LR sites on Series chassis repair and defender grumbles

Anyone with a rusty chassis or contemplating some chassis repairs should
definately view the shazzymann site.

Lots of pics on chassis repair.
http://www.shazzymann.com.au/tomslandy.htm

Buying a defender?

Defender grumbles.
http://www.channel6.dk/Rover/uk/Page15.htm

"Doorbell" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Anyone with a rusty chassis or contemplating some chassis repairs should
> definately view the shazzymann site.
>
> Lots of pics on chassis repair.
> http://www.shazzymann.com.au/tomslandy.htm
>
> Buying a defender?
>
> Defender grumbles.
> http://www.channel6.dk/Rover/uk/Page15.htm
>
>
>

Excellent article on the Defender. Lots of ideas there to replace screws
and bolts before they cause corrosion.

I hope to be replacing my 1997 D90 as some stage in the near future but
will be looking for a nice clean 1998 model. Don't like what I am hearing
about the Td5's.

Another negative thing about the 1997 (and later models) is the obvious
thinness of the aluminium body panelling. This vehicle was previously used
by a gamekeeper and it seems to have been dented by every twig that touched
it. Every time he rested his rifle on the bonnet to shoot a fox he pressed
the wings in with his body and elbows and left the marks of the rifle bipod
on the bonnet! The 200Tdi was much a much more robust creature.

Derry

So then a general decline in standards, just as well I shall be sticking to
my series 3. As for dents, they add charachter


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes





"Derry Argue" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Doorbell" <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>
> Excellent article on the Defender. Lots of ideas there to replace screws
> and bolts before they cause corrosion.
>
> I hope to be replacing my 1997 D90 as some stage in the near future but
> will be looking for a nice clean 1998 model. Don't like what I am hearing
> about the Td5's.
>
> Another negative thing about the 1997 (and later models) is the obvious
> thinness of the aluminium body panelling. This vehicle was previously used
> by a gamekeeper and it seems to have been dented by every twig that
touched
> it. Every time he rested his rifle on the bonnet to shoot a fox he pressed
> the wings in with his body and elbows and left the marks of the rifle
bipod
> on the bonnet! The 200Tdi was much a much more robust creature.
>
> Derry