1988smithy
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As we're all (sometimes painfully) aware, Land Rovers need more...intense... maintenance compared to your run of the mill hatchback.
So a lot of us run a 2nd car, or Back Up Vehicle
All my other landys have been my sole daily driver. But I picked up a lovely Disco 2 last year and would like to keep it that way. Plus when I do need to give it some attention, the pressure to get it finished by the end of the weekend would drastically reduce if I had an old snotter I could jump into Monday morning (fnarr fnarr, hyuck hyuck).
So I picked this up for £400 2 weeks ago from the car buying capital of the U.K, Sparkbrook.
Yes. I know...
Apart from the intake being more bunged than a Conservative M.P and the plastic bush on the gearstick being wafer thin, not allowing me to get 1st gear, I managed to limp it the 15miles home and get cracking.
Got to be the worst intake I've ever seen. Ex builders van, so prob sat idling half the day on fag breaks
All stripped and cleaned up
Inside got the same treatment. It was proper hanging
Some interesting finds
Stripped down for new thermostat, temp sender, turbo drain, vac pump oil feed and drain and rad pack flush
I had about 20 litres of 5w 30 knocking about from a mate so I ran new oil thru, then drained again and changed all filters. £25 for a bosch service kit!
Half bonnet t cut with a mop, paints flatter than a witch's teet. Headlights got cleaned up and sealed
Shes running quite well now. 208,000 miles 1.7 cdti. I've done rear springs as one was snapped and a new rear caliper. I'm about 650 quid in now, so still a cheap van. I do need to pick some rear seats up though...
So thats my Land Rover BUV. I can throw the kids, dogs and bikes etc in and on it. We're doing the garden at the minute between rain so it'll come in handy for all sorts.
It feels really good to work on something you don't really care about. But I am starting to catch feelings
So what have others got as their fall back car? Feel free to add pics and details, make it a big thread everyone can chip in on
So a lot of us run a 2nd car, or Back Up Vehicle
All my other landys have been my sole daily driver. But I picked up a lovely Disco 2 last year and would like to keep it that way. Plus when I do need to give it some attention, the pressure to get it finished by the end of the weekend would drastically reduce if I had an old snotter I could jump into Monday morning (fnarr fnarr, hyuck hyuck).
So I picked this up for £400 2 weeks ago from the car buying capital of the U.K, Sparkbrook.
Yes. I know...
Apart from the intake being more bunged than a Conservative M.P and the plastic bush on the gearstick being wafer thin, not allowing me to get 1st gear, I managed to limp it the 15miles home and get cracking.
Got to be the worst intake I've ever seen. Ex builders van, so prob sat idling half the day on fag breaks
All stripped and cleaned up
Inside got the same treatment. It was proper hanging
Some interesting finds
Stripped down for new thermostat, temp sender, turbo drain, vac pump oil feed and drain and rad pack flush
I had about 20 litres of 5w 30 knocking about from a mate so I ran new oil thru, then drained again and changed all filters. £25 for a bosch service kit!
Half bonnet t cut with a mop, paints flatter than a witch's teet. Headlights got cleaned up and sealed
Shes running quite well now. 208,000 miles 1.7 cdti. I've done rear springs as one was snapped and a new rear caliper. I'm about 650 quid in now, so still a cheap van. I do need to pick some rear seats up though...
So thats my Land Rover BUV. I can throw the kids, dogs and bikes etc in and on it. We're doing the garden at the minute between rain so it'll come in handy for all sorts.
It feels really good to work on something you don't really care about. But I am starting to catch feelings
So what have others got as their fall back car? Feel free to add pics and details, make it a big thread everyone can chip in on
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