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Absolutely not. It's a keeper. I just didn't want to have to put a welding torch on it until I'm 70.

Inverey, as it happens.

I spent about 12, plus hundreds of hours at £ for the love of it.

It's corris grey. Santorini black roof, bonnet, rear door. I'd seen a restored 1983 3 dr 110 advertised for 25k from a dealer, and I've been quite a bit less optimistic than that. To replace it tomorrow with one in the same condition is where I'm struggling. This one is as rot free, and as rot...

Here's one. Apologies for having the bike in the way.

Hi all. My 1983 110 total rebuild is done and I'm wrangling with the agreed value for the insurance (FJ) It's on a Richards chassis which has been painted in black poly and has an galv ashtree bulkhead, The axle cases trailing arms. A frame and radius arms also blasted and painted in black...

Hoses all seem ok too.

I haven't touched the actuator properly yet. Does it need a lot of force to shift it? Perhaps I'm not being brutal enough.

I should add, its in a defender, and is running on the last 50/ 50 SVO /DERV mix of the year. Fuel filter is under a yr old, oil and filter 1500 miles ago. There is no roughness at the upper rev range, and there isn't any black smoke etc. The actuator rod has not been tampered with, and the pump...

Climbed a big hill yesterday with the new chassis etc in the trailer. Pulled OK, turbo has always been whistly. Stopped at the top for a pee, left it ticking over, and all the way home it made no boost. No smoke of any kind. Ideas anyone?

Cheers. Looks like a lot of dry fitting will be in order. Just off to replace the battery box with YRMs aluminium alternative.

Dropped a load of scabby rusty parts off with my old man yesterday, and what should I see in the yard but this very shiny thing. I must have a word with Richards, as they seem to have built it upside down. Everything needed for the assembly of a rolling chassis is now at the factory, and...

Oh yes. Hanging on a nail in the garage.

I've been looking for an acceptable method of having 3 x 3 point belts in the rear, as I have been blessed with a degree of fecundity. I thought about having a bespoke rail made up which could take the top mount of the centre belt, but I've now discarded that plan in favour of 3 x 1/2 leather...

Now everything aft of the handbrake is off, the chassis is completely rotten. Destined only for the skip. Well, the trailer and the scrapmans weighbridge. Stripping the axles to tubes, then will fit temporary timber blanking pieces and they can go off with all body mounts, suspension and...

Swivel preload, poss steering damper, also check steering box bolts are all sufficiently snug.

My mind is turning towards getting a shopping list together. Suspension, medium / HD (planning an external cage etc) , brake lines (Stainless braided) new bushes, new steering box, new swivels, brakes (just standard ones I think) Any suggestions for polybushes and suspension kits? I plan on...