Defender 130 Quadtech thoughts

[Juddy]

We have a Land Rover Special Vehicle Quadtech 1 body that we are going to mod, and use for a while until we can afford what we really want.

I spoke to Land Rover SV department today ( who were very helpful ) about a number of things relating to these units, my main question was the fitting of twin roof racks, and the load rating for the racks, they advised me that a full length rack ( like the ones in the pictures below, these are LRSV ones ) will take 150kg, I was looking at fitting 2 single Patriot racks, and having our roof tent on the rear section, however, the rear body as internal fixing point that the rack needs to be fixed to, I am unsure if the weight of a 1.6 Hannibal tent 65kg empty will be ok on this part of the body?

By the looks of all these pictures, theres 4 mounting points on the Quadtech

 

[Rovertrader]

Man, I wish you were closer as I have that exact rack and rear box which I am not using, and would love to sell...
Good luck with the project- let me know if you need dimension/etc/
Cheers

 

[Juddy]

Do you have any pictures of yours?

Is it the same as the one I have?

And how comes you have one over there?

 

[Juddy]

One thing me and the wife have been talking about ( after looking all the great things on here ) is to make it more than just a box on wheels, and add a little finesse to it, we dont just want a boring looking box, we have ideas for the putside, and some for the inside, we want a modern looking inside, wood? carpet etc?

 

[achampagne]

Those are great looking trucks, I would give just about anything for one of them.

 

[kellymoe]

I have two, actually three racks mounted on my 130. Here is a shot of my truck and rack system. I believe they are Hannibal racks or at least the front and rear rack is. the center rack is a a stamped bridging device that was fitted to fill in the gap.

 

[Rovertrader]

I have two, actually three racks mounted on my 130. Here is a shot of my truck and rack system. I believe they are Hannibal racks or at least the front and rear rack is. the center rack is a a stamped bridging device that was fitted to fill in the gap.

That is still one of my all time favorite 130s!!

Mine is in pieces right now- completely disassembled (ie: every piece separated, window seals removed, etc) for recolor- was Tangiers Orange (G4 support truck), then Bonnatti Gray by PO, now Alpine White. I bought it as an unfinished project from a Brit in Ca, and using it to rebuild a NAS 90 to a 130. Take a look/see on our website for some previous projects under the Sold page...

 

[Rovertrader]

Those are great looking trucks, I would give just about anything for one of them.

Give me a call ;-)

 

[Juddy]

Can't see it in your pics.

 

[DividingCreek]

I have two 130's. One was bought as a dropside tipper with a Quadtech box also available. I passed and picked up another hicap bed and canvas to convert it back. I have bolted pvc plywood (azek) to the inside of the hoopset (using rivnuts set into the pipes) so I can hard mount things and to keep items carried in the bed from damaging the canvas. Thats whats so cool about these trucks , they can be easily customised to suit each owners individual needs/wants. I think 130's are the ultimate defender.
Being over 6ft tall I can only sleep in the back of the 130 with the tailgate down and have woken up with wet feet twice...

 

[rijosho]

That is still one of my all time favorite 130s!!

Mine is in pieces right now- completely disassembled (ie: every piece separated, window seals removed, etc) for recolor- was Tangiers Orange (G4 support truck), then Bonnatti Gray by PO, now Alpine White. I bought it as an unfinished project from a Brit in Ca, and using it to rebuild a NAS 90 to a 130. Take a look/see on our website for some previous projects under the Sold page...

So wait there has been progress? Let's see a build thread already...

 

[Rovertrader]

It is all apart but painted- was done before starting Jeff's 90/110. It is the next project so to speak -now that the shoulder and neck are working again... But that is for another thread and not hijack this one.

 

[The Rover Shop]

This is the same truck that I am about to build.. Just reviving this thread, any progress on anyone's builds..??

 

[newhue]

Rover Shop, I'd be cautious tying the cab to the rear body with a roof rack if that's what your thinking.
My canopy easily moves up to an 1" towards the cab body; and I have already popped the rivet and split seam on the centre join of the cab roof by linking my awning to the cab. I guess if you use a heap of gutter mounts and a sturdy rack the gutter may not crack, but I wonder where that inertia and movement then goes. In a 110 it's different as the body is one. An easy example of how the body flexes as the chassis does is try opening the doors with a it of cross axel articulation.

 

[The Rover Shop]

Yeah, not thinking of tying the 2 together for just that reason..I've seen the flex between the 2 on articulation, I have to raise the floor a bit for my pop top so I will have a separate rack over the roof for my roof top tent.. And I probably won't be tying the roll cages in to each other either..the rear cage will only be more of a supporting structure to bolt stuff to and to act us rub rails..