Great to have another Defender owner in the fold – and sounds like you've got a proper one too: well-used, a bit battered, and full of potential. Classic 2.5 diesel as well – easy to work on with a spanner and a bit of patience.
As per the...
Great to hear you’re back on it – sounds like proper progress after a long haul! You’re definitely not alone with bulkhead alignment headaches, where things have been replaced, patched or just… aged creatively 😅
A initial thought: If the...
I feel for you and I had in the past also faced similar situation when replacing parts around the steering column. This made it worse if they were plastics have warped slightly over time.
A suggestion on how to approach would be to start with...
Great comments above and it is down to experience. For me the 300TDI is a solid choice and I don't care about A/C or any luxuries. The Defender is to thrive and feel alive with a huge smile on the face.
TDI 5 sounds about right. I would steer away from MOD or anything that has had multiple owners/drivers. I am sure that you will cherish and it is just a matter on what condition you found it to start first. Money counts, I know, and also best to...
The way to play around insurance is to actually shop around. Insurance brokers, compare the market, direct line, aviva, etc. Each of them use a way to check and by shopping around you can find what you are looking for. As always, age of driver...
Good question. I am not an expert. I just grew up having 2 stroke motorcycles and we put so many additives that they seemed to drive on steroids 😆. Would it help? Who knows. Would it damage? I don't think so. In case of doubt, I would add it.
I grew up driving an old 70s van, and for me, using lower gears is the best way to help braking. I would not bother with exhaust brake as it might affect the engine and combustion cycle.
A DIY solution is to put some of the blind covers for windows that block out sun/light 100%. It helped sleep my babies and in this case it will look after your baby on those sunny/hot weather. When you want the sun/light back, you just remove it.
All great comments so my response might be redundant. However, I am compelled to answer as I had 2 motorcycles stolen in London in the past.
There are two things to do: what is practical and stops theft and what stops thiefs of attempting to...
Yes, that is a textbook example of doing stake amazingly great. So many people rush into it and cook for too long when the opposite applies, plenty of prep and then cook as little as needed. Respect.
I agree 100% on the secret switch. I had it installed back in a 90s car, pre-electronics complication, and it always gave me the piece of mind. However, it does not stop some robbers from lifting the car and getting it away if left overnight...