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- The only sheet-metal modification required was moving the shifter hole back.
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- 4.3 Vortec engine permanently mounted.
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- NV3550 Transmission Permanently Mounted
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- S1 Discovery Axle ready to weld on spring mounts.
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- All un-needed holes in the aluminum panels were filled & welded.
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- Test-fitting Discovery Front axle with coil-spring suspension.
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- Completed in-tank fuel pump conversion for the Gm V6 engine. Quiet and reliable U.S.A. made pump.
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- Rear body tub ready for chemical stripping of the paint and undercoating.
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- After lots of careful measuring, the coil-spring front suspension is tack-welded in place.
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- Block hugger style headers will be ceramic coated before final installation.
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- Defender Front radius arm brackets
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- Modified stock throttle arm, custom cable & fabricated bracket.
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- The front axle is receiving a thorough inspection & rebuild of necessary components. All brakes will be rebuilt also for safety.
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- Track bar mount
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- Freshly rebuilt front axle assembly with coil spring mount welded to the frame.
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- New calipers, pads & rotors for reliable braking.
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- Same rebuild treatment on the rear.
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- Underside of the rear body tub finished in a durable texture coat.
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- P38 Rover steering box was a tight fit!
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- Completed steering box mount plate an clearanced spring mount.
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- Custom track-bar mount with braces welded to the frame.
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- Lengthened steering drag-link and shortened track-bar make this conbination of modern components work in the vintage Rover frame.
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- Smaller Power steering pulley & Remote reservoir installed to clear the Steering box.
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- Tailgate Trim piece fabricated in-house and ready to be sent out for galvanizing.
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- Series II Banjo Steering wheel before restoration.
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- Fabricated “Y” pipe.
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- Exhaust fabrication in progress.
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- Series II Steering column being test fitted.
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- The lower column must be cut and modified to fit the power steering arrangement.
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- Front fenders test0fitted and trimmed to fit the new suspension.
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- Here you can see the cuts made to accommodate the coil spring buckets and steering box.
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- Modifying the battery box to fit.
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- Passenger-side inner fender showing the extensive work performed.
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- Fitting the stainless Magnaflow exhaust to our fabricated “Y” pipe assembly.
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- Frame cleaned, prepped and painted with rust-preventative paint.
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- Completed modified SII Steering column shortened with a pillow-block style bearing and welded u-joint.
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- Scirocco style dual-pass radiator
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- Bulkhead after sandblasting
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- Underside of hood
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- Inner fenders
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- Doors
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- Seat Box
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- Completed Chassis
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- Stainless steel Magnaflow D90 Cat-Back Exhaust modified slightly for our use.
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- Ceramic-Coated Headers (clearanced for steering shaft fitment).
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- Ceramic-coated Merge collector and Mid-Pipe fabricated in-house.
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- Stainless tail pipe with polished tip.
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- Fabricated “Y” Pipe
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- All original trim was galvanized again for a crisp fresh look.
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- Correct formed rivets will be used during assembly
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- Details! All stainless hardware and fresh painted surpfaces throughout
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- New upgraded wiring harness uses sealed connnections and modern relays / components
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- Tailgate installed with Stainless hinge brackets and fabricated trim.
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- LED headlights look stock but provide double the light output
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- Rivets being CAREFULLY installed on the painted & polished hood
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- Rivets completed.
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- Factory SIIA gauge calibrated to read correctly with Defender gear ratio & larger tires.
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- GM 4.3 Liter Fuel Injected V6 from 2005 Silverado
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