Body swap??

[madman lawrence]

hi people.iv been offroading at runhall in nofolk this weekend and managed to put my 90 in a huge ditch in which ive damaged the wings,bonnet,radiator and the damn bulkhead.
rather than replace the damaged pieces im thinking of chopping down the chassis and putting a vitara body on.
has any body seen or done this themselves??any information would be a great help
thanks for looking,lawrence[/img]

[TechnoTurkey]

I'd love to see a photo of it in the ditch but would hate to see a Defender with a Vitara body on it!  I'd just repair it as oppose to open the door to a whole world of new issues!

[Evilgoat]

Err, Vits Rot, rapidly.

I know this, I own one :) Most of whats good about the vit comes from it being small, light and in some respects a bit more powerful than it needs to be. You wont get ANY of this is you bold the vit body to a LR chassis.

You'll probobly end up with a but ugly bodge that rots and doesnt go any better and will be just a chassis inside a few years.

Off the top of my head, all the outriggers are in the wrong place. You'll need a mahoozive body lift to get all the gear under the floor pan. i'm sure a 90 is a lot wider too. Vits engine bay is only tiddly so you might have issues there. oh and you'll need to rewire the whole lot, the Vit and LRs are wired totally differently, so rewire engine and all electrics to match the Vit (bad idea) or start over.

It'd be an interesting project IF you happened to have a nadgered Vit AND Nadgered Landy and lots of time. In comparison a new 90 body will just drop on.

[Mutz]

which ditch did you put it in??
the 1 near the woods is quite tricky, and i managed to flaten my Paj fuel tank.
There are only 2 more i can think of which are damaging, but you do get the best pics in those!

Have you a pic of said ditch??

[madman lawrence]

One at the back near the woods and water

[Mutz]

Dont recognise the position, was it a used route or just a ditch you thought youd try??
Looks painful!!
Got any pics of the damage?

[madman lawrence]

nah i thought id take a short cut,the steamed up windows,rain and overgrown ditch got the better of me.i locked up and took a nose dive.i havnt any pics of the damage,in fairness it doesnt look like sod all til u get close.if you take a gander near the snorkle you can see a hole in my bulkhead where the wings squashed it!!

[Mutz]

Where in Norfolk are you?

[madman lawrence]

sunny old cromer mate,i doubt il be doing much with the 90 now as its got a crease on each side of the chassis near where the rear arms that hold the axle on attatch.im devastated!!
i imagine il break her and get a newer beast as iv a whiplash claim in progress from when an 87 year old jumped out of a junction in a clio and into my disco with winch and bumper.bloody pensioners!

[Mutz]

all retired people in Cromer, from London!!!!!
Sorry to hear about your 90, its total then?
If your going to break it let me know as i could do with a couple of items.
If your after another motor i might be sell ing my swb Paj.

[madman lawrence]

yeah cromer sucks mate.im not to sure what parts il be breaking as im going to get a new chassis and built it up with a vitara body over summer as my compensation cheque will be through the door any day.if its a fat cheque there will probly be quite a few parts going!what the paj like??il be after a motor to hoon about in while im building the truck

[Mutz]

Will sort a piccie out for ya tomorrow.
Only 2 seater tho with full length dog guard.
New safari snorkle, back springs been uprated, lifted front on torsion bars, ladder, 3/4 length roof rack, split rim polished alloys with M/T's 31x11.5/15 oh and its a manual 2.5 tdi.
Lots of stuff been done, but now bought the 90 :)

[Mutz]

Stuck some pics in my gallery

[madman lawrence]

that looks quite smart and tidy.what sort of cash you looking for?i have a feeling you might want more than i can get my hands on just yet

[Mutz]

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