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Guys , give me more hope, the new para's have bushes in so the old 1ns dont matter but just hit it ?? can i bend the mounting ? There must be a trick, there is allways a trick,

name 1 other vehicle that can claim the variety of owners, the Queen chris evans your local farmer brian adams the british army you Its the only 1 owned by the poorest and the richest in the world, driven in the most remote and the most populated parts of the world, If you tell me you...

Trying to fit parabolics to my series IIa, the front shackle bolt of the rear spring is rusted to the bush tube, Before i try to saw threw it, which is tuff cos the blade is hitting the bush insert not the bolt Would it help to heat it up, or anything else, any ideas welcome. is it better...

Looked inti the british springs, they are still made in the UK. Talked 2 a few guys at the series II stand at eastnor castle LRO show, rocky mountain or british springs was the popular view, but at 50 quid less the british springs take it. most thought standard shocks would be ok, the guy...

Oh god what have i started. Lived in texas 4 3years and yup we are seperated by some of our english, i made mistakes, so if i say ****ed, i am not angry, i am drunk bank holiday, not when the banks are closed, publics holls hire car, its a rental phoned the girlfriend n she engaged...

I have freed up blead nipples with a plumbers gas lamp, you need a thin flame tho and dont heat the whole thing to much, try concentrate the heat around the nipple but not the nipple itself. i have also used a drill with a socket on the end and the clutch set low so it copies an air gun and uses...

Need a new door top 4 the SII, famous4 have an ali top for 40 quid, my local chap sells the standars for 20ish, any1 any comments on the ali tops, r they worth the extra dosh ? and r the famous4 1ns ok ? my local chap said 40quid was cheap for ali

My petrol SII had a daihatsu 2.8 n/a diesel put in before i got it with a sIII box, it is smooth as anything and with another car behind it seemed to cruse at 80, thats what the guy behind said we wer doing and that was easy. Had a sIII petrol before but would not consider another petrol now...

I have non standard sests in mine and i hardly fit at 150 pnds, gona remove them. u may find it easyer to fit used head rests to to the pannel behind the seats, or even to the original seat. Non standard seats are often thicker at the back and you end up with a more upright driving position, u...

Think your plan to re-con another 1 and then swap out is a good1, i face the same issue and thats my plan, its a 1st 4 me 2. I kept a dead siii for 10 years knowing 1 day i would want bits, got a sII 2 months ago(with a series III box) n all that shifting the old LRO around seems worth it now...

copper, r u saying 'british springs ' are not made in the UK, thier website says you can tour the factory and see em made ? maybe its an old invite ( maybe they gona fly me 2 china, cool!!)

Humm, this is getting tuff, i talked to the tech guy at cradocks and he seem ed to know his stuff, said there springs came from sheffield and wer dood quality, to be honest he also said the british springs that chris perfect and the factory themselfs sell are also as good, but watch out for many...

Thanx 4 the replies, gona try it, either british springs or the 1ns john cradocks sell, the suns out, the roofs off, the screen is flat to the bonnet and i think any improvement in ride will be nice, and i can allways remove to sell 1day and keep 4 the next LRO. try 4 a bargain at eastnor show...

I have seen a few posts but trying to figure out if the cheeper para springs are in the end as good as the more expensive, island 4x4 have a full set on ebay for 150 quid, john craddoc has just fronts for 110, worth the extra money or should extra be spent on shocks ? The island springs are...