My Dixon Bate fitted my 110 Td5 Marsland chassis no problem, straight swap.

On the Td5 you put on the correct spacer and tighten it up effin tight, I can't remember the torque figure. You can't adjust this to compensate for any wear in the bearings unless you have different sizes spacers.

There are several different sizes of spacer, I can't remember the process for measuring and finding out what spacer is required that's why I changed to the old system, it's simple to adjust, something that you are unable to do with the spacer and single lock nut set up.

Years ago I took a S2a trials motor for a MOT, no roof or windscreen, the tester just said " no point in testing the washers, wipers or windscreen ". It passed.

What a ****, is he going to fail a classic car for no catalytic converter ?

I would go for option 2 , that's what I have done.

Had do do it at night in a blizzard once, bit of a butt clencher! Congrats on your re build.

Applecross pass !!!!! it's the Bealach na ba, pass of the cattle you heathen. There should be a laughing smiley at the end, but this bloody tablet won't put it on the post !

I didn't see anything wrong with the join, it was the only thing that it could be. The crack cure is almost like water, it finds its way into the smallest gap, worth a try if you're still getting a leak.

I had a leak in the roof of my Double Cab, I found out it was the join in the roof above/behind the front seats. I got some " Captain Tolleys Creeping Crack Cure" ( I think that's what it's called ", that fixed it.

I remember trying to burst a balloon from about ten feet, the bullets bounced off !

Same here lots of fun fireing the plastic bullets at each other.

The two rear AT tyres look close to the limit and the spare is a MT.

Your transfer box has three ratios ? Mine only has two and I would use high.

I had a 1985 Land Rover 90, 2.5 petrol , definitely not a S3.

You and me both, welcome to the club !

I was told in a pub in Stornoway that anyone South of Inverness was a soft southerner !

Not if the Southerners are North of you !

Ahh, I see, your from the South West then !

Welcome to the Forum, what part of Wester Ross are you from ?