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to be honest if its just going to be a workhorse then why bother? Sell the TD5 as a spares/repairs and go buy a 300TDi, would be much easier and cheaper! or get a Shogun for £500, most reliable ****ters going!

Then we wouldn't do business. There is no way I would let a customer move a vehicle around my workshop, to many expensive things to hit, other vehicles, workers, equipment, just imagine you pranged another car, would you pay for it? your insurance wouldn't cover it neither would mine. As...

I can't see why people are saying take it to an MOT only center, it makes it sound like all MOT centers are dodgy if they also repair cars, that's total rubbish. Take it somewhere with a reputation, if its a cheap '£10 MOT' garage then expect a failure, any decent sized, reputable garage is...

Erm, I would tell you where to go if you insisted on driving it in and out, as for remaining with it at all times, that's not an option, you view from the viewing area and that's it! Not sure why you suggest these, any reputable mot center is fine, there is noting special about a landrover really...

I had the Extreme4x4 Evolution kit and found it an excellent setup, it gave great articulation, spring rate was just right, shock held up to all sorts of off roading, really couldn't fault it. However... if your doing light off roading then go standard height. A set of De-Carbon shocks or...

as long as you understand your cable loadings, fuse ratings and the principles of how to run cables then yeah, its simple. I do see a lot of total bodge jobs though, cables to thin, routed across moving parts e.t.c. so you need to be competent and have a decent level of ability as well, not...

Actually all compressed canisters need to be carried with an external warning sign and your insurance company needs to be notified, extinguishers are excluded for this as is any small (below 500g) canisters I believe. If you carry propane or any other gas you also need to inform authorities...

I think your letting your runaway fear... err... runaway :rolleyes:. Its not as big an issue as you think and there is plenty of time to diagnose potential issues, as I said before you will be getting a smoky start up and running before a runaway happens (unless you get a catastrophic failure...

Go genuine, polybushes are OK but quality varies dependant on manufacturer and even the best ones can wear prematurely as they have very little give in them and in turn make themselves a high stress component

Fuel cat, enables unconverted leaded engines to run on unleaded fuel...

That would get sucked in pretty easily or torn to shreds if you managed to hold it, wouldn't work basically, the engine would be sucking harder than the local TOWIE wannabes...

bitumen under seal is NOT a paint, it is not waterproof, it retains water, it is there to protect against impacts damage (stone chips e.t.c.), the coating under the bitumen needs to be fully sealed paint capable of stopping water penetration. If used correctly bitumen under seal is a very...

The only way I can think off to save the engine is to fit an engine bay CO2 extinguisher plumbed straight into the intake triggered via a remote trigger system, this would suffocate the engine and stop a run away. It doesn't matter how big an extinguisher you keep inside as I doubt very much...

You need to be careful with halogen bulbs as go to powerful/hot and you will damage the reflector. You can go HiD but you need to chane the complete light unit and not just the bulbs, the light is created in a different part of the bulb and so the reflector needs to be correct for it. It is not...

It depends where your measuring the torque from, the bar will remain under tension and therefore some of the energy is retained in the bar, if you have the torque gauge on the wrench then you would need to add the torque stored in the bar, if your measuring at the point of contact (the bolt)...

Yes it will affect it, the extension bar itself will take a small amount of the torque applied and twist itself, the difference is so negligible on a vehicle application though that its not worth worrying about, if it was NASA then they would take that into the calculations, land rovers though...

To be honest most defenders at the mileage have had everything replaced, its really not about the miles but more about the condition. Check for excessive play in the drivetrain, oil leaks on engine/boxes and smoke on startup (make sure its cold when you get to it), as long as its in decent...

Everyone learns somehow, I have wasted plenty of time/money over the years on projects, its all a learning curve and part of the fun, its what gives the ol' boys the right to be moaning old gits ;)

I had 4 CREE LED lights on mine, found them very good, for a good 10M around the front its bright floodlight and they have a narrow beam that shoots off down the lanes as well, really impressed with them Durite - Work Lamp Compact LED 12/24 volt Bx1 - 0-420-55 | eBay

:eek: how much!!