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I more imagined, with the ridiculous ground clearance, the car up on axle stands the size of pylons and you both sat under it with a table and chairs, drinking tea and looking for wibbily bits.

Wow 🤩 you’ve done a great job there, and I didn’t even know those gauges existed either. I remember looking at the old nanocom’s to see if a dismantled one would fit into the recessed rectangle at the bottom of the Td console …. It wouldn’t - it was too big. I wonder if the little LCD this chap sells would fit there 🤔 Time for some measuring 😊

Shackles ok ? You’ve said the bushes are all good …. No cracks anywhere ? In the chassis ? Around the shackles, steering box or the like ?

All that amazing work you’ve done Daan - and you’ve still got the steering wheel on the wrong side ! 😉

I messaged the DS Trac Axles folk - a search on their website shows some portal boxes that bolt on to Land Rover: https://www.dstracaxles.com/products/portal-box-kit-defender-salisburg-axles?_pos=1&_sid=89007bbf2&_ss=r … but they aren’t listed and in a message they told me they have stopped doing them, citing how weak the front axle is when you go up in tyres sizes over 37”. So they are doing a bolt in solution - that they say they will start offering next week.

If you fancy a lot of money people like these … sell high quality series seats … https://falcondesigngermany.com/shop

Could you not get some better quality series seats? It would seem a shame to defenderise your 88” …

Yes ! Everywhere I look at the moment I see massive wagons being repurposed for overlanding. Many of them old and ex service or utility vehicles. They look pretty indestructible- but it makes me wonder what the spares market is like for them? And even where they can get in them, they look fine on a plain - but huge to take down a mountain track or into a forest.

Sounds fine to me !

I’ve no idea if I’m honest!

Wow ! 7 years ago, but you did a cracking job. I'm thinking of doing mine.

Here is the ring type: https://www.bearmach.com/product/spring-retainers-sucicisr/rear-upper-spring-isolator-suitable-for-discovery-1-discovery-2-and-range-rover-classic-vehicles-anr2938r/ANR2938R?glCountry=UK&glCurrency=GBP&gclid=CjwKCAiAp8iMBhAqEiwAJb94zwJO2CfFWzeYJFtoeFa64JI82LJ9o_Bplx0Ko-GXYcO9sB0F0TCmDxoCUzoQAvD_BwE Here is the turret type: https://www.bearmach.com/product/spring-retainers-sucicisr/front-spring-isolator-suitable-for-defender-discovery-1-2-also-rrc-vehicles-for-front-turret-with-m8-studs-built-in-rbc10011/RBC10011?glCountry=UK&glCurrency=GBP&gclid=CjwKCAiAp8iMBhAqEiwAJb94z1O1bQMnJHqXRvFsznf33J_3qSAfuGCz88QHl1l1nIfcEH-mpMUiERoCSd8QAvD_BwE

I’ve had it on both td5’s I’ve had. I was convinced the plastic bearing carrier had something to do with it - so I put a better HD quality one on last time and it improved it a lot - it still gives a squeak when it first ‘wakes’ up - but it is better. LOF clutches do those now - and I notice they do a better bush. One that lubricates better - if their blurb is right it delivers up to 20 times more lubrication.

Do you mean the lifting brackets ? if so both mount to the cylinder head on the 200 and 300 - Ralph (Western) shared some pictures here:

Are you doing the clutch too ? This guy on YouTube has a lot of 300Tdi’s https://youtube.com/c/BritannicaRestorations

Selfishly- I really hope so !

It’s these things : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Main-Master-Light-Switch-for-Land-Rover-Defender-Td5-PUMA-AMR6104-/402580852103?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 When mine have gone I’ve been able to see the plastic has melted under the load. Just take the cowl off of the steering column and it’s there 😊

Wow 😮 £24.5k

Doesn’t look low to me 🤷🏻‍♂️ Particularly considering how much ground clearance you will have - plus it’s massive.

I am a bit confused as to what you mean. Do you have a photo ? Is the panel with the switches fitting flush to the dash ? Is it just that you can’t get the cover to fit in behind it ?

I seem to remember that there was a bit of metal framework back there, where the cutout in the lower dash panel was quite small - maybe you are catching that? How big is your switch ? I vaguely remember filing the dash panel on mine.

Bonjour et bienvenue Quel moteur as-tu ? et pourriez-vous en faire une vidéo en faisant du bruit?

Hello everyone my name is Guillaume, I am from the south of France (Aix) I recently bought a vehicle but it is starting to make a very weird noise (like shortness of breath in the engine) Any ideas ? thanks in advance

I’ve seen it done both ways - with the rationale being that recirculating the air is easier to increase its temperature… but is more prone to increased humidity. On my 80 the inlet is on the end of the seatbox - which means with S1 panels gaps and lack of seals I’m getting a mix of fresh and recirculated air 😂

It does !!! and exactly why I shared it.