Lancs Lad
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Let's see it
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Lancs Lad
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Nice ...but 🫣
William127
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Crackers even building it in the first place on a 110 chassis!
If it was a 130 and somewhere where you could have 4500kg gvw then it would be great but a 110, here
If it was a 130 and somewhere where you could have 4500kg gvw then it would be great but a 110, here
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Russell
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Im not in to that. I dont mind steel wheels with a bit of ofsett but no massive tyres or attention seaking crap for me.
My disco was lifted 2 inches but i put it back to standard as it drove like crap and wears the edge off the tyres.
My disco was lifted 2 inches but i put it back to standard as it drove like crap and wears the edge off the tyres.
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Smiffy
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One of my mates summed it up nicely.
Car companies spend millions of pounds making sure that every component functions correctly with the next. And an eBay lift kit, dodgy wheel spacers and a 200quid Halfords socket set are not going to improve it.
Lancs Lad
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Depends on the vehicle..you forget those are the components a defender was built from or worse
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Smiffy
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I think defenders are running such a fine line of functioning that I wouldn't dare through one thing out of spec.
Lancs Lad
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Smiffy
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Old or new?
New one needs a set of spacers to not look retarded ...
Old ones.
I had plenty of mates at college with defenders with lift kits and big wheels and they where an endless stream of half shafts, props, gearboxes and diffs. TBF the engines always seemed alright.
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Russell
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I'm finally getting to do some work on my disco. I need and try and find where all the slop is on the transmission.
Has anyone rebuilt a lt230?
I think a lot of the prices on defenders are nonsense. I was looking at a 130 on market place a while back and was tempted but £12000 seamed a bit too much. Ive just looked and it went for £6000.
Has anyone rebuilt a lt230?
I think a lot of the prices on defenders are nonsense. I was looking at a 130 on market place a while back and was tempted but £12000 seamed a bit too much. Ive just looked and it went for £6000.
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Smiffy
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There is a nice galv chassis ex mil 110 with a td5 conversation that would be tempting if I had the cash spare. But it either seems to be phone number prices or absolute pile of junk.
They are coming down now though
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Russell
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would you not rather a 200/300 tdi?
Td5 has a lot of electrics and no torque low down. I didnt like driving my old manual d2.
Td5 has a lot of electrics and no torque low down. I didnt like driving my old manual d2.
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Smiffy
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I would rather have a TDI but at 13 grand it seems a decent price for a galv chassis well tidied up defender.
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Monkeybusiness
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It’s amazing how much slop you get in the half shaft/drive flanges.
Lancs Lad
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Deffo coming down.
Personally I quite like a TD5 especially with subtle mods
.Was watching a full galv chassis and bulk head etc and doors 110 with the latest interior etc for a bit 18k would have made a proper long term keeper
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
it's an OE factory fit
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Brendan
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To be fair they do most of that regardless of spacers and lift kits
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Smiffy
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Completely standard ones that I have driven for work always seemed alright tbh.
Infact it could almost be said that they didn't deserve the unreliable reputation
pettsy
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Brit tip body says it all 
was for sale a couple of years ago by same bloke but with a standard back.
was for sale a couple of years ago by same bloke but with a standard back.Footer block 1