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^^ I think the above is the case form everything you have described here. I have a 2.25 5mb diesel in my series 3 fitted with 7.50 tyres and an overdrive. It is slow compared to modern traffic but it is usable. It has similar acceleration and...

Series ones smell bad though, because they don't have coil springs probably.

If you have done as much adjusting as you can at the hinges then you do need to space the bulkhead forward, contrary to my previous post this is done by removing washers rather than adding! Ignore the rust it is a pic from google, but if you have...

With that sort of budget and with the desire to learn how to maintain it you could get a 300tdi that has been rebuilt by one of the reputable companies with galv chassis, galv bullhead etc. This will give you a reliable starting point but still...

My first trough on that is that the bulkhead needs moving forward by adding a couple of washers between it and the chassis on that side. You can do that without actually stripping everything down just loosen all the bulkhead mounting bolts and...

The doors didn't line up particularly well when they left the factory, ad years of wear and tears to things and it is fairly common. what is your frame of reference for how you think they "should" line up? is it other defenders or is it more...

A quick internet search will give you plenty of choices, some companies may be near to you, only you know that as you haven't said where you are. There are a lot of peripheral bits that attach a ladder chassis to the body and a lot of parts that...

Should have said as well the little hole to the right of the bolt had a self tapper through it with the earths on the loom attached. I know when I rebuilt my rear door I replaced this with a Small bolt.

Apologies for the delay. Grommet hole is for the wiper spindle. The bolt is the rivnut to prevent the motor turning. If you require any more or specific measurements let me know as I have the blank door atm.

Cut out and keep the piece of chassis with the original chassis number on it, with the receipt for the new chassis, and then there should be no recourse or challenge.

it is long but achievable. I only had two weeks to explore so wanted as much time in Morocco as possible it took us 36 hours from leaving the midlands to getting on the ferry in Algeciras. (we did dover calas crossing)

If you are interested an PM me your email address I can share with you the trip write up I did with the interesting offroad routes logged on Wikiloc, with camps, lat/long etc. and somewhere I probably still have the packing list for what I took...

You rang... The hammocks we used had a built-in mosquito all in one with the hammock (similar to this first hit on ebay: LINK), rollmat in the base (it gets cold), sleeping bag on top and you are all set for a cosy nights sleep. have done...

I'm going to suggest a high resistance earth causing the issue, (its always the earths with a land rover :rolleyes: ) enough of a circuit to register on the meter but not enough to actually power anything. Try a good either direct to something...

It will most likely be the regulator that has failed preventing the alternator from charging the battery, these are usually replicable if you can find the correct one for your alternator. I have just had my alternator fail and replaced it get the...

I’d buy a lottery ticket if I were you!😉

Where are you? I agree with the above regards to value but if you are intent on giving it away I would take it off your hands if it just needs removing! How quickly do you need it out? What year is the vehicle, is it definitely an LT77, as that...

I am not familiar with the britpart on specifically but is there not a strengthening plate that fits on the inside of the door? It should go in the square below the wiper motor. This then give you where to drill the holes through the frame. If...

On a Land Rover the age of yours I am not sure I agree with that. There should be nothing you cannot do yourself. On my above example I borrowed an engine crane and did the clutch myself when they said they wouldn’t do it. First time I did the...

My view as well. I don’t have anything on my 110. My belief is it was just for the seatbelts so they went to the chassis rather than Ali tub floor.

That may be true. But plenty of places don’t want to work on them because they are heavy and dirty, when I first got mine my long trusted family garage said they wouldn’t swap the clutch on it because it was too heavy a job. Also at that age you...

I should be able to get some for you tomorrow as I bought a rear door at Newbury on Sunday that I am about to take the wiper out of! I drilled a hole on for one on my old rear door. From memory you need some holes and some rivnuts on in the frame...

The current handle does not fully actuate the lever that grabs onto the door jam. As a result the door does not fully close or at all . I was able to remove the housing for the lock, at the expense of the lock in general, and install. Works great.

I would certainly try that first before drilling the door. If it doesn’t work out you buy a new lock. H oh is much cheaper than buying a new door if that doesn’t work out! Out of interest what is wrong with your current lock. Usually a good...

As all the lock is is a sleeve to take a barre that then interacts with the mechanism in the flat section I would have a good guess that you could just cut off the lock sleeve carefully and have no impact on the latch mechanism itself. However it...

You can fit decent speakers. And it you wanted extra and to overpower the general road/wind noise of a defender you can put them in the headlining right next to you ear. That is where I have mine. Cruise control come into the same catagory of...

I am sure someone on here will have what I am looking for in theirs and save me a whole load of googling for measurements etc. Having converted my hardtop to a station wagon I have lost all of my storage between the front seats and the bulkhead...

Actually get this one. I struggled for a long time (years) with the cheap multi piece sets you get with the little round dies. When I eventually gave up and got this one I was cursing myself for not spending a little more and getting this one...

If the concern is the roof gutters taking the weight there are several roof rack designs that are available to try and mitigate that. The old brown church HD roof racks had additional support struts that came down to the windscreen hinges and the...

Is it, I thought that was about right for an anlternator output?