Land Rover Defender 110 2002 – Alu-Cab Icarus + interior build

Here is the Land Rover Defender after its transformation into a real expedition vehicle at Rayo Offroad Centrum. The old guy got a new life – a complete furniture body with rich equipment, roof conversion to Alu-Cab Icarus, a canopy, a shower cabin and lots of accessories. Now no off-road terrain is scary for him

Land Rover Defender 110 – efficiency first

We have already become friends with this Defender 110. It came to us as a car in very average condition, so initially the work was based on restoring it to a usable condition – in the first stage we carried out a thorough service to restore the car to efficiency. The work even included replacing and maintaining the frame!

A lot of suspension, drivetrain, electrics and steering system elements required repair or replacement. The heart of the Defender – the immortal Td5 engine was basically in good condition, although it also did not do without some repairs. A lot of elements were worn out or simply damaged “due to age”. Only later did we start transforming this classic into a real expedition vehicle.

Roof conversion to Alu-Cab Icarus and RAYO furniture conversion

The work included converting the roof to Alu-Cab Icarus, one of the best roofs with a tent, adapted to the Defender on the market. Later, we designed a complete furniture conversion inside. This task turned out to be quite a challenge – previous modifications and the general condition of the car meant that preparing the conversion required a lot of adjustments to make everything look as good as it does.

And we have to admit that the end result is great – access to the most important elements and accessories has been preserved, and in the furniture we have found a lot of space for additional luggage and Defender equipment for the expedition.

Interior – the “residential” structure of the Defender has been equipped with the necessary accessories – a fridge, water tanks, Webasto parking heater, water heating, sink with spout, complete electrical installation with an additional battery, 230 V converter, lots of sockets and peripherals such as installation for additional solar panels.

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Luxury camping anywhere in the world

The car is already showing its age, so despite the detailed design, fitting everything required a lot of additional work. We have equipped the car with additional accessories also on the outside. A roof, shower cabin, additional lighting and lots of smaller and larger equipment elements that improve the comfort of using the Defender on the road and off-road.

This Land Rover is almost like a 5-star hotel that you can set up almost anywhere in the world. Our well-thought-out and spacious furniture will allow you to store a lot of additional luggage and accessories, and if necessary, you can also rest on comfortable mattresses made to measure by Uszyje.

The very wide scope of work meant that this Defender spent several long months with us, but the owner did not get bored, regularly searching for new accessories and ideas, which we patiently implemented. To shorten this litany, suffice it to say that the “to do” list in this car alone numbered well over 300 items, the value of the work done significantly exceeded the initial value of the car.

Land Rover Defender 110 – list of the most important modifications:

• A thorough car service (suspension, drivetrain, steering system, air conditioning, electrics – in short everything)
• Showercube Alu-Cab
• 270-degree Alu-Cab Shadow Awning
• Alu-Cab Defender Icarus roof installation
• Solar panel installation with an Anderson socket outlet in the left rear window + Victron Smart folding solar panel
• Custom-made carpet
• RAYO furniture installation
• Dometic CRX50 refrigerator
• UniQuick shower connector
• Dometic sink and tap
• Installation of Gullwing windows instead of the original rear windows
• Console in the ceiling – control of external lights, internal lighting
• External lighting – Strands lamps
• 2DIN radio with touch screen – Android multimedia station
• Electrical installation – comprehensive expansion of the installation: additional Enerblock 200 Ah battery, with converter – 230V power
• supply, expansion of the installation for solar panels, 50A quick connector,
• Webasto heating
• Water heating
• ARB CKMA12 compressor under the seat with an additional 4l aluminum air tank,
• Clean water tank (50 l) and gray water
• Additional USB sockets in the roof tent, as well as in the furniture
• CB Radio + antenna with mounts
• Spare wheel holder on the rear flap
• Airline external strips for mounting accessories
• Frame replacement + maintenance
• Suspension replacement with OME Nitrocharger
• Reversing camera
• Molle panel with table function on the left Gullwing window
• Mattresses made to measure

Thanks to this, the Land Rover Defender has now gained a completely new life. It will delight the owner during travels and expeditions, and we will miss it! Do you want to build such an expedition? Contact us: serwis@rayo4x4.pl.