Recent content by Sofa Spud

Granted, it's not beautiful and it's not a Land Rover but the wheels and 'dumper' tyres hint that it's been built for some sort of serious offroading activity - swamp wading or something, maybe? Those huge wheelarches make me think it might have been used with bigger wheels and tyres in the past.

Hi! I remember once at an RTV trial, the way in to the venue was through a gateway that had become very muddy and slippery. Several people had found it a bit tricky getting through and one Land Rover got stuck - I think it was a Series 2 or 3. Anyway, after it had been moved, someone drove...

I should think the lashing eye and bolt are OEM - as for the other bits, who knows. The tailage pins might have started life on a farm trailer or something for all I know!!!:D:D I bought them at an Old Sodbury Sortout, together with an old tailgate, for use when I took the hardtop off my 90 in...

I introduced myself about a week ago. As I said, I'm 'between Land Rovers' at the moment. But I wanted a signature picture so I had a scratch around in the garage to see what I could find - the pic is the sum total! :( One sidelamp lens, a lashing eye, two tailgate locking pins, two used...

When I used to go RTV trialling, there was a young woman who could do in an old 88" series 2 everything that blokes were doing in modified V8 90s. Of course , the old 88 usually couldn't get as far up those wheelspin hills they often put at the end of stages, but apart from that she was pretty...

I looked ads on the net for something that might become my Defender 110!! I'm 'between Land Rovers' at the moment!:D

I used to have an old 90 hardtop and we had the roof off that a few times. Removing the truck cab should be a bit easier than a full hardtop. I think there's a sticky rubber sealing strip between the windscreen frame and roof, so it might need bit of an upward shove to part company. The...

If I can stretch to owning 2 Land Rovers at the same time, maybe a V8 for the second one! But I need reasonable economy for the day-to-day one.

I voted Defender. I suppose the 101 might be better in some circumstances but it's big and cumbersome. A home-made hybrid could be almost anything, like a 6x6 with portal axles and huge tyres or whatever, so I missed that out of my train of thought.:)

Hi, this is my first post here. I'm planning to return to Land Rover ownership after a break of a few years. You might say I've managed to stay 'clean' for that time but the craving has returned! My last Land Rover was an early 90 Hardtop petrol, B reg. It was one of the last 2286 cc...