Wiring for many extras was extremely poor.

Random dynamat & overlaid aluminum checker plate was trapping dirt & moisture causing corrosion.

The winch was so corroded it did not work at all.

The customer wanted a Defender 110 that was civilized to drive on the road, had improved off road ability, excellent reliability & was as corrosion proof as possible.
The chasis & body cappings was sandblasted & galvanized.

The body capping were painted after galvanizing to give the original look.

It’s important to corrosion proof parts you can’t see as well. The steel t pieces between the doors were galvanized & painted & also the bed rails were removed & galvanized.

The firewall had had the vents cut out & flaps installed. This was done poorly so it was reworked, the whole firewall sandblasted bare & repainted.

The firewall goes back together with defender 90 heater & ac.

The galvanized & painted t pieces, seatbox & firewall are fitted to the chasis.

The customer wanted more power & torque so we designed & fitted a much larger more efficient intercooler for the diesel motor. Space is always at a premium in the frt of land Rovers so we had to use a different ac condensor as well.

We custom bent the aluminum intercooler plumbing to get around the radiator & condenser & give a factory look & avoid too many rubber splices.

The vehicle got stainless steel brake lines on the firewall & chasis.

In cab heat was a big concern of the customers. We took several steps to reduce floor & firewall heat. We started by putting vent holes in the bonnet to allow as much heat as possible to escape. We also painted the footwells of the firewall, the floors & underside of the seatbox with a special ceramic coating that prevents as much heat transfer & then finally wrapped the turbo & down pipe with a heatproof material so that the heat goes out the tailpipe instead of radiating off the exhaust pipe.

To keep the cab cool the vehicle has D90 ac in the front & D110 rear ac in the rear.