Category Archives: Defender Upgrades

Being a custom vehicle builder, ECD, with its overhaul line ECO, has a state-of-the-art paint facility within its 30,000 sq ft walls. The state-of-the-art paint booth, partnered with PPG and other quality paint vendors, allows ECD to bring any custom and hand-mixed paint color to its one-of-a-kind custom Defender builds. While most build’s stick to…

When getting your Defender overhauled through ECO, you have a range of customizations you can make to upgrade your Defender. A new drivetrain, full exterior overhaul, and an all-new modern and convenient interior are some of the overhaul services ECO offers. If you’re interested in getting an all-new interior, here are some of the various…

Give your Land Rover Defender modern performance with an upgraded engine. Not only will a new engine increase your builds speed and power, but it will also increase its reliability. You’ll finally be able to take your restored Defender on long road trips or daily drives, giving it the true heritage of the “go-anywhere” vehicle.…

E.C.O. is the Defender overhaul division for E.C.D.; we offer upgrades and overhauls for clients who already own Defenders but would like them to fit better with their lifestyle. One of the most significant upgrades you can add to your build is a brand new engine. With better performance, efficiency and warranty options, there’s excellent…

A Land Rover Defender is a true go anywhere, do anything classic icon. It has a purposeful design and is highly sought after by enthusiasts and collectors alike. Although purposeful, the original Rover V8 engine is underpowered, leaving Defender owners searching for engine conversion options for the Defender that offer more power and reliability. E.C.D.…

We get this question often: why, with all your capability and expertise, do you only perform upgrades on Land Rover Defenders? Our answer is always the same: glad you asked. What can follow are long dissertations on the beauty and design of these driving machines. In the end, we are some of the biggest Land…

A lot of attention goes into the upgraded engines and exterior accessories that East Coast Overhaul can build into a Defender. The speed, power, and wow-factor of seeing these upgraded Defenders in motion is often going to be the first thing that people notice. But, beyond that, a lot of attention needs to be paid…

East Coast Overhaul is a garage that prides itself on innovation and sophistication. It is not the simple changes that we seek, but challenging modifications that put our trucks on the vanguard of vehicle technology. Our Defender upgrades take a particular set of skills that most other truck modifiers simply do not have. We didn’t…

The Land Rover Defender is, in every sense of the word, a classic. Part of its allure and staying power over the years is the very history of its creation: from the humble shadows of World War II, over the decades of the 20th century with grit and heart, and slowly into the 21st as…

Not all roads greet travelers with welcome mats, and, often, some of the best and most beautiful can turn out to be exclusive clubs; entrance is granted on a merit basis and only to those with the goods under the hood. A Land Rover Defender is an iconic off-road vehicle that regularly tackles some of…