Richard91
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check the chassis with a hammer and screwdriver.
Get under the car and give the props a good shakin to check the ujs for play.
If you take it for a test drive check it doesn't pull to one side when you brake, and you don't get any knocking from underneath
When you bring it back check the outside of the wheels where they contact the hub with the back of your hand they should be the same temperature as each other and not hot.
i don't have any experience with v8s but id check the radiator isn't too rotten as well
Get under the car and give the props a good shakin to check the ujs for play.
If you take it for a test drive check it doesn't pull to one side when you brake, and you don't get any knocking from underneath
When you bring it back check the outside of the wheels where they contact the hub with the back of your hand they should be the same temperature as each other and not hot.
i don't have any experience with v8s but id check the radiator isn't too rotten as well
300bhp/ton
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Richard91
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waldershelf
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5 things to check for when looking at a 90
Number 1 RUST
Number 2 Rust
Number 3 RuSt
Number 4 rusT
Number 5 rUSt
Seriously though, go through the normal things you would look at on any car, engine, gearbox (s), suspension, drive train, etc. With a Defender all these things can be sorted with a few spanners and some spares if the price is right, they really are not that complicated for the home mechanic. But if it's shot with rust you could have big, expensive problems.
Number 1 RUST
Number 2 Rust
Number 3 RuSt
Number 4 rusT
Number 5 rUSt
Seriously though, go through the normal things you would look at on any car, engine, gearbox (s), suspension, drive train, etc. With a Defender all these things can be sorted with a few spanners and some spares if the price is right, they really are not that complicated for the home mechanic. But if it's shot with rust you could have big, expensive problems.
