The Defender thread

Fit a bigger intercooler and open up the pump, very common mod

If you do a search of Land Rover forums you'll find advice on adjusting the injector pump, supposed to be fairly simple. If it's a late one, dump the egr and consider removing the centre silencer, there's replacement pipes available. Plenty of bigger LR intercoolers but they can be pricey, there are some van ones that be made to fit though that can be had off ebay much cheaper. Some bodgery will be involved though.

Beyond that you are looking at custom turbos and exhausts that are available if your pockets are deep.

Unless you are doing serious off roading stick to OEM rubber bushes or expensive Super-Pro ones, you'll need a press for OEM ones though. Cheap ones don't last but some like them for extra flex and ease of replacement.

Lots of owners swear by Terrafirma shocks etc although I run on Bearmach springs, Old Man Emu shocks on a Gwyn Lewis suspension kit.

My front seats are shot and have to consider replacements, preferably not at Exmoor Trim prices :rolleyes:

I recently imported a 1998 110 station wagon from Northern Ireland. The online revenue VRT calculator put the VRT due on the vehicle at €720. I checked it different times and €720 was the figure. I went to the VRT office during the week and received word today that the amount I will have to pay is €200. The same as for a commercial vehicle.

I was delighted but checked my vehicle VIN number at http://www.clifton.nl/index.html?calvin.html just to make sure it was'nt a converted hard top and that was the reason for its lower than expected VRT. but no, it came out of Solihull as a station wagon and always has been.

I'm not sure but maybe the lower VRT rate is because of the reclassification of 110 station wagons to N1 status. The reclassification came in for vehicles from 1st Jan 2011, but I am now led to believe that the same classification applies when VRTing older vehicles. Not sure but maybe good news for those seeking to import.

Some pics.

SafeSurfer wrote: »

I recently imported a 1998 110 station wagon from Northern Ireland. The online revenue VRT calculator put the VRT due on the vehicle at €720. I checked it different times and €720 was the figure. I went to the VRT office during the week and received word today that the amount I will have to pay is €200. The same as for a commercial vehicle.

I was delighted but checked my vehicle VIN number at http://www.clifton.nl/index.html?calvin.html just to make sure it was'nt a converted hard top and that was the reason for its lower than expected VRT. but no, it came out of Solihull as a station wagon and always has been.

I'm not sure but maybe the lower VRT rate is because of the reclassification of 110 station wagons to N1 status. The reclassification came in for vehicles from 1st Jan 2011, but I am now led to believe that the same classification applies when VRTing older vehicles. Not sure but maybe good news for those seeking to import.

Some pics.

It looks like a tidy 110. Well ware.

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

looking to get a 110 van myself, bloody hard to find decent looking ones around though, any of ye know of anything in the 3-5000 euro range worth taking a look at it?

I know someone selling a v tidy one, Its not your regular 110 though, it's a 3.5 petrol V8 though

No it must be a different one, this is the one I was thinking of:

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/commercials/3851121

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

was looking at that alright, a beauty as well, any idea what the tax and insurance is like on it?

Not sure about insurance, I suppose that depends on yourself, age/no claims bonus etc, the tax is a killer though.
If you can get it taxed commercially then it's grand, it's about the €300 mark. If it's private you'd need to sell your left kidney to tax it :rolleyes: it's €1683 per year :eek:

The guy that's selling it bought it prior to the change in law about the commercial tax & was going to drive it himself (at the time commercial tax was €288 per year).
But as it's gone up so high he can't justify taxing it at that cost
Pity because there's a lovely hum off the V8 :cool:

If you have a herd number or VAT number you can tax it commercially. You will only get 16-18mpg or so out of a petrol V8 but the sound will be fantastic! Gassing it will reduce running costs close to diesel.

Careful now, V8s are addictive and wallet breaking

what would repairs be like on it? are parts hard to come by?

well i think im sold so long as i can get half decent insurance, out of interest what would the top speed in these things be? cant be massive right? if so why would insurance be high on it? just have to figure out how much petrol the thing will guzzle going from killkeny to kerry :pac: must go about getting in touch with the guy who owns it i suppose

101sean wrote: »

V8 Defenders were mainly used by utilities before the Td5 came along which has similar power and torque. In 1988 the diesel alternative was the 2.5NA or the 2.5TD, neither of which were up to what some utilities needed. It's unusual to find one with the V8 still in it, most were converted to diesel :rolleyes:

That's exactly what it was, a utility vehicle. It was owned by the fire brigade although all the fire brigade stuff was stripped from it.
That's why it has 'Carmichael' badges on the interior, that was the coach builders in the UK that fitted it out with the fire brigade stuff.

The mileage on it (under 34k) is 100% original too.

As it was a service vehicle, no expense at all was spared on servicing it with parts (ie carburettor) replaced with new instead of repaired.

It's not me selling it but I know the owner well & as a Landy fan myself it's one I have a particular interest in

Being really sad now, those vents over the rear door were only fitted 86-89ish, LR then realised putting more holes in a vehicle that leaked like a sieve was a mistake plus they sucked fumes back in.

I'll fetch my anorak, where's the door?

why cant everyone just say go on twil be great sure waste that money, this is the other one im looking at but wont know if i can even buy it til sunday

i have a tiny little fiesta lying around for my everyday travels, and tbh the most il use it for is farm work and maybe a bit of off roading if i can find anything, at least i can say il have owned a proper machine before everything goes super greepeace :pac:

You know what your getting in to by the sounds of it, many don't hence the caution!

There's usually a bit of off roading going on somewhere, much of what goes on here is at the extreme end of things but some of the clubs organise stuff suitable for those who don't want to wreck their bodywork! Very few places you can just wander off on your own though. Anything interesting gets cross posted on the 4xforum and I'll put in the sticky event thread if it's an open event.