Renewing front shocks and spring pans on mine. All turret rings nuts came off with none broken [pays to oil them] One turret had a rotted out section, did not want to wait for a replacement so welded in a patch.

Proof enough. Mine will go through the shotblaster...proper cleanup and refit.

I used to think the same as @lynall above, However due to availability fitted alloy with plastic ends type some fifteen years ago and still good.

Thanks all! Very helpful - can’t name the shop it’s a local one not a chain so I’d be outing the locale of my lovely landy 🤪 the chap on the counter did tell the husband to “do his research” before buying the whole unit though, so at least he was...

Mines battered pan. Should have could have would have fitted diff guard. :D but sealed by welder.

For normal use standard rad is all you need for general use 200tdi. Have a close look at the little fins between the tubes. On an older rad they are often clogged or have rotted and are crumbling away. Things soon warm up then when working...

The same items is used to support the rear doors of coil spring models up to and including TD5s.

That above is not the dovetail, just the latch The Dovetail is as in @catmans's pic above, that one is badly out of line and will not do the job of preventing door moving up and down when shut. The brass tail is a cast shaped item that locates...

Corrected I am, pretty sure 89 One ten had the larger calipers but has been a long time. My 1990 Ninety has the also has the large calipers now as well as bit larger tires than original 205's

@tottot my 85 110 V8 had the Small callipers on. As the motors were built the same time as RRC they used the small ones. Was better as all the pads were the same size. Then the disco came out and same again,small callipers on some of these. I’m...

The fact that has no number along with narrow arm brackets, larger axle end caps, swivel housing style suggest it is the original axle. I fact it looks just like my 1990 one [which is original] with more rust. Not that bad though looks like it...

Most likely is what @SimonBrown says in above post. Hot spot due to poor injector spray pattern. Black puff is the 200's excess fuel start system working, good for getting dirty looks at the supermarket car park. :D

New head gasket, get injectors checked/reconned and crack on, no pun intended! Cracks in the head between valves are not unusual on 200 engines, mine has had a cracked head for years, no leaks no coolant loss, keep on trucking. I think even my...

Yes, try and get what is already on your truck.

Recon the above will give @Kremers lots to think about. I have no idea what sort of off roading there is in Cyprus. However a much simper way to improve the capability of a standard Land Rover would be to fit locking diffs or perhaps better in...

Hi and welcome. First off, why do you want a lift? Defender's already ride quite high, higher than most other stock 4x4's. Its like Land Rover already fitted a lift kit for you at the factory. What are you planning on doing with the vehicle...

For later vehicles like yours it is one shot grease. Do not mix anything.

Mine is too posh as well for ABS. I only know what they are because posh friends don’t want to get there hands dirty..

Although I am just guessing here, you may find that if it wasn't in the earlier brochure it was available through the special vehicle branch, which was far more of a bespoke rather than a package type specification. For example the utility...

And if you want the correct gear knob for a 2a it has a flat top unlike the round series 3 one in photo. Available from John Craddock Land rover parts.

No I do not, but try John Craddock

MUC4071 is for 5mm glass.

Excellent, thank you.

When you do the fronts you may need new shocks & turret rings on the shopping list. Same process as the rear(remove roll bar if there’s 1) stands under chassis, remove panard rod can make life easier.

Hello all, Job done. Front ones to do now! Thanks to everyone for the advice, most useful.

Just so you get this right Land Rover Ninety and One Ten models built before 1990 are not Defenders. The Defender name only came in with the arrival of the TDi 200 engine model.[same as disco] This can be important when ordering parts. John...

Disco washer NO. Same washer used in 2ltr 2.25 and 2.5 engines up to 1990.

The shims you need are already in there, it is a case of removing one or two to get the preload right. They are of different thickness and it is a case of try it and see. Example remove the thinnest shim replace pin and if still to loose put it...

Its called "speed wobble" because that is when it happens usually induced by a bump in the road. Loading up the drive train [accelerating] can act as a damper but is not a cure. Have you done the swivel housing preload?

I did not but I owe him some