half decent project wanted

hi there
i am after a series 3 prefer an 88 but a 109 will do, not too bothered about condition as long as it runs or i can make it run without too much work, ie dont want to be stripping it down and rebuilding an engine, if anyone has something please let me know
cheers ben

budget ?

depends what condition its in really, i dont want to spend anymore than £800/£1000 on summat as i can get a 1973 series 3 88inch 2.25 derv with a galv chassis in good runnin order for £800 locally, but didnt want to spend that much really as my budget is tight and im obviously gonna need cash to do it up

tanglewoodben said:

depends what condition its in really, i dont want to spend anymore than £800/£1000 on summat as i can get a 1973 series 3 88inch 2.25 derv with a galv chassis in good runnin order for £800 locally, but didnt want to spend that much really as my budget is tight and im obviously gonna need cash to do it up

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Buy it!!

i would have usually but the bloke who is sellin is a breaker and a bit of a rogue, so im not sure if it will turn up some nasty treats, he said summat about the clutch is seized, sounded like a good buy but didnt really want to spend that much on the initial vehicle as there are plenty on fleabay much cheaper,

tanglewoodben said:

depends what condition its in really, i dont want to spend anymore than £800/£1000 on summat as i can get a 1973 series 3 88inch 2.25 derv with a galv chassis in good runnin order for £800 locally, but didnt want to spend that much really as my budget is tight and im obviously gonna need cash to do it up

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offer im £600,he will prob say £700.snap it up,n yuv got £300 left t spend on it.

You are always going to be patching/repairing a series chassis..if you can get a galvanised one for that money (haggle a bit) i'd take it...half the probs you ever have with a landy are solved..

Then you can improve and repair as you go...better than getting some shed for 400 and in 12 months having to scrap it or get a chassis fitted..

Used doors/panels on ebay all the time....save your pennies and 1 fine day do an engine conversion to a 200tdi...

i had to haggle to get it too £800, he wanted £1200 to begin but i said it was too dear for me, and still is really, i know im not gonna get a minter for my budget and anything i buy WILL need work, but thats half the fun, im lookin for summat my little lad can have a play with too, he is 10 and gettin to the stage where he is more and more interested so i said i would try and find summat cheap so we could have a mess about try and get i through a test and take him out laning in it

Up to you...but you cant go far wrong with a galv chassis to that price to be honest..

thats what i thought, i will go and have a good look at it, thanks for the advice,

Good luck...and remember...almost the first question anyone asks when buying a landy is ''whats the chassis and bulkhead like''...theres a reason for that!! Clutch isnt an expensive job....and you can spend as little or as much as you want on a landy...in your own time.

tanglewoodben said:

there are plenty on fleabay much cheaper,

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With a galv chassis? Where?

tanglewoodben said:

i would have usually but the bloke who is sellin is a breaker and a bit of a rogue, so im not sure if it will turn up some nasty treats, he said summat about the clutch is seized, sounded like a good buy but didnt really want to spend that much on the initial vehicle as there are plenty on fleabay much cheaper,

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Your local one sounds a good enough bargin, if it looks alight.

Carefull with fleebay, my gf bought be a series 2a 109 for my birthday (a proper project) as thats what i was after, the chassis looked good in pics, but she hadn't had chance to check it out and when i started stripping off the body i started to get supprised it was still in one peice and not 3!!!

Also the paperwork said it was a series 2 (not 2a) so finding parts is impossible and expensive

hughesy said:

With a galv chassis? Where?

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its in staindrop county durham, just been to have a look, it looks like the only decent thing on it is the chassis, everything else on it is fooked!!!, it looks like its been a write off its absolutely battered, no floor in the back footwells gone bulkhead gone,n lights, half a dash, no seats, both doors are beyond repair, i knownthey are all repairable but its just cost for me, but if anyone else is interested let me know and i will pass on his details

I'll be putting my s3 lightweight on ebay soon,got a 2.5td engine runs and drives ok,been on a sorn for about a year, lack of time and money .Open to sensible offers.

tanglewoodben said:

its in staindrop county durham, just been to have a look, it looks like the only decent thing on it is the chassis, everything else on it is fooked!!!, it looks like its been a write off its absolutely battered, no floor in the back footwells gone bulkhead gone,n lights, half a dash, no seats, both doors are beyond repair, i knownthey are all repairable but its just cost for me, but if anyone else is interested let me know and i will pass on his details

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now it does quite seem the amazing offer that it was before.have you looked in the back for LRO or LRM they usually do a vehicles for under £1000, which is all the ****ed ones.

will keep looking thanks for the suggestions

tanglewoodben said:

its in staindrop county durham, just been to have a look, it looks like the only decent thing on it is the chassis, everything else on it is fooked!!!, it looks like its been a write off its absolutely battered, no floor in the back footwells gone bulkhead gone,n lights, half a dash, no seats, both doors are beyond repair, i knownthey are all repairable but its just cost for me, but if anyone else is interested let me know and i will pass on his details

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I wasn't asking where this one is I was asking where the "plenty of cheaper ones on ebay" were.

Dazz said:

I'll be putting my s3 lightweight on ebay soon,got a 2.5td engine runs and drives ok,been on a sorn for about a year, lack of time and money .Open to sensible offers.

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My mate is after a lightweight. He wants something he can do some work on not a minter. He's gonna be selling his series 1 because it doesn't need anything doing to it and he's bored. How much dya want for it?

hughesy said:

I wasn't asking where this one is I was asking where the "plenty of cheaper ones on ebay" were.

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theres loads look at this 140387197903 on ebay, there are quite a few, i have been watching them for a few weeks and could pick up summat reasonable for about £400-£500