Hinges back from being blasted and galvanized, t washed ready for some etch primer and paint. Decided to drill and install a grease nipple on the inside of the door hinges along with a small groove in the hinge body

Have to admit the 300tdi is a good looking engine …. It does complement my OCD perfectly

Changed the theromstat for one that worked and the guage was still showing off the scale ??? Put a multimeter on the temp sensor and it reading 115ohm which in defender speak should be lava…. Some more googling and yes you guessed it I’ve only gone and frigging fitted a green Discovery temp...

Results are in….. she’s a runner … oh and a stopper ! All gears found high low and diff lock, brakes a pleanty thank christ as I scared the s@&t out of an oncoming car !

We what can I say… the maiden voyage was like something from Mad Max … deck chair cushions as a seat, some thrown together bracketry to hold the expansion bottle, cable tied fuel filter and were away down the road ! Wind in my hair, anti freeze in my eyes and lungs full of diesel fumes oh what a...

Got her running ! But she’s hot ! Very hot! some basic fault finding and its the bloody new £10 thermostat that’s knackered….. grrrr

Collected the re cored radiator yesterday and what a great job ! Thanks Kris at North Wales Radiators I can highly recommend!

Bonnet on and air feed pipe cleaned

New genuine LR ignition and lock set turned up on Saturday, decided to go for the TD5 version so that the ignition key is the same as all the door barrels. It does mean I’ll have to replace the front door handles as they have deeper locks but they look identical from the outside.

Fan claned and fitted along with the fan shroud. The shroud was cracked along the top but with a helping hand from a friend (Cofi) we managed to repair it with hot staples and a soldering iron.

Intercooler inplace with the rad surrounding that was galvanized and painted black. New mounting rubbers and pipework. Should be in a position to get her running soon….

progress report just in ….. beee beep beeep beep.. air box and brackets painted, a fresh set of rubber mounts and its back in place adorned with a genuine, reproduced Rand Lover sticker courtesy of ‘ I say ding dong ltd’ …… well I say thats some name for your company!

Welcome on board! There’s no excuses now get spannering ! The forum is a wealth of info with some very experienced landy geeks to give a helping hand, failing that there’s youtube 😂 Thank you for your kind words, it sure is a labour of love doing these old work horses up, but the reward is far...

made a stainless steel bracket to hold the steel Intercooler pipe rather than try to clean and paint the steel one.

Turbo CHAR fitted along with a new actuator and hose. Found it a lot easier to take the manifold off and fit everything on the bench.

Ordered a new hybrid turbo CHAR from turborebuild ltd and actuator, not long now until the maiden voyage

Roof firmly bolted back on top its looking more defender like by the day

who needs alpine windows? Surely there must be an easy way to fit new rubbers …. Apparently not. After an hour farting around in the garden with the roof safety layed on grass I gave up. Ordered another set of seals this time from SP4x4 and guess what ? Yes there is a easier way to fit these...

Oh and 5 new rims turned up from mr cradock today ! Just need scotching and painting chawton white

Progress has stalled sum what, but the little jobs seem to be just as rewarding. Seat belt mounts painted black, belts washed and fitted with some new bolts. Routed some of the cables through the bulkhead for the door light switches. Oh and packed up the original brass\copper radiator to send...