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I Like Old Skool



Member Since: 23 Feb 2015
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United Kingdom 1994 Defender 110 300 Tdi ST Coniston Green
New 'Defender' arrives...
Got a WhatsApp message from a cycling buddy in mid-October


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Obviously I dismissed this, as normal people like me don't get to buy series 1's in the real world!?!?

Trouble is I remembered cycling past this earlier in the year before the for-sale sign went up. Fast forward a few weeks and suddenly (thanks to my Strava history and Google Street view!) I find myself knocking on a stranger's door to enquire about the car for sale.....

At this point I'm asking myself why do I need this much challenge in my life when I already have an arguably classic Defender already in my possession? Luckily I could justify my early enquiries to the wonderful Mrs Old Skool under the guise of car hunting for Jnr who takes his driving test in a week from now and will surely need a first car..... Rolling with laughter

Not moved in approx 10 yrs but now sat on my driveway! Yikes...


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Much improved view from the kitchen window. Mrs Old Skool will grow to love it Whistle
Post #1015695 20th Nov 2023 12:47am
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seriesonenut



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Excellent. Thumbs Up 2010 XS USW
1957 Series One 88 diesel
1958 Series One 88 4x2
Post #1015697 20th Nov 2023 1:44am
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blackwolf



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
On the basis of what can be seen in the photos that looks to be a nicely unmolested and genuine 86". I am guessing that it has the original spreadbore 1997cc engine on thebasis of the exhaust. Look forward to seeing more of it. Thumbs Up
Post #1015718 20th Nov 2023 9:17am
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Stacey007



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That's great,


I End up with cars like that sometimes...not looking but... they turn up Smile

More pictures when you can

Thanks
Post #1015719 20th Nov 2023 9:24am
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Oakseywick



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United Kingdom 2000 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Java Black
Looks lovely nice project Andy
Defender 90
Defender 110 XS
Cupra 290
Post #1015727 20th Nov 2023 10:22am
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I Like Old Skool



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United Kingdom 1994 Defender 110 300 Tdi ST Coniston Green
Thanks.

It's going to take a while yet. No rush though, Jnr has to finish his a-levels before he really gets stuck into it fully.

Lots of oils in-bound so we can at least start to get it mobile. Talking of mobile, it was sort of a relief for it to be rolling when we collected it, I had visions of it being seized to the spot. The seller was at the wheel when it started to roll down the hill with no brakes (pedal is locked solid!) and even though he knew I had hooked a tow rope on the back to secure it to my 110 I think he still almost had a heart attack when it quickly picked up momentum. Only moved about 2ft and had a nice gentle stop on the end of my 25mm nylon recovery rope.
Post #1015737 20th Nov 2023 11:46am
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MarkBrown



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Wales 1983 Defender 110 Other HT Auto Keswick Green
Nice!
Post #1015762 20th Nov 2023 1:58pm
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Rosco



Member Since: 03 Dec 2010
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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red
Looks like a great project, and an awesome first car

Watching with interest Thumbs Up 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone
2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW
Post #1015763 20th Nov 2023 1:58pm
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strang



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United Kingdom 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green
That looks nice! If you are having problems with the brakes I can recommend Past Parts - https://www.pastparts.co.uk/services-products/ for refurbishment of the Master Cylinder Euro-Leafing to infinity and beyond.....
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Hairy Dan



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United Kingdom 1998 Defender 90 V8 Petrol 50th Auto Chawton White
That looks fantastic, looking forward to seeing getting it roadworthy again Thumbs Up Cheers Ian
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Post #1015802 20th Nov 2023 6:08pm
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L110CDL



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As everyone has said, that is a very nice Series 1 Thumbs Up 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.
Post #1015838 20th Nov 2023 9:21pm
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Merlin



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Protect it against theft!
Post #1015882 21st Nov 2023 11:06am
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TexasRover



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France 2002 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Chawton White
Cherish you new acquisition! Just yesterday my Tdv6 3.0 cratered on the motorway, the complexity of these cars (and the value in France) means I will be shelling out lots of money to get a new engine fitted..

Really wish it was a much simpler car where I can do things myself. You probably paid less for that series than it will cost me just to get back what I had..
Post #1015893 21st Nov 2023 11:50am
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defender9



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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Keswick Green
That looks a nice straight old thing. The Blue suits it, looks like the RAF Blue that was used on some of the Station Wagons and LWB 107/109. Good choice of Butler rear lights rather than the original now very expensive Pork Pie lights.
Post #1015904 21st Nov 2023 1:00pm
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I Like Old Skool



Member Since: 23 Feb 2015
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United Kingdom 1994 Defender 110 300 Tdi ST Coniston Green
Struggling with nuts!

Read the following and weep. My newly acquired imperial spanner set still isn't covering all the bases.

I'm probably guilty of having taken the standardisation of nuts and bolt for granted. Things are likely to be Metric, and because I often work on older items then Imperial. Then occasionally neither are quite right ... and thats where Whitworth (BSW) comes in (sometimes.)

British Standard Whitworth (BSW) was the worlds first screw thread standard. Set in 1841 by Joseph Whitworth. Prior to this individual manufactures or industries used their own fasteners. If you'd like to know more I highly recommend reading "Exactly" by Simon Winchester.

One thing to remember is that Whitworth spanners are sized by the bolt diameter, not the distance across the hex head sides as with Metric and Imperial. What that means is a 1/2 BSW is massive when compared with 1/2 BSF.

So do you need a set of Whitworths?

Probably only if you regularly work on pre-WW2 vehicles or machinery. Anything in that 100 years up to 1940 might well be Whitworth. But the parts bins at British automotive manufactures were large and the tail of the odd Whitworth fastening use was quiet long. At a show recently we learned that E-type Jags up to the early 1960's still used them a lot.
If you work on classic British cars up to the 1970's then there is one place were you are very likely to need a Whitworth spanner. Have you wondered why the nut on your battery terminals seems to be between 1/2 BSF and 13mm? That's because it's likely to be 1/4 BSW!

*** Luckily my 'big' socket set includes some of the Whitworth sizes so I have coped so far, but just nipping off to google to find a Whitworth spanner set as this is becoming an essential. Found the sump drain plug was whitworth today!
Post #1018317 13th Dec 2023 10:18pm
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