Family Fun Wagon: Part 4

The 110’s body build is complete but, before preparing for the new paint job a new exhaust system is needed and a cooling system is installed. Trevor Cuthbert reports

The 110’s body is complete but now it needs prepping for paint, a new exhaust and cooling system

DURING THE 88-inch incarnation of the Land Rover, an off-theshelf exhaust system was not available for the non-standard off roader. Instead, a local exhaust centre had made me an exhaust system which was loud (on purpose) and exited from the rear panel of the body tub. The Land Rover had not been used for long journeys – the loud exhaust was fun for off-road adventures, although did get a bit wearing towards the end of the event.

The rear exit through the body tub looked great, but it was a big problem. Exhaust gases would constantly swirl into the cabin, no matter if the rear flap of the soft top was closed and secure or not. This was a definite problem which was overcome by removing the canvas completely where possible.

Now, in factory 110 configuration, I could have easily ordered a new exhaust system from my main Land Rover parts supplier, but I had my friend Dan Dew of Demand Engineering working with me on the project. As a stainless steel custom exhaust system specialist, Dan could easily make a system for the 110 if it was at his workshops in Suffolk. But could he work his magic at my workshop without his usual array of specialist tools? By bringing a selection of bends and sections with him – and ordering a few more to be sent over from Demand Engineering, you will see that, with very limited resources at my place, Dan still came up with a work of art for my 110. Demand Engineering sells hand-crafted Land Rover exhausts starting from £420 plus shipping, or can fabricate a custom one-off system such as the one shown here. Dan stresses that my exhaust system was very much a one-off field repair.