Defender gets hot, when working!

Viscous Fan Hub Replacement. I had been using the Defender and on occasions the temperature needle would get near to the ¾ mark on the gauge causing me to panic. I had been flushing the radiator through, every time I changed the coolant, and also had changed the thermostat. This did not cure the problem, until I red a thread of  a Land Rover forum stating...

Central Locking in the Defender

 Central locking installation in a defender Hi all, I was so pleased with my seats, I have now installed central locking to add further luxury to it, here are the steps I did when I installed it. First get your central locking kit, my was $3-00 from a charity shop, or about 1 pound fifty Briitish money. The only thing missing was the instructions...

Discovery 2 seats do go, Eventually!

Work in prgress Well here we go here is the landy with the old tired seats. Here are the Discovery II seats I had just purchased off ebay. I need to measure the fittings and get ready to strip the new seats so they are able to fit into the defender. First here are the bottoms of the seats before the mod. Protect the seat with cardboard, as...

Re upholster the Defender rear seats

First I cut and unstitched the panels and purchased some cloth which was as near as I could get. I then measured the seats in situ and made panels using the sewing machine and upholstery thread for strength. Once I had made the panels I removed the seats from the defender, they were only held in by 2 bolts, so they were out within 10 mins. I then dismantled...