On 26/3/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >One has to wonder how many of those Defenders with the 62 Buick engines >lasted ten years. >But they are cool.
You mean the V8? There are still a few around. I ran a 230 hp version in a cut down Range Rover form 1988 through 1997. Built the engine from scratch over a winter. Loved it. The Defender in general lasts very well here in the UK, with plenty from the early 80s still doing the rounds. They do have corrosion points, especially where aluminium meets steel (electrolysis) and the streel chassis and outriggers do go, but can be plated or replaced. Here, they are mainly either farm vehicles, 'utes' (as the Aussie's say) or shopping trolleys. Mine is a long wheel base (110 inches) 5 cylinder diesel chucking out 170 break horse, full time 4wd and will do into three figures mph if I remove the speed limiter from the roof. It's also in the most polluting bracket of vehicles of this kind, and that does weigh on the mind. However, it's the means to my livelihood and so it will stay for now. It's three years old, I've put 50k miles on it so far and I anticipate having it for another 6 years or so. It's the best vehicle for the job: <http://www.seeingeye.tv/pages/equipment.html> My Land Rover has windscreen wipers on the *inside* - well you know, all that saliva..... -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
