Recent content by MigGames

Go to ACR and look through their performance parts although they are a hit pricey. This isn't going to be a popular thing to say but.... By fitting a later engine and different gearboxes you are changing the heart of the truck and changing what makes it so characterfull. It will never be as...

Just a preemptive request. I'm looking for a discovery 200 or 300tdi. Not concerned about manual or automatic or body type, my only thing is I want long mot and good mechanicals. Don't care about scruffy ness or rusty body but must be mechanically solid and have a long mot. Don't have a massive...

Just to give another look in the rust issue, for various reasons I always stay away from underseal/waxoyl etc as did my old chap and so I also tell that to my customers. I know it's the product everyone flocks to but I don't rate it. What I use is a thin slide way oil sprayed with a parrafin gun...

Ok if I've got this right from what some of you guys are saying, let's just say I had a 1994 county 110 300tdi. Over the years I replaced all the doors with series ones, put a second hand refurbished bulkhead on it, replaced the rear tub and c pillars and fitted a later suffix gearbox I would...

Think he was the idiot who insulted me for breaking a totally rotten bog standard series 3 ex military, and then wanted me to send him the nato hitch for free

Just to give another side of the coin. I personally would buy a rough one and run it around around until either the mot is up or some thing goes bang in a big way. At the end of it you will know what needs repairing or improving and can go from over time whereas if you buy a wreck you may end up...

In my opinion your better of changing the block as it's not always clear if the weld has cured it or made it worse and you can guarantee that if it doesn't hold it will be when you need to get some where in a hurry I wouldn't buy a recon block these days I would buy a complete engine of eBay...

Carburettor can make a difference as well in some cases. Do you know if it's a webber or a zenith/zenith copy. I had a zenith copy on my ffr 109 for a year and got awful mpg, couldn't give you figures as never worked it out but it would cost me about 30 quid to do 60 miles. Now with a webber it...

So is this still available and how much for the lot.

Don't think anyone would pay 7 grand for a 15 year old motor that is terrible on fuel, known for being unreliable and is dated looking. I'd be inclined to pay 10 grand and get alot new range rover with a tdv6 but that just my take in it..... Also what with your attitude being what it is then...

Thanks for the help chaps and yes hd springs are a must with some 235 85 16 it should be the right combination to tow happily. They are noisy yes but as it will pulled apart probably I will take the time to soundproof and insulate every thing.

Oh course I forgot the disco has a 1.6 transfer box where as the 110 Is 1.2 or 1.4 isn't it? And it's a Salisbury on the back rather than a rover you get on the disco etc. Well it's still an idea and as my mate pointed out to me the 110 is an asset that is appreciating whereas at least at the...

Exactly right lister diesel there is a minefield of regs out there in terms on towing for commercial reasons but it has to be able to tow 3.5 tons and that limits it some what but I think a 1988 110 300tdi with disco axles and gearbox will be just the ticket as it's over 25 years old so exempt...

I tend to use paddocks as I find their website better than craddocks however if it's something important or special I go to lr direct or blanchards not the cheapest but when you ring you speak to people who atcually know what there doing versus paddocks who has no idea what your talking about...

In terms of mpg is the defender better by way of it being lighter or is that lost in the lower transfer box? ?