Thinking on this some more. I’d maybe be looking for a cracked or broken wire. Cold the insulation might be stiff and hold it in place, once warm it could be more bendy and have poor connection. The loom running behind the engine from the started could be a good place to look. Although if it is...

Has to be electrical. You are going to have to check wires and voltages. Such as test the alternator. Is it charging? Maybe even just try a new battery and see if it solves the problem. Then start seeing what is going on where when the issue occurs. Have you still got good voltage in the...

Are you saying it doesn’t crank once warmed up?

If you have to ask, then the answer is no. Or do you have £20k to spank on paying someone to figure out an engine conversion.

I would say this sounds rather like a lack of understanding of what ACE is, what it does and why you shouldn’t just remove it. Ever time you take a corner you are using ACE.

MoT is a check it isn’t the underlying regulation as a rule. Suspect this is buried in the Construction & Use Regs somewhere. As for misleading. It reads clear enough and is published on the .gov website. So I’d assume likely a good reliable source.

The .gov site doesn’t agree with you. Cars pre 1978 need an offside plus either an internal Or near side. But the total minimum is 2 mirrors.

It would have had a rear view mirror. U.K. legal require for that age is probably min of 2 mirrors. Either 2 wing or 1 interior + 1 wing

The Safari door should use the same type of key as the doors and fuel cap. If your safari door is using a Series style lock then it probably isn’t original. Just take a look at a LR parts shop online. You’ll find the barrels and keys available. I think in most cases while you can change the...

Aren’t you missing an interior rear view mirror though.

Yes. It’s called swapping it for a Discovery of some kind. HTH :)

Original is fine if you want to go concourse with it. Not that the stock engines are bad tbh. No idea why you’d want to fit a 2.5 Kia engine. Surely no performance gain and just a ton of work and bespoke parts to end up with a vehicle worth less and likely perform worse too.

What is a jay Discovery????

No idea on those rims. Maybe find out the make and check with them. It is important to get it right. Steel Land Rover rims are nut centric. The nuts centre the rim on the hub and ensure it runs true and isn’t fitted off centre. The centre bore is generally bigger than the hub. But factory...

I’m not a Series 1 expert. But I seem to recall very early models had slightly different studs or something. But this may not stop S2 rims fitting. My hunch is it would be a non issue.

Lots of potential issues. Check the brake switch. But also check the positive feed to the units. Then check the units themselves. LED can be fickle and often isn’t the upgrade many believe. Ultimately a dodgy Earth (even on a different light unit) could cause issues. A circuit...

Not being mean. But paying £3k out means nothing. A Series 3 is a classic car using tech from before World War 2!!! Therefore it will always potentially need some fettling. It just how that tech works. If you think this is unacceptable, then classic cars probably aren’t for you. Have you ever...

They made 3 different swb series 1’s. What axles/hubs and wheel studs have you got? What year is the vehicle. PCD and centre bore should all be fine. It’ll be the stud length if anything. Have you tried fitting any?

Should be fairly easy to trace. Does it vary when running or not? Ie is the alternator working? What is the battery voltage? Just follow the wires from the battery and alternator and see where the voltage drop is occurring. Might be worth checking and replacing the main Earth strap to the...

I’m not sure you’ll easily find out what steel is used by the different makers. Not to mention it may well have varied over time or maybe even batch to batch in some instances based on availability or supply.