Is this to much Work ?

border · Oct 13, 2019

Might have chance of decent Deal on this, but not sure if its to much hard work or not.
Recons the Chassis is Good waiting of pics of it.

kurtjohnson10 · Oct 13, 2019

border said:
Might have chance of decent Deal on this, but not sure if its to much hard work or not.
Recons the Chassis is Good waiting of pics of it.

If you have nothing else to do for the next couple of years to fix it then buy it. It does not look a quick or easy fix.
Me personally i would run a mile looking at a vehicle in that state. They are usually 4 cars up in a scrap yard in that state. All depends on your time you have to fix things and how deep your pockets are.
Good luck if you do buy it

discool · Oct 13, 2019

The two wheel arches will require replacing for a start, removing the old ones, installation of new plus painting etc etc. If then there’s no other MOT issues u can spend your time with a rolling restoration starting with the engine bay. The vehicle looks okay externally

The vehicle is quite rare, if as it appears, being equipped with a rear a/ c system.
As you will have an MOT failure you should get the vehicle cheap.
As it a common issue there’s info already in the Forum on the repair, you may or not be able to see the attachments. https://www.landyzone.co.uk/search/73541178/?q=Discovery+rear+wheel+arches&o=relevance&c[node]=8

Kev12 · Oct 13, 2019

Pretty disco, also take a look at inner wings, boot floor, front footwells and sills. Usually these and the arches you know about will all rust before the chassis. Chassis rust on these is normally fairly near or behind the rear spring mounts

border · Oct 13, 2019

Thanks Everyone, I was thinkink of doing a bit of a swap, for my Toyota Hilux, but looks like to much work for me.
Here it is if anyone's interested, https://www.gumtree.com/p/land-rover/rare-1997-land-rover-es-3.9-v8-s/1355282363

kevstar · Oct 13, 2019

border said:
Thanks Everyone, I was thinkink of doing a bit of a swap, for my Toyota Hilux, but looks like to much work for me.
Here it is if anyone's interested, https://www.gumtree.com/p/land-rover/rare-1997-land-rover-es-3.9-v8-s/1355282363

Not too far from me il wing him a text an see how much he wants ive just got rid of 2 motors this week so I have
some space to fill lol

resto_d1 · Oct 13, 2019

It’s not what you can see, but what you can’t

border · Oct 13, 2019

kevstar said:
Not too far from me il wing him a text an see how much he wants ive just got rid of 2 motors this week so I have
some space to fill lol

He recons the chassis is mint, think you will get it a lot cheaper too. Good Luck

kevstar · Oct 13, 2019

border said:
He recons the chassis is mint, think you will get it a lot cheaper too. Good Luck

He tried to get me to make an offer ffs I said its your motor how much lol... came back with 500 squids

border · Oct 13, 2019

kevstar said:
He tried to get me to make an offer ffs I said its your motor how much lol... came back with 500 squids

Got to be worth that in parts

kevstar · Oct 13, 2019

border said:
Got to be worth that in parts

Id say so il have a think on it do I really want a v8 & is it worth repairing then selling on ??

Henry_b · Oct 13, 2019

kevstar said:
Not too far from me il wing him a text an see how much he wants ive just got rid of 2 motors this week so I have
some space to fill lol

You must have discos stacked like firewood in your yard

border · Oct 13, 2019

kevstar said:
Id say so il have a think on it do I really want a v8 & is it worth repairing then selling on ??

Probably Yes it is, as they say it is a rare model.

Kev12 · Oct 13, 2019

Good job its 475 miles from me, my drive is full enough already. 500 quid is a bargain unless its a real dog and has slipped liners

kevstar · Oct 13, 2019

Henry_b said:
You must have discos stacked like firewood in your yard

Haha im having to burn more wood to fit more landys in

kevstar · Oct 13, 2019

border said:
Probably Yes it is, as they say it is a rare model.

Ok wee bit more info the inner wings might need a bit of work & one of the rear calipers is in the boot & it
has no brake fluid its a recovery job. But I do have a full new braking system on my other disco lol

Kev12 said:
Good job its 475 miles from me, my drive is full enough already. 500 quid is a bargain unless its a real dog and has slipped liners

Runs great apparently..

border · Oct 13, 2019

kevstar said:
Ok wee bit more info the inner wings might need a bit of work & one of the rear calipers is in the boot & it
has no brake fluid its a recovery job. But I do have a full new braking system on my other disco lol

Runs great apparently..

Just been put on Gumtree tonight. Don't think it will be on long once people start looking tomorrow.

kevstar · Oct 13, 2019

border said:
Just been put on Gumtree tonight. Don't think it will be on long once people start looking tomorrow.

What's rare about it.

lynall · Oct 14, 2019

discool said:
The two wheel arches will require replacing for a start, removing the old ones, installation of new plus painting etc etc. If then there’s no other MOT issues u can spend your time with a rolling restoration starting with the engine bay. The vehicle looks okay externally

The vehicle is quite rare, if as it appears, being equipped with a rear a/ c system.
As you will have an MOT failure you should get the vehicle cheap.
As it a common issue there’s info already in the Forum on the repair, you may or not be able to see the attachments. https://www.landyzone.co.uk/search/73541178/?q=Discovery+rear+wheel+arches&o=relevance&c[node]=8

That will be rarer than rare, so rare I bet theres very few to none D1s left on the road with rear a/c.

Years ago I wanted a 300tdi with rear a/c, and spent ages looking, in all that time I found one and it had sold!

I had a td5 with rear a/c and its great for people and the dog, again pretty rare.

lynall · Oct 14, 2019

kevstar said:
What's rare about it.

Rear a/c

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