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I've got an old td90 converted to a 200tdi she's got no soundproofing, gaps in the door tops etc etc... I travel maybe 3/4 miles to work and she warms up in time, never had trouble with the engine, and the parts that have worn out/broken have been my own fault offroading. And my heater works...

200tdi gets my vote! Although a lot of people use the TD5 offroad, the 200 has plenty of torque, and no electronic trickery! I've given mine some real sh*t and she's still going strong. My only complaint is the old stye v-belts for the alternator/water pump/power steering get a bit squeely...

Regarding body clearance, only way you'll solve that if you've already got extended stops would be to start trimming your arches - or get even bigger stops! The blocks will help in a way, as the springs will have to compress further to get the wheel in the same place as without the blocks - but...

I don't have a soft top, but I spent most of the summer roof and door less was wicked fun! My dad has a soft top - and it's colder, but not that bad! Security not an issue for me as I have a garage, and park in a secure carpark at work :)

Got a Vit-something battery under my passenger seat, and a big marine grade battery in the back. Hooked up in parallel. Works fine so far, lots of winching etc. Ideally I'd have a split charging system, and maybe two alternators. But I don't have the dollar! :( soon!

Glad to hear! Mine where very tight - had to lever the alternator round to get enough slack to get the belt off lol. :P

Forgot to say, I have exact same set up. 200 tdi conversion, no cowl, and no viscous fan.

Mine was slipping and squeeling like a pig on full lock, and whenever I got very wet. Swapped em for new ones yesterday and no issues, drove in torrential rain this morn. My old ones where pretty perished, and about 4 years old. (Stood for 3 of em!) Have you checked your pulleys for wear...

Haha I find more often than not MOTs pick up on really weird little problems, but not on the rather major issues. But where I live all garages a run by money grabbers, employing kids from college who aren't taught properly. Mate of mine just got his exhaust repaired (he knows little about...

Hahaha!! I'd be checking all the other bolts now, like the radius arms etc, just to be sure! :L

I've put some genuine landrover panhard rod bushes on my birthday list! 😃

Gonna get me some copper slip for the rebuild. :)

Offroading. As soon as they go a little bit it makes a massive (quiet scary) difference to the steering! So I like to swap em over before they get real bad! :)

Yup, well OEM... Which is often misleading... I do lots of offroading, and although I don't hammer it as such, I've managed to chew the bushes up pretty quick. :P I never noticed before - and put all the wobbly steering down to the tyres. Once I replaced the bushes she drove like a dream so now...

Can you not get to the back of the bolt with a hammer and tap it out? I guess that would have been one of you first thoughts, but thought I ought to mention it! You may be able to get a bar in there and tap the end of the bar instead? Mine where tight and required some tapping to get them out...

Haha I was lucky when I got mine, she's tatty but chassis is good and mechanical sound. I would have bought any old landy though as I wanted one so bad. You're doing the right thing waiting for a good one! :)

Ahh sorry Chris, that's different to mine! Have a look for door seals online, could always add a little extra rubber if you still have a gap. :)

Bastards! And what Marmaduke said! :P

It is... is... is... I've got myself into the bad habit of replying to OP without reading further down... down... down... :P

Hello Henry! How have you diagnosed that it's front wheel drive only? And have you got a picture of the wheel? It could be swivel bearing as mentioned before. Maybe even a completely FUBAR wheel bearing... I'd jack it up, get someone to give the wheel a good wobble while you look for play...