1. allan downes

    Defender door security

    you can just make them out go inside and you cannot remove them even if you remove the bulkhead bolts the door stays where it is
  2. allan downes

    Defender door security

    why not fit the stainless steel hinge protectors i had some off ebay great bit of kit
  3. allan downes

    I bought some new calipers...

    I have to agree this sort of thing goes on all the time its disgracefull with components like brakes. It is sometimes very hard work to buy a part that you hope is good and reliable . I was thinking maybe there could be a thread like on here .say you wanted a partickular part. Andsomeone...
  4. allan downes

    Which battery do you have?

    I like those crimpers .mmmm must have .
  5. allan downes

    300tdi vs td5

    you could have it vinyl wrapped in a colour my mate done a disco it was v good the 300 defender chassis was really prone to rot on the later ones in the middle and rear crossmember i had a p reg it drove really nice but chassis was not v good and esp the bulkhead floorpans and along top edge...
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    I bought some new calipers...

    ive had that in the last 2 years i was looking for a rear propshaft as mine seemed not right vibration as the nylock slider was not the best it was the original 30 years old fairplay so i looked and looked and bought from i think bryan brothers off the net it claimed to be a hardy...
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    I bought some new calipers...

    thats the reason i have bought the genuine lockheed ones stainles steet pistons so hopfully no brakes sticking and pulling left or right ,thats what i had and mine are 2 years old they do get better on a long run but i thought well ill fit these and my old ones split and see how bad they are
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    300tdi vs td5

    hi for me personally its tdi all the way the td5 sounds really great but i dont like the eletrics as my mates disco 2 has died in awsome fashion and quite a few have , the tdi ok doesn t give as much ooomph but doesn t bother me and mpg is better on a tdi compared to a td5 its your...
  9. allan downes

    I bought some new calipers...

    i bought a new pair of lockheed calipers to replace on mine about 2 mths ago really good quality not cheap though 260 for 2
  10. allan downes

    Which battery do you have?

    hi i have twin batteries in mine but the agm absorbed glass matt battery is awsome much better than a full acid liquid filled one
  11. allan downes

    Finally got myself a Land Rover

    hi the first thing i would look at is the rear of the chassis and the condition of the chassis in general as thats where disco 2 seems to fail my mate has broken up a few and its very suprising to see the amount of rot on them good luck it looks a decent one though ;)
  12. allan downes

    Anyone been a local hero in the snow?

    hi guys ive been out since friday about 20 of us in s e wales response 4x4 ferrying nurses to and from hospitals i was going from bargoed to rhymney and aberbargoed brynmawr and cwmbran it was very bad on the friday and saturday the one mountain road was very dicy with the wind and i...
  13. allan downes

    Series 1 Barn find (an actual one)

    lovely that just put a galv chassis painted black under it if the original one has expired and just do minimal other work love the way it is good nick fairplay considering its 59 years old
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    winter salt

    hi litch my chassis is the same its a 1987 90 30 or so years old now still going strong i do wash it well underneath
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    winter salt

    yes i was wondering what it would do to galv i chopped off the rear crossmember 2 years ago for a 3mm thick galved one it ok but had a battering the rest of the chassis was stripped and painter last year its ok at the moment but the thing is new cars have plastic arches so it does not bother...
  16. allan downes

    winter salt

    hi is it just me or does anyone else have any problem with salt corrosion on parts of your landy . I know its just a landy offroad it ,the thing is after re building underneath it with powder coating and electro plating various bits last summer ,and the fact ive not had time with my missus...
  17. allan downes

    Can you identify this intercooler ?

    yes same one was fitted to my 90. got a different one now but it was original with only 40 k on it
  18. allan downes

    Can you identify this intercooler ?

    hi i think its off a landtrover 90 turbo diesel pre 200 tdi look for a 1987 landy one
  19. allan downes

    Sticky? Britpart bits tried and trusted.

    ok i will say the problem these days for me personally is i want to buy other better made quality parts but am finding it hard as you have to do your homework otherwise a company even craddock will send you a britpart item , im sorry britpart are **** end of sportsi nearly bumped a 90 quite...