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Just got 2 more D3 HSE's :)
I just got 2 more D3's, the one that is stickerd i think im going to use for a special build project i have in mind with a 110 Defender body on and possibily a new engine and the other one that ive started stickering will end up as another run about.
I thaught id share some of the first pictures before i tare one of them apart for the project.
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4th Oct 2008 6:28 pm
CFB
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Not seen any on 04 plates before!!
110 body on a D3, how's that gonna work then, isn't it a tad narrow??
4th Oct 2008 6:30 pm
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....and why?
4th Oct 2008 6:31 pm
bellautos
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CFB wrote:
Not seen any on 04 plates before!!
110 body on a D3, how's that gonna work then, isn't it a tad narrow??
These are LR Press cars, or was.
Yes it is narrow i was possibiley thinking about the iceland Defender version wheel arches on a defender body, im unsure yet how it will work or not work out.
4th Oct 2008 6:32 pm
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Why what 10forcash ?
Why take apart ?
Regards Pete
4th Oct 2008 6:33 pm
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4th Oct 2008 6:54 pm
bellautos
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NJF wrote:
Why not have a go with the D3's body, Pete? Too heavy up top once it's done?
Idealy id like a defender with the tdv6 2.7L or the new 3.0L in it , but there are problems with propshaft location etc etc.
The easest option i can think of is use a d3/sport chassis and running gear but make it look like a Defender, removing all the extra electrics that is in the D3 and keep it baisc as possibile like a defender with no satnav radio etc etc ,im unsure which way to go at the moment im going to have to do some homework on measurements of the chassis V Defender body etc etc.
I think it will be different which is whats actualy driving it/me loool
Regards pete
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Keep me updated, would love to see the finished result! Ben
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4th Oct 2008 8:04 pm
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bellautos wrote:
Why what 10forcash ?
Why take apart ?
Regards Pete
Why try and make either something they were never designed to be
4th Oct 2008 8:28 pm
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Because landrover will not produce a production defender with a standard v6 or v8 diesel giving me the power of the d3.
And i keep getting asked to fit the TDV6 into trial/off road cars and racers but i wont do it for others untill ive built my own project so its about time i got my finger out.
Sounds like a challenging project Pete, and many of us will be watching with interest . Looks like your project vehicle is airsprung though - surely a coiler would be a better place to start for the first Defender bodied TDV6? Can you upload photos as you go along? Would be great to see it progress Previously:
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. Looks like your project vehicle is airsprung though - surely a coiler would be a better place to start for the first Defender bodied TDV6? Can you upload photos as you go along? Would be great to see it progress 
