Defender 130 Camper - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

BigBlueToy · 01-19-2011, 04:42 PM

I have an Ex-MOD D90 With a sals in the rear and a pickup top waiting for it at a friends place. I have been looking into chopping the tub off behind the bulkhead and putting everything on a galvanized 130 Chassis, with a custom camper box on the rear. Aside from stretching the taillight wiring, a rear propshaft, fuel tank, and 130 coils what else would I need? I have pretty much every thing planned, I just want to make sure I am not missing anything important as I have only once seen the underside of a 130.

revor · 01-19-2011, 09:20 PM

Longer fuel lines?

Maybe a motor strong enough to haul the beast around?

BigBlueToy · 01-20-2011, 09:30 AM

Already had that figured out. Looking into an old Hino box van for a real engine. Anything else?

DiscoDino · 01-20-2011, 10:09 AM

Unless modified, you will be asking too much of your rear axle (instead of the Salisbury)

thf · 01-20-2011, 10:36 AM

Go for it! mine started out as a 110 (stretched to 127 by Land Rover though!)

Quote:

Originally Posted by revor

Maybe a motor strong enough to haul the beast around?

Mine has a 2.5td engine, not fast or strong but it cruises in true Land Rover style

BigBlueToy · 01-20-2011, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiscoDino

Unless modified, you will be asking too much of your rear axle (instead of the Salisbury)

Already have a sals.

Antichrist · 01-26-2011, 02:03 PM

This 6x6 drove around the world pulled by a 300tdi. I expect a 300tdi be fine in your camper.

Including getting this truck unstuck several times.

BigBlueToy · 01-31-2011, 04:36 PM

Thats funny. A heavy gutless Landrover camper unstucking a Benz. And I thought Merc made great off roaders.

01-19-2011, 04:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
BigBlueToy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Member # 88052 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,104	Defender 130 Camper I have an Ex-MOD D90 With a sals in the rear and a pickup top waiting for it at a friends place. I have been looking into chopping the tub off behind the bulkhead and putting everything on a galvanized 130 Chassis, with a custom camper box on the rear. Aside from stretching the taillight wiring, a rear propshaft, fuel tank, and 130 coils what else would I need? I have pretty much every thing planned, I just want to make sure I am not missing anything important as I have only once seen the underside of a 130.

01-19-2011, 09:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
revor Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Member # 15710 Location: I forgot... Posts: 1,258	Longer fuel lines? Maybe a motor strong enough to haul the beast around? __________________ Keith [url]www.rovertracks.com[/url] [FONT="Arial Black"][I][COLOR="Red"]"in this case your best best is to put in first, floor it and hold on"[/COLOR][/I][/FONT]

01-20-2011, 10:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
DiscoDino Rock God Join Date: Nov 2002 Member # 15296 Location: Lebanon/Dubai Posts: 2,179	Unless modified, you will be asking too much of your rear axle (instead of the Salisbury) __________________ '92 Land Rover Disco truggy: Beadlocked 42" Iroks, V8, ZF, dual cases, ARBs, Longfielded, M8274-50s with ropes, etc... '98 Land Rover Discovery: 29" BFG ATs '02 D90 TD5 ST: 33" BFG ATs '91 Defender 110: Build in progress '07 BMW G650X Challange: Interco Terraflex 29" rear tire

01-26-2011, 02:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
Antichrist Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Member # 77768 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 254	This 6x6 drove around the world pulled by a 300tdi. I expect a 300tdi be fine in your camper. Including getting this truck unstuck several times. __________________ Tom Rowe Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck in places even more inaccessible. 62 88 reg 67 NADA x2 74 Air Portable - The Antichrist (tag 6A666) 95 D1 95 D90 Last edited by Antichrist; 01-26-2011 at 02:04 PM.

01-31-2011, 04:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
BigBlueToy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Member # 88052 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,104	Thats funny. A heavy gutless Landrover camper unstucking a Benz. And I thought Merc made great off roaders. Last edited by BigBlueToy; 01-31-2011 at 04:37 PM.

01-20-2011, 09:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
BigBlueToy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Member # 88052 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,104	Already had that figured out. Looking into an old Hino box van for a real engine. Anything else?

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