Another rebuild, Td5 90

Good job done there. I do like it in white looks very smart, don't think I could let mine go so quick unless someone comes up with a small block Chevy engine.

Must have been hard to say goodbye to something you've put so much work in to. Looks great in those photos. Didn't see the ebay listing, were you happy with what you got for it?

mick the builder said:

Always hard to pass them on but has to be done. Onwards and upwards

Click to expand...

Guess so mate , just hope it doesn't get molested too much by it's new owner.

200 said:

Good job done there. I do like it in white looks very smart, don't think I could let mine go so quick unless someone comes up with a small block Chevy engine.

Click to expand...

Cheers bud, not my choice unfortunately.
But my 90's got a 6bt in so Or hopefully anyway

Al2O3 said:

Must have been hard to say goodbye to something you've put so much work in to. Looks great in those photos. Didn't see the ebay listing, were you happy with what you got for it?

Click to expand...

Cheers bud Very much so :frown:
Was I happy with what I got for it, well I was just given the task of selling it.
Stuck it on ebay for £8500 or best offer. Was offered £8,000 and accepted.
Weather that's a good price or not for the amount of work that's gone into it I don't know.
I guess the main thing for him is he didn't loose money

Was just asking because I was thinking what must have been going through your mind!

Weather that's a good price or not for the amount of work that's gone into it I don't know.

Have you done some basic sums, like how much your brother paid for it, how much you spent rebuilding it, the difference that would be in your pocket if it was yours from the start? You would just need to apply the wheeler dealer principle of only buying a sound base vehicle and, knowing what you could resell it for, get it to a desirable state on a set budget.

Al2O3 said:

Was just asking because I was thinking what must have been going through your mind!

Weather that's a good price or not for the amount of work that's gone into it I don't know.

Have you done some basic sums, like how much your brother paid for it, how much you spent rebuilding it, the difference that would be in your pocket if it was yours from the start? You would just need to apply the wheeler dealer principle of only buying a sound base vehicle and, knowing what you could resell it for, get it to a desirable state on a set budget.

Click to expand...

It was indeed
I know within a couple of hundred quid what it cost to buy and build.
I guess it has proved to me that they can make money, as it has done.
But what I would really like to work out is how many hours I put into it, as that'd give me an idea as to weather it's a worthwhile venture or not.
But I never wrote it down so it's all a little guess work.

aaronmorris said:

It was indeed
I know within a couple of hundred quid what it cost to buy and build.
I guess it has proved to me that they can make money, as it has done.
But what I would really like to work out is how many hours I put into it, as that'd give me an idea as to weather it's a worthwhile venture or not.
But I never wrote it down so it's all a little guess work.

Click to expand...

That is the factor that Mike Brewer doesn't need to show on his budget list. How many hours Ed China puts in. Thing is though, you have so much experience now that you will know how long it will take you to do any job on a defender. I think it will be a factor you could judge well when buying the base vehicle. You could also do builds to hit certain markets and choose the righ vehicle to suite the job. eg A proper check over, quality chassis repairs and body repairs, engine, box, running gear sorted. Or, at a higher level, full rebuild on to galv chassis and bulkhead. A variety of options to suite different pockets. Lots of options for you, mate! Worth thinking about anyway