Meet Matilda,

Matilda is an exstremly well known and very well travelled vehicle.

She has done some 28 countries and 3 continent, and still travelling.

Matilda has visited the Arctic Circle, Sahara Desert, most of Europe and crossed the Bosporus in to Asia. in 23 years she has been 1/12th the way around the world.

Matilda was named by her previous owner Ralph Hardwick.

Getting her name from a British infantry tank of the second world war. (Ralphs wife Belinda, used to call it the Tank )

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Base Vehicle

Land Rover Discovery, 1994, 300Tdi 2495cc diese,  4 speed Automatic.

 

MATILDA BEFORE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATILDA NOW 

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Overland Preparation

Terrafirma 2" Lift with heavy duty springs and 2 " shocks

235/85 Goodyear tyres

Polybush red 'performance' on radias arm, torsion bars and rear anti roll bar

Terrafirma steering damper

Exstended Brake Hoses

Rear anti roll bar mounts lowered by 75mm

Steering guard

Diff guard, front and rear

HD Bumper

Jackable rock sliders

Superwinch EPi 9000

Waffle Boards

Spade

Hi lift jack

Axe

Gas flowed performance cylinder head

ERG removed

Defender 110 down pipe (non cat)

Mantec snorkel (raised air intake)

Enhanced intercooler

stage 2 intercooler

120 litre replacement main fuel tank

silicon air hose

3 leasure batterys

battery monitors

CTEK charging system, smart pass and mains charger

240v Mains hook up

100A Alternator

Slit charge system

Safari spot and fog lamps

2 rear working lights

Long distance driving lamps

LHD head lights

CB

iCOM

kenwood bluetoof hands free, sterio and phone system

Highlander roof rack

Rear side hatches (Vehicle Modifications page for fabrication instruction)

recaro Ergomed front seats

Cup holders

Modified overhead cosole  ( Vehicle Modifications page for fabricating instructions)

Chequer rear door panel and pull down shelf

183 liter rear boot storage system

Window privicy shades

MSA drop slide fridge mount

Arb 47 litre fridge

Howling moon star gazer roof tent

Howling moon self supporting awning and sides

Direct 4 x 4 rear awning with under awning tent

70 litre on board fresh water tank, pumps and taps​

Hot and cold water expedition shower with anti scorch valve (Vehicle Modification page fabricating instructions)

Dining table

2 x king korona chairs

Folding side table

Lots of spares, fluids and tools

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