+1 tor this - coincidentally I just replaced mine yesterday, the squeak (and horrible vibration through the vehicle at higher speeds) has gone away :) The plus side is replacing UJ's are cheap as chips!

Looking forward to winter and a little (or a lot) of snow! :)

You're up in the High Peak though. For most people around the Peak District, Defenders aren't a passion, simply a necessity used for carting around horse boxes and livestock, shuttling around the farm and hills and used the ferrying kids around and doing shopping in between, therefore most of...

Looks like it's had a rough life :( Glad to see you brining it back to life though :)

A quick lick of paint on the 'fenders bumper and she looks like new!! Nearly... :D Looking good to see this coming along, get moving with it, i'm impatient and I have Defender withdrawal symptoms, mines been at the garage for a few weeks now :P

I'm definitely watching this thread. I fancy restoring mine back to almost-showroom glory in 5 years or so (or once it badly fails its MOT) :D I am surprised at the last owner of mine for fitting a galv chassis, but then not putting in a galv bulkhead setup, seems a bit stupid if you're already...

Best bet is to take lots of photos of the engine, then create a friend on the forum. Plenty of people with lots of knowledge in the area, they'll point you right :) Also best place for you is in here: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/series-land-rovers.6/ Hope that helps :)

I'm not certain, but that could be a 2.5 NAD engine from an early Defender, supposedly they put out the same level of performance as a 2.25 so don't need a great amount changing. What does everyone else think?

Hi Steve, welcome to the forum :) Would be great to see some photos. Do you do the restorations as a profession or hobby?

Welcome to the forum Aaron and family :) You should have a lot of fun, my dad had an old Series 3 Safari 109, lots of character :) Ended up sticking in an isuzu engine I think. As for the paint-job, don't be angry at the brush job, a surprising amount of Defender and Series owners opt for the...

Out of curiosity, does it vibrate only when accelerating? Or does it vibrate even if you coast at 70-90?

They are few and far between, but enough to swing my choice. And turning circle is definitely important around here as a main vehicle. The 90 does the job perfectly :)

It was a tough call for me, the reason for eventually choosing a 90 over the 110 was the turning-circle and access to some of the roads up here are only allowed in 90 wheelbase or shorter. Figure if I ever go big expeditions, i'll grab the expedition roof rack, roof tent and a Wolf trailer or...

Found this: http://www.overland-rovers.com/overlanding-in-a-defender-90/

Where are you sticking the gas bottle? I have seen some other Defender expedition runners mount it on the outside of the 'fender like so: Also with the internal door hanging cooker, I have seen people make a double foldout surface so that you can have a regular surface when cooker isn't in...

You were totally set on a Discovery from the start :D Come on then, show us the beast ;)

You mean the EnnerdAle :D Yeah I always buy my dad a pack of those when I head back to South Yorkshire/NE Derbyshire :) I know of plenty green lanes, although I haven't driven any of them yet. I did bump into this hidden-gem though, and frequently drive through the river for a giggle :)...

Just found this on https://live.landrover.co.uk/adventure - makes for a great read with some great photos too: https://live.landrover.co.uk/adventure/impossible-journey Definitely worth a read, also worth looking through some of the other stuff on Land Rover Live!

Fit an alarm! :D Welcome to the crazy zone :)

Jeeps.... Need I say more?