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Few more details would be useful. What engine/Landy. Do lights come on the dash? Are any other electrics not working? Symptoms leading up to this?

How much did it go for?

Snow is a real enemy of any Land Rover in my experience. Don’t know why that is but I’ve managed snowed in roads in my partners aygo that the defender struggled with. Both made it fine it’s like to add.

His series of videos are by far the best on youtube, probably anywhere. Covers pretty much anything. I also ordered some powdered graphite when i watched it

As @lynall suggests most vehicles have lost them. You’ll get an MOT advisor at worst, if they even notice. The galv ones are expensive. I just replaced mine with britpart ones but I did replace the brackets with stainless steel ones

What can I say. I’m a sucker for old tat!

I'd be interested, i collect old WW2 stuff in a very amateur kind of way. How much you looking for?

Do you mean the disc brake guards? if so then yes (Assuming its the same as the 200tdi). They just bolt onto two brackets.

Now is an expensive time to be buying defenders. Lots a splish splosh add more dosh sellers out there. What ever you do don’t buy the first one you view, having no clue about defenders yourself, from an owner who did a lot of DIY mechanics you’ll spend the next 10yrs and an significant amount of...

Surely someone wants to take the crap from my workshop and put it in their workshop in exchange for money? No-one?

Nothing. I’ve got some sheet metal I’ll end up using to make them. I’m just a stickler for original items and also a cheap skate and they’re expensive new.

nearly a tenner!

good on you mate

Rear shocks are a very easy job. I’m assuming after all this you’re having a go yourself?

rocker cover is a classic. Replace the seal with some hylomar blue to stop it leaking again.

Maybe. But even then I can’t see it working. Odd thing to make for commercial production.

Wow that is awful

There’s a britannica restorations video on YouTube on how to get that out.

Would they not just be the bearings from the parts manual for that engine? Or are those ones special?

Long shot but anyone got any of the shims that go behind the series style door striker plates? look like this https://www.roversnorth.com/parts/395078_shim_anit_burst_striker_series_iii_defender