series 3 facelift

[mark1987]

hey hope someone can help im looking into getting a series 3 and going hole hog of sorting it out just wondering if there is a facelift kit to make a series 3 into a defender just from the front though this forum has been great help from deciding what to get and what to do to it if a kit exists could someone let me know where i can get hold of it by posting sellers website thanks. mark

[TerryS]

Rovers North has used bonnets (hinges are same as S3). Then all you'll need are the headlight facias, correct parking lights and signals, a radiator panel, Defender radiator top support panel (holds the bonnet latch) and grill. I've never seen a "kit".
Personally, both trucks have their own character, but making a series truck look like a Defender either says you've fitted a different engine and needed the length, or it looks like a wannabe.

[pickuprover]

Originally Posted by mark1987

hey hope someone can help im looking into getting a series 3 and going hole hog of sorting it out just wondering if there is a facelift kit to make a series 3 into a defender just from the front though this forum has been great help from deciding what to get and what to do to it if a kit exists could someone let me know where i can get hold of it by posting sellers website thanks. mark

Not sure why you would want to make a Series III look like a defender. Why not get a defender and have the advantages of the coil springs, stronger engine and such...... I do not know of any kits, but it is not too hard to pull a front end off a defender and put it on a series.

[mark1987]

yeh it is for the new engine 2.8 fourtrak diesel v8 so i need the room really unless you have an idea of what reliable engines will drop in the gap got to be diesel with ok mpg

[greenmeanie]

From your other posts it seems you want to have a tax exempt truck that is extensively modified. Before going too far you should investigate the points system and the SVA to determine whether your intended result will still qualify for tax exemption.

If you want to go diesel the well documented and comparitively cheap route in the UK is to use a 200Tdi. Google is your friend here.

[gordo]

Its easy to put a D90 front on a series. The fenders work fine, you just need a D90 hood and breakfast plate, grill. I did that to my hybrid below in the photo. I had to make room for the v8 as I put the series body on a RRC frame. I personally prefer the look of the series recessed breakfast but it was easier to move the grill out than push the drivetrain all back. Gordo

[mark1987]

yeh thats my issue will be doing an engine conversion on mine in process of looking at getting one looking around trying to find a diesel one already done but if not will be doing it myself