Excellent. Thanks guys. It’s a work vehicle and you know what health and safety can be like if things go wrong....

Thanks for the reply. Just further, might be a silly question... are these suitable for off road recovery as opposed to just on road towing on to a recovery truck for example? I’m thinking about the addition load of being bogged down or similar?

Hi all, 11 plate disco 4. I’ve just been given the use of a disco 4 for work purposes where I will likely do some ‘light’ off roading. Green lanes, forestry tracks and fields nothing too complex or tough to be expected. The vehicle has a front mounted winch hidden behind the original front...

Finally got round to getting the front axle off yesterday. It was stubborn but got it off and moved away myself. Surprisingly heavy! Anyway, now I can begin stripping the axle down for a rebuild, clean the leaf springs up and replace wheel cylinders/brakes. I'm curious to know the difference in...

Thank you. I'll take a look.

Thanks very much. good effort yourself!

Finally managed to get some time on the landrover today. Started getting the front axle off. Decided to to do it as a whole. So unbolted the shocks and leafs with the intention of wheeling the whole thing away. Got it up on stands and then remembered I hadn’t loosened the wheels nuts for...

I agree with all the above. I’m away with work this week so haven’t been able to do anything. Will try and do a bit more this weekend.

Thanks! Ha. Hopefully it’ll all go swimmingly and be back to full health by the end of summer...

For this I have no doubt!!

I’ve started to strip the bodywork down on the front end already so I can get at the chassis to replace the dumb irons and attempt the bulkhead work.

Hi everyone. I’ve had my 1980 88’ series 3 2.25 petrol for about 12 months now and it’s been on the road for maybe the first 3 of those! After diagnosing fault after fault I’ve decided to do a minor restoration on my driveway. Unfortunately I’ve no warm dry garage due to the listing & covenant...

That does sound like sound advice. I actually took the front wing off this morning before I read your comment however. I have a drivers side footwell repair to do anyway so it isn't too much bother. I might do one side at a time - repair the footwell and drivers side dumb iron then move onto the...

It doesn't appear to be too bad around the bump stops. My intention over the next couple of days is to inspect a little further back. I think i might take off the wings to make life easier. Im pretty certain the axle/swivel hubs need a rebuild too. Turning into a much greater project than i had...

Ignore the above all. I was stupid and have now worked it out. It’s the same I just had two sets of numbers on my old one. Apologies.

Hey, Found my starting problem to be a broken ignition switch. Fell apart when I started to inspect. Annoyed I hadn’t checked it sooner. For some reason I assumed it was engine bay end. Lesson learnt there. I’ve bought what I believe to be the new one which fits the barrel perfectly but the...

Appreciate all the replies. It’s given me a bit of confidence to have a tackle at it myself. I’m pretty hands on so a bit of welding shouldn’t be a problem. I will try and get a couple of quotes for the dumb irons just to compare. Thanks again

Hi all, Took my front bumper off this weekend to assess what I thought was a small patch of rust. Obviously I had underestimated it! Does the collective think this is beyond repair? I was hoping to patch her up for another year or two. Thinking I could get some repair sections and patch them...

Hi everyone, I don’t suppose anyone in or around oxford has a gasket going spare for a zenith carb. Took mine apart for a fuelling issue and as one would expect the gasket was shot and needs replacing. Obviously due to being so close to Xmas I won’t get one from the internet this side of...

Thank you by the way