Yeahh, thats what I am rapidly beginning to think tbh... I could probably repair this one but really, its 35 years old on a vehicle I already admit I will keep forever and I have the galvanised bulkhead ready. Yes have space and managed a bonus...

So for welding & make your life easier Take rear tub off. Take doors & bulkhead/wings off Carry on doing the above & your 1/2 way to a chassis swap. You know you will be chasing rust on the old chassis. Have you got space to change the...

Righty, I am still 50/50 on whether to do the full chassis swap now the more I ponder it..... I have taken it out of the shed and jetwashed the fvck out of the chassis inside and out... something I probably should have done before tbh. But hence...

Sump off cleaned, primed sanded and painted. Water pump looks and spins as new so cleaned it up along with the timing case and rocker cover, oh how I do like a bit of bling

Lazy day in the office, despite being pebble dashed in old engine oil, oh ye! Forgot that I hadn’t drained the oil out of the engine before taking the flipping sump off. Despise knocking the sump with the 13mm socket before starting it bloody...

Very expensive for what it is. If it was original on a galvy chassis, the price would be somewhat more justified.

I saw this one currnertly on eBay which is more my price point: LINK. But need to persuade the wife that unborn child number two needs a Land Rover like I did for unborn child number one. She is currently very unhappy about the idea and thinks...

Go for it. You know you want to 👍

Rear hubs back on with some drilled and grooved discs, had to order some different caliper bolts as they arent the same as the front 😖 the early def had 7/16 unf bolts unlike the m12 fine front ! Have to pause the front hubs as I need to order...

Also on the perished hoses... I still have hard lines running down the chassis but I know some of the rubber hoses need replacing, to be fair maybe the tank does too as theres a good amount of debris caught in the filter. It could be a case of...

Extreme 4x4 shocks and HD lowered springs fitted to the front with galv spring plates and YRM stainless bolt kits

The internal bar doesnt really get in the way, if you have standads seats. Its rather annoying with Corbeaus/bucket seats. As for fitting doesnt take much longer to add the internal bar and obviously considerably stronger. Chat to SD if you get...

Depending on how good you are with a welder… get a kit form & build yourself. Now there are 2 ways. Front hoop across the front screen or up from footwell/bulkhead outrigger going rearward to the hoop behind the seats.then weld a straight tube...

Looks like it’s had new shocks and turrets in the not too distant past.

Big day yesterday as Izzy's body came off. Couple of neigbours and the lady of the house press ganged into helping did the job: A pressure wash shifted the dirt and revealed the good bits and horrors in equal measure. The fuel tank has surface...

The 2.5 petrol is a great engine when it runs well. Would it be worth sending it for a total rebuild with new gaskets throughout? The rebuild kit if I remember correctly doesn’t include everything but rather the floats, gaskets to separate the...

I’m surprised JLR haven’t challenged the design…

@Hicap phill That’s it in and working 😁😁

Could have picked a better day than the hottest day of the year but hey ho 🤣 Replaced the wiper boxes, what a pig of a job! Drivers side was actually fine, passenger side SEIZED SOLID couldnt even move it with some 12" stilsons.. 🫥 Replaced...

Looking good!

Axles attached to the chassis with poly bushes and YRM Stainless nut and bolt kits. Heavy duty progressive 25mm lowering springs from extreme 4x4

Great work..take your time and enjoy it. Can’t wait to see the finished Land Rover. 👍

Well the 2000 piece jig saw begins! First off I decided to spray the chassis and axles again but this time with a semi gloss 2k Selamix paint, the jotun paint was good but did start to look a bit chalky. Now dry and the trusty spray booth...

Well thats it folks !!!! Painting finished, well Im all for not wasting and certainly hope that I dont find anything that I haven’t painted as Ive only got a jam pot of paint left over from 5lts just enough for the odd stone chip touch up 😂

Correct. 4psi is the max pressure the pump can make against a dead head. It ticks away for a few seconds just before starting the engine then stops. I never hear it when the engines running. Makes bleeding the fuel system a doddle too. I fit 1/8"...

I had similar issues with my 2.5 petrol, which was fitted to my series 3. It came from a 1986 90. It ran fine for several years until I had similar symptoms, which got worse, causing very poor running and stalling when idling. I rebuilt the carb...

@dag019 Just having visions of a dog in a cage on the roof rack… Ours go to sleep when out in classic runs

Hmmm, of course they did! Someone clearly having second thoughts, of they've told the wife and she said not a chance :D

Relished - someone hit “buy now” by mistake, apparently. 🙄

I went for the cheap option, only about £300! I got one of those chinese made Static arc MIGs and bit the bullet and got a proper gas bottle to go with as I knew I needed to go gas really. But it totally paid for itself just for this one job so...