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Is it true though that some commercial Defenders (110s or whatever) are rated at the 3500kg or 3499kg mark? From there it might be possible to up it a little bit to tip over into lorry territory.

Additional: have been thinking possibly the 130 crew cab, as it will have seats already... anyone know the GVWs of those? :)

Hello fellow tractor drivers :D Sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere - I couldn't find anything and searches keep bringing up towing capacities! My question is: is it possible to get a Defender that's OVER 3.5 tonnes gross weight? I have heard that there is a heavy duty version and that...

Oh... So maybe stick to the uprated intercooler etc for now then. I'll ask the guys at Allard what they do when they uprate the turbo. Cheers

Hello people! I'm nearing the end of my project of getting a 300tdi (from a '94 Disco) into my 1989 200tdi. Because the old knackered engine was already a changed one (Nissan, non turbo) there was already a nice big radiator in there and no ontercooler or oil cooler, so now, as part of this...

Hello Anybody passing through King's Lynn towards Croydon, south of London? A very patient gentleman has been waiting for me to pick up my winch from his garage, but every time I'm in the UK I'm in the wrong part of the country or in a hurry! Arranging Parcelforce is not easy as I don't...

Yes, that sounds like the one. Harmonics damper? I wonder how that works? Mine is covered in oil because of the Nissan engine I chucked out of it! The guys helping me with the engine and 'box change were baffled by it, and both are experienced mechanics who have worked with bigger...

Hello good people! A quick question that has been posed by two friends helping me with my Discovery engine swap - both of whom are very experienced but not with Landys. They would like to know (and so would I!), what is that little wheel next to the diff on the front axle for? Both the 200...

No, just a PTO under the car. But I'm told it would be stupid to start mucking about with electric winches and the necessary 2nd battery, split charge etc, with that under there!

Hi everyone I'm wanting to get into offroading with my Discovery and have been looking at winches. Many offroaders and my local Land Rover man have expressed excitement about the fact that my Disco has a PTO and inform me that I should be well pleased about this! But where do I find PTO...

Right, thanks for the advice! Any ideas on the facelift prospect?

Thanks Redhand. What is the R380 gearbox? Is it not the one that is in the same donor car? What about if I take the clutch out of the 300Tdi too? Welding a new mount won't be a problem, and it might have been hacked about already for the Nissan engine so we'll see when we get to it.

Hi everyone! I'm finally replacing the tired old non-turbo Nissan diesel engine that someone thought would be wise to put in my 1989 200Tdi. I wanted to do this anyway as it was slow and rubbish, but when it started making scary noises and clattering it hastened my decision! I now have a 1994...

My friend bought one, not a Land Rover man otherwise but found the low mileage 'bargain' MPI on eBay. And why was it a bargain? :) Not too bad to drive, but it is clearly underpowered and thirsty. How on earth did the Italian police ever get anywhere? In Finland they tax you on...

Thanks goonarmy. That's kind of what I thought they were for. So is there just three positions: low, neutral and high? I understand the diff lock concept on a lorry, but that's on one axle. Also familiar with gearbox ranges, again on an older lorry with high and low ranges of the same...