Recent content by finbar

hi all, i want to remove damaged 5 door disco body and replace with 3 door body i have access to, any advice welcome, cheers.

tryin to replace mounts/brackets at bottom of bulkhead door pillars that hold tie rods at chassis outriggers. i've removed lower door hinge bolts, but inner box section seems to be factory seem welded to bodywork. is there an easy way of removing this part for replacement? advice welcome.cheers.

mate, you can tow 3500 with your defender, only know cos, i use transit vans in work and to tow a 2.5 tonne machine on a plant trailer we gotta borrow the landy. large transit i drive can only tow 2500 just to compare. cheers.

how do you confirm which gearbox you have? hrc1944r2g4 5586 g stamped on side?

i've just picked up a 110 been fitted with 40,000 miles 2.8 n/a isuzu, engine seems mint but as i have it stripped for new chassis was gonna fit 300tdi from disco? dont know which is best, isuzu seems to have good pull but not too quick off the mark. looks like lt77 box, front mounts have been...

thanks guys, good info, will check out before going ahead. BOYDY, been reading your 300 conversion article, superb. i have a 1986 110 lt77/isuzu i'm gonna put in disco 300. only problem is i dont have old lr flywheel to use as you did. do i source a flywheel and go down same route you did or...

p reg disco alloys onto 1986 110? seem to fit ok, any reason not to fit them? safety etc?

hi guys, i have a 1986 110 with lt77/isuzu fitted. i'm about to fit disco 300tdi. been reading boydy article, superb. slight problem, i dont have old 2.5 flywheel housing. i have access to full disco for spares. do i try to get hold of flywheel housing to do as you did, or fit whole disco...