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1991 Land Rover Defender 90

I purchased the car in June, 2000.  The car is in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and is used primarily for off roading.

It is a 1991 Land Rover Defender 90.  The vehicle was originally owned by the British armed forces and used at CFB Wainwright in Canada until 1995.  It was sold after an accident and rebuilt to UK civilian specification.

Current Modifications (as installed)

• 2 “cigarette lighter” style 12V power outlets with lighted bezels mounted on center instrument cluster right wall.
• Headlight switch, dash light dimmer and interior light switch from a 1986 Buick Skyhawk.  This was to get rid of the military light switch so that center panel can be freed for other uses.
• Converted from truck cab to hard top.
• Insulated the lower cargo area.  Used polystyrene insulation board and 1/2" GIS fir plywood.
• 5 pound Fire extinguisher.
• Telefsdal Norse Brand V-bar chains for the rear with cam tighteners.
• Firestik No Ground Plane Side Mount Antenna, 4 foot, black.
• Genuine hand throttle.
• Installed insulation for the roof.  Consisting of 1/2" of closed cell foam (blue sleeping pad) followed by 1/2" of perforated vinyl backed open cell foam.  Should give an R-value of around 3.5.
• Single internal roll bar mounted just behind bulkhead.  The main bar is made from 2"STD ASTM A-53 Gr.A ERW pipe with 1"STD bracing.  It is mounted to the corners of the seat boxes and to the top of the bulkhead.  The 2" Pipe continues under the seat boxes and ties into the main chassis cross member with a 3" angle.
• Contura III rocker switches.  Current have reverse lights,  air pump, Webasto control, cooling fan control.  There is room for 6 switches, which I'll add as needed.  Photo of the center panel.
• Sankey Trailer.  Widetrack with hydraulic disc brakes.
• York air compressor,  model 210 (long stroke) liberated from an early 80's Jeep Wagoneer.  Manufacturer’s Website. Quick disconnect located in the cab below the hand throttle. Small, home made tank mounted in the engine bay with a pressure switch and pressure relief.
• Tachometer, VDO Vision Series, 2-1/16", 4000 rpm, model 333-156.
• Dual Batteries.
• Warn 8274 winch.  Custom winch cradle mounted to strengthened bumper and all galvanized.  Wiring is with 2/0 welding cable directly to the batteries.  Rope is 3/8" x 100' synthetic.
• Added center front seat.  Used an ex-MOD 110 outer seat frame and sliders narrowed to fit a middle seat.
• Detroit Locker in the rear axle.
• QT Service differential guards front and rear.
• Defender version 200TDI and all ancillaries.
• Boost gauge. VDO Vision, 30 psig, 52 mm.
• Radio!!! Sony DSX-S300BTX CD/MP3 Receiver with front USB port and Bluetooth mounted in a Poly-Planar WC-70 enclosure in black. Poly-Planar MA905 waterproof marine speakers in black.
• VDO Fuel Level Gauge, model 301-105, 52mm, 240 to 33 Ohm range (works with the stock sender)
• Power steering. Basically stock using a new Adwest Lightweight, 4 bolt PS box and the pump that came with the engine. The reservoir has been mounted in a different location just in front of the brake fluid reservoir in order to keep the piping runs shorter than the stock design.
• Fumoto oil drain valve for the engine. ½” NPT with hose nipple.
  
• “Taurus” 2 speed fan narrowed to fit the radiator and mounted from the stock mounts. Sealed on the sides with weather stripping. Controlled by a Flex-a-Lite model 31163 variable speed fan controller. The controller adjusts fan speed from 60 to 100% to control the engine temperature. The temperature probe is hard mounted into the line between the thermostat and the radiator. The control point is adjustable and there are contacts to force the fan off or prevent it from turning on.
• Southdown snorkel.
• Stanadyne FM100 fuel filter head with a 2 micron filter.
• VDO Vision 120 mph speedometer calibrated to km/h.
• Webasto Thermotop C, 5 kW diesel fired coolant heater. Manually switched in the cab plus a wireless relay for remote starting. I used a long distance (1 km) wireless relay from DinoDirect.
• Sleeved tie rods with 1” SCHD 80 pipe.
• 1.222:1 Transfer case from a Disco 1.
• 200TDI front, late 300TDI exhaust to clear the area behind the axle for a fuel tank.
• NOCO 12 Volt, 8 Amp Gen 2 mini Battery Charger mounted in the battery box.
• Blind spot windows.
• Manson SBI-3112 automatic battery isolator mounted in the battery box.
• 63 liter home made rear fuel tank.  Uses common filler.  Switchover is using an Anderson 210C-LS manual 3 port fuel switching valve mounted on the front of the seat box to the right of the gearbox tunnel.  The level senders use a common gauge with a switch in the dash to choose the tank.
• Airlift kit 60818 (for 2009-2015 Dodge Ram 1500). Spring part number 60318. 4.35 inches diameter by 12 inches long. Genuine spring packers, ANR2938, top and bottom, which are 3/8" high each.  These are inside NRC4304 springs which are 170 lb/in and 17" long.
  
• Defender outer front seats with new black vinyl Britpart retrim.
  
• Goodyear Duratrac 265/75R16 (Load range C) tires on Wolf rims.
• Ashcroft 4340 rear halfshafts.
• Replacement 10 kW heater....
• Koni 8240 SPX Heavy Track shocks. 8240-1181SPX front, 8240-1190SPX rear.
• Momo Tuner Steering Wheel.  350mm, Black, model TUN35BK0B.  Mounted on Momo 5607 hub (36 spline).
• Custom built rock sliders.
• Allisport double core intercooler.
• MadMan EMS 3 engine monitoring system.  Cooolant temperature to a VDO sender model 323-026 (5/8”-18 UNF) with a 98C high temperature switch. Oil temperature VDO 323-056 (M16x1.5).  Oil Pressure VDO 360-023 (M10x1, 150 psi with 7 psi low pressure switch). High temperature switch wired into a buzzer and light.  EGT via a thermocouple installed at the manifold outlet, just below the turbo. Coolant level sensor mounted in radiator.
• Teltek TLK155 indoor/outdoor thermometer.
• Eaton TrueTrac front axle with Ashcroft halfshafts.
• Turbotechnics VGT Turbocharger with GrimmSpeed manual boost controller and Morgan Hill Boost Pin.
  
• President Johnny III CB Radio.
• Rear tailgate and liftgate with Safari Equip wheel carrier.
• Toyo Open Country M/T in 33x10.5x15 on Allied Rockathon beadlocks in 15x7.
• Holley classic white retrobrigtht headlights.
• Hella Valuefit 500 LED driving lights.  Switched with a stock column mount headlight switch.
  

Updated 2022/02/23