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I took my 1.2:1 Disco box out and fitted a 1.4:1 with the V8 5th gear. The D2 box was awful, made my 300tdi as flat as a pancake in the get up and go department. My mpg was lower too as I was always pressing down with the right foot, any hill...

Galvanised chassis are not uncommon but they weren’t fitted from new so it will be a replacement chassis unless someone has had the original chassis galvanised, which isn’t likely. The sills are aluminium if original, but chequerplate can hide a...

Nice tidy looking rangie! 😎

Would look good behind the 90!

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Some good advice above. Standard parts will be easier to source over expensive upgrades when abroad. Keep to steel wheels over alloys as these are stronger and can be repaired or replaced much more easily. The more standard it looks, the less...

Bit the bullet and decided to strip it right back to bear ali, came across a few deep dents that had been filled in which is not what I would want to be re painting over. Let the metal bashing begin. Have to admit I do hope mrs hughes doesnt look...

after fixing the two bits I cut out, I got the trapeze section welded up

They don’t look right on a defender (not the new type!) They look too much like the old steel wheels you’d have on a normal car from the 90’s to me.

In another thread, I said make sure you slap grease behind your strut mounts. Here’s why…

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Just pop round local stables and ask, then you can choose which one has best access and muck, they’re glad to get rid, we even have a tipper transit deliver fresh once a week but prefer the well rotted which was available within 5 mile

Correct horse poo! But we’ll rotted and not unpleasant 😀

Old landies good for allotment , insurance £100yr

Make sure you do your research on who you’re using and don’t just go with the cheapest… https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/landrover-scam-5-sunbeam-street-wolverhampton-ebay-smart-reconditioning.339591/

Still working away but while the kettle is boiling, here’s what I’m on with.

The umbrella should always be open as landrovers leak that bad.

Have you considered the military screw on lights? They’re more expensive but don’t seem to have the same problems as the standard lights.

This was also my experience before swapping to LED. I treated them as disposable and when a bulb blew replaced the whole unit for fractionally more than just new bulb! Fog lights were the worst for it and required a good strip and clean before...

They’ll impose that in addition to VED!

Just had my reminder in the post to renew my TD5 road tax, £415, shocking. Especially as it only does about 1 - 1.5k miles a year.

Rear tub dismantled, steam cleaned and sound proofing heat gunned off. Measured up for new 2mm ali floor and inner wings.

Seat box all complete ready for etch and primer, bonnet all cleaned up with the steel work rust converted and new seam sealant just to add some strength and dampening to the ali skin. Have a few small dent that needs skimming and sanding then its...

The Sun did pop out by lunchtime, so I bit the bullet and fitted my front anti-roll bar and Straight through silencer. This was made up from a Stainless Link pipe and a Straight through Stainless silencer welded together to fit with all the...

Fitted a new 2nd hand striker for the passenger door, closes like a Rolls Royce, ok not quite but better. Replaced the top hinge on the rear end door with a new 2nd hand part, that closes better now also. Put the steering wheel on straight.

Finished shortening the roof. Replaced a fuse for the electric fan/reverse light relays. Made a small list of what to do next weekend.

Never worry about tyres in the forestry industry. Some logger will always pull you out.(oh they were pulling you into the woods that day, loading you & dragging you back)

You cannot beat Wolfs for looks on a Defender, you could always get them powder coated the colour of your choice.

Hi and welcome! Very nice defender! Make sure you invest in lots of good security measures too. Defenders are very popular with thieves, especially the later models.