Have you tried looking in yellow pages or google? There seems to be quite a few indies around Southampton, so I would imagine it'd be the same through the country....

I'd ring Richards and see if there was any way to get it quicker.....when I ordered mine i said I was looking to get it at end of July....they said they had a 8 week lead time which brought it to mid August, but they'd see what they could do. Ended up getting it 20th July or something like...

Another bit the check for FREE is the steering box. Get someone to sit in the cab and rock the steering wheel left and right (presuming you're seeing some movement at the wheel before the wheels actually start moving). Check where this slack is happening. Could be the steering shaft input to...

Doesn't help much but mine came out quite easily on my 1992 defender.....the upper a frame to bracket bolts were knackered, so had to take grinder to them. Pretty sure the a frame hadn't ever been changed...... Something to try would be put the nut back on slightly (so there's enough grab on...

I took my door off and did all three hinges at once, then put back on. I had an issue with one with the ball being rusted in. Ended up taking grinder to it which loosened it enough.

How did you feed the wiring loom through the chassis (or did you run it along the top?). I'm hopefully getting my axles on this week coming, so would be good to get the loom through before I get much further

Take a look on ebay. There's two guys who sell them new for just over £100. Depending where abouts you are, there's one guy in Birmingham and another in north yorkshire somewhere. I haven't bought one yet, but plan to as my screen needs replacing anyway.....

I decided to wait until my rebuild to fit.....rebuild has been ongoing for a month or so now, so should shortly have the opportunity to fit and then report back. I can't believe it's been 18 months!

Remember that this bracket is going into the wheel arch. So any fluid pipes or air filters wouldn't be there, as they're in the engine bay!

OK just checked photos, and my new galv chassis has the same there (200tdi).. I don't have a photo of the old chassis in that place, so will be Wed before I can check

The handbrake drum attaches to transfer box, so that'd be somewhere to check. Curious that oil made it stick.....oil should make it unstick ;)

Mines completely apart now so can't help on the gap, however remember you've got the seal to go in. I know before I took mine apart I could see the seal when the door was closed. Not sure if it's supposed to be that way....

I'll check when I get home, but pretty sure the outrigger you can see in your photo should be touching it too Nope nevermind it shouldn't

I was told on a previous mot to do that to good pipes that were starting to corode, however if its already failed then putting grease on isn't going to revert the corrosion. We're not talking big money so if there's ever any doubt, get them replaced. Remember just one crack or corroded hole...

I'd be interested in knowing this too. i've got an order set up ready to with sp4x4, I've chose the later heavy duty hinges, but if there's something up with them it'd be good to know before I click buy :)

Note if it's rear door that you need a series piece if it's prior to td5 - defender door pieces are for td5 and later rear doors

Bit of an update. New galv chassis has arrived, which I'm going to start painting - got the mordant solution already, I still need to buy some chassis black paint - any ideas how much I'll need for the whole chassis? Got the landy pretty much apart, only bulkhead and rear tub left on -...

Should do. I ordered a Numax CXV-X 1000 Amp from Tayna a few years ago, looks same as that one just a new name I paid £77(inc delivery), i've not had many issues.....I did have a point where it wasn't charging enough, I never really got to the bottom of it whether it was the alternator or the...

Will do....it'll be a month or so minimum as got a bit to do before I'm ready for the windscreen ;)

I'm in the same boat, my screen is on its way out (milky edges, chips) and would replace it with a heated one if I'm swapping it anyway. I guess it's something that wouldn't be too common, and since the company replacing the screen will not likely not be too worried what they're fitting, as long...