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So currently at uni, a few weeks ago the dreaded vague steering and death wobble returned. That was steering box number 3 (Warranty replacement). I decided not to faff around with another 6 bolt so bought a second hand 4 bolt on ebay off a discovery. While I was there, the guy convinced me to...

I'm after 30 for the drag link and damper (comes with the ball joint)

Yeah, no problem, just send me a PM when you plan to pick them up. Drag link and damper provisionally sold. HD track rod still available.

Just picked up a 4 bolt steering box from a disco as well as the parts to swap it to a disco set up so therefore have no need to keep my defender steering parts. I've got a HD track rod as listed here similar to the sumo bar with ball joints in good condition...

I'm currently at university so balancing work and the car takes some, even though being at university I don't have the same facilities that I have at home.

Finally got the headliner back in. Had a few problems with the captive nuts that hold the sun visors on so it will have to come out again at some point. Unfortunately no pictures yet. Central locking kit arrived and again no pictures but will get them at some point. Pretty simple job but now...

New fuse box is now fitted. Like others have found, there is hardly any slack in the wires so is pretty tight once you cut the old crimps off. New hazard relay came whilst I was changing the fuse boxes and fixed the indicator problem straight away so all the electrical problems are fixed for...

Been busy over the weekend but managed to get a few small jobs sorted. Finally got a new gear lever gaitor which fits so no more floods inside when driving through puddles. The volt gauge arrived after a month all the way from china, just need a third to fill the dash. I removed the headliner...

Few bits ordered to get sorted through the new year. Firstly I've ordered a couple of new fuse boxes to convert my old glass type to blades after having multiple electrical issues in the last couple of months resulting in indicators not working half way through a journey. I collected some...

Here's mine. I drilled the hole for the gauge after I bought it and got another one coming to fill the gap. Make sure to order some stainless allen cap heads to replace the steel ones they provide as in a damp land rover they rust fairly quickly. You can either get them as an option when you...

Had a day out laning on Salisbury Plain today: VIDEO:

Todays Update- Engine seems in much better condition than the one I bought on ebay. So far only looking like bearing shells, rings and gaskets are needed for this one :) Cleaning seems to be taking up most of the time-starting to wish I'd bought a parts washer when I first started with the car...

Engine Rebuild Round 2: After a bit of debating, I have decided to now rebuild the engine that I took out over the summer and then swap them back over again. Luckily this engine doesn't need a new crankshaft so I'm just going to do a quick overhaul, shells, rings and gaskets. The engine that's...

I never adjusted the old one as I was told it would void any warranty, I'm reluctant to do it with the replacement but not sure whether the replacement box has a warranty or not. If the company won't replace it again then I will have a look at adjusting it. I successfully managed to adjust my...

Back home now for Christmas. Managed to do about 2000 miles on the new engine since September and a few issues are apparent that need sorting over the holiday. First thing was the MOT. Passed once again unfortunately with one advisory, chip on the windscreen. It was there last year but the...

I bought a recon 6 bolt steering box from Paddocks around this time last year. Over the course of the year the steering got progressively worse and it turned out the input shaft had rotational play before any output was seen on the drop arm. I contacted Paddocks who got me in touch with the...

Silly question, do your indicators work? I have this problem at the moment, suddenly my dash goes dark, gauges stop working and turns out indicators are on the same feed. I jiggle the wires coming into the fusebox and it fixes it, still yet to find the problem. IIrc, the feed is the solid green...

I've ruled out an intake blockage as I tried it without the inlet pipe connected to the inlet manifold and made no difference. I rebuilt the engine around 1000 miles ago and had a new fuel filter 400 miles ago. Seems to me like it was a blockage as I took it for a short drive today and seemed to...

Driving back from uni earlier today, suddenly I completely lost power even putting my foot to the floor. I managed to turn into a side road just as the engine cut out and lost power steering. The engine restarted but was very lumpy and when revved white smoke poured out and then cut out again...