So they did! Hmmm, does look good but still not convinced. Need to sleep on it. Ammendment: After lunch and a coffee, I have changed my mind. I blame low blood sugar.

Cheers! Just what I needed. I appreciate that pastel green is rather rare but it is not to my taste, it looks a bit washed out to me. So Bronze Green it is, I guess, although Poppy Red sounds interesting. Has anyone a photo of a SWB Poppy red with side windows? Had a quick scoot around the web...

Hi All, Have any of you an information sheet saying what colours were available for a series 2a 1966 and their codes too please? Also, I have side-windowed hard top fitted, should this be white? If so what colour white (with codes) is correct and should the sides be white or match the car? Both...

Thanks James, I guess there is no way of knowing the dowel situation until I have pulled the box off and look, unless anyone happens to know the engine number range for three dowel flywheels..... I guess I should simply buy the clutch and hope for the best. Trouble is that I have a specific...

Thanks James, Can I ask where the number is stamped and if I need any special tools / gaskets etc? Is the clutch from a series 3 the same as a series 2a? IE; will a 9.5 inch DP8117 friction plate, CA5584 pressure plate (pic below) and an FTC5200 release bearing be any use for me fitting this...

Quite possibly! :-) Do any of you know if the bellhosing / clutch release system is interchangeable between the S2a and S3 boxes? This would solve my issues and save me money. Just buy the S3 box, swap the bellhousing / clutch release and fit the 'hybrid' box using existing clutch and...

Thanks James / Rusty, I spoke to a specialist today who told me my box might not have had a 2nd gear synchro from new. If this is the case are you saying I can fit a 2nd gear synchro to my box? That would be a better and much cheaper option. B

Cheers All, My box has no synchro in 2nd gear. I am not sure it should have as I have been given conflicting advice. I am a bit rusty at double declutching so keep crunching it (especially on downshifts) but I will get there. My wife might struggle a bit though so I am thinking that a series 3...

Hi guys, I have been offered a good S3 box for a very reasonable price. If it will fit my 1966 Series 2a I will be saved the hassle of reconditioning my box. Question is (excuse my ignorance); will it fit as a straight swap? Cheers, Boggie

Cheers Guys, Most helpful. I was suprised to see that the car still has the voltage regulator despite being converted to alternator. I am in half a mind to replace the whole loom as a precaution. I recently did this on an old Triumph TR3a but as I retained the dynamo the task was a relatively...

Hi All, We live in the sticks on top of a big hill and, due to local council cost cutting, we are effectively under house arrest every time it snows so my wife tasked me with finding a 4WD. Neither of us is keen on modern 4WDs and resent having to pay over £200 tax for a car that will spend...

Thanks Chaps! So, as long as I have either the front wheels or rear with grip, I will be ok but one wheel on each axle spinning and it is time to jam something under a wheel. Cheers, B

Hi All, Do Defenders come with diff-locks as standard, I have looked at a couple locally and both had them but were they an option? Excuse my ignorance but I am going to collect my first Landy, a 1989 Defender 90 SWB 2.5TD, on Saturday. The area I am collecting from is forcasted for the...

Hi All, I am close to buying a 1956 series 1 SWB. As it will occasionally be used as a family car I need to fit seatbelts and as we might need to use it this Christmas (see the Met office weather predictions!) I need to do this ASAP. Q: Can anyone point me in the direction of companies...