Recent content by big-old-88

Right I'm taking it to be checked out by a specialist before I plough any more money in to fixing it up. I took all the necessary steps to check the car's history when buying it, HPI check, looked through the history and I have a new V5, so I'm hoping that it's all legit. I appreciate all the...

Oh so that's the issue, it's because I live in Liverpool. Nothing like a bit of stereotyping.... even though the last owner was from Blackpool (is that any better?). The series 3 chassis number was stamped in to the chassis rail, behind the front bumper on post 1979 models, just under the wheel...

And the tax is far from free, it's not even close to the 40 year eligibility

Starting to wish I'd never asked the question about the wheels now. The chassis is the original, with the chassis number in the correct place under the wheel arch. Yes suspension, and I assume axles have been updated, but everything else looks original, apart from the front end body work, but...

It's basically Jordan. Heavily modified, slightly disfunctional, can be good looking in certain light, but in the case of the Land Rover it's a lot less irritating, even when things aren't working.

It's coil sprung

Thanks for your advice. The previous owner, had the car for quite a long time, so I would hope that it's all good and above board.

Yes it has disc brakes. I had the vehicle inspected when buying it to get an idea of the amount of work needed that I may of missed, and it was MOT'd recently. I've also managed to speak to someone who knows some of the history of the vehicle. The work was originally all carried out to make...

I unfortunately have no idea what they are. Is there a way to tell?

Pretty sure the steering wheel is original.... looks like it came straight out of the titanic ;)

They really did, even has a defender engine.

If it was all original then it wouldn't even be a consideration, but the previous owner did so much work in modifying the truck that I think the alloys might actually suit it. I was originally just looking for new tyres, but saw someone selling a set of defender wheels with tyres at a really...

Great, thanks for your help.

Hi all, I'm sure this has been asked but I couldn't find a thread about it. I'm considering fitting a set of defender alloy wheels to my series 3, so before I buy them I wanted to check if they'd fit? The series 3 has wheel arch overriders on so will take a deeper dish wheel.

Complete newbie when it comes to land rovers!