bloody hell... stop being cheap and order a new set, they hardly cost the earth :doh:

There are bargains about... just keep your eyes open. Paid £700 for my Diesel 110 with galv chassis and £500 for my petrol 110 which needed a new distributor before it would run. On the other hand my sis paid £2000 for her 90 which needed a new rear crossmember, a new fuel tank and the...

get yourself a heavy duty item from a car with air suspension like the lexus LS400 or lexus RX Far better quality than most off the shelf solutions.

I would keep to the defenders strength's. Durable separate chassis Twin live axles Modular, easily customization construction I would look into making the interior more modular such as removable dashboard modules. I would also offer some proper V6 and V8 engines as well as optional locking...

Look what jeep did with the wrangler. Updated it, modernized it but kept it as a jeep. Separate chassis, live axles, basic hose out interior, easily modified and actively encouraged. It gives the jeep brand credibility.

LT230 has been used in just about every 90 and 110 since the mid 80's. They are common as muck and can be found everywhere. They were also used the the discovery with a taller gear ratio for more relaxed motorway work. Do you do a lot of towing?... if not you might want to go for a disco box...

Might as well hand the market to the wrangler then

f*ck that :mad:

Cheviot 4x4 (Tyne tunnel estate) 4muddy feet (morpeth) Mastora (alnwick)

ah here we go... did a bit of googling. Seems you are right about it being some sort of cold weather pre-heater system. apparently it should look like this I just have a couple of cone filters directly attached to the stombergs.

It's down at the garage at the moment getting some welding done on the outrigger... i'll try and get down there to take a picture.

I recently bought a 1983 land rover 110 with 4 speed and 3.5 carb V8 as a non runner. After fitting a new distributer and a bit of fettling I got it running but noticed on top of the offside exhaust manifold there was a flange/bracket with 2 pipes and exhaust belching out into the engine bay...

I would hope the 110 fits in the parking bay since they are only as long as a ford focus estate ;) (182 inches) A Ford Mondeo (192 inches) is about a foot longer than the focus and 110 Defender 130 is about a foot longer than a Mondeo at 204 inches long The 130 should ride better than the...

A diesel should be able to start without glow plugs... You want good cranking speed and a battery with plenty of cold weather amps. Your starter may be shagged and drawing too much current compared to it's tractive effort.

had one in my 110... got rid of it and fitted a 200tdi for exactly this reason... parts are hard to get. Same engine as the 2.8 DG so try and find a scrapped daihatsu fourtrac somewhere and pilfer it.

The video is pretty painful to watch :( 4x4 fans look away now! Land Rovers imported to U.S. are CRUSHED by customs for failing safety rules because they don't have airbags | Mail Online This begs the question... I'm moving to the US in a few years and want to take my trusty 1985 110...

just fit air helper springs in the rear for when you want to tow :) If you only tow 10% of the time... why suffer with a stiff ride for the other 90%? Been messing about with different springs for a few year now and have formed the opinion that unless you are loading up your truck constantly...

Fit the softest springs you can get your hands on... Here is the spring rates for off the shelf land rover springs... land rover spring specifications Beware that disco/range rover/90 springs wont fit on the back of a 110 or 130 but the fronts will be fine.

That was painful to watch... amazed nothing broke on the 90. Really wish we had the option for a proper diesel like cummins in our defenders.

better off spending the money on a proper engine ;)