{"id":91800,"date":"2022-10-18T14:46:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T19:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=91800"},"modified":"2022-10-18T14:46:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T19:46:19","slug":"1989-land-rover-defender-110-with-a-ls3-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=91800","title":{"rendered":"1989 Land Rover Defender 110 with a LS3 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Arkonik<\/a> built this 1989 Land Rover Defender 110 at their company in Somerset, UK. The factory motor has given way to a 6.2 L LS3 V8 making 430 horsepower and 425 lb-ft of torque. A six-speed automatic transmission and transfer case sends power to rebuilt axles. The Defender rides on a Terrafirma 2-inch lifted suspension with upgraded steering damper. A set of Kahn Defend 1948 16-inch wheels with Cooper Tires Discoverer AT\/3 tires cover Tarox six-piston disc brakes in front and rear. The exterior features KBX Signature grill, First Four Shadow tubular bumpers, WARN Zeon 12-S winch, Fire & Ice side steps, and Front Runner Slimline II roof rack. <\/p>\n

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Source: Arkonik<\/a> (project page)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arkonik built this 1989 Land Rover Defender 110 at their company in Somerset, UK. The factory motor has given way to a 6.2 L LS3 V8 making 430 horsepower and 425 lb-ft of torque. A six-speed automatic transmission and transfer case sends power to rebuilt axles. The Defender rides on a Terrafirma 2-inch lifted suspension… Read More »1989 Land Rover Defender 110 with a LS3 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":91805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[287],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defender"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":67704,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=67704","url_meta":{"origin":91800,"position":0},"title":"1985 Defender with a Supercharged LS3 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 17, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"3R Racing offers a lot of services at their company in Englewood, Colorado. 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