none taken mate, I know what you mean. I think I'll invest in a mig welder then (or do I need tig, is that for aluminium?) and a good dvd / book on welding first. Thanks for the help fellas :)

hehe sounds good. I bought it as it was only £13 posted, and I wont get viruses and then arrested by my isp...... Anyway, on the program, Mark uses the chassis off a classic, but doesnt mention cutting it down in any way, bar adding land rover out riggers and a custom rear cross member. I was...

Hi all, I bought the 4 x 4 is born series from amazon last week, and watched today in one sitting. Its a seriously nice vehicle thats made, which has a mixture of defender and series 3 bodyparts, a nice v8 engine and a serious lot of suspension traveller. What its inspired me to do is...

I cant quite remember the exact company, as it was through tesco compare or something, I better check modifications, ther was a little tick box, I believe I selected it...

I have been considering that option, as I note the hard tops are a little cheaper (and will give me more room for adveritsing should I choose to leave it in normal config) I'm quite excited now, as I can drive as soon as I get it insured, obviously with my scared mum next to me :D

Thanks again for the replies. I am reasonable happy now as my Land Rover defender fund is going to swell by over £5000. So thats gone from £0- £5000 :D Hopefully i can pick up a nice TD5, or a good nick 200tdi, 300 tdi ;)

hahaha, thanks for that, I better calm down over the dash then :) My mum will be insuring it in her name, and I will be a named driver. Its not fraudulent or anything, because she will use it more than me, once its clean inside and out. Anyway, for a reasonably modified 90, from the 80's, and...

I may take a look at a leased model, but been self employed, taking on another voluntarily overhead would be a calculated risk. I really do like the 07 model though. If I did get a leased landy, is it against the contracts to modify it?

Excellent stuff, thanks for the tips. I've now decided to try get a 200tdi or 300tdi 90, with no quarms to age or condition (well within reason) amd bring it to a good condtion, but perhaps less modified engine wise to help me out with insurance. Can I ask, is it possible to fit a 2007 or 06...

thanks. Does anyone have a tips for making a galvo chassis last longer? I heard of a method which involved filling the chassis rails with expandable foam, and then coatin all the chassis with waxyoyl in a mag I believe.

Thanks for replies so far. I want to add the 07 bonnet cos it looks better :) Purely cosmetic really. I'm looking at sorting out the chassis, perhaps with a galvanised chassis, does anyone know of any good suppliers (and fitters) that come highly recomended?

Ok, here are some more annoying defender related questions by me.... Please feel free to answer, or ignore me :D Basically, heres my situation. I'm self employed (and only 17), but dont worry I have insurance in hand ;) I want a decent defender as my first car, which I plan to upgrade and...

I think realistically, I wont be doing any DIY stuff on the engine, or gearbox, I know a garage thats cheap enough, but I just doubt they have the computers and equipment needed.

I wonder if you could give me some advice regarding a defender. I really dont know which engine to get. I like the appeal of the 300 and 200 tdi's, for there ease to work on (is that right?), but I see the TD5 has alot of tuning options (something that also appeals to me). What are the...

cool. thanks mate

is it illegal for them to remain in Police Livery? Would they come with sirens?

hmmm, Just look at his feedback, only 51, and already has 96.4%. (and not 100%) Still, good luck with it ;)

:D:D:D Thats why I suggested brake and clutch spray, tis much more manly :p Whatever you use, test it out on a small, out the way area, just incase it melts through the wheel cover :eek:

Car plan brake and clutch cleaner works a treat too ;)

i Was worried about that, but then I looked a t a defenders NCAP rating. Oh wait, they haven't tested one :eek: How safe are the rear seats? I mean if you crash, the passengers are facing sideways, thats surely gonna do more damage? banged heads, broken ribs e.t.c, due to the sideways...