wilkingj
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| posted on 20/8/12 at 10:37 AM |
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I got an email from the Landy Advert.
They say the V5 shows it as a Land Rover 109.
I would say this should be on a Q plate under the radically altered vehicle rules from DVLA. (and should have had a SVA / IVA, depending on when it
was converted)
It could turn into an administrative nightmare if it comes to light with the authorities, let alone the insurance company.
With a Secondhand chassis, off a different vehicle (Range Rover), and retaining the reg off the Landrover, it could become a major problem.
If it were me, I would not buy it.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 20/8/12 at 12:29 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MK9R
If you want a cheap landy try and early freelander with then old L series diesel. As long as its got the transmission in 1 piece and youask the right
people for advice it will do everything you need. With the right yres on they are good off roaders, but will still reurn good mpg on road and a lot
easier and less tiering to drive than a disco or defneder.
+1
I love the TD4 Freelander that I bought for Milenah, Tim.
Going to do an Off-Road day in it next Sunday!!!
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TimC
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| posted on 22/8/12 at 06:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve Hignett
quote:
Originally posted by MK9R
If you want a cheap landy try and early freelander with then old L series diesel. As long as its got the transmission in 1 piece and youask the right
people for advice it will do everything you need. With the right yres on they are good off roaders, but will still reurn good mpg on road and a lot
easier and less tiering to drive than a disco or defneder.
+1
I love the TD4 Freelander that I bought for Milenah, Tim.
Going to do an Off-Road day in it next Sunday!!!
She's now adamant that she wants a Freelander. God help us. Rather annoyed that I missed out on a near immaculate Rangie Classic last night by
about 20mins - someone had a best-offer accepted in the time that it took me to get the all clear.
Oh well.
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TimC
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| posted on 28/8/12 at 10:58 PM |
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To close this off...
The Freelander may still follow but this was just up the road, tidy enough and I couldn't resist:
eBay Item
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Wheels244
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| posted on 29/8/12 at 06:15 AM |
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Great stuff Tim.
I've had a couple of Series 3's - one 2.25 petrol like yours and a V8.
I loved them both.
If you want to make it a bit more refined suspension wise - fit parabolic springs - makes a big difference on and off road.
Also if you want to give it more legs on the road - fit range rover/Disco diffs.
Does it have an overdrive fitted ? They make a big difference too.
Cheers
Rob
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TimC
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| posted on 29/8/12 at 07:17 AM |
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Originally posted by Wheels244
Great stuff Tim.
I've had a couple of Series 3's - one 2.25 petrol like yours and a V8.
I loved them both.
If you want to make it a bit more refined suspension wise - fit parabolic springs - makes a big difference on and off road.
Also if you want to give it more legs on the road - fit range rover/Disco diffs.
Does it have an overdrive fitted ? They make a big difference too.
Cheers
Rob
Hi Rob,
It's all reasonably standard/original I think. I'm looking forward to it gently evolving into something more usable than ever,
Cheers,
Tim
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Peteff
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| posted on 29/8/12 at 09:08 AM |
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Originally posted by TimC
Hi Rob,
It's all reasonably standard/original I think. I'm looking forward to it gently evolving into something more usable than ever,
Cheers,
Tim
First thing to evolve would be the engine Tim, you will be horrified by the fuel consumption of the 2.25 petrol. 12mpg is good and it doesn't
make much difference how you drive them.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 16/9/12 at 06:55 AM |
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Originally posted by Peteff
First thing to evolve would be the engine Tim, you will be horrified by the fuel consumption of the 2.25 petrol. 12mpg is good and it doesn't
make much difference how you drive them.
+1
And the other advice from further above still rings true about ability/comfort etc, however;
You will love it (if you don't already!) and I mean, love it to look at, love it to smell, to steer with 20 degrees of steering locj just to
keep it in a straight line, you will love it when every conversation is done with a tone of voice only used in a Land Rover - louder than chatting,
quieter than a shout...
Yes matey, great first foray into LR ownership you have there.
And as you commented above, re the Evolving that is to take place, what's first? Springs, Engine. Seat's I guess as that's a two min
job and you already own them! Couple quick repairs to the doors to patch them up and deal with the corrosion - another sinple job since you have the
orig paint to go over any repair! Just get some decent Etch primer before any painting - sure you know this already.
I've loved all the old series that I have been involved with, but just like a grandparents perogitive with their grandson - Loved to bits, but
so glad they could give them back. And that was always my involvement, Tim. They were always friends vehicles, that I had pretty permanent access too.
Don't get me wrong, I was also on hand to help with the upkeep and I've also dropped a 4.3(1, 2?) litre TVR V8 into my friens S2 a lot of
years ago, and that needed two steering dampers just to get it to anywhere near stable and in a straight line!
Let us see some pics and would like to see/read any updates you've done matey...
We're still likeing this Freelander too...
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TimC
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| posted on 16/9/12 at 10:43 AM |
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Hi Steve,
Essentially the plans are as follows:
1. Get it to the stage where everything works and it's usable. It needs a fresh MOT very shortly and there are some niggles - I did 150ish
miles in it yesterday and the speedo stopped working and the manifold-to-downpipe joint rattled itself loose - now that got noisy! I've also
managed to thrust a screwdriver through the chassis on the offside so that will need welding - the chassis is a bit of a patchwork already. Hopefully
it will then drag us out of the forestry track to the house in even the worst weather and get us to work/the shops this winter. It'll also be
pressed into action to tow the Gemini to a few race circuits.
2. Once the race car build is finished I'll then turn my attention to the Landy. Ideally I'd like to make it my daily driver. This will
involve a total rebuild with a new chassis and bulkhead. The engine is TBC but might be a 2.5 petrol on LPG or a 200di conversion. Diff changes
and/or overdrive will obviously be needed too, as would parabolic springs. Trigger's Broom? Maybe but its a big kit car really so why not have
it how I want it?
Having driven "Edwin" (Kate always names our cars; Edwin follows Norris, Big Jeff and Wendy) a little bit now, I can foresee a time when I
could happily live with it as a daily driver - I'm fairly hardy when it comes to motoring. Yes, it could do with going a bit faster with a few
less revs on the (non-existent) dial and would benefit from a little bit of sound deadening but its okay and keeps things interesting at least. It
was only a relatively short while ago when I was commuting an hour each way in a B-reg 1.2 Nova with no stereo - and its really not much worse than
that for comfort and ride quality.
TC
[Edited on 16/9/12 by TimC]
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