...the inside is a suprisingly wonderful place.... not only is it clean, tidy and extremely comfortable it has every toy that I think Land Rover ever put in a Range Rover back then - cruise control, heated/electric adjustable seats, electric sun roof, air-con, electric windows/mirrors/etc.... even found out today that there is a full original Clarion multichanger system in the boot with a Bass box, along with original jack tools and wheel chocks!!!
Got him up on the ramps in my mates garage (he's an absolute LR/RR guru) and he gave it the full once over..... turns out the engine, auto-box and chassis are in great nick, unfortunately the smell of fuel that I had noticed when I got him was due to corroded pipes at the rear end (so he replaced those as the amount of fuel being lost was similar to what the engine was likely using, so not too helpful on the consumption figures!).... various areas of rot within the body in the usual areas and both sills are bent and will need replacing if I put him through another MOT?
So what to do with him then????? - well I think that I will use him for RTV trialling and weekend run around until the current MOT runs out, then strip him down to rolling chassis, engine and transmission and rebuild with a series body (likely 88") at which point I will need to decide to go the full IVA route to make road legal and continue with RTV trials... or turn into CCV???????
Finally weigh in the remains of the body and sell whatever bits that are useful to others - well that's today's plan anyway...as we all know tomorrow is another day!!!!
Got him up on the ramps in my mates garage (he's an absolute LR/RR guru) and he gave it the full once over..... turns out the engine, auto-box and chassis are in great nick, unfortunately the smell of fuel that I had noticed when I got him was due to corroded pipes at the rear end (so he replaced those as the amount of fuel being lost was similar to what the engine was likely using, so not too helpful on the consumption figures!).... various areas of rot within the body in the usual areas and both sills are bent and will need replacing if I put him through another MOT?
So what to do with him then????? - well I think that I will use him for RTV trialling and weekend run around until the current MOT runs out, then strip him down to rolling chassis, engine and transmission and rebuild with a series body (likely 88") at which point I will need to decide to go the full IVA route to make road legal and continue with RTV trials... or turn into CCV???????
Finally weigh in the remains of the body and sell whatever bits that are useful to others - well that's today's plan anyway...as we all know tomorrow is another day!!!!
