Some insurance companies offer 'Green Laning Cover' as an extra but it's just a con to make their policy look more attractive than their competitors which will offer the same cover just won't advertise it. Unless you find an insurer which specifically states you aren't covered for green lanes...

Just get the lot from Screwfix or similar would be my suggestion. What I've done with mine, just buy a few hundred of the more common M6, M8 and M10 sizes with associated washers and nuts and then any other specialist bolts can be purchased as and when you find you need them.

Depending on the severity of the green lane you shouldn't need to do much at all. The only basic things that you absolutely need are front and rear recovery points and a friend or two to go with. You've got the tyres sorted, sure you can fit steering guards, underbody suspension, winches and...

Looking good, Eastnor Green is a nice colour already, same as my 90 I'm currently rebuilding. If I was gonna respray it though it'd go either bright tractor red or kawasaki green with a truck cab and external cage. I must be the only one who isn't keen on Raptor/Mud style centre consoles. To...

Measure your wheelbase and closely examine all your axle, suspension and steering bushes and components first. An axle is a pretty hefty thing to bend so I'd have thought it unlikely, more likely you've got wear or play in something else. Have you taken it to a proper wheel alignment centre and...

Yeah my body tub bracket mounts had enlarged holes due to corrosion as well. If it's not too far gone you may be able to get away with using large flat repair washers, make sure they're zinc plated steel though as opposed to stainless, been told zinc plating doesn't react in the same way with...

Before I get blasted I have searched at some length and haven't found an answer. I'm looking to spray my 1991 Eastnor Green Defender bulkhead and have been to see my local paint supplier. They've told me they can't mix up Land Rover paint even from the right paint code that I supplied, all they...

While there's a Lancaster thread up I'll ask a question somebody will hopefully be able to answer. In the process of rebuilding my 1991 Tdi Defender 90 that I bought last year. Did an online quote with Lancaster last September when I bought the motor and got a price of £220 fully comp which I...

They only come up every now and then, think they're TD5 ones as well?

Hi and welcome! Good first step if you haven't already is to buy a good land rover magazine, Land Rover Owner International is a popular one. It'll have tech articles, adverts for parts, off roading info and ideas for modifications you might want to make. The smoke could be the fuel pump has...

Get a Landy magazine, Land Rover Owner is best. Go through all the major companies phoning up to get their best price on the deal you want then go with the cheapest. Unless you want to retain originality I'd advise against Wolf rims. They're strong as yes but don't have a great offset so you...

They're not doing specialist Land Rover waxoyling so they're probably correct. For example a lot of modern Japanese 4x4s don't even have a ladder chassis, or are built on front and rear subframes that are much smaller so it's not really worth trying to inject waxoyl inside them. However on a...

Ideal, just what I wanted to hear! May have to replace the front springs anyhow as the disco always sat higher at the back and settled to standard height at the front a couple of months after fitting. Thanks again.

I daresay genuine LR springs might be handed, but there wasn't any indication of the bearmach springs that came with the kit being left or right handed, only front and rear pairs. There's no markings on any of them they're just all blue. If they'll fit and will lift a 90 equally front to back...

Have done a search but haven't been able to find a definitive answer. I currently own a '96 300 tdi Discovery and a '91 200 tdi Defender. The Disco has proved to rotten to economically repair for this year's MOT so I'm considering breaking it and putting all its goodies onto the 90 which I'm...

Great stuff, get that rear crossmember treated and painted ASAP though, and make sure the rest of the chassis is adequately protected. What year is it and how much did it set you back out of interest?

235/85s are the one to go for. Similar in size to a 7.50 which was a standard Land Rover fitment so guaranteed to have no problems. Will be tall enough to give you good ground clearance and just the right width for most off roading situations, 265s are too wide and tend to float over mud rather...

Only thing I would suggest is get one with the button on the side, not on the top. Ones with the button on the top make it really awkward to cut as your hand and wrist is at the wrong angle.

Simple answer: drive both before you make a decision. A Freelander will drive much the same as your Rover, if you're looking at an early Freelander even the clutch and gearchange will feel similar and you'll recognise all the switches and buttons in the cab from your 200 ;) On the other hand...

At a guess based on Ebay prices you should get a decent solid 200/300tdi for that if you don't mind the odd dent and scrape! Depends whether you're looking at buying privately or through a dealership. A good idea would be to get yourself a Haynes manual and a basic toolkit if you haven't got one...