Wreso90

New Member

• Oct 19, 2021

• #1

Firstly thanks for accepting me into this great forum.I ve been offered this pick up at 5k its mechanically sound with a galvanised chasis.The bodywork is a bit ropey and the interior leaves alot to be desired.I have been waiting to pull the trigger on a defender for a while now,my questions are 1 do you think its worth it? 2 How much to rectify the bodywork roughly.Thank you.

 

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flat

Well-Known Member

• Oct 19, 2021

• #2

Easy to sort that wing. They just unbolt. You can probably get a secondhand one in better condition, and in the same colour.
The main killer of land rovers is rust - so if the chassis is done that’s excellent and won’t need worrying about.

what state is the bulkhead in?

what engine in it?

 

Wreso90

New Member

• Oct 19, 2021

• #3

Its a 2.5 and its done 94k and from what i can gather the bulkheads are pretty sound.

 

Disco1BFG

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Oct 19, 2021

• #4

Wreso90 said:

Its a 2.5 and its done 94k and from what i can gather the bulkheads are pretty sound.

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Which 2.5 ? 19J ? 200 Tdi 300 Tdi ? Td5 ....

Galv chassis is a huge plus.

Worth looking on the tube for a vid about LR 90 Bulkheads, and how to assess them .... sadly, they can rot for the sake of it ...

 

flat

Well-Known Member

• Oct 20, 2021

• #5

Wreso90 said:

Its a 2.5 and its done 94k and from what i can gather the bulkheads are pretty sound.

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2.5 what? Petrol or diesel and which diesel? There were about 5 different variants of the Diesel engine - some bad, some good and some excellent. Post a photo of the engine and we can identify it

 

brianp38dse

Well-Known Member

• Oct 20, 2021

• #6

Hello and welcome

 

JimS

Well-Known Member

• Oct 20, 2021

• #7

Looks like an OK project, nice to have the galv chassis. If the bulkheads ok then thats the main costs sorted. Rather a slightly tatty one like this than a shiny one with a rotten chassis

 

jimmacD

Well-Known Member

• Oct 24, 2021

• #8

Hi and Welcome, haven't owned a Defender but have worked my way through Series, Discos and RR. They are the simplest machines to work on, easy to upgrade and plentiful spares and advice. I think the current market is Defender keen, so unless you paid the wrong side of £10k you really can polish a turd if it's a proper LR. Like you, there are loads of people longing to own a LR of some shape or form, so they will be desirable for a few more years.

 

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lynall

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Oct 24, 2021

• #9

Pretty decent mot history, engine type would ne the deciding factor for me.

 

Knappster

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Oct 24, 2021

• #10

Hi and welcome!

A good place to start with the value is to take a look at eBay, particularly the classifieds. The bodywork can be changed much more easily than the chassis and bulkhead, so having the galvy chassis and hopefully a decent bulkhead means that everything else is pretty much cosmetic. If it’s a Tdi, the value will be more again than a non-Tdi engine, although due to Tdi conversions, landies with original engines are rising in value.

 

Hippo

Lord Hippo

• Oct 31, 2021

• #11

Welcome to the forum