Not sure if this could be the case, but have a feel of the vanes on your radiator. I have had two where when touched they just turned to dust, so no heat transfer.
Both my radiators looked fine, but a different story when you touch them!
Sure you know the sum of parts, effort, labour don't necessarily make a vehicle worth that money.
As Lynall has pointed out most people haven't got the money to waste on such things at the moment.
Being realistic, in general, most Defenders are...
From what I recall:
Start with the penetrating fluid. You will need to remove the bracket that fits between the two arms and you may find the bolts siezed actually into the ball joint bracket, not just siezed nuts. I used a long breaker bar to...
Many thanks for the pictures, unfortunately at Newbury this year there was not the large piles of hubs I have seen in previous years so I did not have much to look at and compare to. there were lots of complete axles in trailers, and a few series...