Recent content by EWG

This might help you. Don't buy your Alpine Windows new, I bought a pair including seals from Thornton Breakers for less than 1/3 the price of new ones. Obviously they're removed from Defenders due for breaking. That's what I did and bought a £15 paper template from Ebay. Makes the job that much...

Thank you for all your replies - food for thought. I do have a P38 Range Rover zf box "in stock" as well and to go that way means tubing the chassis. You would all be surprised how difficult I have found it to obtain a Discovery 200TDi power steering component set complete. I know of three time...

Can I sound out your opinions on a Tdi engine choice please. Above is a photo of my '62 Series 2a, originally petrol but converted to a 200Tdi in 2009. An expert mechanic and old school friend did the conversion with an unknown engine from a breaker's yard with a month's guarantee. He fitted a...

Thank you for your replies gentlemen. I'll take a photo of the chassis so you can all have a look.:

He was disqualified because I understand that others complained that the 80" was too modified to compete in that class. The leaf springs I bought were from Paddocks but which make I don't remember. I've still got the invoice so I'll have a look.

I renewed all the leaf springs on my 1962 2a in 2009 when it was restored for daily use but when it came to last November and the annual MOT I noticed a lot of deterioration, straps rusting away and the rear leaf springs are swelling with rust. The ride is bone jarring as well and these are...

Found one!

I've had a 200tdi in my 2a for nine years and went to the expense of buying a Kenlowe fan for it. It's come on once when I was reversing a trailer back and forth. Had I have known then, I wouldn't have bothered with a Kenlowe but would have bought one of these instead ...

I agree, if I had the money I would buy a Rigid as well - but have you seen the price of them? I paid less for an entire S2a!

Yep! 42" fits nicely on the front bumper and doesn't impede air flow to the radiator.

Can I have some advice please. Rather than upgrade the headlamps on my 02 Defender TD5 110 or buying extra driving lights, I'm considering buying a 42" LED light bar to fit on the front bumper. The choice out there is big, ranging from 124, 240, 400, 540 and beyond but the only advice I've read...

Thank you very much for your reply. Unfortunately the inner handle was missing when I bought the hard top but your post has just given me an idea............ Incidentally I have only just realised that the hard top is from a Series 3 and not a 2/2a so the inner panel is slightly different in...

Can anybody help me please? Two years ago I changed the bulkhead on my '62 Series 2a to a nearly rust free one which had been stored for years but it had been removed from a 1970 2a - with a rack wiper system. Unfortunately the seller of the bulkhead had long discarded the dash top. If anybody...

No problem my friend. It's all been very interesting and worth a read.

I thought you all might be interested in this. I took my daily "modern" to an old established independent garage the other day and happened to arrive at "morning cuppa" time and I was kindly offered one. The conversation came round to penetrating oils as there were lots of WD40, Duff and others...