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Pair of Defender doors got to get out there somehow - any ideas?

I had to fit a new front bumper and despite spending hours searching the web can't come up with a definitive answer to this:- Did the car have painted bumpers and bumperettes when it was supplied new? Seems daft that anyone with a gun pointed their way would want bright galvanised bumpers, but...

I've been getting this once a day or so. It happens when the last post on the previous page ends in 40 (presumably other multiples, but it's 40 twice this evening) and the 'next' button is visible. Click it and you get this empty page with two page counts. When someone adds a 41st post all is...

Following the accident to the Lightweight a few weeks back I was about to give the bodyshop some standard Series rims to paint up to replace the bent one and smarten the car up to match its lovely new paint. I've been hanging on to them for just such an occasion, and they were blasted and primed...

Following an accident the other driver's insurer is sending an independent assessor to value my lightweight because their own chap reckoned it at less than the £7,700 repair bill, and so wanted to write it off. I had agreed value of £10k on it when I bought it, (and forgot to increase it after...

I'm mid-refurb of my Lightweight's dash panel, and have achieved a bit of a miracle in cleaning out the cable so that it actually turns. My problem now is that I can't get it to re-engage (its square hole) with the shaft. It goes in about half way, but that's it. Not far enough to get the outer...

How much pedal drop should I expect on starting the engine folks? I've been overthinking stuff again have convinced myself that it's not really working. It's a petrol engine, vac is good at the top of the hose when disconnected, there's a bit of a chuff noise as the pedal goes down, but the...

I rebuilt this box a few years ago, and finally got to put it into a car when I rebuilt the Lightweight. I've had a persistent leak ever since, but it's suddenly got a lot worse, prompting to lift the floors and tunnel for a peek. The seals were all new, but maybe old stock. Anyone else suffered...

Anyone know where I can buy the 'official' plugs?

2.25 petrol (yes). Prior to a complete rebuild the engine had been starting and running very reliably, although with a lot of black smoke/rich. I'd fitted a Weber 34ICH overhaul kit last year while trying to find a fault that turned out to be the pump, which made no difference to how it ran...

This is a bit odd. Rebuilt the main and transfer boxes (SIII) and have driven about five miles and discovered that I have a leak from the front face of the main box (coming out of the flywheel housing and smells of EP90). To get the boxes out I've drained the oils. Did the main box first and...

Disappointed to hear a dripping noise from the rebuilt engine once I got 7 litres of antifreeze and water in... Looks like it's either the pump gasket or the waterway one between the timing cover and the block. Naturally, the engine now is full of brand new oil. It hasn't been turned over...

Have a browse through these before you read and shout if you see an upside down or wrong bracket somewhere. I've spent about eight hours on getting the engine and gearboxes into The Lightweight chassis, and I'm not happy with the result, the whole thing is rigid. The problem started at the...

Any chance you can tell me where the left hand rigid oil cooler pipe is clipped to something solid. None of my pictures caught it and I've forgotten. I'm hoping you don't tell me that I have to drill and tap the chassis, 'cos the engine's in and mainly connected up. Custom bracket from the...

If you have - I'm after a favour. I bought one without any linkages, and would like to borrow a mechanism so that I can make a copy. Happy to pay for insured postage and a decent deposit, and I'd only need it for a day of measuring.

Good afternoon @jamesmartin ! I did most of the rebuild of a suffix D gearbox about eight years ago (and so have forgotten the thought process at the time), and am just finishing it off rather than rebuilding the one that came with the lightweight. I've noticed that the spacer under the circlip...

The ever helpful chap at The Paintman isn't in the office until Monday and I want to get an order in asap... Chassis - Nato matt black? Body - matt olive drab?

Complete doors wanted. We all know that these things are corroding from the moment they leave the factory, so I'm not expecting perfection, but I don't want anything that needs the frame repaired. Skin dents no problem, I do need the door card/trim, but not bothered if handles and locks are...

I have the official Series III parts book, and also the official Lightweight version. Snag is that my halfshaft/drive members aren't covered in either of the books. My halfshafts have an internal screw thread for a screw-on cap which clamps down onto an O ring on the drive member. It's the O...

Just sitting down with the parts books to order seemingly countless numbers of nuts, bolts, washers, bushes etc etc. (New chassis, engine and gearboxes rebuild of my Lightweight). What I want to do is find the part number, type it into some kind of software with an identifying name so that when...