Nice work, maybe leather on the doorcards as a next job!

Hi Zac, project blue is really coming together. Any chance you could make a video of blue ‘on the road’? Would be good to see what you think of the soft top and other mods. Plus - we may only have another month of warm weather!! I am thinking of a trip to the coast perhaps? I guess one issue is this is a 2 seater and you now have a family. Any thoughts how you could accommodate 3 of you in Blue? Or is that not part of the plan?

Great job Zac All coming together superb pal 👍

Great video again and those handles and hinges look fantastic. The Exmoor trim kit is really good quality and value, well done for selecting a british brand 👍

Td5 driven daily 262k miles going strong

£400 for two handles. Wow!! They look great but that’s big money for a handle.

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Wing mirror arms!

How do you lock it?

For the awkward bolt... just drill a hole one the panel in front of it and use a screwdriver! Ed @ HRH Imports

These upgrades really do tie it all in together like you say... The metal finish really sits well with the original Cairns blue and the sand colour canvas. Another job well done Zach! 👍🙂

Are you sponsored by "Exmoor Trim"? Free products maybe?

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Have you still got your side panels and if so would you like to sell them?

Nice job. 👍 maybe some grease on the hinge bolts would be good. 👍

Anyone know what the paint code is for this defender? As i want to get mine this colour

Doing a grand job Zac Congrats mate 👍

I bet the mantec sills would look good painted gunmetal. Guessing u would be fitting matching window blocks . Just had to insure my 110 and they wanted 4x the price of last year.

May have missed it but where did you get the stainless steel finishers from?

incredible 👍

I would definitely want the mudguards. Would the old style Land Rover logo mud guards work for this build? I would also want a spare wheel. Firstly, I think the Land Rover looks better with the spare wheel on. But secondly, and perhaps more importantly, I think the spare wheel has genuine utility - especially on a Land Rover. You don't want to be on the side of the road just because you didn't put the spare wheel on. And everyone driving past making their usual assumptions about why you are "broken down". Nah, not having that. Not on my watch, anyway!

I would put the spare on the rear wheel carrier but as I understand it, the ORE wheel carrier for the full rear door doesn't work with the half door that you now how installed. Can you retro fit it to work or will you have to get a new ORE wheel carrier for the half door.?

I would use hammerite on the gear stick and pedals. No masking or removing and it gives that nice finish after. They do different colours now as well. 👍

Awesome! Would you please share the link? Much appreciated!

How's the Puma vs TD5's reliability for Africa expeditions?

What about the new defender white wheels. That would look awesome. Or even standard steel wheels in white....

Oh nah bro. What about a hired spray gun setup. Do it right the first time

You can use heatshrink on the gear lever to give it that fresh new look. Plus if it gets damaged it’s easy enough to cut the heat shrink off and fit another bit

The original colour lights would look great or smoked with the blue would look cool, definitely put the ORE wheel carrier back on, Standard straight front bumper is the way to go, coir matting I like that think about it in the back as well, the steering wheel is a little faded and would look good freshened up black but also a nice wood rimmed would look awesome. good luck with the rest of the build.

🤙Looks great.. it’s all in the preparation.. which you did an awesome job of…

Wooden steering wheel for sure, and a silver mesh grill

I would definitely put the spare on a swing away rear carrier unless classic skinny wheels your ones will be too big for the bonnet . Other things I would do would be classic military style rear bumperettes , possibly painted silver ,with silver rear crossmember and silver painted front bumper . Classic land rover fold down rear and side steps. Series 3 door bottoms and sliding glass tops which you can then remove in the summer when you roll the canvass sides up, or take it off altogether. In addition you can fit old style 90/110 windscreen hinges so you can then fold the windscreen down onto the bonnet !. Classic polished wooden steering wheel too. A silver or mesh grill would then round off a properly retro truck look .

When tackling the dash: Obviously get vent surrounds. Consider a rev counter. Easy job for a td5, mostly wiring, as u need to tap into the ecu for a signal.

Spare wheel on the rear, weight on member. Anything else (on rear door or bonnet) will fail. Noooo! Do not body-color headlight surround, looks wrong. Good idea to paint mirror backings, use black color. Splash out on proper rust protection , Fluidfilm, wax oil or similar. You never aid what the intended use for the car: Long or short journeys? On- or offroad?? Kinda defines what mods you will be advised on. Consider: Wheels: Gearing, revs and noise. Noise proofing: Maybe not so valid for an open top. Get relays for the headlight current flowing not trough dashboard. Is it kept in a garage or not? Is theft a concern? If so, consider security upgrades. Bulkhead removal for better cabin space. Nice video and camera work, well done.

It is looking great! 👌 If you’d gone with bare galvanized capping on the bed and the rear, I’d say leave it without the spare tire to show it off. But since it’s painted and one uniform colour, it looks like something is missing to my eye. Were it mine, I would put the tire carrier back on.

My dash and binnacle are also messed up - missing fasteners and broken tabs. I recently saw a metal binnacle and binnacle mount from a company called Raptor Engineering that I thought would be a good option.

Bravo, the beast looks fantastic!

Looks great! I’d go no rear spare wheel carrier, and I’d keep the clear rear lights as well

I’ve just sent a message on instagram about the LED lights, 90’s looking great!

MMMMM, I'd rethink the inward-facing rear bench seats and opt for two forward-facing and actually usable seats. My opinion...

Also, resto is looking great!

Yes, put ORE rear tire carrier. You should have a spare tire,so....

I can't see anything on their website but I would give LR Parts a ring for the dashboard fixings as I'm pretty sure they carry fixing kits for that sort of thing.

Wheel on Bonnet. NAS Rear steps.

Looks great. I suggest bulkhead delete bar…… NAS read LED lights. Definitely refit ORE carrier. Standard bumper. Exmoor Trim bench seats. Keep window blocks original but repainted etc. standard steering wheel 👍👍

Go back with coloured lights and put the wheel carrier back on

Looking great so far. Lovely colour matching. Remind us how much you paid for the base vehicle before mods?

looking good i would put spare wheel on carrier if your putting steel wheels on choice is up to you all the best

put the spare wheel on the bonnet! that would look sick

perhaps i'm a purest wanker, but OD green would be my choice. It's your beautiful old girl so. if ya love it, good on ya chum :)