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Hi I'm not sure it had anything from the factory. The way the lap seatbelts and the bench seats (looks like Britpart) were attached when I bought it didn't look strong enough. So is there an after market rail I can buy to work with lap seat...

Ask turners about the TDI, If you want a "new" engine. But you might pick one up cheaper elsewhere, they do come up on face book and eBay. You need a disco engine with a defender manifold set for a LWB. Clears the chassis rail that way. Worth...

Can not see any name on it. So I think I might take it down now that I’m this far into it. Got car up on my 2 poster 😅 tricky cause the lift arm is close to the compressor area but it’s up.

I CAN NOT GET THIS PIPE OUT. IT IS STUCK INTERNALLY THE COALR CAN BE ROTATED WITH PLIERS BUT THE PIPE REMAINS FIXED. IF I TURN THE 19MM NUT ON THE CILYNDER THAT IT INSERTS INTO, IT TWISTS THE PIPE. IT'S A DISASTER BUT I NEED TO REMOVE IT...

All things come to he who waits, or in this case, give up... She's talking to me again, Started perfect when I fitted the ECU that matched the Black Immobilizer, and purring like a kitten. Now the rebuild, (and where the feck did I put those...

Talking about fault isoluation, I took the first bit of lunch break to havr a closer look at the fuse box situation. Well, the original one did get off the original harness without cutting. And it is a lot harder plastics than the one on the new...

The one going down our road in France is fibre, AND it is on posts, AND the branches of trees rub it constantly. We do our best to cut them back but cannot reach all of them and it means everyone down the road would have to do it and some are...

They're AT KOs I think not MTs... but yeah tread looks good, its just the age. Although right now im running 2011 tyres with less tread so maybe I'm overthinking things as long as they're not cracked etc. Also I got it wrong about the price of...

Downward spiral then , 😕

Belt spray may do it ?

They are a good company to deal with and they do look like original Wolf rims, albeit that they need a clean up and repaint. The tyres are old but still legal. I don't think you can get Goodrich M/T's any more.

They have a tendency to hear being praised, for some reason they don't like that and turn it into an opportunity to educate their owners on repairs and maintenance! Sometimes I almost prefer when mine isn't working fine, at least I know what's...

Right so I just thought I'd make this post and see what you guys would do. Back story I got my 110 sitting on 7.50x16 Deestone extra tractions, they worked but they were noisy and lacking grip in the wet, I had to be really careful on wet...

I thought too loud last night. Got in the car this morning. Started her up, unfolded the mirrors and only the drvers popped out. Pressed the button again, the passengers popped and the drivers folded. At least I now know which fuse does the door...

Ouch, yep totally agree, it is coming from the transfer box. as @miktdish said. If difflock is engaged there ought to be a light on the instrument panel telling you this. Maybe it has bust, anyway, if you are having trouble disengaging it, and...

I had thought about that - it would need a proper rebuild I think - it's breathing really heavy - and leaking a fair amount of oil, plus I'd read that parts aren't that plentiful. Not sure how much a rebuild would cost, as opposed to replacement...

I do mine every 4000 as it’s the cheapest form of maintenance I think you can do

You would be surprised how far you can extend a motor oil interval nowadays provided you have the science and data at hand. 6,000miles on mineral perhaps your right....... but this is why a tribologist could save you money in the long run as they...

I suspect crank pulley is a bit slippery, any way to increase the pulley friction?

Not strong enough on a flat ali panel. Bench seats(belts) have a long mount rail which bolts through the tub with a brace going to the rear crossmember. What did your model have originally?

If he has bad hips seat height & entry/exit of the motor must be the thought of.

Where are you fitting these plates ? Edit: Just read your post again ... Like @Anaconda said the alloy sheet that makes up the rear wheel arches isn't strong enough to anchor seatbelts too. Also you should consider that if you have seatbelts in...

soft tops are very not common on the defenders and because of that command a price premium. However you can buy all the parts to convert a standard one into a soft top and it is just nuts and bolts to do the conversions so even a beginner (no...

Just use thick rubber or foam tape

The way the power is delivered to the wheels needs to be understood so you can giagnose this (wierd) problem. The engine turns the flywheel which in turn spins the drive plate of the clutch (unless you've pressed the pedal and it is disengaged)...

I would try and fix the engine that you have rather than swap it, easier and hopefully cheaper.

Thanks Steve - this is great. Will look through. Ideally I'd love to track down a proper old mechanic who wants to do some care in the community work looking after me! :p

Greetings all, my old man, a pensioner with a broken hip, owns a Patrol TD42 and is selling it because it’s rusted through and he can’t repair it. If he sells it, he’ll get around 5–6k euros and can buy one of two cars: a Discovery 1, 1995...

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