Good work. If you get a second hand chassis you will have to bring the identity of the second hand vehicle with you, effectively making your vehicle the donor. If I were you, and at the point that you are at, I'd just get a new galvanized chassis for it. It's an expense but you won't gave the...

Pictures Bob, pictures. :D

Looks a bit like a bit that goes up the back of the bulkhead behind the seats to attach the spare to. Might not be, though.

@Brian Waterman If you speak to Ashcroft about their high ratio conversion I'd be interested to hear what they say, costs, availability etc... Ta.

The performance head doesn't alter the camshaft, so provided a powerplus camshaft is sensible I can't see how it would hurt. This is only so much point in trying to make a slow car fast, however.

Performance head from Turner or ACR if they do them; also get the benefit of unleaded value seats and new valve stem seals.

Awesome, if Queenie owned it it must be worth a fortune! :eek: Scotland Yard can have it back over my dead body :D

I think what you say is correct for some engines but not the 2.25 petrol / diesel engines. My V5 and block show 9 digits being 8 numbers then one letter, which tallies with what glencoyne say in their link previously referred to.:)

Wouldn't get much conversation going on here though would it it? Neither has this thread, mind. I'll have a look in the morning ;)

I'm trying to read the searial number off my block for insurance purposes, I know where it is and how many digits it should be from Glencoyne's very helpful website http://www.glencoyne.co.uk/engno.htm; what I dont know is whether the final digit is meant to be a letter or a number, mines not...

I didn't say it was cheap, I said it was the right colour :p Perhaps that's why you're buying two different versions of the same thing :D

Try this lot... http://www.autopaintsbrighton.com/land-rover-classic--vintage-car-paint-cellulose-codes--colours-636-p.asp I've had marine blue and limestone (the cream colour) and been satisfied with the match.

How can it be clamped and free to rotate? If it's clamped, the bush rotates around it, shirley?

Isn't the idea the plastic slides around the steel tube, which is clamped tight between the shackles?

The battery is old but passed a proper battery check not so long ago. I could get that checked again I suppose? I know a tow start would fire him up ok. I should have dried jumping him earlier when I was there. What a numpty.

Well said @suburban ... the journey continues... Over the last few fire ups, the starter motor has been getting slower and he's harder to start. Jumping in to get him going today and I get the dreaded "click". So, I've checked the battery as best I can single handed; it was given the all clear...

Hi @Blackburn sorry I didn't see your reply! Thanks disappointing. Looks like it might just have to wait for a full gearbox rebuild. Think I might treat him to a high ratio conversation too (budget depending!)

I fixed the wires up too, only the brake and side lights, so the side lights were brighter than the brakes. I've ordered my Lucas smoke kit but haven't fitted it yet! :D

Christ alive... How are you supposed to get on with this sort of thing going on?!

I fitted a reseal kit to the original master cylinder and have been ok since.