…has certainly gone up. Yeah, yeah, this was built for the RAF to carry missiles, supposedly, but why on earth would you want this : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-defender-127-/124992540463?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 the seller does say “it’s...

Presumably your Landy was a write-off after the accident? And you’ve bought it back on the cheap? I’d be looking at getting a new chassis really, galvanised for the extra expense. I’d never trust a chassis that had been bent out of shape and 1/4 of it replaced. That’s just what I’d be thinking...

Are they pubes sticking out?

You’ve inadvertently discovered a female guest undressing device, please pm me details on how to convert my standard seat rails.

Did you make your own in the end?

Of course, how else do you keep your slippers clean?

You may as well keep the low speed, I find myself using the high speed until the interior is nice and warm and then the low speed is good enough. Another good mod to do is to turn the lower blower vents upside down and swap passenger side to driver side. This way you’ll have nice warm air...

This is what I have done on mine. I now have a on-off-on toggle switch for the heater, works lovely.

Yes, you need to really give it some to bump start a big diesel!

Starter not required for a bump start, so may be something else as well?

Bet it was sat on a dog turd!

Proper winter tires, not just M&S or 3 Peaks, make all the difference. It’s why all the cold-climate countries don’t suddenly grind to a halt over the winter months.

Transits have always had a reputation for spinning on the smallest dog turd! I believe the latest models come with, or certainly have the option for, a limited slip diff.

Historic status is given to vehicles 40 years old and older, on a rolling basis. So a vehicle will need to have been registered in 1981 if you were to apply for historic exemption in 2021.

When the lift pump went on my 200tdi, it would take about 15-20secs of cranking before it would start, it ran fine when it did start. As fine as I am aware, the engine should run fine with just the injection pump, providing it is in good nick and set up correctly. Just to add, my duff lift pump...

I might be wrong, but I seem to recall the extra elbow room (and presumably the seat change?) came in when Nineties/OneTens/130 became the Defender in 1990.

Looks like he’s on 7.5” rims, the calculator reckons 235/85 should be on 6”-7”.

Cheers for the info chap! I’m going to get galvanised frames as a minimum requirement, I still may go down the fully galvanised frame and skin route, as the ally corrosion may be to far gone to stop, at least for one of my doors. Good to know that the skin removal is very much doable!