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Some pics of the damage after i gave it a good hoovering of all the loose rusty bits

Thanks steve, does anyone know what sort of quality the floor section which paddock sell is as it seems rather reasonable at £62.28 delivered and they also sell the cross members should these be past repair

I had a feeling the rear floor in my disco would need some work but after taking the rear carpet and sound deadening out today its become clear the panel needs replacing, how bad a job is it to replace the floor in these? where is the best place to get a replacement (something of quality that will fit!) and also are the panels either side of the floor (inner wing i suppose) available or am i going to have to make good the existing, its a shame it needs all this as the bodywork is very good and the chassis is spotless

Well its not likely to see serious off road use, mainly road going with light off road use say muddy lanes and tracks and over fields etc

Its a swb and yes i am aware that the stage 1 have the larger drums (which would be replaced with discs anyway), what can i rob the 3.54:1 rear diff from? is this just a rangerover diff? (its been a good 10 years since i played about with landrovers so the memory is a little fuzzy!) Edit: being a bit silly probably (tired its been a long day) i expect your referring to the early 90 diffs which gremlin mentioned above, gremlin could the steering issues be resolved by using the steering bits from a 90 as i fancy pas anyway as part of the whole upgrade and overhaul

Where they the 2 leaf fronts and 3 leaf rears? you say too hard are you comparing them to stock or other brands?

Which brands of parabolic springs are recommended for a swb s3 with 300 tdi swap? its all new to me

How much can i expect to pay for a stage 1 front axle? would it be worth fitting the rear as well (assuming it fits?) or are they no stronger than the series items (so just change the diff) cheers

Thanks gremlin i had read that (good read) what steering issues would i have if i ran a stage 1 v8 axle? or is that only if you went and used the 90 hubs and swivels etc, just that this may be a plus point seeing as i plan on fitting the 300 tdi lump with r380 box and transfer box (thus permanent 4wd would not be an issue seeing as the axle has cv's) on a side note will the diffs from a tdi 90 fit the series axle or are the splines on the half shafts different? as these would surely suit the box and transfer box better than the series items, need to start costing this whole project out really and deciding on whats important and what can wait! (all about money at the end of the day)

Thanks tonk i have had a look and there seems to be a number of options, in your opinion which is the best way of doing it, i would consider buying a kit if its not mega ££££ dont suppose you are able to offer such a kit (noticed that you have done a few) or point me to a few websites that offer kits? i need to retain the series axles here as i want to retain tax exempt status and as i understand it by keeping the chassis, axles and suspension from the series vehicle that retains 9 points (where 8 are needed) and if im reading it right even if i convert to parabolic springs these are classed as stock as they are still leaf yes? cheers!

I was wondering whether its possible to convert the front brakes on a series 3 to discs, is this possible using parts from a 90 onto the series casing or is the only way to swap axles?