mick the builder
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You did all that today? Fantastic work Aaron. Are you leaving chassis bare?
If you've got a fence to put around the property, with gates and everything, as well as a very large shed/big garage to build, then that will take a lot of weekends. Fencing and shed building is canny work in the evening when the light nights come back. Having said that, I can't see you lasting a year without working on your Landy project. I think you'll come up with some ingenious way of getting stuff done.
Sounds like an opportunity to get a much bigger garage/workshop though Aaron! That's a big silver lining to keep your eye on.
You did all that today? Fantastic work Aaron. Are you leaving chassis bare?
That seems like a pretty big garden you have there anyway! I don't think we've seen behind the shed before, that's a reasonable Landy sized patio
It's a bit of a predicament, but I would go with waiting until after the move to strip the donor. That's just me though, based on my speed, time available, possible weather. At least the chassis is rolling and so is easier to get to new home. Donor Landy in one piece and so easy to move as one lump. That's just me though, mate.
You've passed a good milestone there, the rolling chassis and axles looks great and for me it was a great enthusiasm boost.
My garage would get increasingly cluttered, space would become non existent and nothing was where it should have been and so I couldn't find anything. Probably added a huge amount of time to the overall rebuild just looking for tools, fixing etc. Not glamorous work, but essential and amazingly satisfying once done. Should have done mine more often. Time well spent, mate.Not done a lot today either, fitted the fuel tank in between showers and that was about it.
Spent the rest of the day going through the shed, don't know what I do but I always seem to be sorting it out, threw some crap away, gave some stuff away and got some stuff to sell at some point.
My garage would get increasingly cluttered, space would become non existent and nothing was where it should have been and so I couldn't find anything. Probably added a huge amount of time to the overall rebuild just looking for tools, fixing etc. Not glamorous work, but essential and amazingly satisfying once done. Should have done mine more often. Time well spent, mate.
Looking good mate.
Is the green one the road and being driven now?
That's a shame I thought that one was one of the best I have seen, maybe you should post a link to the thread when you advertise them so that people can really see what has been put into them. I always thought you might get loads of enquiries from this site when you are getting to the end of a build where people who appreciate the work may want to buy an honest Land Rover, there are so many bad ones out there.Erm.... Err... No, is it bad that I don't even know when the last time it moved was edit. I tell a lie, when I went and collected the chassis, what a month ago.
Sad really, but the truth is I get that engrossed in the next build I have no interest for the other, I walk past it every morning and think what a waste.
Again the truth is I have more desire and need to build them than actually drive them, but then I don't really have the need too, I work less than 1 mile from home, I don't do social gatherings or meetings or generally go anywhere, the furthest I get is to the local screwfix..
Should sell it really, but can't be doing with the hassle that brings either, people just don't appreciate the work that has gone into them, although now is the time if any so it can go into the new house, but have no interest in trying to do so at the mo.
Don't take this the wrong way, but I'd suggest that you are advertising to the wrong folk! - and perhaps at too low a price - it needs to be enough to frighten the tyre kickers away - the world can do without such fickle "folk". I am not saying this is easy, but they are out there, and @raywin 's suggestion, above, to link to the threads on here is a good one IMHO.people just don't appreciate the work that has gone into them
That's a shame I thought that one was one of the best I have seen, maybe you should post a link to the thread when you advertise them so that people can really see what has been put into them. I always thought you might get loads of enquiries from this site when you are getting to the end of a build where people who appreciate the work may want to buy an honest Land Rover, there are so many bad ones out there.
Maybe you need your own brand to mark them as done correctly what about "Arron Assembled" or "Morris Master-build"
Don't take this the wrong way, but I'd suggest that you are advertising to the wrong folk! - and perhaps at too low a price - it needs to be enough to frighten the tyre kickers away - the world can do without such fickle "folk". I am not saying this is easy, but they are out there, and @raywin 's suggestion, above, to link to the threads on here is a good one IMHO.
Anyway, now not only do I have one donor, but have now agreed to buy a second Only this time it is an auto vehicle which is what I wanted in the first place
Understood. But, the problem in the modern world is that "folk" seem to want everything for nothing.but I don't want to charge the earth
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