I'm hopefully going to be able to pop back home at the weekend so I'll try and get some photos.

It's ok, I'm under no illusion that this is going to be easy - or cheap!

I'm really new to the Land Rover world, what is a 19j?

Ok, I haven't had chance to look myself but only going on what I've been told?

I've just bought my first Land Rover a 110 station wagon which I bought blind on eBay. 162016409665 if anybody want's to have a look. I went down this path after being advised against doing what I want to do, to a S3. I'm not sure if I've paid over the odds, only time will tell! It's been...

It's been converted to a 200tdi so it was obviously petrol but I don't know which variant.

I'm still not 100% sure on my later models but it is an '87 genuine station wagon and was described as a 110 defender but as I said,I'm not sure what models are which with the later ones! Once she's here I'll start a thread for her.

Not yet. It's being delivered on Tuesday so I'll have a good look at it then but I think the chassis needs replacing along with the bulkhead but I'll see what can be salvaged

You no longer have to worry about a leaf version being modified, I've just purchased a 110 station wagon so I have most of the items on my wish list as standard!

I have no real interest in anything modern, it's the old look I like

I've been reading up on the parabolic springs and it does seem that from reading a few things on the net, it does make a significant difference. It's got to be able to sit comfortably at 60mph without feeling too much like a tin on wheels!!

I thought I could only use a 88 or 109 chassis if wanted a series look as the later chassis were different lengths?

I have considered this. The idea is to retain all the mechanicals that have been removed and originally it was my intention to get a new galvanised chassis to build up from and even keep the old chassis but, it seemed pointless buying a new chassis only to cut it up and weld new sections to it...

HI, Although not an owner yet, I should hopefully be if things pan out in the next week or so. I have my eye on a S3 Safari needing love which will hopefully come to fruition. I'll apologise now to the purists but, it's my intention to 'modernise' is to make it 100% usable as a daily hack with...