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    series chassis?

    There are plenty of things you can do - but the legality and resale can be very questionable. If you choose to ignore the rules that are specific about altering a chassis - then I, and many law abiding people with a conscious will not touch the result when you choose to sell it on. devalue a...
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    series chassis?

    so how exactly can you change from leaf springs to coil springs without altering the chassis?
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    series chassis?

    You often see them for sale as complete vehicles on ebay. But really they should be on Q plates as they have had a major component change that isn’t allowed - unless of course it was 30 plus years ago. Q plate and type approval is the correct route, if a chassis is modified or replaced with a...
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    Any solutions for water in the pick up bed?

    I parked the front of mine on a couple of breeze blocks, when I didn’t have the back covered. They were about 4 inches thick, and I put a bit of 2” thick wood in front of that as a bit of a ramp.
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    looking for who modified my Defender

    My thoughts are this is a 130, maybe or maybe not of military origin. This has then had a pulse body put on the back. This has had the camper conversion before or after the rear was installed. This was not a pulse ambulance from the outset. Unless it has had a front end replacement. So, I would...
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    Historic tax

    That is not the case. There was a new law…. The AA make it simpler reading and say the following: Unless you've registered your vehicle as off the road (Statutory Off Road Notification/SORN) or it's in the process of being transferred to a new keeper by DVLA, it must be insured. The offence...
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    Historic tax

    Technically - you will need to do a SORN. It must be insured if on the the road, and by default you are saying it is on the road if taxed.
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    40 year Mot exemption

    It may well have changed recently - so I may not be correct. But last year, and 2 years ago, it wasn’t possible to do a tax class change on line. It is so simple at a post office - so just do it there. My friendly village post office man always knows what to do, and just sorts it. Don’t even...
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    40 year Mot exemption

    My belief is you have to tax the vehicle to get a tax class switch to historic.
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    40 year Mot exemption

    If your V5 has on the front of it near the bottom, vehicle declared date of manufacture #### then this can make things completely different.
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    40 year Mot exemption

    So, from the reg date (what ever day of the month it was registered) in August 2022, it did not require an mot - if it hasn’t been extensively modified. It still needs to be roadworthy, and you may have to fill in a declaration saying it is roadworthy and hasn’t been modified when you tax it. It...
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    40 year Mot exemption

    Just to add - the mot rules are slightly different. Hence the question - what is the registration date on the V5?
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    40 year Mot exemption

    The taxation class would read historic, if it was historic. It will always need a road fund license (road tax) to be driven on the road legally. It may cost nothing, but it is still needed.
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    40 year Mot exemption

    If you know your vehicle registration date then post it. Are you trying to renew the tax? Has the mot expired? with that info I can then probably answer this!
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    Series 3 wiring curiousity

    Probably infra red lights?
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    CD changer cartridge

    I have got a couple of them. Let me know if interested?
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    Battery cable clamp to kill switch

    I have never seen or fitted a battery isolator onto a positive battery cable. They should only go onto the negative cable. If you fit on a positive there is an increased risk of shorts with bare connectors.
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    Ifor Williams Hard Top - Hi Cap for Series 1?

    This any use….. https://www.barlowtrailers.co.uk/image/catalog/PDF/canopy_fitting_guide.pdf
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    P38A Penetrating fluid -balls

    Try cleaning the threads that are showing. I use a dremel thing with a little wire brush on it. The better you can clean the threads the easier it will come apart. In general I find that penetrating oil just makes it easier to start with, but rust on the threads will still make it bind up.