Stretch
Well-Known Member
G'day Folks,
First time poster - virgin Land Rover owner.
I've just bought some rust and some crumpled Birmabright in the form of a right hand drive series 2a station wagon.
I'm proud (?) to say I've done everything you shouldn't when buying a Land Rover. I've ignored the buyer's guides and just bought the cheapest I could find. This is a big gamble. The seller reckons the chassis numbers are AWOL and that that's gonna make it difficult to register the thing for Dutch road use.
This could be fun.
This little project of mine is a bit of a mid life crisis "well I try it the hard way" for once. I'm well and truly fed up with paying top dollar (or euro) for something that is "good". Every "good" car I have ever bought has always been "not good": I always rip it to bits and end up with component parts anyway so I figured I wouldn't pay extra this time. So this time I found something that is at the other end of the spectrum of "good".
This could be an epic fail.
We'll see.
This thread is gonna show the blood guts and mess I'll be making in the land of windmills, tulips, water retaining devices and round cheese.
So here's the beast =>
It even came with a jam jar full of random bits!
Now I'm all set (as the Americans say)...
First time poster - virgin Land Rover owner.
I've just bought some rust and some crumpled Birmabright in the form of a right hand drive series 2a station wagon.
I'm proud (?) to say I've done everything you shouldn't when buying a Land Rover. I've ignored the buyer's guides and just bought the cheapest I could find. This is a big gamble. The seller reckons the chassis numbers are AWOL and that that's gonna make it difficult to register the thing for Dutch road use.
This could be fun.
This little project of mine is a bit of a mid life crisis "well I try it the hard way" for once. I'm well and truly fed up with paying top dollar (or euro) for something that is "good". Every "good" car I have ever bought has always been "not good": I always rip it to bits and end up with component parts anyway so I figured I wouldn't pay extra this time. So this time I found something that is at the other end of the spectrum of "good".
This could be an epic fail.
We'll see.
This thread is gonna show the blood guts and mess I'll be making in the land of windmills, tulips, water retaining devices and round cheese.
So here's the beast =>
It even came with a jam jar full of random bits!
Now I'm all set (as the Americans say)...
