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    Wobble on braking

    As above but also check wheel bearing play while sorting the discs :)
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    defender vs delica.........

    Have owned both! Loved the Delica had it for 2 years, comfortable nice ride good motorway speed. Downsides, VERY expensive bits compared to Landy's and rust....ok Landys rust too. BUT got a nearly 30 year old 110 and love it to bits have just completed about 600 miles off road in the 110 and...
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    Pleasure To Meet You All

    :welcome: welcome and good plan :)
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    Hi all new member just saying hello

    :welcome: hi post a pic of ya car we like pics :)
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    New to forum hello

    :welcome: :)
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    Time to overhaul the old girl.

    Fab thread! fantastic read cheers :) :)
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    Pop Quiz... Photo edition...

    My 1986 110 has the same blue wire (first pic) exactly same position! its an ex mod so wondering maybe its for other mod stuff not fitted?
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    Bloomin spiders

    I carefully eject them regularly, but there is a spider production line somewhere! Have loads living in the roof rack voids too so took them all on a 1600 mile drive from Bilboa to Bayul-de-mer then back up across the Pyrenees. Reckon I lost some gained others that even survived the long ferry...
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    Giving an old S3 army girl a new lease of life

    Great thread!! :)
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    Rumbling from NSF when turning

    Wheel bearing, or CV joint. Is it worse on full lock? try both directions
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    my cars gone

    Get nats nut under 30 in my N/A mixed use, but it weighs around 2 tons and am happy with the mpg. My last jap vehicles with all their technology gave far less, my Ford Escort was best MPG ever but fell to bits...so sticking with the N/A 110 its cheap and simple to look after. Modern cars boast...
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    To Buy or Not To Buy!

    A 90 but have to leave the horse out, or a 110 and include the horse I would guess. Your restricted speed wise anyways towing so am sure a 110 would be good, not an N/A engined one though, I have one, love it but towing that weight....nah :)
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    Stolen defender

    These idiots are total scum, glad ya dogs ok, sadly this is all looked at as "petty crime" we know its not f**** petty to any of us :mil17:
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    How big is this nut?

    Mine 34mm but cant get the arm off even with pullers, swearing, modified pullers, bigger pullers, more swearing, so leaving it as off on a trip and theres no play but the rubber has a small split. When I am back I am just going to cut the #### off (carefully) and save time as have new arm...
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    What tyres?

    Take one very large can of worms......and open...
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    Anyone found any mud flaps that aren't £60?

    Got same ones, fronts been on for over a year and fine, but need to make or buy more brackets for the rears, seem fine for the money
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    what do you think

    Unhacked more but as is definitely worth a grand or so, sad story but offer a good home to it and barter around the grand area and reckon its probably fair to all
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    Newbie..

    :welcome2:
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    Keyed Evoke

    Some may say harsh, but I do believe that in this case it is very fair :)
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    Alternator V8 1990

    Silly question but also check belts not slipping! will be suprised how often that happens without it squeeling!