Land Raver
Well-Known Member
That's great work and looks fantastic! You must be really proud of that. Built to last too and not too much that will rust moving forward. :cool2:
ieuandavies
Active Member
thanks everyone im very proud of it! shes definetly going to be well looked after aswell! 
i hope i can start another thread on my next project as im sure it will be a land rover
i hope i can start another thread on my next project as im sure it will be a land rover
ieuandavies
Active Member
yes but i wouldnt of been able to do it without the help from you guys, my dads equipment, and my dad for his teaching over the last 15 years, if it wasnt for all of that then this project would never of gone anywere
anyone can do anything if they try hard enough
its just that ive always wanted to have my own nice land rover, and i was willing to give it a dam good try
Where there's a will there's a way!
I assume it owes you quite a bit in money with all the stuff you have done to it.
At 15 I would be selling it for a good profit and then starting the next, then by the time you are 17 / 18 and have a full license you might have made enough to not only have a free Land Rover bit have some money to help with insurance.
You will know what needs done to the next
John
At 15 I would be selling it for a good profit and then starting the next, then by the time you are 17 / 18 and have a full license you might have made enough to not only have a free Land Rover bit have some money to help with insurance.
You will know what needs done to the next
John
ieuandavies
Active Member
I assume it owes you quite a bit in money with all the stuff you have done to it.
At 15 I would be selling it for a good profit and then starting the next, then by the time you are 17 / 18 and have a full license you might have made enough to not only have a free Land Rover bit have some money to help with insurance.
You will know what needs done to the next
John
haha youve just come up with pretty much my exact plan, but ive always planned to keep this one, the next landy project i hope to rebuild (probably a series) i will sell to start making some money
yes it owes me a lot of money! £1600 actually, which is a hell of a lot for your average 15 year old, and yes ive really worked for and paid every last penny of that
yes it owes me a lot of money! £1600 actually, which is a hell of a lot for your average 15 year old, and yes ive really worked for and paid every last penny of that
That is not a lot of money for what you have now achieved!
That is also loads of money for a 15 year old!
Well done on the build now get it out in the fields and get it really dirty
discomikey
New Member
£1600 for a series in that condition is nothing at all. i commend you.
it just shows that you dont need to replace everything. instead of paying a hundred or 2 for a good series gearbox, i have just rebuilt mine at a cost of £13
it just shows that you dont need to replace everything. instead of paying a hundred or 2 for a good series gearbox, i have just rebuilt mine at a cost of £13
johnny curt 1
Well-Known Member
haha youve just come up with pretty much my exact plan, but ive always planned to keep this one, the next landy project i hope to rebuild (probably a series) i will sell to start making some money
yes it owes me a lot of money! £1600 actually, which is a hell of a lot for your average 15 year old, and yes ive really worked for and paid every last penny of that
yours has been an epic rebuild and i take my flat cap off to you firstly for having the enthusiasm to take it on and secondly for having the thought and sheer balls for sharing it with us all
and youve gone for the same principal rule that any restorer backyard inventor model engineer or just plain old tinkerer does
you always keep your first
or atleast till youve done your second so you have the choice between the two
ieuandavies
Active Member
thanks
just seems a lot to me, mind you it is worth every penny!it is amazing the money you can save just by havin a look yourself, and dont forget that extra knowledge for the future!
knowing the right people helps aswell, for example my second hand tub was £10 off my dads mate, that could of been £80 easy on ebay!
ive learnt so much about engineering and mechanics over the past 5 months its untrue!
i actually cant wait to get on and do another now
ieuandavies
Active Member
yours has been an epic rebuild and i take my flat cap off to you firstly for having the enthusiasm to take it on and secondly for having the thought and sheer balls for sharing it with us all
and youve gone for the same principal rule that any restorer backyard inventor model engineer or just plain old tinkerer does
you always keep your first
or atleast till youve done your second so you have the choice between the two
haha fair point i better not make the next one to good
thanks, im still watching yours all the time by the way! now that is the mother of all "work with what youve got" projects! i love it
one day i want to do one real cheap, see how good you can get on very little money if you know what i mean
(just got to learn to weld first
, i thinks thats my challenge for the summer seeing as im leaving school in a couple of months )
johnny curt 1
Well-Known Member
haha fair point i better not make the next one to good
thanks, im still watching yours all the time by the way! now that is the mother of all "work with what youve got" projects! i love it
one day i want to do one real cheap, see how good you can get on very little money if you know what i mean
(just got to learn to weld first
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discomikey
New Member
i dont want to work out what ive spent on mine, although its still pretty cheap for a glav chassis'd TDI series 3. its also very soundproofed and cruises at 70-80 on the motorway.
its probably about £4000 but thats after ive fully rebuilt it. also i have a couple of other projects to help pay for it.
it does help to know the right poeple too i agree.
its probably about £4000 but thats after ive fully rebuilt it. also i have a couple of other projects to help pay for it.
it does help to know the right poeple too i agree.
ieuandavies
Active Member
yes they take it n bit of time and money, but we do it for a reason
that feeling you get when your driving them! so have you got range rover diffs?
id love to fit the full 200tdi, ive still got the turbo and everything that goes with it from my engine, only thing thats stopping me is insurance wise
oh and how to do the exhaust
nrgserv
Well-Known Member
you need to learn that welding stuff!yes they take it n bit of time and money, but we do it for a reason
so have you got range rover diffs?
id love to fit the full 200tdi, ive still got the turbo and everything that goes with it from my engine, only thing thats stopping me is insurance wise
oh and how to do the exhaust
discomikey
New Member
whats your insurance like without the turbo? mines only £1500 with the turbo in a series and im 19
ieuandavies
Active Member
i dont know im not registered, is yours registered as modified then?
i only say its cheaper because it isnt as obvious that its modified, a big turbo on the side is quite obvious
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discomikey
New Member
its registered as a series 3 TDI yes.
i do have coiler diffs, along with 235/85 tyres and an overdrive. road speed is 146.3% of indicated speed haha
i do have coiler diffs, along with 235/85 tyres and an overdrive. road speed is 146.3% of indicated speed haha
