How much have you spent restoring your Series?

it depends. you can easily spend 10's of thousands restoring it, or you can spend less just touching up.

In the past i have spent thousands of pound's on series landies, and i said i would never do it again.
Then i picked up this solid 109 FFR for £150
Chassis and bulkhead are solid.
The five bearing engine runs as sweet as a nut.

carpy said:

it depends. you can easily spend 10's of thousands restoring it, or you can spend less just touching up.

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yeah i recon ten grands the magic number fer a total engine, g/box, body, axles and chassis reubild

most expensive thing I spent money on was annova engine fer 49 quid

well yer int done bad, iv gorra nice 2.25 fer sale at the right price

90truckcab said:

well yer int done bad, iv gorra nice 2.25 fer sale at the right price

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give yer a tenner fer it

Series71 said:

give yer a tenner fer it

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ere your have to get that yourself this time

robint said:

ere your have to get that yourself this time

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er maybe I wont ave it then

Series71 said:

give yer a tenner fer it

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wouldnt get the dipstick fer a tenner

am keepin this one BUT might have another 2.25 fully rebuilt to the same spec later in the year

90truckcab said:

wouldnt get the dipstick fer a tenner

am keepin this one BUT might have another 2.25 fully rebuilt to the same spec later in the year

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cheers fer the offer mate but got the old 2.25 at home awaiting a rebuild ! just a quick question the bottom of the head gasket seemed very wet...any ideas ?

Series71 said:

cheers fer the offer mate but got the old 2.25 at home awaiting a rebuild ! just a quick question the bottom of the head gasket seemed very wet...any ideas ?

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thers rebuilds and rebuilds, wet wet or wet oily ?

90truckcab said:

thers rebuilds and rebuilds, wet wet or wet oily ?

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wet wet...gasket wasnt fooked as only had about 300 miles on it !

cracked liners? any cream in the oil?

90truckcab said:

cracked liners? any cream in the oil?

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yep rocker cover full of mayo

thattle be the water then

cracked liner/s ?

hi all,im new to land rovers just bought a series 3 88" diesel for £550 owned it for a month and spent around 700 on just parts mainly on the springs(parabolics) and shocks(procomp)and new set of rims and every day a new problem shows its face so as a newbie to landies i would say a rebuild would cost a alot more than that unless you manage to pick up a solid one in the first place that just needs a tarting up(unlike me :frustybut ill keep fixing it up and keep the family tractor alive and on the road(touch wood)

mmts

tarting up?

90truckcab said:

tarting up?

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you know get some fluffy dice in it and maybe some animal print seat covers there great for making it cosy(get the paint out and give it coat or two if your feeling generous)