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I saw one of these for sale a bit back and have thought about selling my 90 and making one! These are the photos of the one for sale.... To be fair I should have just bought it and had done... But now I am thinking of getting a 110 and a lot of angle grinding discs :D Any ideas and...

You know how it is... see one going cheap and you just have to bid! So Defender number 3 is on its way to me! Only this one is sold as an off roader.. so no ID, just looking for a way to either do it up and keep it for playing out. Or getting it back on road either as a q plate or using...

Ok first if anyone knows of any pay and play sites in the area could you list them. Secondly anyone know of any pay and play sites in the area for sale? Or any land that would make a good pay and play site that is to rent or for sale? I am thinking that it could be a good business to get...

Ok I am thinking of getting some off road tyres for my defender 90. I have looked at Insa Turbos as they are what my mate has and they look the business and proform well off road. I have seen the Kingpin copys and like the price but have seen the warnings too! Wondering are King pin...

I am after 4 Wheels that are in Exeter Devon. Collection only item. I am in West Yorkshire but would be able to drop down part of the way.

Just wondering if anyone knows how to fit a Voltmeter gauge? It has 2 spade connections One is labelled 1 and has a female spade ( I think this is negative) The other is labelled 2 and has a male spade ( I think this is Positive) I want to know if there is a circuit that I should...

Ok Van is off the road till I can sort out the welding! I have a Mig Welder but my experience is welding over screw heads to stop people taking them out and tacking up key rings! lol So not willing or brave enough to tackle it myself. Just looking to see if anyone has any recomendations for...

I am now the proud farther of a Defender 90! :) for weekends, (Keeping my discos for weekdays!) There are a few jobs that need doing asap 1) as they dont work and 2) because I know that a few people that have bought new cars have lost them shortly after! Ok just wondering where is best to...

Ok this isn't a how to test it, or how it works thread! It will move into place using the lever! Got the top open and the linkages seem to be fine, not got another to compare it to but all the pins and pivots are working. The arm is moving/twisting when I select locked and unlocked...

Has anyone scrapped a Disco recently if so how much did you get for it? Looking at one for parts (Seats and the likes) Got a v8 in. Its working so may keep for spares but wondering if room gets tight what it will fetch scrap! More of an idea than anything. I am sure it will make more as...

Ok been thinking I am going to get a Winch for my Disco. The main reason been that they look cool! :D The second is that the bumpers that they make for them are even cooler! Then I have been thinking... To disguise this fact I dont want to look like its only there for show :rolleyes: I...

Brothers TDI blowers went cold the other morning so told him to check water and put the anti-freez that I got for him ages ago (I remembered as I had only put mine in the week before!) He came back and said it looked low so I went and had a look wiht him. Took the lower radiatior drain plug...

Ok I have been meaning to sort this one before the snow arrived but as the snow is falling around me I fear I may be too late! If I put it into diff lock either high or low and drive the light dosn't come on. And there is no squeek or squeeal from my tyres (It drives the same as if its in...

Ok I am new to 4x4 off roading... I have been driving a Disco for a few months. I went on a stag do and did some 4x4ing and loved it. I don't want to do it in my current one as it is used for work and is sign written (Would get killed if it come back with a dirty big scratch!) however am...

Ok going to change the brakes on my Disco! Already made the mistake of ordering the wrong parts! I got vented discs and the ones on are solid. I thought that they would be direct swop but the calliper is not wide enough to fit it in! However when my mechanic mate helped me take them off...

Ok the usual to diy or not to diy! Looking at servicing the Discovery's (both 1996-1997 TDI's) one is Auto and one is Manual. I am fine with a spanner and service my cars and kit cars but the Disco seems more involved! The main problem I have with garages is the trust element of them doing...

Hi when starting the car on the 300 Tdi Auto Commercial When it gets to position 2 (I think) it starts to tick/click. It seems to go when the car is started, but if you put the key in and turn it to 2 without starting the engine it happens. It sounds to be coming from the fuel pump maybe...

Hi been working on a 300TDI that had a Head Gasket Failure. Seems the 1st 3rd and 5th set of studs and nuts have been overtightened and threaded the block of the head. The 2nd and 4th are bolts and look to be ok. I have re tapped the 1st and 3rd and they look ok. The 5th is going to be an...

Just wondering if anyone has a spare roof spoiler sat arround for sale? I have one on another Discovery and thought about taking it off but its well stuck down and will mess the paint up if I do! Its cool as it stops the rain and water entering at the top of the door and keeps the boot dry...

Ok I understand the diff lock and why it does it, even down to how it dose it. But the discovery is the first time I have come accross the ability to lock it. My new one will go into High, Low, And same on the Diff Lock. But no light and no lock (I can lock the others and can feel the lock...