Various vehicle passes for sites I visit. Some de-icer. (Very annoying to have it in there when the locks froze!) A torch and a spare headlamp bulb that got put there and isn't in the workshop yet. A duster and some gash.

I've added a fair amount of sound deadening and altered the final drive ratio on my Defender 90 TD5 and although it's still noisier than our family car (a Merc C Class), I can hear the radio reasonably well. (And my wife is always telling me I'm deaf.) I use the Defender as my everyday drive...

that makes sense. They still work perfectly, but they’ve become noisy at times.

My wipers click noisily when operating with the clicking appearing to come from the drivers side wiper wheel box. I guess it’s time to replace the wheel boxes and cable. There appears to be a huge range of possible replacements available. (eg eBay’s got lots of different ones at widely...

I subscribe to MST Auction alerts (because the warehouse and yard is only a few hundred metres from our place in the depths of Devon and I could walk up there to have a nose.). We now live in Surrey but I keep an eye open. I spotted they have a Defender (modified) for sale...

I use mine every day to get around as part of my work. Sometimes for towing my trailer for work related things too. A lot of the time I could use any four wheels or even a bike but where’s the fun in that. Besides which everyone knows me in my Defender.

May I jump in and ask where the breather for the rear axle is normally brought up to? My defender has a snorkel, but I understand that is more for dust than water unless the gearbox and axle breathers are extended. I've got three breathers coming up to the back of the engine, but I can't find...

Maybe you’re right, but rather than throw a perfectly good gear in the bin, I thought I’d offer it cheap. Perhaps someone has the machine tools to cross drill it?

My attempt to show that the splines are not showing any signs of wear.

LT230 input gear. I’s in excellent condition but ideally needs the oil holes cross drilling. However despite having no cross drilled oilway, the splines are in perfect condition. No wear ridges on the drive teeth and ready to install. It’s listed on eBay with a starting g price of a tenner...

These are the screws I used and some photos showing how they fit the Christmas tree clips perfectly. Sorry to multiple post but I’m on my phone and was getting confused with the tabs. I can’t remember the drill size I used to drill pilot holes. Just be sensible is my advice. (And put some tape...

Those are they. The black 'Christmas tree ones' clip over bits of plastic in the door card that go brittle and break off. The video I quoted above shows how to use some small screws to fix the problem. It worked a treat for me.

Not the ones I'm referring to. The screws replace little plastic bits that are part of the door card. Here's the video that inspired me to mend mine the same way.

I used some tiny countersunk self tappers that I bought from Screwfix. They worked very well. If I get a moment, I'll look for the packet/box in the workshop. I didn't have a dremmel to file the broken plastic in the door card flat so I carved the excess off with a very sharp chisel before...

Some of the clips are integral to the door card and they are very brittle. There’s a trick I’ve used where you replace the plastic button with a small screw and the head of the screw is where you clip the new fastener into. (There’s a YouTube clip of the English guy who fixes Defenders in Canada...

Is that engine swap a common option? I used to drive a Series but that was forty plus years ago and it was brand new! (Overdrive and freewheeling hubs and it still never did more than 22 mpg)

https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/7779d4f7bed2f6798af18e3974732cc3/ed8db2809b0b5e5daaad6d3c52b9d7be/2-day-sale-of-antiques-household-it-office-catering-gar/?currentPage=6 Lot 3307 Not sure what a reasonable price would be? The estimate seems a bit optimistic?

Update on the unwanted sporadic wiper operation. I bought a puller and the wheel came straight off. (I’d tried a couple if so called ‘universal pullers’ big not only did none of the bolts fit the threads in the steering wheel boss but the bolts wouldn’t have fitted the puller body either. )...