Recent content by Kard133

If you're still looking for paint, try smith and alan, just brought five litres of Tractol in JCB Yellow for £30, and a litre of cold galvanising for under a tenner. They sell the paint in either in a can for hand painting, or in a spray can to match. http://www.smithandallan.com No connection...

I am in Bristol as well, Kingswood to be more exact. if you like, you could pop over tonight and I could show you around mine and show you some of the things to look out for, although I am no expert the faults I keep finding with mine are fast making me one :) If your interested, drop me a PM.

This may or may not apply to you, and you may have already carried out these checks, so please bear with me. An 87 plate 90 is a 90, not a defender, and the engine is a transplant, so check the V5 to make sure the DVLA were notified, and if the seller has any paperwork on the conversion. Also...

Makes sense, as you can tell I'm new to this and didn't try engaging the diff because of various warnings about driving with it engaged on concrete. When I get a chance I will look into it again and probably find I was crying wolf. Thanks for the help.

Today I tried to change the rear diff seal on my 200tdi 90, got the shaft off, split pin out and the case drained, then spent an hour trying to shift the nut, no luck so going to ask a mate who owns a garage to let me put it on a ramp and try again (no garage or shelter of my own, and a sloping...

Thanks, since I won't be carrying heavy loads for a while back they go, hopefully the seller will make things right.

My 90 has a blown rear damper, so I ordered a pair of Armstrong STC3767 from a well known parts dealer to replace both. The parts arrived today except they sent some Boge STC3771's instead. I have a little trip planned in a few days so will these dampers work on the 90? Looked on here and a few...

Thanks for the tips, I was worried about the paint cracking as it set around the washers, I assume that wasn't a problem with your repaints?

I have just received the replacment hinges from rj landrovers, these are the TD5 style ones and I need to paint them. I think it would be best to take them apart first but before I try removing the pin with a punch and hammer has anyone done this and if so how did they do it?

I have degreased the engine and transmission system, prior to run to see where it is leaking, patched the door with some steel plate and my arc welder to stop it snapping, fitted a new bonnet release as the original had snapped, and thats all I can do this weekend as I am back to work tommorow...

Good tip, thanks.

Hi, first post after my introduction, and I am looking for some advice and opinions. Here is my Defender. MOT's until Feb 2014, taxed until August 2013. 160,364 miles on the clock. Paint and body need some work, looking at repainting it in the future. I have found one spot...

Just introducing myself, my Name is Darren, I live in Bristol and I am now the Owner of a Blue J reg Defender 90 County with the 200TDI engine, rust and running water included. First time I drove a Land Rover was when I picked it up and I couldn't keep the grin off my face as I bounded down the...