As I’m sure a lot of our readers/customers are aware; we’ve been in the progress for a full restoration of an old Defender that needed a large dose of TLC. Originally made in South Africa, the car has been used in a wide variety of ter...
Author: Martin Roscorla
”we were recommended Bennington 4X4 centre by a trusted mechanic , after a garage had tried to repair our freelander unsuccessfully , the chaps there were excellent , kept us informed all the way along & ended up making up a repair that ...
Land Rover Defenders are notorious for building up rust spots on the Aluminium body in their later years of life. Whether along scratches of battle damage or blistering underneath the paint, its always very important to treat them when possible. H...
Winter Health Check As you all know, winter can be a very trying time for all cars. But even the most reliable LR can suffer to the cold weather. Whether its a weak battery, or utter loss of control in the ice, its always important to be aware of ...
As Land Rover announced the highest specification for efficiency and technology yet to come in 2017’s Range Rover Sport, we’re left wondering how much further can Land Rover really go? New new LR ‘Ingenium’ engine would b...
As I’m sure we all know, the rear Crossmember for all Defenders is a particular sore spot with rust problems. This does however mean that we get to fit and paint new ones, which really gives a new splash of life onto an often weathered car. ...
As we build up the chassis in the background, we look back to the body and how we can restore it properly, so far the entire underside has been covered in Waxoyl aside from the parts where rust has formed through. This took quite a lot of work to ...
We lifted the engine from the chassis and removed it, leaving the chassis exposed and without anything else attached. This is where we diligently scraped off all the rust, removing the Crossmember and welding a new outrigger on to replace the one ...
While we had the chassis on the Ramp, we took advantage of the leverage and began removing the axles, suspension and everything else attached to the chassis. This would all be taken away and either replaced for new parts, or cleaned up/treated and...
For the last year we’ve been slowly restoring a 1994 Land Rover Defender 90 and recording the process step by step. To start with we were aware that the Chassis had been suffering with rust underneath the Crossmember and along the Out...