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More progress: Replaced this old fuel sender, now I have the novelty of a working fuel gauge... Refitted the interior and gave it a good clean... New wipers... Finished rebuilding the Ramsey 6000 winch that came with the truck, needed a bit of...

The rim diameter 16 inches is the important measurement to make sure you get a tyre that is also for a 16 inch rim. the next important measurement is then the rim width. If they are stander land rover rims the rim width will be 6 inches you will...

No such thing as not enough drop, someone just hasn't looked hard enough. Regardless of how ridiculously "giant" your tyres are you can get a drop plate to tow. although if they are that giant and you want to tow with it I would advocate for...

Drove it and drove it hard! Road trip up to the Peak District and back, 15 hrs in the saddle. Why does it always take longer to get back than it does to get somewhere? Anyway a good day out, glad to be home though.

Fitting a few lights.....will cut somefeather edge slices / mounts to fit behind to reduce the kick out but just could not be arsed today.

Mate of mine bought a new LR over the weekend and needs a screen. Most are 'collect only'. Just wondered if anyone knew of one near the Glasgow/Edinburgh area ??

So since the last update we've been for a weekend in the Cotswolds (last weekend). Had a great time again, saw some cool towns and areas. Visited Clarkson's farm shop, saw some nice cars and bought some overpriced lager. Got some nice plastic...

They're great on fuel. They love it.

The project is alive again! Took a bit longer than I expected to get back to this. Now it's the primary project at least until the initial field tests are done with the electric Leyland, which might take a while if it keeps bloody raining. I...

Week later aircon is still ice cold! 😄 so very happy with my choice to DIY. Then noticed the water drain pipe for the AC is well, missing. So its just dripping into the footwell, easy fix tho! MOT tomorrow so few pre MOT checks, nothing...

More progress on the Landy, Welded up and painted the front panel... ...and removed what was left of the old headlights. Nice shiny new ones with halogen bulbs... Then I decided to remove the dashboard (again!) to fit some additional wiring...

More progress despite the weather: Manifolds off and cleaned. Engine paint is in surprisingly decent condition... ...although it's a bit oily inside. Chassis in engine bay painted as well as the original white paint cleaned up I flushed loads of...

@TheYellowLandy , just seen this thread...it's great you've bought a Series as your first car at the ripe old age of 17! Re' the rivet holes, as others have said, if you fill with filler the filler will fall out :. bonding and sealing an alloy...

I removed the black bonnet which had military bonnet catches and replaced it with the original yellow one. I also had to buy a new bonnet catch as the old one had been removed for some reason. Gave all the electrical contacts a bi of a clean as...

I started work on it in september (i kept forgetting to start a thread) and removed some of the chequerplate and it looked a bit better. Also the previous owner who fitted all the chequerplate had put a pop rivet every 3 inches or so, meaning...

Hi all, I recently turned 17 and was looking for a first car last summer which would be more interesting than a knackered old corsa. I made a list of cheap, economic cars which are comfortable and easy to drive... and threw it in the bin and went...

Oh, and my solar array is working a treat. A normal plug in Dewalt battery charger is about £20. The one that plugs into a car socket and charges a 18v battery off 12v is nearer piggin £80. I gave in and got one for £70 😳 The solar box is now...

As the weather is warming up I thought id look at getting the AC Regassed. As everything the price has gone up, £90 now, was £50 last year! So Halfords. AC Pro kit, leak seal & AC cleaner for less than £100 does 3 cars. So much better value and...

Nothing very remarkable about this you might think, but it was fitted to my 110 Wolf. The box is a "chubby box" from Britpart. I took off the MDF runners fitted to the bottom (permanently) and removed the cup holder unit (temporarily). With the...

Last posted in Feb. Engine swap in 1996 Defender 90 completed with new clutch, HD fork, master cylinder, clutch adjustment (thx Mike Britannia) rad, water pump, and fluids. Untested low mileage overhauled engine bought in good faith and sat in...

Took it for it's MOT.. failed.

Last weekend we went camping for the long weekend. Luckily the weather held, for the most part! Friday we went to Goodrich Castle and Puzzlewood, staying at a campsite near Talgarth overnight. Saturday was a visit to a waterfall and a bit of a...

Secured bargain replacement 12L 200tdi for my engineless 110 project that I bought a transmission for last week. In the boot of a Clio 4, in my defence it was 240kms away and my mrs wanted to go to Ikea which was near to it so during a "quick...

Today I fitted a LaSalle headlining into the 90. It was a real PITA to fit. Just as one bit was ok the holes didn’t line up in the back two parts. It would almost have been easier if they hadn’t pre drilled the holes. In now and looks good i...

Picking up momentum now with the Defender. We've decided to take her camping for the Easter weekend, so the goal is to get as much done before then as possible. Setting a trip date has worked great as instead of dawdling we're working towards a...

Mine is due a wash to get rid of the green from the roof!

Ok, so we only drove 1 byway and 1 UCR but it still counts as a green lane trip. Unbelievable that the weather was all in one day, the upside of a poor weather forecast is that you don't have to contend with cyclists proving themselves by going...

Brecon Beacons. The snow was quite slippery which was a bit nerve wracking on some corners. Whoever thought 20mph speed limit was a good idea wants to think again!

Broke the rear brake pipe, hardly touched it, must have been rather thin. Annoying as I ordered some stuff yesterday, guess another order is on its way.