LITERALLY ALL OF THE MOTHER-TRUCKING HNGGGHHHHHHH

"deprecated account" (savethei4s) 08/07/2015 at 14:27 • Filed to: Craigslist, Land Rover, Holy Wow

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Sure, I don’t have $32k, and that’s overpriced as it is, but wow. This thing is sweet. I would do things for this Defender. And then I’d do things to it. Can you say, “Duramax swap?” I doubt a Duramax would fit in there, at least the 6.6 probably wouldn’t, but maybe the 4.5 would. I can dream, okay?

Owner says:

Rare ex-Australian Army Land Rover 110, project code name “Perentie”. I brought this over with me when I moved back and now its time to sell...

Comparable to a Land Rover Defender 110 but with the following extras as ordered standard by the Oz army:
- Isuzu 3.9L, 4-cyl diesel (an extremely capable and universal engine; easy to maintain)
- LT95A 4-speed transmission (upgraded over the LT85)
- Full-time 4WD with a central diff locker
- Salisbury / GKN rear axle
- Long travel, coil spring suspension on front and rear axles. Fully floating rear axle
- Hot galvanized frame
- Front bull bars and rear winch points
- Jerry can holders (includes 2x Jerry cans) and two rear tool pockets
- A full set of the original bonnet “gardening” tools included, but not shown in the pictures (an axe, a pick axe and a shovel)
- 12V electrical
- Blackout kit
- Sweet ass camo paint job
- Original service record from its time in the service, and all servicing after it was decommissioned
- Full light, medium and heavy repair manuals / parts lists from the Army

A few upgrades since leaving the service:
- LR Power steering (Mar 2015)
- New tires (Sep 2014)
- New brake master cylinder (Jan 2015)
- Bilstein shocks (Jul 2011) and King springs (2” lift; Mar 2015)
- Fitted with a standard tow ball
- An additional 1” lift (Mar 2015)

As was described to me by the LR Australia Defense contact: these trucks were maintained without regard to cost. This specific vehicle was part of a reserve unit so its had an especially easy life. I havent had any issues with it; the only bothers are the few rattles from age. I’ve been 4WDing twice and it handled sand and the trail better than most trucks with over $30k of mods. Surprisingly fuel efficient (22-24mpg around town). I’m an engineer who uses this truck as my daily driver so its been maintained scrupulously and driven responsibly .

All pictures and ad !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Wowee.

BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE > deprecated account 08/07/2015 at 14:32

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Cummins 6BT swap

deprecated account > BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE 08/07/2015 at 14:34

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Or the 5.5 V8 from the Titan XD if it’d fit.

bob and john > deprecated account 08/07/2015 at 14:35

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Cé hé sin > deprecated account 08/07/2015 at 14:52

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“- 12V electrical”

This is an extra compared to what? The only other choice is 24V and you don’t normally get that on Land Rovers.

deprecated account > Cé hé sin 08/07/2015 at 14:55

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I guess; here’s a new meme to spread around.

Cé hé sin > deprecated account 08/07/2015 at 14:55

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Or just keep what it has! Even as it is it’s way overpowered compared to the standard 2.2 diesel and you really don’t want to go fast in a Land Rover.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 08/07/2015 at 14:58

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Some of the Series Rovers had dual batteries - but were twelve volt. One under the lefthand seat, one on the support box under-hood. I’m not sure how many Defenders ended up 24V in military service, but all the GM CUCV trucks in US military service certainly did. Maybe the Aussies don’t do 24V on their military trucks?

deprecated account > Cé hé sin 08/07/2015 at 15:01

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The speedometer tops out 140 km/h, and a little power never killed anyone amirite?

Cé hé sin > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/07/2015 at 15:04

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(Google, Google...)

UK military ones are in fact 24V as per this ad

Odd fact: larger trucks in North America use 12V electrics, other places use 24V. When Volvo started using their automated manual gearboxes in America they had to modify them for a diet of 12 rather than their accustomed 24V. Ditto Mercedes.

Cé hé sin > deprecated account 08/07/2015 at 15:07

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If you want to do 140 kmh or anything like that in an LR, don’t invite me along!

deprecated account > Cé hé sin 08/07/2015 at 15:10

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That’s only 85 mph. Are they really that scary to drive?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 08/07/2015 at 15:13

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The GM CUCV mil trucks are more or less a conversion from civvie 12V, it must be said, and actually have some systems running on 12V. If a regulator fails, it can result in some systems meant for 12 running on 24 and utterly fried - including several pieces of the diesel glow system if I remember rightly.

Interesting note on the big Volvos. It’s easy to make a case for 24V starters on big things, but not necessarily for the rest of the accessories, which I suppose is why the US just uses huge battery leads. Incidentally, the existence of such big trucks and the like means that 24V Bosch-style horns are plentiful and cheap where in many cases the 12V versions aren’t. Odd. I’ve been wondering whether something with a very low duty cycle of that kind would function mostly the same on 12V without burning up, and at a lower pitch...

Cé hé sin > deprecated account 08/07/2015 at 15:20

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I was thinking more noisy and uncomfortable.

There’s a review here

Note the comment “Driving a Defender quickly on the road requires nerves and large biceps”!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 08/07/2015 at 15:24

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I’ve had my series up to a solid 70. More rattley than a modern Defender, even.

deprecated account > Cé hé sin 08/07/2015 at 15:36

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Oops.... I don’t have much of either.

Cé hé sin > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/07/2015 at 15:48

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I was wondering, having only discovered recently, why American trucks have a hybrid 12/24V system and everyone else uses full 24V and all I could think of was that in the days before electrical connections and wiring were as reliable as they are now it was found that using 24V increased the chances that at least some of those volts would get to the back of a long vehicle and that having set a precedent for 24V commercial vehicles designers just stuck with it whereas in America they just wanted reliable starting and didn’t want to change everything else on the vehicle. Much as North America delivers electricity to houses as 220V but splits it into 2*110V so that existing 110V equipment didn’t have to be replaced.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > deprecated account 08/07/2015 at 18:41

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The Isuzu is a great engine, I wouldn’t touch it. I saw this beauty at the supermarket today in Kentfield today. Some older surfer owned it, looked like he has cash, it is an expensive neighborhood store, I go because they have a British butcher that worked in Germany and has the best brats anywhere I’ve found (most in USA taste like hotdogs...)

deprecated account > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/07/2015 at 22:05

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That’s sweet man!