thanks dr pepper, i'd already considered the hydraulic assist, the yanks love them, but i wanted to keep it simple so... i managed to get myself a p38 box today and a defender column and loads of other bits. dont you just love scrapyards... i may make it even stranger by using a vw golf mk4...

good news men! apparently a p38 steering box fits without cutting into the front crossmember. havent confirmed this yet but sounds good. i've seen a full article on fitting the disco box, its pretty gory but the bloke made a tidy job all credit due- watch this space, geoff

thanks for the replies chaps, but i wasn't thinking of going down the road of electronics. i dont have any problems generating the hydraulic power, it's the steering box end of things that i'm concerned with. i thought that one of you landygurus may have done this already - we live in hope. as...

i'm trying to put power steering on my series 3 109. ive been told that the power steering from a disco 1 will fit (with a little modding). i have a power steering box from an early 90, but this doesnt look the part. does anyone know exactly what i need to look for / do to do this? don't mind a...