Offroading and Landrovers
Yes, I know it may come as a shock, but I do indeed drive a Landrover. Well I say ‘drive’; it’s more a way of life; so a more accurate assessment would be ‘I am owned by a Landrover’.
I offroad the 90 reasonably regularly, competing in RTV’s across the land. I am a member of both The Buchan Offroad Drivers Club and The Tay 4x4 Offroad Club who both hold competitions/meetings every few weeks. As a consequence of the trials, there are a few battle scars on the 90, but it’s one of those vehicles that looks better dirty, besides if it was all clean and straight and shiny, I’d worry about denting it!
The 90 is my everyday vehicle, so I try and drive it with a modicum of care, even if I don’t manage that I do worry about breaking it (no I didn’t wheelie it, or dent both diff pans at Glentarkie).
Here's some pics from offroad events I've been at
Girls bit:
It’s blue (under all the mud) and has big knobbly tyres, it sounds like a tractor, you can’t miss me ;-)
Boys bit:
It’s a 1993, 200tdi Defender 90, hardtop.
2.5 litres of Intercooled, Turbocharged, Diesel goodness.
267/75/R16 Goodyear MTR’s on Grey Modular’s from Nene
RR Heavy Duty Rear Springs on the front
Britpart +1.5” ‘Yellow’ Springs on rear
Munroe Gas Shocks all round
-1” Shock Turrets (front) from Llama4x4
-2” Shock Mounts (rear) from Llama4x4
Rocksliders/jackable sills from Scorpion, with ‘tree defenders’
Aircon Type A-bar from rebel4x4, with 2x100w 8” spotlights
Front HD light guards
Paddocks’ Swing-Away Wheel Carrier
2x55w Fog lights (if I ever refit them!)
Black chequer plate wingtops
Black chequer plate rear door card
El cheapo steering guard, with recovery eyes welded on (thanks to Colin)
2x2-man bench seats (in the back)
Alpine MD headunit with a 6 Disc CD changer (MP3 compatible)
5 Channel 600W Alpine Amp
Midland CB radio
300W 230v inverter
Electric CoolBox
Rear Jate Rings
NATO tow hitch
¾ ton Sankey Trailer
Stuff yet to do to it
Fit rear worklights
Fit aux. fuse box
Fit QT diff guards
Fix Electric aerial!
Fix front light guard (passenger side)
Finish subwoofer cabinet
Get ‘mirrored film’ to do the rear windows
Get a fuel tank guard
Get those nifty roof spotlights just like DD, lol
Get a fire-extinguisher
A Snorkel wouldn’t go amiss.
Then again neither would a winch
Get the winch type bumper made, from 3.5” schedule 40, that I’ve been mulling over
Wishlist
Mach 5 Wheels (black ones)
Roof rack
Disc braked rear axle
A roof tent