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I attempted to open the hood/bonnet on my D1 this morning and one end of the handle/pull broke off giving me a nice cut on my finger. The cable had been hard to pull for some time and I was expecting the wire inside the cable to break sooner or later. I assumed it had become frayed causing it...

1996 D1

So, I’m getting old and can’t remember some things. From memory, I recall a story that for a period of time Land Rover sourced engines outside of their engine factory and those particular engines were of high quality. Does anyone know if that is accurate? If so, do they have any differences...

This is mostly a curiosity. My understanding is the slipped liner issue is mostly in later engines, typically later D2s with 4.6 engines. How often have you seen a 4.0 from a GEMS D1 with a slipped liner? I personally have seen one in a 96 D1 that occurred at 55,000 miles but I purchased it...

I have a 96 D1 SD. A couple months ago it started having issues with a slow drain on the battery. After 3 days of sitting the battery is so far down it doesn’t have enough power to start the engine. If I disconnect the negative cable, the battery stays charged. So, I think I can eliminate the...

Driving my D1 today it abruptly starting idling rough and I could tell it was missing on acceleration. I popped open the hood in the dark to see if I had a bad plug wire. Sure enough I could see current leaking on a couple wires on the driver side up and down the wires. Then I looked at the...

I have a set of front and rear Terrafirma 2 inch lift springs that are surplus to my needs. They are new and still in the boxes. I purchased them for a D1 but believe they also fit D90 and RRC. $200 plus shipping for the set of 4 springs.

In one of my recent project D1s, the original headlights had a good amount of moisture in them. In another project D1, that is a down the road project, someone had installed D2 headlights (pre 2003 ones). So, I swapped them in. I had been driving another D1 for years with stock D1 headlights. I...

When my 50th anniversary D1 still had a factory bumper I picked these up at a self service salvage yard. I was told they are prone to being broken by rocks and other road debris. I didn’t keep the factory bumper very long. In my (pathetic) efforts to stop hoarding, I have identified these...

It’s rough but cheap. Not a GEMs but the 5-speed parts are hard to find. I was considering buying it but I really need to stop hoarding. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3512322252317497/ I know nothing more.

This came with a box of parts given to me by a Discoweb member. I don’t have a D2 and would prefer to not throw it away. Either send me a prepaid shipping label or I will ship it via USPS. Should be well under $10 for first class mail or right about $10 for priority flat rate shipping.

Another post made me think about adding these lights. I’ve had them in a tote for years. I cant even recall where I picked them up, likely in a box of spares that came with one of the Land Rovers. They are Hella 1000 lights. I put together a harness and wired them to the factory fog light...

Well, just when you think all is well... On the 96 D1 I have been driving for about 3000 miles since installing an engine and doing a whole lot more work, it has randomly stalled 3 times in 3 days, It starts right back up, though. We have had a lot of rain and I have been driving in it. It...

I picked up an adjustable panhard bar to install on my D1 with about a 3 inch lift. For those of you that have installed them, approximately how much longer did you set the adjustable bar compared to the stock bar? Im going to measure but having a starting point would be helpful .

I have recently replaced a steering gearbox that was leaking excessively. I replaced it with one I purchased from Will Tillery a few years ago. I can’t remember if it was new or rebuilt but it is working quite well. I receive emails from Rock Auto they send listing “wholesaler close outs” and...

I have a 98 D1 I converted from V8 automatic to 300tdi with R380. The V8 crossmember won’t work with the 300tdi. I just took it out and used the NAS R380 mounts. The R380 300tdi version uses a crossmember that also serves as the R380 gearbox mount. I haven’t had any issues but I realize the...

I’m back working on another D1 project having successfully corrected the one with the broken shock and clogged exhaust that also received rear dislocation cones as part of the process. .This is one that needed a lot of odds and ends but I hadn’t yet done anything with the suspension. It has...

I want to replace the door speakers in my D1. I don’t listen to loud music and basic speakers are aok with me. I still have the stock head unit and plan to keep it as long as it functions, I guess I’m turning into an old man. The worse my hearing gets the more loud music bothers my ears, seem it...

When you buy a vehicle that was left in a pasture and worked on by high school auto shop students it is reasonable to run into some odd problems. I think this is an odd one. Well, I haven’t seen this before. Yesterday, on a 16 mile up hill drive my exhaust started sounding odd. It got a little...

Well, there was one negative outcome from yesterdays off road test run. See the attached photo. When I purchased this D1 the rear sway bar had already been removed. The springs are one of the few things in the suspension I haven’t removed/installed. I am also pretty sure this D1 was worked on...