Help needed to review old landy...

dear all,

i've met someone on the internet whois selling and old 1985 series3 lady which has been converted to look like the defender 90. Listed below are 19 items is in his car which he has changed and i hope that this forum will enable me to cross check the things i need to look out for before buying it.

p.s. If i'm really interested in this fella and i'll have to make a 2000km journey to bring her home soi need to be sure i'm not going to be wasting everybody's time.

1)Comes with original transmission overdrive and manual booklet.(THE ONLY LAND ROVER IN MALAYSIA WITH TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE.)
2)Comes with brand new original AVM free lock.
3)Body of Land Rover is the modern TDI 200. Thus the new lock with leaf spring for cheap easy maintenance.
4)All undercarriage rubber parts,seal replaced new.
5)Original engine,Perkins 2,250cc.
Total overhual,bearings,water pump,timming chain,bar seal etc all replaced.
Note: Crank shalf is 110 model 2500cc with conrods ,pistons,liner all of which
is 110 model parts.
6)Master brake pump,fitted with air drum,all new.
7)Clutch pump,main and small all new!
8)Main window screen rubber,Alpine rubber and rear fixed glass panel rubber seal all replaced new!!
9)Complete new rewiring done.
10)All lightings completely replace new.
11)Exhaust piping insulated with heat insulation material.
12)Special heat extraction and installed in engine compartment and under the
gear box.Thus no heat at the leg room area.This happen to all Land Rover.
13)Heat insulation also done on the bulkhead.
14)COmes with new Recon power steering pump. (No free play at the steering.)
15)Comes with aircon.
16)Axle replaced with long wheel base heavy duty type.
17)Clutch pad and clutch steel plate,clutch bearings all replaced new.
18)Cabin ceiling redone with new material.
19)Under front seat compartment fitted with new military spare fuel tank and fitted with electrical pump to existing fuel tank for long treking journey.


Thanks for the time and comments...

Hello,

the first thing on my mind would be to ensure that the man who is selling the landy has some form of paper evidence of the work that has supposed to have been carried out, whether it be receipts for parts or a bill from a garage if he's not done it himself. Looking at the pictures, it looks very tidy and very straight. I'd ask him to provide pictures of the chassis, bulk head and engine though. if the chassis looks rust free (I expect it will be in that kind of climate) and there are no holes in the bulkhead you should be looking at a good vehicle. Beware though that chequer plate (the silver panels all over the landy) are often used to cover body damage or rust. If there's oil all over the engine, it's shot but if it looks pretty clean it'll probably be in good shape - ask him to make a video of it starting and revving. It wouldn't surprise me if it's been made up from parts of all the defenders that are stolen over here.

How much is he asking for it in uk pounds?
-Pos

junk the CP that will be like driving in a tin box,

evening drippy

Good idea on the video recording. It did play up on my mind that those plates might be to hide rust and such. A question for you, let’s assume they is rust all over, can the chequer plate hold everything together for the next 10 years or so?
Apparently he did most of his repair in a garage and I was told he kept all receipts knowing serious buyers would be interested in them and it surely helps with the buying decision too.
Looks like I’ll have to dive underneath the car with my torch for further inspection.
He’s asking for GBP5400.

I dont fancy CP too... i like it exactly how it came out from the factory.

simon.chia said:

A question for you, let’s assume they is rust all over, can the chequer plate hold everything together for the next 10 years or so?

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No, or at least very unlikely. If he's just put plates over the top of the floorpan there willl be galvanic corrosion between the steel parts (floorpan, footwells, seat bases) and the alloy checker plate), especially if he's used any fasteners between the plate and the steel. Same anywhere else, where two dissimilar metals come into contact there will be corrosion eventually.

simon.chia said:

He’s asking for GBP5400.

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He's having a laugh ... though I guess rice might be a regional thing and if it's a rare item out there it might be worth it.

Seems to me you might get a better one from UK and have it shipped out ... though I dunno about local import taxes etc.