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Just thought i would share my happiness with you all. had a spare day on sat so thought i would finally do my crossmember. set to it at 9.30 am and with 30 min dinner and my friend doing the welding it was all done at 17.30. well nearly I just have to solder the wiring loom back together...

I have 4 months tax left on my 1987 110 sw and am having a crazy idea of taking her off the rd to start a restoration when it runs out. was thinking about getting the chassis galvinized as it is absolutly solid and still has alot of the original paint. the only thing bad is the usual cross...

been playing with the injection boost diaphragm today to see if the pin was sticking. is it normal that there should be diesel in the tube that the cone shaped part of the diaphragm slides in?

Well had first go today at laning with another lad off here. Had a great day til we both got stuck. Only just got back after alot of help. Will be better prepared next time. Had fun though. Happy new year to u all Phil

Just stripped my old 2.5td for spares. I was not expecting quite this much mess

having a talk with my 4 year old son today as to weather our defender is a girl or a boy. I think girl but he thinks boy. she is called shaggy which i suppose is quite male but thats only down to looks as alot of tlc is required. your thoughts please

Hi all just a little tit bit for u. just found this site that is doing door repair sections for defender doors. hope it helps. will be orderind some myself soon. 015 door repair section phil

Hi I live near retford and was wondering if there was any green lanes near by and anyone local who has similar interests. Im new to 4x4's and am on my first a 1987 110 defender. all tips welcomed. phil

My 200tdi smokes every now and then when it gets hot. The smoke smells of oil. I took the injection pump boost diaphragm out to check the pin inside. When I undid the 4 screws on the cover oil pored out. Cleaned it all up but Shen I checked again yesterday the oil had started to build up again...

just before i replaced my 19j td with a 200tdi i rebuilt the engine in the hope of getting the thing going again. it worked fine for 5 miles and an hour ticking over outside my house while i did the last bits for the mot. then the head gave up and turned my nice quiet diesel into a 3 cylinder...

since the kids freeze in the back of my 110 even though its toasty in the front it got me thinking and i came up with the idea of a cubby box heater. from what i an tell a heater matrix from a vw golf should fit in the paddock cubby box i could then cut some holes add a 12v fan and tee off the...

With my defender needing a good old tidy up I decided to start the restoration in the new year. Was wondering how best to go about the paint job. As it's going to be pulled to bits to replace the bulkhead, paint the chassis and patch a few holes I dint know if it would be best to have...

Hi I have been on here a while now but thought it was rude not to have checked in so to speak. Im new to the hobby having just purchased my first landy. A tatty 1987 110 defender (called shaggy) having spent a small fortune allready and have more plans in the pipeline I have found this site...

I have recently converted my 2.5td to a genuine defender 200tdi the only part I can not find is the mounting bracket that bolts to the inner wing that the new air filter straps on to. At the moment it's just cable tied to the intercooler pipes which is not best. If any one has one please message...

Hi all I have recently won a defender 200tdi conversion kit on ebay and now after reading alot of threads and mags I am a little worried. The seller was spot on as he runs a landy breaking business but the doubts are still there. Is there any place to check stolen engine no's? I have tried a...

Hi all I have just transplanted a 200tdi defender engine into my 1987 110 and am having some funny smoke issues. she starts and runs fine and has just passed the mot yesterday but without any warning the engine occasionally spits out loads of grey smoke (more when idling) it will do this...