This Land Rover Defender From the ‘80s Has Been Completely Revamped

Almost Every Part Under the Hood And The Skin Have Been Changed Or Upgraded

This Land Rover Defender From the ‘80s Has Been Completely Revamped
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This Land Rover Defender From the ‘80s Has Been Completely Revamped
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The tuner also plonked in a Chevy Corvette’s 6.2-liter, V-8 LT1 engine under the hood.

The stock engine makes 460 horses and 465 pound-feet of torque, but this one was tuned to churn out around 500 horses.

This Land Rover Defender From the ‘80s Has Been Completely Revamped
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This Land Rover Defender From the ‘80s Has Been Completely Revamped
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Power is sent to the wheels via an eight-speed automatic gearbox. It comes with new axles, transfer case, FOX shocks, and Stanley steel exhaust, amongst other things. The truck also features an oversized radiator and hydro-boost brakes on the discs. The chassis and front sway bar have been treated and upgraded too since this is a 30-year old Defender and everything was worn out.

There Are Many Carbon Fiber Elements Inside Out

On the outside, the truck comes with carbon fiber elements all around. The bumpers receive a Cerakote coating and all the lights are changed to LEDs. Even a roof light bar has been equipped here. This Defender rides on 20-inch Fuel wheels wrapped in 32-inch tires. Since the truck rides quite high, the tuner has also installed a power running board.

This Land Rover Defender From the ‘80s Has Been Completely Revamped
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This Land Rover Defender From the ‘80s Has Been Completely Revamped
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This Defender 110 is sweet on the inside as well.

The stock seats are swapped in favor of Recaro racing seats and the vintage instrument cluster makes way for a Dakota digital cluster.

The center console was specially made for this example and it comes with cup holders and a wireless charger. It is composed of carbon fiber. A touchscreen infotainment system is also present and is mated to a JL audio system.

This Land Rover Defender From the ‘80s Has Been Completely Revamped
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This Land Rover Defender From the ‘80s Has Been Completely Revamped
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The truck sounds great and seems have to have enough oomph to push you back in the seat. What are your thoughts on this restomod? Watch the video below and share them with us in the comments section.

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Jeep Orange Peelz Concept Looks Sweet

Orange PeelzOrange Peelz, one of a half-dozen Jeep concepts unveiled at Easter Jeep Safari, is quite possibly the easiest to replicate and drive on a daily basis. A two-door Wrangler, it uses Jeep Performance Parts (JPP) prototype half doors and a custom removable sunroof to let the sunshine in.

Orange Peelz

A JPP two-inch lift kit with Fox shocks, combined with custom steel fender flares, allows 37-inch BFGoodrich KM3 mud-terrain tires on 17-inch JPP aluminum wheels full range of motion. Mopar valve stems with a Jeep logo are a nice finishing touch, though unseen in the photos or by most people passing by.

Orange Peelz

Someone in the design department seems displeased with the hood on the Wrangler or Gladiator and has a penchant for replacing them. On the Orange Peelz, there’s another concept hood that differs from those on the other EJS vehicles, this one with a Jeep Willys logo and custom black Mopar hood latches. JPP five-inch off-road LED lights are mounted to the base of the A-pillars, and just in case you can’t see what’s ahead a Mopar windshield made of Corning Gorilla Glass is there for a little added protection.

Orange Peelz

The Orange Peelz’ exterior has a black graphic stripe around its midsection, with vintage Jeep fender badges in black. The custom JPP Rubicon bumper has a two-inch grille guard and is fitted with an 8,000-lb. JPP Warn winch. Custom rock rails were added for protection, should the trail run turn into something a little more serious. A JPP swing gate hinge reinforcement is there to accommodate a larger-size spare tire, and the JPP center high-mount stop lamp (CHMSL) relocation kit centers the third brake light in its center. Tow hooks front and rear are of course color-matched because that’s what designers do.

Orange Peelz

Plaid interiors are also an overarching ‘theme’ this year, with the door panels, center console, seat inserts, and mid-instrument panels covered in this lively material. Orange stitching on the steering wheel cover, shifter boots, and the parking-brake handle cover completes the match.

Orange Peelz

Aside from the JPP cold-air intake and JPP cat-back exhaust system, the 285 HP, 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 is stock. Yes, there are a few items you can’t buy on the Orange Peelz, but overall it’s the one that’s closest to finding its way to your driveway. Now if we can just get Revo Reeves from Stitchcraft to tell us where we might find plaid upholstery material, it’ll be a dead ringer.

[Images: Jeep]