and they are 2" longer to allow for the extra 2" you have extended the springs by. some times (when a lift kit is fitted with standard flexis) when the axle has dropped to its lowest point the brake flexis can get a bit 'tight'.

get a carrier off a bonnet and bolt that to the roof, you wont be able to weld it as the roof is aluminum and the bonnet mount is steel. whats another few drips in the grand scheme of things!! :-)

i thought limestone is the creamy color that series roofs are?? or thats what color mine was anyways

i enjoyed the build, it took just over a year from lamping off the disco body to the first trial and that was working nearly every weekend! when i cut the body off i took the engine and box off the chassis and got a local guy who sandblasts houses to come and clean the chassis for me, cost...

my disco was crashed into by a clio on a roundabout and ended up with a bent sill and B pillar, i had an old series that needed a new chassis and bulkhead so i combined the two with a 110 bulkhead that i repaired and now i have a hybrid!

yes, thats a 200 disco chassis, engine and running gear

heres a few of the build and two of it in action, note the tubular wings in the last picture, i was fed up of dinging the original wings in trials, i got loads more photos but they are a bit boring. just photosof individual parts.

me and a mate do exactly the same on a Newholland when fencing, warms pies up lovely, stick them on with a spud wire!! as for the temp a a series engine, someone once told me that they run at 85 C, i dont know if this is correct though rory

i did hear that there was some kind of 'points sytem' being operated by the ministry/DVLA (not sure which one) in which you gained a certian amount of points for each main part of the vehicle that remained original or was a like for like replacement. i.e 5 pionts for a chassis, 4 points for...

thats a bridge i havnt had to cross yet, its a racer so it goes most places on a trailer but i do know a few boys who have insured thiers just as a defender or swb (usually swb so they can go tax exempt) claiming ignorance and stupidity if anyone questions them. however if you were involved in...

i cant remeber if its a 17mm Nut or a 19mm, if its a 17mm then the thread will be M10, if its a 19mm nut then the thread will be M12

hi all, this is my first post on this forum after many many years of landrover ownership and the faffing about that comes with said ownership!! as metioned peviously many defender 110 bodies have been cut down and fitted to a disco or range rover chassis, similarly many disco/RR chassis...