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Hi all, Is a Defender 90 wider or is the driving position better than that of a Series 3? I have a Series 3 I'm slowly restoring and the driving position is very tight (the door is literally resting on me) being over 6ft. I'm looking at getting a 90 from Rugged Guide in the coming months to...

I'll get the front wings off during the week after work and see how it looks. So far, touch wood, I haven't found any holes in the chassis.

Thanks :) I think I'll need some help with removing an engine. I've never done that before, only helped secure an engine into an Arial Atom! The wiring loom scares me some what!

Hi all, Another update on the restoration. I started yesterday with the goal of getting the roof off and actually succeeded after a fair bit of cutting off stubborn/worn nuts and bolts. I also stripped away the rotten mats from the front to show the extent of the rusted bulkhead. One thing I'm...

Ah right, thanks for clearing that up, I think I know what you mean after a quick Google! Which picture exactly shows the outrigger that needs welding back on properly?

Thanks for the reply. Forgive me for being totally new to this but what exactly is the outrigger?! I'll start tomorrow at stripping the roof off and body. It could do with a thorough clean inside too!

Hi all, I've been doing a lot of reading lately about restoring a Series 3. I'm wondering if I've bitten off way more than I can chew here. If you have a look at the album (link attached), I've tried to show all of the rust and damage to the Landy that needs doing. I don't think anything has...

Thanks for the clarification. Unless I replace the chassis then I think it'll just be chopped off and sanded flush! I've been out there this morning working on the brakes some more. The fronts are now rebuilt and seem to be working fine for the time being. I will be replacing the parts for new...

I was hoping it'd be worth £4-5k but I think that's a little optimistic now. I'll list it in the Auto Trader and other places for £4k and see what happens. It's a very good example compared to others I have seen on eBay and in the Auto Trader.

Haha! Is it the colour that people don't like?!

Hi all, We have an X reg Disco XS in the maroon colour, 110k miles and in excellent condition. For the amount of vehicle and the features it has we don't seem to be getting offers of much above £3k... An auction house said we'd be lucky to get £3k. Is this right? There just isn't a market for...

That was the idea! Hose pipe ban where I am sadly so the rain came in handy. I haven't done anymore to the Landy yet due to putting my back out but the brakes are nearly rebuilt ready for its drive up the road to the steam cleaner for a thorough inside and out clean before more work is done...

Using the rain to my advantage for washing off the 20+ years worth of muck and grime. Link to album.

Hi all, I finally made a start on the S3 during my day off this week. A couple of weeks ago I spent the best part of 4 hours with the father-in-law getting the engine to fire. I still have the blister from the pull handle to prove it! The engine has only done 38k miles and ticked over lovely...

Hi all, I've joined with the intention of learning a lot about working on and restoring a Land Rover. This is the first time I've really been exposed to one so my current knowledge is lacking! Just recently we had a loss in the family and one of the things left behind was what was hopefully...