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I'm sure I've read somewhere that you just shouldn't start to poke as the holes will just keep on coming. Well they kept on coming as did the rot n rust. I wanted a little project, I was rewarded with a big one. By now the Corona Virus had started to hit hard, we were only allowed out of our...

In the interests of thoroughness I had the fender sent to a local specialist for a decent mechanical once over. I gagged when the bill came in at £3K, not that I had much choice, I was still 4000 miles away and wanted a motor that didn't die on the first drive up the country. I was expecting a...

So this is the beast. Not a bad looker, he says...

A little history. I first cut my teeth in the world of LandRovers when I brought a Defender 90 300TDi way back in 2002. This served me very well for a little over 10 years before the maintance on a budget came to haunt me. Oh and I got married. The new missus didn't mind the Defender but she did...

I inadvertently brought the wrong fuel tank cradle. It's a genuine part and didn't realise my mistake until after I opened the bag. A combination of shipping costs and the UK retailer not accepting opened genuine parts has ment I've a nice looking lump of steel that's of no use to me. So...

Oh that would have been awful. I've a wet blaster on order so would have used that if need be. Pics will be posted in due course:D

Winner, cheers. That'll save a whole lot of effort:D:D:D

So I've just had some new Defender rear panels delivered. They are OEM quality from our favorite blue box company. Aside from having no holes for the fog/reversing lights they came with a thin coat of black paint. So does this paint have to be completely removed before primer and top coat or is...

Lol nope, just a defender with more filler / rust than is right for any vehicle. I've plenty of photos that I'll upload when I get round to it

The Defender won't be making it above zero for a while yet. It has no floor, or sides and soon no doors:D

I painted some bits before the metal got too hot to touch. It's supposed to be hitting 40 today:eek:

Yeah, I ment to say a stop bolt, my bad for crap explanation. Only found out it was a stop bolt this morning. I've had a look under the plate with the clutch pedal held down. There is no visible thread left on the master cylinder rod. Should there be?

So update on this little issue.... I removed the 17mm adjustment bolt from the back of the clutch box. Jammed the pedal right down and the spring went in easier than I thought possible. After allowing the pedal to return back to normal I put the adjustment bolt back in and adjusted it so I...

I asked Autoglass for a quote once, they wanted over £100 for a straight seal swap. My mate and I managed to put a crack across the corner of the screen in our blundering attempt at DIY. Another call to Autoglass and a new seal and screen for just the price of the insurance excess. Ho hum

Lightning, yes there was a coil spring on the pedal. That was removed when the new spring was fitted. I've done a fair bit of spannering over the years and I'm left wondering as much as everyone else. My job keeps me away from home a lot of the time so I'll have a gander when I get back next...

Cheers for the suggestions. I'll check the adjustment of the actuating rod on the master cylinder, maybe even replace it. :)

I've just brought a genuine parts spring and bushes to help lighten the clutch pedal on my Defender 110 Td5. Before fitting, the bite point was about half way through the pedals travel. After fitting the spring, the bite point moved to a couple of cm of the bottom of the pedal travel. Reverse...

So.... I've been trawling this forum and others like it for some years now. They've always been jam packed with some great, and not so great information. Mostly great I might add. Up until now I've always managed to find answers to my quite common questions. Until now that is. In my years of...