Landrover 90- new engine time!

[Egbutt Wash]

Why not just buy a more recent one?
For 5900 + vat you could get a decent one, eg...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201224475761809/sort/default/usedcars/price-to/6000/maximum-mileage/up_to_80000_miles/maximum-age/up_to_10_years_old/model/defender/make/land_rover/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/postcode/sw1a2aa/page/1/radius/1500?logcode=p

Waste of time doing up an old land rover.  It will let you down when you are in danger.

[shepgti]

Why not just buy a more recent one?
For 5900 + vat you could get a decent one, eg...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201224475761809/sort/default/usedcars/price-to/6000/maximum-mileage/up_to_80000_miles/maximum-age/up_to_10_years_old/model/defender/make/land_rover/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/postcode/sw1a2aa/page/1/radius/1500?logcode=p

Waste of time doing up an old land rover.  It will let you down when you are in danger.

You really know nothing about cars so keep stum. Thank you.


I was having a ball until my helper cracked the screen by pushing too early! Need to source another screen now.

[Egbutt Wash]

Why not just buy a more recent one?
For 5900 + vat you could get a decent one, eg...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201224475761809/sort/default/usedcars/price-to/6000/maximum-mileage/up_to_80000_miles/maximum-age/up_to_10_years_old/model/defender/make/land_rover/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/postcode/sw1a2aa/page/1/radius/1500?logcode=p

Waste of time doing up an old land rover.  It will let you down when you are in danger.

You really know nothing about cars so keep stum. Thank you.

As it happens I know rather a lot about cars , I also know quite a bit about living and I do know this; your early twenties should be one of the most productive and fun times of your life.  It really is a waste of your life spending hours and hours tinkering with a rusty little car.

[Diamond Hell]

Waste of time doing up an old land rover.  It will let you down when you are in danger.

I think you'll find most Land Rovers will let you down - you don't need to do them up.

your early twenties should be one of the most productive and fun times of your life.  It really is a waste of your life spending hours and hours tinkering with a rusty little car.

Jeez, where's your sense of fun - your early 20s are all about mucking about with cars, as are your late 20s, early 30s and late 30s as well.  I'll let you know about the 40s when I get there, but I have my suspicions....

[archie837]

25 here and have a WELL rusty and old and small car tinkering habit.

This is looking ace Shep, will be good when done.

[Egbutt Wash]

I am happy to help with my experience.
I wasted some time restoring an huge Yank Tank from the early '70's, a muscle car no less, with a 7.8L engine.  That was in my twenties.  I now realise every second of that job was wasted time that I should have spent womanising, boozing, trail riding, starting a business, writing a book...

Perhaps fair enough for a genuine muscle car but to do the same for an old Land Rover is just silly.  The only old LR's you see round here are driven by bald, fat, red faced, grubby pensioners.  Ex farm workers or sold-up small farmers.  Not cool in Kendal.

[shepgti]

geting there slowly now, replaced the throttle cable and painted and fitted the new wheels also fitted some hella spot lights to the front which i found in a barn

snaps;


20121103_141513 by shepgti, on Flickr



20121103_141528 by shepgti, on Flickr

[raferackstraw]

Waste of time doing up an old land rover.  It will let you down when you are in danger.

I think you'll find most Land Rovers will let you down - you don't need to do them up.

your early twenties should be one of the most productive and fun times of your life.  It really is a waste of your life spending hours and hours tinkering with a rusty little car.

Jeez, where's your sense of fun - your early 20s are all about mucking about with cars, as are your late 20s, early 30s and late 30s as well.  I'll let you know about the 40s when I get there, but I have my suspicions....

40s are still messing about with cars  unless you have cash to burn

[shepgti]

New windscreen now in, getting sort of close now!

[shepgti]