I don't think anything effects the MPG of a defender other than the brick like aerodynamics and the speed you drive it. My MPG is religiously tracked using Fuelly and unless I am towing or slipstream at 50mph behind a truck nothing else seems to...

If it is chewing through UJ's I would suggest something else is wrong not just the heavy usage: Is the current prop phased correctly? Is there any play in the splines in the sliding section of the prop? Does the sliding section actually slide...

I will just keep updating this post with new parts as I get around d to photographing them. Most are good used that have been removed from donor vehicles or my vehicle when upgrading, some parts are new these will be clearly specified. Collection...

I have had the Teflon balls on mine for about 10 years and 300k miles. They are still going strong. I did not think you could still get the chrome ones (certainly not at a sensible price) which is why I got them when I did mine. They were the...

I I don't think that is that bad. I have picked things up from the blasters that look like that! It is just the very light flash surface rust you get on pristine steel.

I do not know how it was attached originally but if it just screws back in I would be looking to fill with solder to secure. I say solder rather than weld as this would allow it to be removed in the future if required.

Good that the regulations make things easy. I retro fitted inertia reel seatbelts to my series 3 but it already has static belts so used the mountings for them. You will need the lower brackets that bolt to the sill (LINK) (I like YRM as they are...

That's the same state mine was in, but my side panels do have twin sliding glass windows in which will be heavier than the standard ali sides. My station wagon body was built up off the vehicle as the 110 is my daily, so when it was lifted into...