1. 08mckerp

    No revrese gear

    p.s gearbox is the original and was working fine before the crash so assume it must be related. only visible damage the gearbox sufferd was the selctor platform that the gear and diff selectors bolt to was cracked by the bulkhead moving back. could it be ive cocked up putting that back on?
  2. 08mckerp

    No revrese gear

    Hi, currently rebuilding my 90 after it went into a tree :doh: Everythings bin going great till today. had a few problems with the clutch master, all sorted went to bak it out of the shed and nothing. Tried 1st and its fine. Put it into reverse and thers no drive at all. You can select reverse...
  3. 08mckerp

    What is Neccesary For a Defender 2 Inch lift?

    i lifted mine by 2", only did springs and shocks at first then castor corrected everything. i found it made a huge difference to the handling. but as u say different for every vehicle.
  4. 08mckerp

    water dripping

    water ingress is key to fording deep water!! else u just float away!! :D
  5. 08mckerp

    Bulkhead Repair

    do you mean windscreen?? this lot repair panels and body mounts for all Landrovers, including Range Rover Classic, Defender, Series, Discovery are probably your best bet of finding what your after
  6. 08mckerp

    snorkel which 1 ??

    southdown come out the wingtop
  7. 08mckerp

    Clutch bleedng problems

    Thanks harry!
  8. 08mckerp

    How reliable/unreliable has your defender been?

    depends on how old it is as well if you buy any 20 year old car your gonna have problems!
  9. 08mckerp

    How reliable/unreliable has your defender been?

    Depends wot your gonna do with it. ive had a few problems with mine over the last couple of years but it gets offroaded a lot and anything thats broken has been from offroading.
  10. 08mckerp

    Clutch bleedng problems

    yer thats wot i was thinking :( gonna get a metal one and hope that cures it
  11. 08mckerp

    Where to get parts?

    dont hav a pipe at all so took master and slave cylinders to a local hydraulic place and they made me up a pipe, cept it was out of that felixible hydraulic hose and i think thats the reason its now not bleeding. anyone got any opions on tht theory?
  12. 08mckerp

    Where to get parts?

    think im gonna hav to call up some places.
  13. 08mckerp

    Where to get parts?

    Yer saw that but if you search "clutch pipe" some of the searches have pics which show the lil bit of pipe that comes out of the slave and then joins to the lil bit of flexi.
  14. 08mckerp

    Where to get parts?

    Hi, am trying to get hold of an indicator relay / flasher and the clutch pipe that runs from the master along the bulkhead for a 1989 defender. looked on paddocks, craddocks and l.r.series parts and no joy (i couldnt find them). Anyone got any suggestions?
  15. 08mckerp

    N/A Tub fuel tank issue

    found a n/a filler pipe which looks like it will fit. fingers crossed!
  16. 08mckerp

    N/A Tub fuel tank issue

    Hi, ive put a 2.5n/a tub onto a 200tdi galv chassis on a 90 im rebuilding and the fillpipe doesnt seem to come anywher near the fuel tank? is it a different pipe or am i being a retard? :D
  17. 08mckerp

    Clutch bleedng problems

    will give it a go. anyone got any opinion on whether the pipe is ok?
  18. 08mckerp

    Clutch bleedng problems

    H, im having trouble bleeding my clutch. Replaced slave cylinder and the master is less than a year old. However i have replaced the metal pipe that runs along the bulkhead with a length of flexible pipe rated to 225bar. is it possible that this is just absorbing the pressure? surley the...
  19. 08mckerp

    Extended brake lines, how long??

    Really? I was running standard props with that setup and never seemed to have a problem. Got wide angle ones on it now anyway tho.
  20. 08mckerp

    What suspension on my 90 pick up?

    Dont worry, the ****part springs will sag to normal ride height in no time at all :D