neil110

yes it is the same creature as the item you have fitted

You are more than welcome, Mike. The arctic stuff is in the part 2 book. They take a little while to download, or to get to the stage where you can download them

Not entirely sure what you mean by the inner rail, but I have taken my seats (1984 MY) down to individual components to do something broadly similar. They are fairly basic once you start to get into them

It is worth noting that in recent years Land Rover have stopped doing handed springs for the rear of the vehicle. Yet they have retained handed front springs. Whilst the engine and gearbox are offset to the left, the bulk of the transfer box and prop shafts are on the right hand side.

In the parts list the springs are described as driver side and passenger side

Couldn't find the link I originally used but, after a bit of scrounging around, I managed to find this. The two you need are the military 110 supplementary parts catalogue and supplementary catalogue part 2. https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/pdf-military-part-manuals.160683/

The Royal Logistics Corp museum might be able to help you with the history

They must be cos that is where I got them from. There are 2, the first one covers the parts which differ from the civilian model, the second details the more specific military bits. I'll see if I can find the link again.

When you bear in mind that the original temp for the V8 was 82 until the latter years when it was raised to 88. Similarly there was always a 74 option for series engines as opposed to the normal 82. Apparently it is easier to reduce the emissions on an engine with a higher operating temperature, or should I say "allegedly"

This is the relevant bit for both cat and non cat exhausts. Worked on mine after a long drive, even when the ambient temperature was 44 Deg C https://www.brit-car.co.uk/search.php?query=ntc4602&xBrand=&part_type=&xSupplierID=&product-sort=&xPerPage=10

Had a look at both of them, sadly no information about snorkels. Lots of stuff about arctic heaters, snow blinds, interior insulation and stuff like that though

It sort of grows on you after a while

I have a couple of military parts catalogues, I'll have a look in them, see if I can spot anything

If you look around it is possible to find solid flywheel kits to replace the dual mass item (for the TD 5 at least) There are some things to bear in mind when buying a Defender. Some will have been privately owned and used relatively gently but may have had some items skimped on because of cost. Some will have been commercially owned, used hard and serviced as per the book until they meet their whole life cost, at which point they will be disposed of. . A well maintained Defender is capable of stellar mileage. I put 320,000 on a Tdi, from New. A friend has a 90 which is pushing 750,000 miles and my current V8 is at something like 390,000 I dread to think how much tax the chancellor has had from that vehicle

Maybe, there are some good videos on the tube of you about how to replace brushes, slip rings and the like. Posted by a company which sells such items on fleablag

Guaranteed for 12 months, unlimited mileage. https://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/84799/0/thermostat_88_deg_200tdi_defender___range_rover_classic___discovery_1

Another thing to bear in mind is that the Bush sizes are bigger on later axles, from memory the change occurred with the introduction of the 300

If the diff lock will not engage it is usually a simple matter of adjusting the linkage. The rattling might be associated with your inability to engage diff lock, the aforementioned linkage might be loose. I think I have a picture somewhere showing the relevant linkage.

Oddly enough Land Rover spent some time, effort and money sorting out the suspension on their vehicles. Standard is perfectly capable of covering the typical use the vehicles will face under average conditions. After that there are a huge range of options for making a complete b*'ll*x of the suspension.

A bit behind the times, as ever, but there is a possibility. There is an underseat tank originally intended for use as an additional tank on the 110 CSW. Same size and style as series. Has in tank pump and a sender, seperate units though. The part Nos are: tank NTC2110 https://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/88714/0/fuel_tank_under_seat_110_def__s111 sender unit PRC3098 https://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/424927/0/sender_unit_extra_fuel_tank_county_station_wagon___defender in tank pump PRC7019 https://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/89863/0/in_tank_electric_fuel_pump___90_defender

Typically 65MPH on the M1 and whatever speed was possible in central London. The hard top was always better than the CSW on economy and would typically return 35MPG over 13 years of ownership and 322,000 miles. It was a very early 300Tdi and the pump was tweaked to increase the performance, a larger intercooler added, engine pre heater and a heated diesel filter for winter. The tyres were round, black and made of rubber, sometimes Avon, sometimes BFG and sometimes Michelin. I have no idea how I managed to achieve that sort of MPG other than my driving style, I later had a Citroen C1 and managed to get over 90MPG out of that on a long run, 75MPG hacking in and out of London

I used to get around 30 from a CSW hacking in and out of central London, 35 on longer runs and yes I got 40 out of a hardtop on a long run down through France, with a fairly stiff following breeze. The tyres I had fitted were initially Goodyear G90 and later Goodyear wrangler MTR, the change made no noticeable difference to fuel consumption.

Engine mounts for V8 are very different to TD5 but getting hold of V8 mounts form some of the conversion specialists is relatively easy. The route of the exhaust can be a bit of a pig to sort out and might involve changing your gearbox X member (if you want an exhaust that can breathe) Though in my youth, I managed to mate a RR front section to the TD5 middle box and tail pipe, simply a matter of spending LOTS of money on a NAS Defender gearbox xmember or modifying the xmember from a discovery/RR. https://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/241716/0/exhaust_1_piece_y_section_3_9_rr_ga_gt_ https://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/89164/0/crossmember_assembly_chassis_frame https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Discovery-chassis-cross-member-/352407636544?hash=item520d21ca40%3Ag%3AhFEAAOSwVL5a~n-N&nma=true&si=QQsD%2B7I0O2fz2DcqTIZmJKF8dNY%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

If it proves to be the tunnel for the LT 85, MUC4319, for goodness sake don't get rid of it. They are obsolete and last known price was. £577.27 + tax Though according to www.thepart.com dunsfold are showing 4 in stock However if you wanted the tunnel for the V8 with LT95 gearbox, that is equally obsolete but cost £7.79 +tax and according to www.thepart.com nobody on earth has stock

Naturally Land Rover used many variants of alternator. This probably the animal you are looking for. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-I-3-5-V8-ALTERNATOR-BRAND-NEW-12V-75A-A127-1989-1994/183392780394?hash=item2ab30fc06a:g:fU0AAOSwYGBZkwXQ:rk:14:pf:0 As for oil cooler pipes, they are available off the Expensive shelf, I have a 4.2 in mine as well and have used these pipes https://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/89301/0/oil_cooler_pipe_upper_v8_defender or https://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/449317/0/oil_cooler_pipe_upper_v8_defender https://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/89302/0/oil_cooler_pipe_lower_v8_defender___discovery_1 or https://www.brit-car.co.uk/product.php/449318/0/oil_cooler_pipe_lower_v8_defender___discovery_1 Alternatively, if you have a branch of PIRTEK close to you, they will be able to make one for you, probably for a fraction of the prices displayed