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    3.5 V8 Chugging

    Cool, as you can tell, not an experienced mechanic. Many thanks
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    3.5 V8 Chugging

    Can anybody please help, my V8 110 has started to chug drammatically when I apply power, if I find a sweet spot it drives along fine, only when I try to speed up fairly quickly this does this happen. When I buildup speed very slowly, it is fine. I have changed fuel filters etc, any ideas would...
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    Spare Wheel Carrier

    Hi, I've just been to Billing and noticed some Defenders in the car park with a different type of swing away wheel carrier, they have a large hinged bracket on the rear crossmember and some sort of connection to the rear door, no connection to rear wing. Any ideas where you can get these, never...
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    3.5 V8 Gearbox

    Hi, I have a 110 3.5 V8 Carb, this is a project, so far things are going fairly good. My gearbox is extremely grindy when I lift the clutch. It is a manual 5 speed LT85 I believe. I was at a breakers last week, he said that he had an autobox from a 2003 Discovery V8 that he believed would fit...
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    Power Steering

    Hi, I have a 110, ex-army 3.5 V8 which I have as a first project. The engine sounds great, it doesn't have power steering, it is a heavy thing!! I have visited a 4x4 dismantler locally today and looked at the existing defenders, all the power steering units had been taken. Could anyone please...