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Hello to anybody who has bothered reading this far.
I've just bought my first Landy having retired about a month ago. I've always wanted one, never got round to it and now that retirement has arrived, I've finally done it. It's a 1981 88" Series 3 hardtop pretending to be a 90.
I'm aiming, over the next few weeks/months/years to try to get it looking like a Series 3 again. I bought it as one of the rare front wheel drive models, but a new half shaft has returned it to rear wheel/ four wheel drive. All it needs now is all the front panels changing, two new tub sides, get rid of the wide arches, put some proper wheels on it, get rid of the matt black paint job, get some standard seats, remove all the silver foil 'insulation' that's stuck all over the inside, remove chequer plate rash..... etc. etc. etc.. It does have a few good points, the engine is a 2.5 diesel, although I don't know where it came from yet, and it's got an overdrive that works. It would appear that my offroading is going to be restricted to it being off the road whilst I do all the above work.
I've built a lot of kit cars in the past and I've also restored a couple of classics, so I'm not daunted by any of the above although I'm sure that I'll be asking for help and advice in the future.
My wife isn't convinced about the landy , but we live in a semi-rural location and every approach to the house is via either country lanes or a steep hill. I'm sure she'll change her mind about the landy when it's the only way of getting out of the house. I've got my fingers crossed for a severe winter.
Anyway, that's enough from me for now, I'm off outside with a circuit tester and a puzzled expression to try to get the rear fog and hazard flashers working.
I've just bought my first Landy having retired about a month ago. I've always wanted one, never got round to it and now that retirement has arrived, I've finally done it. It's a 1981 88" Series 3 hardtop pretending to be a 90.
I'm aiming, over the next few weeks/months/years to try to get it looking like a Series 3 again. I bought it as one of the rare front wheel drive models, but a new half shaft has returned it to rear wheel/ four wheel drive. All it needs now is all the front panels changing, two new tub sides, get rid of the wide arches, put some proper wheels on it, get rid of the matt black paint job, get some standard seats, remove all the silver foil 'insulation' that's stuck all over the inside, remove chequer plate rash..... etc. etc. etc.. It does have a few good points, the engine is a 2.5 diesel, although I don't know where it came from yet, and it's got an overdrive that works. It would appear that my offroading is going to be restricted to it being off the road whilst I do all the above work.
I've built a lot of kit cars in the past and I've also restored a couple of classics, so I'm not daunted by any of the above although I'm sure that I'll be asking for help and advice in the future.
My wife isn't convinced about the landy , but we live in a semi-rural location and every approach to the house is via either country lanes or a steep hill. I'm sure she'll change her mind about the landy when it's the only way of getting out of the house. I've got my fingers crossed for a severe winter.
Anyway, that's enough from me for now, I'm off outside with a circuit tester and a puzzled expression to try to get the rear fog and hazard flashers working.
