How so? I know of a couple of people with these and they say they make a huge difference to the noise levels in the cab. I've seen the LT77 version for a Defender and it looked really good.

Expensive but nicely made: Series Mat

Last time I did that, I found one of those M10 nuts was seized, so I put a pipe on the end of the breaker bar to get some more leverage. The U-bolt sheared and the pipe ended up making violent contact with my forehead!

:doh:Why didn't I think of that? I'm doing it tomorrow.

If the box was working O.K. before you removed it then it's likely that something has gone wrong with the installation. I'd pull the floor up again and check the gear selector mechanism bolted to the top of the gearbox has been fitted correctly. I vaguelly remember having some problems like...

The 1 ton 109" Land-Rovers were fitted with 9.00 x 16 tyres as standard. As far as I know the military 109" Land-Rovers used the same chassis as the 1 ton so I'd guess the 9.00 x 16 tyres would go on without any chassis, suspension or bodywork mods. The 1 ton Land-Rovers did have a lower ratio...

It works for me!

Perhaps I'm being cynical, but it's likely to cost you a fortune whether there is anything serious wrong with it or not - that's garages for you!

I have an old Clarke 155 amp mig welder. I usually have it set to maximum power for chassis welding. If you've never welded before then I'd strongly recommend that you get someone who knows what they are doing to give you some lessons, or at the very least spend several hours practising on...

On the 10" brakes, as fitted to pre 1980 88" Land-Rovers, there is a spring between the backplate and the top of the leading shoe, and another spring connecting both shoes at the bottom. If the top spring is attached incorrectly - for example between the tops of the two shoes or between the...

They must have run out of cheap **** mild steel when they were making yours and used proper spring steel.

Good to see a fully qualified mechanic taking pride in his work - I like the transmission tunnel best.

In my experience busting a rear half shaft on a Rover axle happens when giving it serious abuse off road and it will be in 4WD then anyway, so I don't see that a permanent 4WD transmission would make that much difference to rear half shaft breakages anyway.

If your Landy is sitting level and the springs are no sagging I'd not change the springs, because you may run into all sorts of problems with poor quality replacement springs making the vehicle lop sided and going flat after a few months. That was my experience with Britpart rear standard...

A Salisbury rear axle should be O.K. in 2WD. Normal series front axles are not ideal for use in a permanent 4WD system because they don't have C.V. joints. I'm not sure whether it would make much difference in practice. I once limped home in front wheel drive in my SIII and it did feel a bit...

I prefer not to think about what I've spent on mine.

Check for broken suspension bushes and loose U bolt nuts, wheel bearings and front swivel pins. Could it be a broken shock absorber? SANI PASS: I've been there! I cycled through Lesotho and down the Sani Pass 8 or 9 years ago. It's a beatiful place. I stayed a night in the Sani Top Chalet...

I've never fitted one tonne shackles to an 88", but Spyderman (on here) has and says it works O.K. He's got 9.00 x 16 tyres on his 88"! There was a good thread on here some months ago discussing the pros and cons of fitting longer shackles. Personally I'm not sure if it's a good idea on the...

It sounds to me like the engine has a mixture of old and new type glow plug system fitted. That will not work properly, so either put it all back to original or convert it properly to the parallel glowplug system. Undo one of the unions onto an injector and crank the engine over. Fuel should...

Try this: http://roversclub.org/docs/seriesIIIPart_7.pdf