I bought a plastic tarp off ebay. They come with eyelets so you can put a cord through them and use it as a draw string around the bottom. Crude but reasonably effective. I used big bubble wrap underneath to stop the tarp rubbing on the paint. You have to tie them pretty snug, because if there is any wind the forces on it are immense.
Is it still insured?

That sounds like an idea...
Insured? Nope I didn't think you could insure a project that did not have an MOT on it?

Mine's not insured either. I've been thinking about it for a few weeks now, but reading your thread has spurred me on. You can't tax anything without an MOT, but you can insure it.

Well thats news to me I will now look into getting insurance on it! Got to be worth it!

Certainly is these days. I suppose as soon as it's rolling it can be pulled on to a trailer. Mine's quite a way on now and, in theory, worth a reasonable amount of money. Phoning Admiral when I get in from work tomorrow to get it back on the multicar policy.

I will be making a few calls myself now! I know mine does not look like much at the moment but it's still worth a few quid!

Just added the Landy back on to our multi-car policy. It cost £22 for the remainder of the policy which only lasts until 2nd April. I'll need to investigate further because they said if it was stolen or written off I would only get market value. I tried to have a discussion about how they decided market value given the rebuild and he couldn't answer me.

This is the problem isn't it. Best to get an agreed valuation if possible and I will be doing a "paperwork" day tomorrow as the forecast is a bit grim. I will let you know how I get on with it

Moss & New Metal.
The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Mon, February 29, 2016 20:46:55
It has been a busy day today with lots of running around the countryside and the seaside so I am quite amazed that I managed to get anything done at all on the 110.
When we had stopped for an afternoon stroll along the river this afternoon and I noticed that some inconsiderate swine had scraped the rear half on the passenger side of the wife's car with what looked like quite a thick white bumper.
This sort of thing makes me mad because there is no way you could not have noticed your car doing this as they have even dented the plastic rear bumper a bit as well! Why not just leave a note? I would have been happy for them to pay out themselves rather than going through their insurance if they were worried about premiums!
Still what is done is done so I just left it until we got home to see what I could do with it there.

This is where the problems started. It was supposed to be a quick five minute job of wipe the dust away apply some paint restore polish stuff I have and see if it worked. I am glad to say that it did work removing 95% of the scratches and I am sure a few more coats will see the whole job finished. But the problem now was that it appeared that it was a bit more than just some "Dust" I had wiped away, the whole car was pretty filthy if I am honest apart from this eighteen inch wide by half a car length long bit of a brightly polished section. I could not leave it looking like that it would drive my OCD through the roof!

So I set to getting the washing kit out as well as the jet wash. Wifey's car soon looked nice clean and shiny again but now the Disco looked like it had taken a mud bath so I got stuck in on that. Twenty minutes later that was all sorted but I made the fatal mistake of looking at the 110. I had already noticed some mould on the bonnet that wanted sorting a few days back but now I was actually paying a bit more attention it would seem there was moss growing out of the windscreen surround as well as the gutter above it.
The jet washer was now aimed at this lot as well as the soapy rags and before I knew it all of the living green algae had been removed leaving me wondering how on earth this stuff manages to grow so damned quickly.
Two hours after I started I had a driveway full of shiny motors again.

I have a new hinge set on order for the 110 so hopefully that should be fitted this week as well as me managing to finally align the front doors up correctly. I have also got to fit a snorkel on the Disco when I get a chance as well as sealing up the airbox under the bonnet. This week will be a busy one indeed and I am very glad the days are drawing out longer now to help fit it all in.
Who said holidays are for lazing around and relaxing?

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Wiring & Water.
The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Wed, March 02, 2016 07:42:01

Wiring. Old tired brittle wiring. I am sick to death of the sight of the stuff on the 110. The weather broke so I thought I would walk outside wiring diagram in hand to get the rear lights sorted. That was about as good as it got for the next couple of hours.

Honestly I checked it all wired it up and then gave up because now sod all seems to be working and to top it off I made the mistake of opening up the fuse cover only to see the mouldy corroded fuzz on all of the fuses as well as the relays...it is no wonder bugger all works!

Oh well at the damned thing runs ok at the moment.

The 110 is turning into a major project now and if I am honest there is going to be absolutely no rush with it in fact this will probably turn into one of those “Will it ever get finished” projects especially as we have the house move coming up as well along with all of the hard graft that will be needed on that renovation. Still not to worry it will get done in time so I will buy it a proper cover to help keep the rust at bay.

After a final manic giggle to myself when yet another wire broke up in my fingers I turned around to see my neighbour struggling along the pathway with a box the same size as her along with another heavier package in her left hand. I went over quickly to help her with these parcels to be informed they were for me and that the courier had dropped them off earlier. I don't know how me or the courier managed to miss each other maybe I was underneath the 110 muttering madly to myself at the time.

She then said with a grin on her face “You are going to miss this Smith parcel drop off point when you move you know” and she is quite right I will! Maybe all orders will have to made for delivery on a Saturday morning from then on saving lots of trips to the local sorting office.

The big box was the snorkel for the Disco and the heavy one was the new door hinges for the 110. Either were a welcome distraction from the wiring so what to do first?

I went with the snorkel.

I have no plans to make the Disco into an off road monster but I want it to be ready if I fancy a play or some nice easy old fart green laning so slowly I am working my way through it fitting the essentials like diff guards and snorkels “Just in case”.

Out of the box came all of the bits and soon the template was in place...




I then marked it all up double checking it was all where it was supposed to be after nearly moving the bonnet alarm sensor thing when I did not need to thinking I was fitting a 200tdi snorkel instead of a 300tdi one. Out came the drill so no turning back now...




Soon enough using the drill and a grinder I had holes all over the wing!




I offered it up and they were out a touch but not enough to cause me any concern so I removed the plastic inner wheel arch trim (going to need some welding underneath that lot before the MOT) and on the snorkel went...




It was getting late now so once it was all tightened up and fastened on the passenger door pillar I called it a day. The air box and other bits underneath will be done later this week so at the moment the snorkel is just a fancy ornament doing bugger all!

I would like to get the new hinges on the 110 as well so it feels like I am getting somewhere with it once again who knows I may even give it a lick of undercoat once the weather warms up a touch.

min200 said:

This is the problem isn't it. Best to get an agreed valuation if possible and I will be doing a "paperwork" day tomorrow as the forecast is a bit grim. I will let you know how I get on with it

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You don't need to get fully comp or TPF&T, you can just get 'storage' insurance (basically fire and theft) which is a lot less since the '3rd party' and 'road use' parts are not active.

Any ideas who does that? I have not got around to doing it yet!

Think you will find most of them do it - I know from past experience that some of them call it "lay up" or "laid up" cover. as with everything insurance wise - ring round and get a few quotes

Good luck!!

Sealant & Stabbing.
The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Fri, March 04, 2016 16:05:45
Sealant. Black sticky as hell gets everywhere but where you want it to be but it does a good job at holding the rust at bay so a necessary evil.
I think I have got most of the main chassis sorted with the stuff but I have left things like the inside of the outriggers where I will be changing bushes over etc for now because it will give a better coating once they are out of the way.

The Discovery, as it turns out, is rather more crispy than I first realised and on closer inspection I need to stop stabbing it with a screwdriver in places that look a bit iffy because they always are! Even the rear cross member is going to need some work now for me to be happy towing anything off of it let alone the state of the front inner wings and boot floor. It's like the whole sodding thing wants to die! Well tough titty Disco I am moving house and cannot afford to buy anything else so suck it up buttercup you are getting cut up and put back together whether you like it or not.

I had a mate over this morning because his Jeep needed a few patches welding on it's sill but the forecast was snow so we mackled up a bit of a cover to keep off the worst of the flurries that kept coming along. It was initially two patches but as is always the way that turned into four after chasing the rust through as well as blowing the extra hole or two when welding. It all went surprisingly easily until I had to change over the wire reel and now for some reason the feed is not longer constant but it feeds for about three seconds pauses for a second then rinse and repeat? I cant seem to see anything different with the way I have set it up but who knows.

Now I know Land Rovers and Jeeps are supposed to be mortal enemies but there would be no issues in an outright fight because Jeeps are just bloody tiny!!!!!! I mean look at the picture the poor bugger looks dwarfed!


It's like the weedy kid at school stuck between a pair of bullies! Saying that it's a hell of a lot less crispy than the Disco so who am I to take the micky here?

With that done and a sausage cob later (for me the other fella is on a diet which meant I had to eat even more...gutted) my friend was off with his freshly undersealed sill and a warning about the sticky stuff not being set yet and likely to move into his house when he got back.
The snow had buggered off for now as well so I was stood wondering what to do with the rest of my day and I decided that the replacement door bottoms I had bought for the 110 a few months ago needed a little welding tlc so I dug those out and made them whole again in short time even with the welder messing me about. I think it just does not like the reel I have put in it because bugger all I do with it makes any difference at all to the feed.

That done and the dog looking at me with it's "Why have you not taken me out for a walk yet then?" face on I drove off to a muddy Blidworth woods where within two minutes I was up to my knees in sludge and so was the dog who thought it was bloody great fun.

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A Jeep indeed. Looks more like an early 80s Ford Fiesta from the back. Still, if he's under the impression that his Ford Fiesta is a Jeep it'll keep him happy.

Oh bless him he loves his Fiesta I mean Jeep!

A Swap?
The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Sat, March 05, 2016 15:46:10
I have had some serious thinking to do this week about life and what is coming up fast upon the horizon. With a new house move along with renovating it there will be little time left for rebuilding my Land Rover 110. Now I don't really want to sell it so I wont! instead I have come up with an idea that might be attractive to some so I will just put it out there to see what you all think.

I am looking for a swap for my “D” reg 110 and my “R” reg Discovery for a 110 or 90 that is road legal and not a rot box.

The 110 is my project that has had all of the welding done to it now including a new rear third chassis, new suspension all round and the bulkhead welded up to boot. It runs drives and stops but the wings are not bolted on nor is the front panel. You can see exactly what I have done either on the Facebook group Just Turned 40 or at www.nickysmith.me under the section “The 110”

It is still a project and will want a fair bit of work doing to it but it's an ex RAF Landy with four bench seats in the back.

The Discovery is an “R” reg 300tdi with MOT until August. 196,000 miles on the clock runs well with no mechanical issues at present. It will require welding for the next MOT on the inner wings at the front and the boot floor will want looking at. It has Boost alloys and all of the tyres have decent tread on them.

I fitted a snorkel last week that seems to be air tight. You could use this to convert the 110 to a TDI if you were so inclined (I was considering it) once the rest of it is up to scratch.

Both V5's are present and in my name.

I am NOT looking to sell them seperatley but am looking to swap them both for a road legal 90 or 110 so I can continue to get to work and back as well as dragging the caravan around on.

No panic if there is no interest as I will patch up the Disco then park up the 110 under cover for a year or two until I get around to it.

If you are interested either message me directly please or email me at Nick@nickysmith.me

I am based in Nottingham.

Would be a shame after you've already put this amount of work in, but I suppose you sometimes have to look at the bigger picture. And what are we supposed to read if you get rid of these???

Discokids said:

Would be a shame after you've already put this amount of work in, but I suppose you sometimes have to look at the bigger picture. And what are we supposed to read if you get rid of these???

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+2 - cos SWMBO has taken to reading these rebuild threads too!!!

If you stop rebuilding this, does this mean I have to start posting my exploits with our D1 up for something else to read ??!?!?... no, wait... er...

Lol it was just a thought but I don't think anyone would take me up if I am honest and if they dont I will park up the 110 once we move for a while