1. DieselDazzler05

    Steel chequer plate?

    That's gonna be quite wide, maybe mark it out and use a chunk of 2x2 running along the underside to prop it up, then use the landys weight to bend it :cool:
  2. DieselDazzler05

    Door replacement parts...

    unlike your stuff man, one of the guys at work has just bought a 110 rear x member from ya after looking at mine...im sure you'll recognise the address!
  3. DieselDazzler05

    Steel chequer plate?

    would be ok for structural patches/repair sections but its a nightmare to cut, I had some of the 6mm stuff and it was incredibly hard, took ages to drill and workwith :mad:
  4. DieselDazzler05

    Door replacement parts...

    Hi, needing a little help regarding repair sections for one (so far!) of my doors, I bought it a few months back off a guy on ebay claiming to have a top quality service and 100s of landy bits "in Stock", also said doors were all professionally fixed before dispatch!, well 4 weeks...
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    300tdi 110 ticking noise from fuel tank area.

    I had my tank out for a few days (rear xmember renewal) soon after the noise started, never checked my lines fully but once she started (first time) the noise returned as usual, I haven't until now thought about it as a problem, im still not sure if it is a problem? would be nice to know...
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    300tdi 110 ticking noise from fuel tank area.

    Hi guys, I had this happen about 1k miles after I got mine, She wasn't new when I got her, just broken in @216000 on the clock... not knowing anything about it I called my local specialist (Strathearn Engineering @ Abruthven) who said they had had a defender in a few months before with the...
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    god help me with insurance!

    sorry i never added that part , windows were out with the quote but replacement was £75, repair was £25
  8. DieselDazzler05

    god help me with insurance!

    id try elephant as i have just baught a 96 110, they were cheapest for me at £576 fully Comp, with breakdown and legal cover, acess to another car and no NCB as i have a daily driver, im 22, admiral keep calling me but cant get cheaper than 700 for the same deal, co-op wanted 1600 and im with...
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    manufacture and registration date gap

    ok guys, i got the landy, now it is Ex militery, 110 county, yearly recipts and mot's + all recipts for the bits its needed over the years... chassis looks good body has one patch that ive found which needs cleaning up as its been a half job, ie. never painted or waterproofed in the drivers...
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    manufacture and registration date gap

    Hi guys, no pics as yet but im going to see(and hopefully buy it) tomorrow, Tom: one of my TA mates suggested airport and Civi but i have no idea! Gemini: whats "white Fleet"? what do you mean by "plates"? info plates or like reinforcing plates? also it has a center seat... Il get a look and...
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    manufacture and registration date gap

    just spoke to my local-ish landy engineering place and they think its most likley ex mod, i did think about the dealer shunt but wasn't too sure, Hmmm, well im going to see it tomorrow anyway so hopefully all the numbers will be right! and its as good as the guy says! cheers for all the...
  12. DieselDazzler05

    manufacture and registration date gap

    if it was imported would it not be a Q plate? someone's said maybe had private estate use but i would have thought it would have still needed to be registered?
  13. DieselDazzler05

    manufacture and registration date gap

    hi guys got a few queries with a 110 im looking at buying, Its got a N reg plate and DVLA says year of manufacture is 1996, BUT it also says date of first registration to be 2003?, it does'nt have any mention of MOD or anything like that. It has 120k on the clock and its a 300tdi with the van...
  14. DieselDazzler05

    HI From Aberdeen!

    thaks for all your replys! im deffo doing a lift ,tyres and modular rims and winch bumpers, i wand it to be a brute lol, but on the downside i dont know much else about the mecanics of a landy BUT thats why im here!
  15. DieselDazzler05

    HI From Aberdeen!

    HI guys, i joined a few days ago but never had a chance to do an intro!, i dont have a landy yet but im looking at getting a 110 defender in a few months time! So im here to try and find out as much as possible about what im buying and what upgrades i can do!