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Spent the day cleaning painting and servicing the gearbox. Quite annoyingly the mail man tried to deliver my clutch kit but I was out so il have to wait until Monday now before I can get it mounted

I finally got round to sanding the rear tub getting a quick coat of paint of the top and got the tub temporarily rested on the chassis, i've not gone over the top with the sanding still some brush/chipping marks though subtle still show its history Gearbox, transfer box, prop shafts and then...

The rear tubs been getting in the way lately so I thought I'd progress with it enough to rest it on the chassis and get it out the way The tub stiffners had quite a bit of bimetallic corrosion. I purchased some repair sections from YRM and I fixed these in place over the rot, put the members...

Made some progress in between the god awful weather, I've been renewing engine parts degreasing and renewing the paint

Another small update I've been working on the rear cross member the past couple of days I also got the main chassis harness in

Ok so massive update In the great weather last weekend I managed to finish off the axles and managed to get them unit the chassis with a little bit of help. I think the photos speak for themselves Please forgive the state of the front wheels my paint delivery was late and missed the...

cleaning parts ready for paint. There's still a quite a few bits I need to wire brush but I thought I'd get these painted and out the way With the weather being the way it is at the moment decided to get myself a cheap 6x4 greenhouse to put on the patio and it works great here's a pic of my...

the great strip down begins! taking off the bonnet and wings then the doors then the roof and the rear tub the the gearbox fell out followed by the engine I then took the bulkhead off then axles, and the last few brackets etc. im now left with a rather large pile or 'scrap' and a...

Hi guys I decided to copy my build thread over from EMLRA for you all to see October 2014 I bought a winterised 90 in a very worse for wear condition. here it is on the day I collected it from south London A quick walk around After a year, MOT looming and noticing some spots that need...

would you be interested in posting? il of course cover the postage and pay you for the shroud ive been looking for one for my 90 rebuild some numpty cut mine with a hacksaw despite the warnings of asbestos

hmmm been searching and it seems that its not recommended to fit 235's to standard 5.5 steels and such should only be fitted to the wide 6.5 130 wheels oh well il have to find a decent set of second hand wheels and tyres and sell mine thanks

I don't know, I havnt bought them yet still waiting to find a set with in a reasonable distance and price.

its the width, im unsure whether a 235 would fit on the rims

hi guys I want some classic defender steel wheels back on my tractor. Does anyone know if General grabber AT2 235/85/R16's will fit as the tyres are almost new and id hate to have to buy some rims and new tyres cheers

wish you was closer been after a set of steelies for the fender :(

Hi datatek, Yes that's one of the manuals I've downloaded there's no mention of the fan on startup on any sequence apart from trouble shooting, I've left it for a few minutes after the initial run and it does nothing like its lying dormant

right maybe someone can help, I have an old webasto dbw 46 came with my defender 90 (ex-mod winterised). Ive got the manuals off the internet tried what it says and im getting nowhere. Heres what ive done so far: when I got it switch it on no light nothing, I traced the wiring and found...

wait what?, you can control the heater!

thanks for the offer lara croft unfortunatley the seller wont even meet, not to worry il just have to wait for some to come up closer or he changes his mind on posting. pikey thanks for the info id just feel rude to message someone and say hi weve never met or even spoken but do you mind...

theres a chap on ebay selling 2 ex mod rear seats i need but wont post and it miles from me. Anyone coming near that way and wants some beer tokens please let me know