DEFENDER CAMPER CONVERSION | PART ONE | Cleaning, insulating + carpet lining

[@alancrossley4461]

What a great presentation featuring your impressive skills. I’m 74 and have had my LR Defender Td5 since 2008 but it has been off the road for the past 6 years. I am now embarking on a mechanical (undertaken by a professional mechanic) and beautifying challenge. I have spent the. Past week researching possible replacement parts in readiness for whatever the mechanical survey reveals. I no longer have the ability to work with dangerous equipment and cannot afford the expensive internal fittings available at extortionate cost, nice to have but not for a pensioner. If you decide to go into business making window surrounds please let me know. I’m looking forward to seeing your future work.Kind regards Alan

[@TheLandRoverProject]

Hi Alan, sounds like a great project! It’ll be so worth it when you get it on the road and can experience the uncomfortable joy that comes from driving a LR. I have had quite a few messages about the window surrounds so maybe in the future! All the best, Margo

[@alancrossley4461]

@ thank you for your kind reply. The LR is back with my mechanic and the process is in progress. I was able to get a good luck underneath and it’s not in bad condition at all. I’m looking forward to seeing what is going to be required to pass the NCT (MOT) and then I can start planning for the refinements that will allow me to stop driving it in waterproof clothing. Be good to yourself. Alan

[@BallooSky]

Welcome to the fun building a Landy out.

[@TheLandRoverProject]

Thank you - Can’t wait!

[@truebluetravellers]

Doing a great job 👍

[@TheLandRoverProject]

Learnt from the best!!

[@DM_Engineering]

I'm looking forward to seeing this progress, I've also got an 2007 110 (Ex Wessex Water) which I plan on converting in much the same manner. Definitely feeling inspired to crack on with it now!

[@TheLandRoverProject]

Like mine, I can imagine that will be the perfect blank canvas to get started with. Best of luck with the build!

[@nazimzafri]

Nice, can't wait for more !

[@TheLandRoverProject]

Coming soon!

[@paulg16]

Great start, looking forward to seeing where your build goes.

[@TheLandRoverProject]

Thank you! Internal joinery next!

[@michaelboalch]

Great video, I'm hopefully getting a Discovery 1 soon. Oh and I'm a former UKC student too!

[@TheLandRoverProject]

Are you thinking of converting it into a camper or keeping it as is? Small world! I don’t often meet many people who went to UKC.

[@brandonwhitham2105]

Hey, loving the videos!!! Where did you get the CAD file from? We’re about to embark on our build and I think this would be really useful

[@TheLandRoverProject]

Thank you, glad you are enjoying it. I drew it myself over many iterations. I would laser cut it into card, test it and make changes that I needed to for it to fit. Which windows have you got on yours?

[@brandonwhitham2105]

@ we literally picked it up yesterday currently got windows in same position as yours but they are fixed non-openers

[@TheLandRoverProject]

Congratulations!! Yours might leak a little less than mine if they are fixed! I can have a look to see if I have the CAD file saved somewhere

[@brandonwhitham2105]

@@TheLandRoverProject that would be great thank you

[@brandonwhitham2105]

@ fingers crossed 🤞 if you wouldn’t mind taking a look for the cad file it would be appreciated.

[@bentop9282]

Great build series! where did you get the Ali storage bins from?

[@TheLandRoverProject]

I looked all over for some good ones that were big enough and ended up not finding anything decent so made my own using 1.5mm aluminium sheets and 2mm aluminium L profile pop riveted together and they turned out really well!

[@bentop9282]

@@TheLandRoverProject fair play! Top work!

[@kevinlally7653]

@@TheLandRoverProject They look great - very impressed. I've been planning a Defender build for a very long time, and was thinking of exactly this. Well done