double skin basically - i didn't think of that. There is someone on ebay who does defender ones but i don't know that they'd fit on a Series.

I really appreciate those pics. I'm just about to do the tub. Looks to me as if you did those panels in steel without removing the tub? Situation i'm in is that my 88 has had wide doors put on the rear, nearside has a long ding in it, and the load area was cut out and replaced with a plain...

Kunifer is in 25 ft lengths normally about £15. Looks more brass coloured than copper piping does. You can get steel piping but it's called bundy tubing but i'm not sure it's galvanised on a reel or that it's rated to 3000 psi which is what kunifer is. Kunifer means you don't have to worry about...

Before you go out and spend try the following. I'd suggest that you isolate each part of the system where possible to eliminate the problem. e.g. i keep a female union handy with a bleed nipple in one end. Take the pipe out of the front 4-way junction and put on the end... bleed and test. If...

I'm glad you got her home ok... glad for you the 'boys in blue' weren't in sight. A dolly is only permitted for roadside recovery [certainly not on motorways] - so if the landy wasn't T&T they'd have had you [and the landy]. Sorry but i thought it was worth pointing out.

I know a lot of folk who've used Rustoleum and think it's excellent - rolling with Rusto on VW campers is very popular. I don't think it is as good as Tekaloid which is still the best transport paint available [albeit not as widely as it used to be]. I rollered the valance on a car for the...

If the '7' stood for the compression ratio - some of the engines were for low quality fuel and so i would have thought likely to have had hardened seats. If it was rebuilt in '93 i agree that it had probably been converted as '93-'97 was the popular period for converting to unleaded heads...

I've got a 175 CD Stromberg which i was thinking of putting on my S3 2.25 engine as i've gathered Stromberg or SU seem to suit the landy well. I was thinking of the Stromberg as looks better than an SU although would need a bit of tinkering to get set up right. Would someone be prepared to take...

any 2nd hand engine is dubious! If it's been sitting for a while compression could well be lost with rusting in the bores. Given the work of installation... an engine rebuild isn't horrendously expensive. Can you wait a few months? I'm putting in a petrol and then i'm getting shot of the...

Cheer up everything's relative:) If you had oil central heating you'd be spending £3000 per year.

I was thinking of moving the solenoid to the bulkhead. But the brackets for the air filter just don't seem to be there... which seems odd (or even remains where it's been ground off or some such). I've never been a fan of K&N as i don't believe they give adequate filtering. Hold the filter up to...

I've been watching your resto as inspiration for mine (although an S3). One thing that's caught my eye is the position of the solenoid. Mine is currently on the back of the battery tray (which looks just like yours). I want to revert to the original airbox which is supposed to fit on the back of...

believe it or not it kindly brings you back to this post.:D

Sounds like earthing problems to me. Apply WD40 or similar round the whole car from the battery -ve to the block .... starter .... then lights. Then check on your alternator... whether it's working or not won't affect your lights unless the battery is right down. If your not sure on charging...

I'd be grateful if someone could advise when the vertical side lights came out on the S2 - i haven't seen them before. Was it just for the last few S2a?

a] Richards are the best i'm always told b] You need to use what is called a Mordant solution. It is mostly phosphoric acid. Well worth using on all prepared steel whether followed by etch primer or plain primer. Mordant is a clear liquid which when brushed on plain steel will turn it...

What members have said so far goes for any classic in the main. They got it right in the beginning. Best air filters to have are without doubt paper ones inserted in original airbox. Rad fans driven by water pump or crankshaft are much better than electric ones. Folk always like to say you lose...

I was a scimitar owner for 13 yrs. In its time it was the most economical engine - i got 28 mpg and could get 32mpg on a long run like Aberdeen to Dorset. Like all engines set up well and you shouldn't be disappointed. I've still got some parts which you're welcome to. The beauty of the essex...

Spark intensity, quality and improvement through the rev range sure - BUT the big difference i noticed was how scatter virtually disappeared on my scimitar which had the poorly designed Motocraft distributor and 6 cyls. It made the ignition system seem like new. I tried an optronic and that was...

sorry to hear that... i have missed things by a small amount. don't use round figure though - £411 or similar might have clinched it for you. i don't like ebay i'd rather visit and have a look - although i have sold a couple of cars on there.