If you are going to have a lot of cable then you need to think about a laying gear setup , I have used sidewinding 20tonn line pull winch with 250 feet of cable and needed either a landrover to pull it out or power out (slow) and had laying gear to stop it getting tangled and the other serious...

if it feels at all tight when turning , fit a new gen VCU as its a good investment as here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-FREELANDER-VISCOUS-COUPLING-WITH-GKN-BEARINGS-TOR000010-TOQ000040-VCU-/400624490018?fits=Model%3AFreelander&hash=item5d47149622:g:TcgAAOxyRhBSqZKo

anyone near you with a hawkeye can do it for you :) takes about 30 secs

td4 freelander 1 will give you best bang for the buck, 35ish mpg , good in snow , particularly with winter tyres , the jatco auto is very reliable, eg http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Freelander-2-0Td4-Automatic-SE-/161730554228?hash=item25a7e46974:g:R0oAAOSw~OdVfo91

fitting a massive winch is a bit of a waste of time , the standardish hydraulic winch is more than capable of handling winching requirements , for self recovery . If you want to winch other vehicles the problem becomes holding your vehicle position , eg getting a bogged hilux ute out of a...

Disco rad and intercooler will fit in defender , with a couple of small mods to carrier seatbox will foul on gearbox front output housing , I used td5 seatbase in my 90 , the bulkhead if with removable diaphragm is usable , just need the tunnel floor etc etc .

with a landrover the VIN is not just located on the chassis , there is a plate on the pedal box , or other locations , as long as the VIN corresponds to V5 , there is not really a problem , lots of vehicles dont even have the vin on the monocoque eg some renaults for a start . There are other...

yes that and greed

not many clairvoyants on this forum , try getting some numbers off the box that will be likely to get you the info you are after :)

They specifically state that the chassis /monocoque can be replaced , stamping the "original "VIN on is rather pointless , as it will be easily checked to not being stamped by the original vehicle manufacturer so will prove as much as having the vehicle log book with the VIN on . The police...

It says 75a pulse doesnt say how long probably very short duration , just a fancy boost setting set up so that it wont burn itself out .

This thread seems to be going in circles , it seems you say you dont know and need advice , and then a lot has been suggested , but doesnt seem to register , in the end you need to set some definite parameters , or its going no where , which is probably what it will end in anyway

The simplest way is like the guys that build em do(Foley SV) , start with defender chassis cut it behind the spring mount and extend 40 inches on the extension is the extended down mounts mounts for the 3rd axle . you will probably need engineers report on structural strength etc . The...

Here is a comparo http://jd.offroadtb.com/light_comparison.pdf

Are you sure you are putting the xmember in the correct place , as I thought the chassis were all much the same my 110 which was a V8 had the holes for the cross member for r380 type and that had small separate mountings for the lt85 ?

IIRC the holes are all there its just a matter of modding the x-member sideplates might include welding a bit of plate on as well , cant check on vehicle as not where I am at the moment .

when i put 300tdi auto in 90 used the oe discovery crossmember , and just removed the small area of sideplate where the sideplates clashed with the webs on the chassis

So vehicle has to be registered in Historic vehicle taxation class to display ? Cant access series 2 club :)

What government reference? as a couple of lines by some hack in a car mag doesn't count for much in court :)

The ends are spring loaded and locating lugs on the bottom push into the two rectangular holes behind the seat .