Defender 130 Buck Building

[GTW]

Hi all!

 

Im currently looking to purchase a Defender 130 for a tipper conversion, problem is the dealers etc are asking far too much money to build it!

 

Can any one recommend a fabricator or buck builder that can make something along these lines?

 

http://www.neneoverland.co.uk/4x4defendertippers/imgs/picture178a.jpg

 

Barn doors on the back would be required

 

 

Cheers

 

Pete Hall

http://www.greentreeworks.co.uk

[Sussex Groundie]

I am sure many will be along with diff companies, here's my 2 peneth. TGS Bristol

 

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[Dan White]

Dont go anywhere near Nene 'Overland'!

[treequip]

Dont go anywhere near Nene 'Overland'!

 

That's a bit sweeping, any reason why?

[GTW]

Nene overland want 4k + vat to put a buck on, seems incredibly expensive!

 

The picture shown is just for an example of the kind of thing I'm after.

 

Pete Hall

 

 

 

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[Andrew Gale]

I've always used Woodward Brothers at Coneyhurst. Good build quality, can be a bit pricey but you get what you pay for.

 

Not sure if they have a web page; where are you based?

[GTW]

Based in Suffolk, Sudbury area, willing to travel tho.

 

Pete

 

 

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[treequip]

Having put a couple of tippers together

 

Your tipper kit is going to cost you about £300, the ally boarding is going to be about £600, a couple of hundred for the sub frame and floor materials.

 

A couple of days to fabricate it all and put a bit of paint on it

 

That price from Nene isn't cheap but the material costs are considerable, they have overheads and they are entitled to a bit of profit

 

You can find yourself a mate with a mig and have a go yourself

 

Have a look at http://www.servicemetals.co.uk/‎

[Dan White]

That price from Nene is suprisingly reasonable once you break it down treequip.

 

Nene used to have an incredible reputation for vehicle prep, particularly their Overland & Expedition section. Rivals really to Foley, Frogs Island Devon 4x4 & Footloose 4x4.

 

However (notwithstanding their owner's less than stellar reputation with forging V5's Dealer regrets signature fraud - Peterborough Telegraph) in my personal and from close friends firsthand experience, their workmanship and customer service is shoddy, and seems to have become more so since they opened their '4x4 lifestyle shop'. They target a certain demographic and charge appropriately. I had a £5k+ quote for some work on my rear suspension A Frame and queried the possibility of cutting the bill down by removing extra items that IMO could be reused or left for me to complete etc. I understand a professional company's reluctance for me to do so but at that point their customer service became atrocious once it was obvious that I didn't have the same deep pockets as their usual clients. I took my business elsewhere.

Furthermore, a friend who had some recaro seats sourced and fitted to a new defender had his vehicle returned with damaged new seats, mismatching and inadequate bolts to hold them down and the original seats covered in greasy footprints!

 

Of course, my opinion only and I hope someone else has had more luck with them, but until I hear otherwise I'll not use them.

 

Based as you are in suffolk GTW, I'd try Foley Specialist Vehicles. VERY £££ but their workmanship and customer service is fantastic. But really for a tipping workhorse, find a smaller independent metalwork fabricators or as Treequip says, a mate with a MIG.

 

Good Luck

[GTW]

Cheers for the info guys.

 

If anyone else has anything to throw in the pot it would be much appreciated!

 

Pete Hall

 

 

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