the 90's parts (bar the parts that need to be 130 or bespoke) you will get an age related plate in fact even if you use two donor vehicles they will pick one to use for the age (depending on which is older/has the most parts in the build). I actually had to try quite hard to get a Q plate on my ibex.
Personally rather than build a 90 into a 130 I would buy a 130 and use the 90 to donate the parts to fix it.
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Buy an ibex kit and use the 90 as a donor. (This would be what I would do).
Mike
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9 hours ago, Escape said:
Well spotted! But if it was a 1990, it should be a 200tdi, right? The NA not being sold for a few years. Makes me wonder what other inaccuracies the articles on that site may have. I mostly enjoy reading them, also to learn about different cars. But when dealing with cars I know little about, I wouldn't spot the faulty info and would assume all said is correct. So if I can't trust the info, it becomes rather pointless...
Filip
1990 was TD and 200tdi didn't arrive in defender form till 92 from memory. EX military could have anything in it from N/A to retrofit 300tdi.
Mike
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I can assure you the door tops leaning in to far is not a bad thing. Standard from the factory they start to lean out at 50mph.
Mike
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As the sun was out it was a good weekend to pull the heater out. I've always had low air output and had a suspicion the seal to the bulkhead was leaking. Heater out I've made a new seal hopefully shaped to fit better and in much better condition than the one in there. Was toying with doing daveturnbull's swift motor conversion but have decided to leave that for another day. It does feel better but I guess I'll find out on a wet and horrible morning.
Mike
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4 hours ago, cackshifter said:
Yes undoubtedly, but it is kind of fascinating......
Foers used to offer 6x6 - not sure what they used for the driveline. I do know without a third diff between the axles there will inevitably be windup, hence Ed's Sandringham using freewheel hubs. All full size trucks have 3rd diffs. Off road or lightly loaded it may not matter, though
Foers still do a 6x6 version of the F8 ibex and it's very cool.
Mike
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I have a few times wondered about getting one machined up out of aluminium or even steel.
Mike
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Clearly I'm not normal t..........oh.
Mike
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Nope it's just you.
Mind I did do a chassis swap last lock down.
Mike
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I think I've now had every type of failure of the clutch. I've had the push rod punch through, the pivot punch through, I've bent one, the pin snap off and the fork the pin is on snap off.
On the bright side it's all fixed and back on the road ready for work in the morning.
Mike
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It let go on my way home yesterday, started to punch through and snapped a pin off. Managed to get the box back enough last night to get it out.
Mike
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Guess what I'm doing tonight assuming I can get a replacement on the way home from work....
Mike
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12 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said:
@miketomcat hey I found a more practical camper idea for you
Being a mini man and a kit car man I've known about the jiffy for years and no.
Mike
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Lockdown Camper Van Build - not even slightly LR, but potentially useful bits!
in Modified Vehicle Builds & Special Projects
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Or just put the drain in the middle!
Mike