The seller agreed to the refund of £75. have now striped the Axle of the Diff and drive shafts. I have managed to secure a good axle case locally, so will now clean, paint and rebuild. Happy days.

Have tried to put pictures up but to no avail. I will be trying again. The disco rear axle I bought off E-Bay sounded good, The seller said, " it had light surface rust, because it had been left out side for four weeks. When it arrived on a pallet, the diff pan had oil over it. With my wire...

Back Axle 24 Spline disc Braked. Has arrived, Now to strip, clean and Paint it.

I am considering bigger wheels and tires! to also give it that curb appeal. I know at 63 without good health I should be looking at a more gentle life, but, hey, you only live once!

I was wondering, I shall be replacing the shocks and springs, Is there any bebefit in a 2" lift kit? The 90 will be used as a road worthy vehicle also Off roading, green laneing. In my working life I was a photographer. Now in retirement I do a lot of Landscapes but can no longer get to where I...

I have a 1990 defender 90 The chassis is in a bad state so I have bought an 1986 rolling chassis that I managed to drag back from Cornwall to Bristol on an old caravan chassis. I have since cleaned it and painted it Post Office Red with chassis paint. I have also purchased, also on e-bay, a 1996...

Phoned Marsland this morning, their bare chassis weigh 160 Kg so add on the axle and wheels and it's well under 750Kg. so happy now. Thanks for your help.

Looked on gov sites and net in general. Have now decided not to risk it with the A-frame. I can borrow a trailer that is un-braked made from a caravan chassis. It states that a trailer less than 750Kg does not require brakes but not sure if that is laden or un-laden so the original question...

Cornwall to Bristol It is just the chassis with wheels no engine or gear box. I saw on line estimate of complete 90's weighing in at 2400kg gross weight. unladen/kerb weight 1815 kg. my vectra estate weighs in at 1450 85% =1232.5 that I can legally tow. surly a 90 rolling chassis has to be...

Sorry I thought I had, but obviously didn't. It is a Defender 90. Thank you for the reply.

Would any one be able to tell me the weight of a Defender Rolling chassis? I have purchased one from E-bay and wish to use an A frame to tow it back with a Vauxhall Vectra 2000CD. I have checked the Gov site pertaining to towing and it states that an un-braked A-frame is able to tow 750K as long...

Hi my name is Roger. Have a G plate Defender 90. just purchased a new used rolling chassis for it and a cab back and roof looking to use it for general, green laning and some off road use.