True but I'd imagine he has something with a lot of power in mind at the very least.

I might be a total beginner to all this but wouldn't there be far too much power from the big V8s you're looking at as well? You'd have to have a conversion kit/plate for the gearbox but there's no guarantee that and the gearbox could take the horsepower at high revs. That's what I'd be...

Apologies for being a n00b, lads. So chassis rot and rust, given the age of what I'm looking at would be a concern. I've heard that gearboxes can give trouble as well, and I've driven a few battered ones and they have some gearbox related problems, so is it very common? I have a few more...

The one in particular I'm looking at is a 1994 Defender 90, 80k miles. Is there anything I should look out for in terms of problems? Any advice is appreciated.