Interesting Land Rover Defender

[Viggen]

Apparently its a 'Defender 100.' A Defender put onto a Disco 1 chassis. Any information on this? I like it. The 100 of the D1 is the perfect length in my opinion.

 

[R_Lefebvre]

Was that a garage chop, or an official effort?

 

[lake_bueller]

100" Defender options

I'm REALLY liking the 2 door body that was chopped and put on a RRC frame. The same should be easily possible with a Disco frame.

 

[oonimog]

It is interesting and kinda cool but I'd like it better if the rear wheel arch matched the front. What makes 100" WB the perfect length?

 

[Wander]

I think it would be better as a 3 door than a 5 door. The wheel arch cut in the back doors look like getting in and out of the back might be ackward and if you have a 5 door Defender there is probably a real need to use the back doors.

 

[Viggen]

I like the 100" wheelbase because its easier to manuever and theres less overhang. This was a factory thing and was supplied to the Swiss Army I think. Ive been looking and there have been a couple made using Disco chassis'. Thats pretty awesome.

I agree about the rear wheelwell though. Flattened out it would look a little better. I guess the shape of the rear door facilitated the need for a round arch? A three door version of this would be awesome and sitting on the Disco frame would eliminate some of the frame rot issues.

 

[Nonimouse]

THose are piccies of two of the very, very rare 100" prototypes built by LR as part of a request from the Swiss army back in the late 70's

 

[ersatzknarf]

If you like D100s, this is my favorite hybrid : http://www.roverhybrids.com/D100_build_up.html


:sombrero:

 

[KingSlug]

The RoverHybrids D100 is Craig Reece's of PlantDrive. Craig is a really standup guy, I bought a D90 POE top and roof rack from him. He lives in Berkeley CA. I had several long conversations with him over his D100, and the work Shane performed.

http://www.plantdrive.com/

Jared

 

[Viggen]

The Rover Hybrids one looks like it was just a stretched out Defender frame. I think using the Disco frame would be awesome under a Defender body.

 

[BriansFJ]

I love Defenders, in a bad way. Given the rarity of NAS rigs that can be licensed in the U.S., I wonder if it would be possible to take a U.S.-legal Disco and drop a sourced Defender body onto it, to get that Defender "feel" but with the stock Disco running gear... Any lawyers comment on if we could get away with that?:26_7_2:

 

[lake_bueller]

I love Defenders, in a bad way. Given the rarity of NAS rigs that can be licensed in the U.S., I wonder if it would be possible to take a U.S.-legal Disco and drop a sourced Defender body onto it, to get that Defender "feel" but with the stock Disco running gear... Any lawyers comment on if we could get away with that?:26_7_2:

Anything is possible. I believe you could still have it titled as a Discovery. You'd probably have some "replacement" issues if you were in an accident. But it's not any different than those morons that put Camaro bodies on jack-up 4X4 trucks:smiley_drive:


I've already determined that I WILL do this. It's only a matter of when. At first blush, the fabrication isn't that difficult. Motor mount adjustment and some cutting/welding/grinding.

 

[SpencerFitch]

I like the 100" wheelbase because its easier to manuever and theres INCREASED BREAKOVER.

fixed:ylsmoke:

 

[lake_bueller]

I've been doing a little more research. It seems that there are a few schools of thought to making a hybrid Rover. Some are chopping the tub and roof from a 109" body and adapting it to a RRC/Disco frame. The other is to shorten or lengthen the frame. Shorten for a 88" body or lengthen for a 109" body.

All methods have their pros and cons. I'd personally like to keep the 100" wheelbase or stretch to 109". Now if I could only find the information for the 109" body that was for sale about 1 1/2 from my house:snorkel: