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Ibex F8!


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Ah, proper tyres not silly cheese-cutters :D

Not sure about the last pic though, looks a bit like an off road wheely bin :blink:

I think I like it but would have to see more. The Ibex has always had a certain purity about it that says "I am what I am if you don't like it eff off or I'll punch you" and I like that :)

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can't say I'm to keen, too much of a traditionalist I suppose.

Saw one featured in one of the Land Rover porn mags and I remembering thinking 'Meh', turning the pages and randomly landing on a bog standard Defender 90 with some Cooper STT tyres on and going 'Oooooooooohhhhhhhhhh' :lol:

Ancient Chinese proverb say, 'If everybody looked the same, we would get tired of looking at each other'. Or was it Groove Armada?

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I seem to recall JF saying somewhere that the door angle is deliberate, so it's less likely to get caught up in the scenery. The Mark 1 doors hinged on the windscreen part of the A pillar, so the doors move upward when opened.

It should be a simple matter to make replacement check straps (it's a steel linkage) to open the door further - I've never tried though, I've never found it a problem.

Some more pics up now.

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I seem to recall JF saying somewhere that the door angle is deliberate, so it's less likely to get caught up in the scenery. The Mark 1 doors hinged on the windscreen part of the A pillar, so the doors move upward when opened.

It should be a simple matter to make replacement check straps (it's a steel linkage) to open the door further - I've never tried though, I've never found it a problem.

Some more pics up now.

Dave

You set Vic off she was on the web site last night looking up what we would get as I wanted a 5dr and F8 is funky and very game consel type look. I managed to stopper porting a email to get a quote

J

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Basic price for the last version was £6-7k last time I checked, but most will want the centre winch option which I think added another £1.5k

You (usually) need a drivetrain, including axles and suspension, radius arms, A frame etc., plus a Defender dashboard and seats.

You don't need the original chassis, so you don't actually *need* a donor vehicle.

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