Thanks everyone great stuff! They look interesting and sound like they would get me where I want to be. This is essentially a road car, the reason I put HD springs on was to try and counter roll and cope with the roads around here which are extremely bad but if they make the ride overly harsh I...

Got the self leveling system fitted today, hardest part was fitting and compressing the Boge unit but got there in the end - Next few days is prepping and painting the rest of the front axle components whilst the weather is good

Thanks Hicap phill, I read up on TF shocks before I bought them and they had generally positive reviews. I dont have an endless budget for this project and still have a very long way to go so they struck me as good value for money. I can always upgrade on members advice at a later date. Got the...

Again any suggestions would be appreciated

Showing my inexperience with modern Land Rovers I guess, I take it they are none too good? What would you recommend?

Made some progress today, I am hoping to get the hubs and wheels on in the next couple of days -

Thanks iampwk glad you are along for the ride. Yeah I do go over the top but what the heck its my car and I am enjoying myself:) Weather and family commitments have slowed me down recently but I am getting stuff done now. Managed to get the remaining repairs on the body done, painted the...

Weather has been reasonable here the last few days so I did a job I havent been looking forward to, stripped all the old stonechip off the underside of the body so I can address any issues that I find - I used a multi-tool with a stripping blade which worked really well then cleaned anything...

After a lot of time and effort the chassis is at last painted - Photos aren't very good sorry. In total the chassis, after stripping back with flap discs and wire cup brushes, has had a brush coat of Corroless, most of which was sanded off as its purpose was to fill the surface pitting. Then...

I made a cordless drill powered winch - Stand at the top of the hill and winch a cordless mower up and down its good fun:)

Thanks Rich, much appreciated I am doing my best. New roof on today in between showers, it feels so much stronger than the original and a nicer shape - The sunroof supports work a treat, this is what was missing from the aftermarket version - Wont actually fit the sunroof cassette until much...

My mad idea to flip the chassis over worked a treat, using a 3m sling and an engine crane I found the balance point first - ALLEY-OOP! - Lift up and rotate the chassis in the sling :) Again no issues anywhere just dirt and surface rust to clean off. Yesterday as the weather was good I got...

Yes I did, a few things to sort out regarding oil cooler pipes and prop shafts. Forgot to mention, old engine has gone off to RPI I am hoping to get the new engine within a couple of weeks.

Roof came off easy, spent some time cleaning, treating and priming the top surface, wont actually fit the new roof until I have painted the interior, weather is very poor here so not got that done yet - New gearbox and transfer box arrived, things of beauty - They are both beefed up with a...

Great progress its all coming together really nicely, good catch with the timing belt as well. I hate timing belts, paid a reputable company to change a 200 TDI belt back in the 00's, four weeks later it broke whilst towing a caravan in the middle of a small village it was a nightmare. When...

Got the top and sides of the chassis done- Spent a lot of time firstly cleaning then stripping off the surface rust with an angle grinder and flap discs, any awkward areas with a power file. Went over the whole chassis with the cup brush from hell in the angle grinder to remove any further rust...

I think I have misunderstood what Dave from Ashcroft's is suggesting I think it is what Henry_b has said the guts of a 24 inside a 22 case, no ECU Dave has confirmed. The thing that confuses me is that overall the transmission is 15mm longer which made me think that he was suggesting a full on...

Has anyone fitted a ZF 4HP24 transmission to a classic? I think this is the route I am going down. Sounds like it may need custom prop shafts, mounts, speedo connection and gear selector so some work

Cant believe I didnt spot that the sunroof was aftermarket, I think that it is so heavy and unsupported at the rear that it has distorted the roof so it has to go. Just bought a genuine roof that looks to be in good condition but its costing me a fortune in carriage. Anyway on with the show...

Damn you are right they didnt add the glass sunroof until the 1990's which means my sunroof is aftermarket. I owe an apology to Land Rover then, this is a piece of crap