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This is East Coast Defender’s Project Tuki

East Coast Defender’s latest project dubbed Project Tuki is a fully-customized Defender 110 that was designed to celebrate […]

This is East Coast Defender’s Project Tuki
This is East Coast Defender’s Project Tuki — photographed for Leisure Wheels

East Coast Defender’s latest project dubbed Project Tuki is a fully-customized Defender 110 that was designed to celebrate its original heritage.

The Defender is rather tame looking compared to some of East Coast Defender’s other undertakings, like Project Viper – powered by a 320kW, 6.2-liter LS3 V8 mill.

Project Tuki is more a little more demure when it comes to both looks and power. The Defender 110 is fitted with a 4-litre V8 mated to a a five-speed ZF automatic transmission.

Inside the seats are covered with Panda Charcoal leather, there is a wooden steering wheel with the colour described as ‘deep corn,’  all American Nickle series gauges and an upgraded sound system and a Kenwood infotainment system.

Project Tuki also comes equipped with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, GPS, and a reverse camera.

Other added features include a roof rack with a ladder and rear work light, a Defender bumper in grey with rubber end caps, and black leather on the dash door cards and center console and KBX wing top air intakes.

East Coast Defender doesn’t list a price on the build, but it couldn’t have been cheap.

It never felt like it was working hard, and after 2 400 kilometres, neither did I.

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