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Defender on a Diet

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smo:
As we all know LR's are ment to be bulletproof, and to a point they are, but they also carry a LOT of extra weight as a side effect. From an engineering point of view strong doesnt have to mean heavy and from an economics point of view heavy = more fuel = more cost to me!

So, where and how can i slim down my defender (itll be a truck cab when i get this one)??

Thrasher:
<cough>

The bulletproof they refer to (and the one I hope you are refering to!) is the reliability and easy to work on engine (this harks back to series days). I'm pretty sure I could shoot a hole in a standard defender with an air rifle......

The body panels themselves are very light in comparison to anything made of steel. The best weight saving you could do would be to throw away the heavy engine and fit a nice light V8 .... this will solve both problems at once :-)

AbyssDJ:

--- Quote from: "Thrasher" ---The best weight saving you could do would be to throw away the heavy engine and fit a nice light V8 .... this will solve both problems at once :-)
--- End quote ---


until you get 20 miles down the road and need to fill up again................ ;)

Xtremeteam:
easy weight saving on a 90 would be truck cab it & then if you need it drill a hole in it,if its excess cut it off  :wink:

Guardian.:
take engine gearbox etc out, make up some pedals and pedal around, save a fortune in veg oil.

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