Recent content by Tirran

Still looking, just in case there are some around.

Defender/Disco1

Looking for two of these, not needing tyres, what do you have in the shed taking up space?

Mik speaks from personal experience, although I can assure you his man bun is a euphemism 😂

How many coats did you give it, I probably gave mine 3 coats of CIO and it’s still ok, even after a year of trialling too.

It provides the AC output relative to the engine speed.

The blanking plate you spent hours trying to find!!

I had all the dilemma when rebuilding my ‘90 after reading the forums. Poor quality seals, windscreens cracking during fitting, use a professional installer etc. I bought a £21 seal off eBay and refitted the original windscreen as a practice, it’s still there, complete with the milkiness of...

That gearbox has been in and out more than a fiddlers elbow.

“And it makes the washing machine smell.“ And no doubt will stain it or wait until the next wash. Hang on, since when did you learn to use a washing machine?

Proposed new colour. Green was too loud.

There are two seals between the roof and the screen frame. I split mine to paint the screen frame, replaced the seals and its been ok since then. More leaks are due to a failed glass seal which isn’t really that difficult to replace if you warm it first.

He would be better to go for the 1.4, that’s what I have done and why I have a spare 1.6. The 1.6 is hellish on road, car is screaming all the time for not a great outcome. The 1.4 is brilliant for day to day running and towing at realistic Defender speeds. If you want high speed a BMW M57...

Cross my palm with silver, or maybe I’ll keep it for the Tomcat. Sod’s Law dictates if I sell I’ll need to buy another shortly afterwards. This the logic I use to hoard stuff.

Gratuitous photo, Cut 4 holes in the bonnet to release some of the heat. New 92degree thermo switch fitted to the top hose to switch on the fans in case I forget to. New Tomcat bumper fitted, I had to replace the brackets and paint it.nThe chassis leg was 5mm too tall.