WolfyDave

WolfyDave

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Im in 2 minds whether to repair my 1995 2.0mpi with lpg and boost alloys fitted or should/would i be better off breaking it for parts?
 
Just a sec while i consult Mystic Meg about the repairs you have neglected to mention....:confused:

Would help...could be a broken light lens or a rotten chassis.....it makes answering the question easier if there was a clue..:D
 
I have owned 'Debs' for 6 years and she has never let me down apart from when the clutch went. Apart from that nothing but a battery,brake pads and tyres.

She needs for Mot

Both inner wings welding
both front wheel arch/front floors welding
both swivel joint seals replacing
both front inner sill and body mounts replacing
n/s outer sill replacing
both rear trailing arm bushes replacing
3 brake pipes
both rear shockers replacing

I think thats about it lol
 
Dont slag off 2.0mpi's........its ran for 6 years without any problems on the engine.You can't say that about many diesels.Yes it may lack in power but it has been hellish reliable.
 
WolfyDave said:
Dont slag off 2.0mpi's........its ran for 6 years without any problems on the engine.You can't say that about many diesels.Yes it may lack in power but it has been hellish reliable.
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so what about the other 9 years of it's existence?:D
 
If you know how to weld and can do the work yourself go for it. It would be a shame just to scrap it if its been so reliable throughout the years.
 
@ Robert..............I can do all the work myself.I used to own a garage and i'm a quailified mechanic and qualified auto electrician and welding isn't a problem. Could just keep her as a spare tow car incase something ever goes wrong with my new Disco,a 2002 4.0 v8 ES with LPG
 
£100 in parts,which is nothing,i put that in fuel in my new 1, per week. And a week of welding which is free,both the steel and the labour. i think im leaning towards repair and keep as a spare.
 
You can get it fixed for minimum expenses and for a reasonable period of time so my answer would deffinately be a YES. She deserves it after all :)
 
I'm a sod for keeping hold of cars and not wanting to sell them even when i have bought a new 1....I had to go on holiday for a week while my better half sold my escort gti which i had owned from new and it had 17k miles on the clock when it went and it was 8 years old and was in showroom condition and had never been out in the rain.I couldn't face getting rid of it. Broke my heart lol
 
I need to keep my eyes open for a panel joggler/panel stepper tool so i can butt weld and overlap the new metalwork in.
 
I can't help feeling that the mph disco is going to be one of those super rare land rovers that we will read about in land rover mag's in 20 years time. Every one just scraps them now. Be different, do it up.
 
I have decided that she is gonna get restored and then put into dry storage... She could end up,as you say to be a rare land rover in time to come.
I may even strip her totally and do a full chassis up restoration and make her concourse.
 
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