how long would the thread need to be? i have used glands with up to 25mm of thread so they are available (RS components i think would do them, as would marine electrical suppliers), although the gap behind the outer skin may just bow inwards and leak when it was tightend as there would be no...

how bad are the outriggers? is it just the ends or the whole way along?...... i did mine a few weeks back and it wasnt too bad to do (im no pro welder btw, just basic knowlage) not sure on rates for a profesional job but i did one side in about 4-5 hours, thats cutting old bit off, fabbing new...

thanks for that

you mean there was 2 working at the same time....? haha,, yea im starting to find that they arnt as bad as people make out, iv given it some abuse and not had any problems yet, i think its more people worrying about what COULD go wrong rather than what does go wrong, interesting what you say...

sorry as this is off toppic for the post but what wheels and tyres are on the beige defender? they look like the size id like on mine. regarding origional post....id leave it green if it was mine, but they look great in either white, light blue or grey/beige. my least favourite colour is red...

both on and off road tbh, vehicle will be used for shooting, fishing, camping trips, (some green lanes...but nothing too serious), i agree that the defender would be best off road everytime but the p38 is soooo much nicer for driving on the road, can sit at 70 and eat up miles rather than the...

thanks for the replies guys, ih had a look at cooper tyres and the reviews are very positive so cheers for the advice, ,,,,,this was my thinking too, just wondered if there was such a thing as too narrow given the weight of the p38 but id certenly not fancy anything wider than the 255 thats...

hi, i have searched throught the forum and the web in general and theres loads of info about fitting BIG tyres to p38s but not much regarding slightly bigger tyres(31 inch ish) other than the fact that they fit with no mods, i cant find any discussion about either 255/70/16 or specifically...

hi, just joined so thought id post what im upto, currentl sorting a 300 tdi defender 90 that i ended up with by chance, usial rust spots to sort but nothing major, cant complain for a free defender:) also now have a 1996 P38 4.0 that i brought on impulse after some beer, so far iv come out...

hi, im from new forest