Here is the first test video of the air bags http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5uEXKGMJFg They look a little funny when deflated, obviously they will always have air in so will retain their shape when lowered normally with full weight on. Tonks4x4 - The Land Rover Specialist

Not had much time at all this week, but a little update... I will be fitting air suspension to the rear of this vehicle. For several reasons. 1. So when parked at night it can be lowered to the bump stops so that it does not wobble around when walking around inside. 2. Depending on weight the...

For all the effort and work of replacing the chassis. And the fact that if you replace it with a second hand one it will still be rotting away merrily inside. I would suggest bite the bullet and buy a new Galv one. It will only increase the value of the finished item and therefore is not...

Once it was back from galvanising it was treated with solution to create a surface that paint can adhere to it. It was then painted with several coats of etch primer and then 5 litres of gloss black Once painted it is now had the axles rolled under to begin the build I have opted for...

So first task was to rebuild the rear axles and convert them to disk brakes.... Next on the list was to have the chassis blasted and dipped to remove any rust and organic material. Once this had been done a few repairs had to be made where the metal was thin and some holes had...

I purchased the base vehicle in August 2012 it had already had a nasty attempt at being made into a camper The stripping process began and the old body was removed.... At was it this point it was found to have a chequered history and the ID had been changed... After an 8 month battle...

I have always dreamed of building a 6x6 to use as a motorhome, I had collected many parts to create such a vehicle over a long period of time however happened across a genuine 6x6 so saved lots of time. I will keep this thread updated as I go just in case anyone has an interest. Tonks4x4 -...

The steel on a Marsland chassis is the same thickness as a Genuine Land Rover chassis. The reason for this is that it is a Genuine Land Rover chassis with engine mounts fitted to suit your requirements before being galvanised. The rear cross member on all Marsland chassis are the later TD5...

I had a customer buy a disco with 10 months MoT. He asked me to look at the chassis as there is a little rot needs attending to. I promptly told him to get back in touch with the garage he bought it from only 2 weeks ago!!!

We had a fair covering but it's the drifts that are blocking everywhere!

Just a gasket swap generally cures this fault, it's if it is blown between cylinders it will need a skim.

I believe it's £25 and yes it is 100% legitimate, above board and backed by notts police who may be around in their defender

If you are going to break/scrap it. Take the props and viscous coupling off. It will still drive in 2 wheel drive but you should raise a couple hundred quid quickly just for those items on eBay. Easy things to remove before scrap man comes. Headlights, tail lights, grills, wing mirrors will...

A customer asked what the failure rate of Borg & Beck clutches were like the other day so I checked through our records. We have supplied and fitted 168 Borg & Beck clutches and not had one problem or one return. However we have fitted 3 blue box clutches and had to replace 2 of them under...

If it is the head gasket this is what happens. I have had 2 in during the last fortnight doing just this. Here is a picture of how the gasket splits and just let's out exhaust gasses.

Or put your hand down the back of the head when the engine is running to see if the head gasket is blowing towards the bulkhead.

Some good news!!!! I contacted the police and gave them the full story and all the evidence collated so far. They have managed to get Land Rover heritage to pull their finger out and go and get all the details out of their archives. Which resulted in a matching chassis batch number and...

I have also done several headliners over the years and I have found the best adhesive that has lasted the longest to be good quality carpet spray glue from your local carpet shop :)

No connection to seller but there is a an R380 Defender box on eBay http://bit.ly/11sTaXg My opinion would be buy an R380 for several reasons.... 1. Everything will fit with off the shelf pieces. 2. With the LT77 the engine will be too far back or the gearsticks will be too far forward...

Any chassis number issued by DVLA/Police should still be 17 characters long generally starting "SABTRVO..........." And if issued with a Q registration it will show on the logbook as newer than 2002 as the new registered first date will be the date the Q was issued. I would steer well clear.