Recent content by djpeanut

Looking at doing the rear crossmember on my 110, which has all but disintegrated completely at this point. The closest supplier to my location is Rhino Overland in Bodrum, Turkey. They're quite a new outfit but seem to make a decent range of stuff. Wondered if anyone had any experiences with...

So this whole thing backfired. I ordered a pair of rear discs sold as equivalent to FTC3846 and received a pair of rear discs equivalent to LR018026. Unfortunately I didn't realise until I was trying to refit the brake calipers, when noticed they were about 20mm offset against the disc and...

Thanks all! My mystery location is Armenia. I know of a total of 6 other Defenders on the road here🤣, but just owning one is enough to have acquired a garage full of tools (although rust treatment is hard to find). Most car parts get here through the Russian distributor emex.ru, which is...

Hi, I recently acquired a running but neglected 1996 Defender 300TDi 110 SW and have been gradually working through it. The biggest red flag right now is the rear brakes – it seems someone fitted the wrong disc on the RHS, or maybe had the existing disc machined down to around 9mm thickness...

Hi folks, British expat living in Armenia here. I found this abandoned in a mechanic's backyard: £500 later and it was mine. I know how to fix a bicycle so figured it wouldn't be too much of a leap to get a 25-year-old Defender 110 300TDi back on the road o_O Will try and avoid posting...