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I got a galvaised steel rear door some years ago ,,, heres a pic of it after about 3 years on the car ... I was quite dissapointed that it rusted on those joints

Same type I have, but not Nielsen. Nielsen make garbage. If you buy lifting or compressing tools, don't cheap out.

Looks like you tried to reseat a stubborn distributor by applying force to the cap not design to take any force?

The Left one is a condenser, if I recall correctly. Not seen one for ages. It filters out electromagnetic interference to the radio. Not sure on the other two

A steel wheel nut is a steel wheel nut (IMHO) ... https://pablanchard.co.uk/Wheel-Nut-Late-2A-Onwards-90577473-RRD500010-NTC7396-*...

Looks fine. They can be a pain to get on. Use a rubber mallet to tap on evenly, once it gets past a certain point it usually loosens up and slips straight on.

I'd probably buy it on that observation. The chassis protection system can be repaired easily enough.

Minimum 8k. Possibly more if the new chassis is galvanised.

I hear that a lot - but ageing parents is one thing, and the other is that life here isn't all safaris and sunsets; there is a lot that doesn't get published in the news, which is very, very tough. Everywhere seems a bit broken at the moment, so...

I'd stay in Africa. Seriously.

A friend of mine just bought a camper van for £17k. It's worth £7k at most. Put any price you want and you only need to get lucky with a fool, once.

Nah🤔 pass. I don't even like the modern defender either, too cocoon and over bulky looking.

'Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness' Oscar Wilde

That's how my setup is at the moment. Would be nice to replace the mechanical pump but then you have the timing to consider if you remove the mechanical pump. Shorter belt? Idler pully? Seems a bit of a headache unless you leave the mech pump in...

Sounds great, I had no idea you could do that. 🤔

Correct. 4psi is the max pressure the pump can make against a dead head. It ticks away for a few seconds just before starting the engine then stops. I never hear it when the engines running. Makes bleeding the fuel system a doddle too. I fit 1/8"...

The quality of everything is getting worse. That's not a cynical opinion, it's a fact documented by consumer watchdogs, vloggers, bloggers, and the media. So it wouldn't surprise me if the quality of modern diesel pumps is now crap. So no diesel...

Try this guy

Loctite SI5980

Up in West Yorkshire but thanks for the offer @Phill

If you're in North Wales I can weld it up for you.

Kumho AT52. Much quieter than the mud pluggers the last own had on mine. Wearing very well. Good in the dry and wet. Only driven on grass and gravel as "offroading" goes and they were absolutely fine.