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Hi Decided to get off my lazy arse and finish a neary 4 yr landie rebuild of a lightweight. Does anyone have any plans for chequer boarding back out please to avoid me reinventing the wheel. Thanks

Went to see a '96 last night just as a second car for shooting. Engine was very sweet with 195000 miles (second engine). Bodywork had small rust patches in quite a few places which didn't bother me at £1100 but there was no engine history. What are typical costs for a clutch and a cambelt job if...

Friend has a td5 that keeps blowing the air suspension fuse. Any ideas? One garage has told him that the compressor is on all the time? Is this a home fix job? Thanks

Hi I am rebuilding a 'lightweight' but completion is some time away.... I do lots of shooting and really fancy a defender or discovery. How reliable is the Td5 as my mate has had quite a few problems with his discovery, air suspension and a head gasket that cost him £2000 to fix (he was ripped...

I am just fitting the front repair section to a series 3 lightweight (and contemplating whether I should be replacing the whole chassis with a galvanised one...). I have chopped off the old chassis immediately behind (level with back of) the front cross member. The new chassis section has about...

Will a 2003 engine go straight into a 2001 model\? Mate thinks he has a head gasket blown on his. Been advised that the bores may be buggered and if so a 2nd hand engine is the way to go. Apparentkly the later 2002? models have a flow restrictor in the head to impriove cooling? Any help...

My front chassis is pants and the steering relay is seized in the cross member which is knackered anyway. Going to cut it out and fit the Paddocks front chassis part. Anyone done this and where do do reference from?

What a fun day I have had. Restoring a lightweight. Engine is finished so I now just have to finish the rest of the landie to the same standard!Started rubbing down the chassis and found more holes than I would like. Welded a few but found one hole next to the underside of the steering relay. At...

Will Superwinch freewheel hubs fit my Series 3 lightweight 1983. They are 24 splines I need as I have the old ones off. Just called FamousFour and they didn't know if they were different from standard Series 3! Thought they would have known. Can't see them being any different?

Can air-con be fitted to a discovery td5 and if so at what cost? Are there any after market kits? Thanks.

Just fitting rocky mountain para and dampers as part of a major rebuild. How do i get the two rear bolts out that go thro the front rear of the spring? Nuts came off easy on the inside of the chassis but bolts v.tight. Can turn them with a breaker bar but not sure what to do. Grind/saw bolt...

Are military door tops the same as standard series 3's?

Just joined. Loads of landie forums but this seemed ok. Have S3 lightweight that I am rebuilding. Been off road for 2 years now and I am desperate to drive it. Just finishing engine (2.25 petrol, turner stage 1 head), can eat dinner off it. Now have to start the rest and have set a precedent...