min200
Active Member
aaronmorris
Head's a shed
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easye1
Banned
very well done min.....
err, your slight weep front swivle, did you put straight oil in or one shot grease///
as mine had more than a weep but the chrome was good so I emptied a small grease gun load of molygrease into the hub via the top up hole, it silenced a clattering velosity joint on lock and the weep only notices on very hot days after driving it...
but take advice from others about my cure all..
the carb can be rechecked for float level hight, and an partially blocked main jet, or jet size to correct specs, bearing in mind someone may have reduced the main jet size for other reasons...
but saying that, bet it warmed up nice running lean.....
just a small point, has the ignition timing been checked for correct advance, as i`ve known cars to show signs of being weeak on mixture but been running with retarded ignition settings...(just saying)/
but bloody well done that man...
ian..
err, your slight weep front swivle, did you put straight oil in or one shot grease///
as mine had more than a weep but the chrome was good so I emptied a small grease gun load of molygrease into the hub via the top up hole, it silenced a clattering velosity joint on lock and the weep only notices on very hot days after driving it...
but take advice from others about my cure all..
the carb can be rechecked for float level hight, and an partially blocked main jet, or jet size to correct specs, bearing in mind someone may have reduced the main jet size for other reasons...
but saying that, bet it warmed up nice running lean.....
just a small point, has the ignition timing been checked for correct advance, as i`ve known cars to show signs of being weeak on mixture but been running with retarded ignition settings...(just saying)/
but bloody well done that man...
ian..
min200
Active Member
Mail and Money
Main
Posted by min200 Sat, January 10, 2015 19:56:32
Now the initial elation of getting Mator's MOT has passed I looked into the final steps of the registration forms and total costs of the project.
I sat last night going over the DVLA forms making sure all the correct boxes were ticked that the paperwork they require was copied and in order then that the cheque had been written for the correct amount and made out to them along with the precious MOT certificate all was put into an envelope which was duly taped shut just to make sure it all stayed in there until it arrived in Swansea.
This precious cargo was then posted this morning at 8am so it would catch the Saturday post and arrive hopefully at the mercy of those registration gods that will grant me a magic number to allow me to start playing on and off road in my painstakingly rebuilt motor. Wifey has already asked what I am going to build next because "you will finish the last bits off quick then start moping around annoying me because you have nothing else to distract you"...ain't love grand eh! She is right though I will have to source something else and I have a couple of ideas in the pipeline so watch this space.
Now onto the final figures of the build. I have scratched my head and looked at a couple of receipts so I am pretty sure everything I have spent is included. The final price is what it cost not only to rebuild the Land Rover but what it cost to get it onto the road legally including insurance for the year and six months tax which are a big chunk of change.
Landy Project Costs
Land Rover £375
Sanding Discs £11.70
Ignition Barrel £20
Heritage letter £21.75
2x Batteries and rear 1/4 light £35
Pair Battery Terminal Clamps £3.99
Floor pan nuts & bolts £6.50
Grinding disc £2.25
Under Seal £8.99
Complete set of lights £85
5 Litres Primer £24.99
4 Discovery Wheels £10.20
Rear Door £21.00
Front Door £20.00
Handbrake spring £1.50
2 Discovery wheels
Two seatbelts
Wing Mirror
2 Headlight surrounds
2 headlight frames £60
2 Front Doors £60
Nato Green Paint £36
Rear Window Seal and insert £9.99
Wiring connectors £3.00
2 tins of silver metal paint £7.00
Fuses & Sandpaper £4.50
5x tins black spray £5.00
5x more tins black spray £5.00
Clutch fluid
Exhaust putty
WD40 £8.49
Car Boot Bits £13
Front & rear shocks £59.45
Front & rear brake rebuild kits £81.62
Fuel tank & filler £40
Wheels complete with tyres £250
Fuel pump
Fuel hose
Indicator stalk
Bonnet strap
Brake switch
Fuel pump gasket
Fuel line clips £67.74
24v Wiper motor
24v flasher relay
24v heater
24v front loom
oil cooler
Door tops x2
Rear bench seat £67.50
Roof rack £100
Wheel nuts £8
Brake pipe kit £39
Wheels & Tyres £250
Exhaust System & Flexi hose pipes £66
Number plate light £5
Seat set £90
Fuel tank and service parts £136
Seat belts £61
Rear seat brackets £10
Spark plugs £30
Brake switch £17
MOT £30
CREDIT FOR BITS SOLD OFF OF PROJECT £502
TOTAL REBUILD COST £1708.16
Insurance £150
6 Months Tax £126.50
DVLA Registration fee £55
TOTAL ON THE ROAD PRICE...... £2039.66
So the total "Rebuild" cost was £1708.16 and the "On the Road" price worked out as a whopping £2039.66! Now folks that is seriously not a bad price for a "rebuilt" Land Rover that is now worth a bit more than that if you wanted to buy it finished off of the shelf. OK I admit it doesn't include all of the what probably would work out at a 100 hours plus that I have put into it but as a home grown rebuild project that has kept me off of the cigs and using the cash I would have spent on those cigs instead of smoking it it really is a good price!
The bill will now increase a little as it is personalised by me but that's by the by because the aim at the start of the rebuild if you can remember that far back was to see if I could make something half decent on a tight budget and well even if I say so myself whilst blowing my own trumpet a bit I have done exactly that! I didn't start with a pile of cash in the bank or bottom drawer I used my "Pocket money" that I used to spend on cigs each month and quite often ran short of money and had to wait to buy bits. The project itself gave back in the form of military bits removed and sold on to enthusiasts that want to keep certain models "original" and good luck to them but this project was mine and I have made it unique to me in small but important to me ways.
I have heard folk say that the Land Rover prices are rising especially on Defenders and Series models and I have to admit I have seen these jump in the nine months of this build. BUT there are still bargains to be had if you are lucky to stumble across one as I did so if you want one keep looking because they are snapped up pretty damned quick!
So in short folks I have succeeded in getting a knackered old Landy rebuilt and back on the road for about two grand. This is no mean feet as I didn't have the cash when I started and I didn't know what I was doing really as I had never had a Land Rover before! If a plank like me can do it and if you are sat reading this thinking I couldn't do that just buy a book, join the forums so you can get valuable advice and jump right in.
There will be times you doubt yourself then times when you hurt yourself you will want to cry you will laugh out loudly but you will end up feeling good about yourself when you look upon that little job that you thought was beyond your remit but it sits there in front of you fixed anyway!
Upon reflection I have loved every high and low of this rebuild I have loved the comments on the forums of encouragement and the micky taking when I have assumed or written something wrong. Thanks folks for coming along on this journey with me you have kept me focused on the right road and kept me writing.
All the best
Nick.
www.justturned40.co.uk
Main
Posted by min200 Sat, January 10, 2015 19:56:32
Now the initial elation of getting Mator's MOT has passed I looked into the final steps of the registration forms and total costs of the project.
I sat last night going over the DVLA forms making sure all the correct boxes were ticked that the paperwork they require was copied and in order then that the cheque had been written for the correct amount and made out to them along with the precious MOT certificate all was put into an envelope which was duly taped shut just to make sure it all stayed in there until it arrived in Swansea.
This precious cargo was then posted this morning at 8am so it would catch the Saturday post and arrive hopefully at the mercy of those registration gods that will grant me a magic number to allow me to start playing on and off road in my painstakingly rebuilt motor. Wifey has already asked what I am going to build next because "you will finish the last bits off quick then start moping around annoying me because you have nothing else to distract you"...ain't love grand eh! She is right though I will have to source something else and I have a couple of ideas in the pipeline so watch this space.
Now onto the final figures of the build. I have scratched my head and looked at a couple of receipts so I am pretty sure everything I have spent is included. The final price is what it cost not only to rebuild the Land Rover but what it cost to get it onto the road legally including insurance for the year and six months tax which are a big chunk of change.
Landy Project Costs
Land Rover £375
Sanding Discs £11.70
Ignition Barrel £20
Heritage letter £21.75
2x Batteries and rear 1/4 light £35
Pair Battery Terminal Clamps £3.99
Floor pan nuts & bolts £6.50
Grinding disc £2.25
Under Seal £8.99
Complete set of lights £85
5 Litres Primer £24.99
4 Discovery Wheels £10.20
Rear Door £21.00
Front Door £20.00
Handbrake spring £1.50
2 Discovery wheels
Two seatbelts
Wing Mirror
2 Headlight surrounds
2 headlight frames £60
2 Front Doors £60
Nato Green Paint £36
Rear Window Seal and insert £9.99
Wiring connectors £3.00
2 tins of silver metal paint £7.00
Fuses & Sandpaper £4.50
5x tins black spray £5.00
5x more tins black spray £5.00
Clutch fluid
Exhaust putty
WD40 £8.49
Car Boot Bits £13
Front & rear shocks £59.45
Front & rear brake rebuild kits £81.62
Fuel tank & filler £40
Wheels complete with tyres £250
Fuel pump
Fuel hose
Indicator stalk
Bonnet strap
Brake switch
Fuel pump gasket
Fuel line clips £67.74
24v Wiper motor
24v flasher relay
24v heater
24v front loom
oil cooler
Door tops x2
Rear bench seat £67.50
Roof rack £100
Wheel nuts £8
Brake pipe kit £39
Wheels & Tyres £250
Exhaust System & Flexi hose pipes £66
Number plate light £5
Seat set £90
Fuel tank and service parts £136
Seat belts £61
Rear seat brackets £10
Spark plugs £30
Brake switch £17
MOT £30
CREDIT FOR BITS SOLD OFF OF PROJECT £502
TOTAL REBUILD COST £1708.16
Insurance £150
6 Months Tax £126.50
DVLA Registration fee £55
TOTAL ON THE ROAD PRICE...... £2039.66
So the total "Rebuild" cost was £1708.16 and the "On the Road" price worked out as a whopping £2039.66! Now folks that is seriously not a bad price for a "rebuilt" Land Rover that is now worth a bit more than that if you wanted to buy it finished off of the shelf. OK I admit it doesn't include all of the what probably would work out at a 100 hours plus that I have put into it but as a home grown rebuild project that has kept me off of the cigs and using the cash I would have spent on those cigs instead of smoking it it really is a good price!
The bill will now increase a little as it is personalised by me but that's by the by because the aim at the start of the rebuild if you can remember that far back was to see if I could make something half decent on a tight budget and well even if I say so myself whilst blowing my own trumpet a bit I have done exactly that! I didn't start with a pile of cash in the bank or bottom drawer I used my "Pocket money" that I used to spend on cigs each month and quite often ran short of money and had to wait to buy bits. The project itself gave back in the form of military bits removed and sold on to enthusiasts that want to keep certain models "original" and good luck to them but this project was mine and I have made it unique to me in small but important to me ways.
I have heard folk say that the Land Rover prices are rising especially on Defenders and Series models and I have to admit I have seen these jump in the nine months of this build. BUT there are still bargains to be had if you are lucky to stumble across one as I did so if you want one keep looking because they are snapped up pretty damned quick!
So in short folks I have succeeded in getting a knackered old Landy rebuilt and back on the road for about two grand. This is no mean feet as I didn't have the cash when I started and I didn't know what I was doing really as I had never had a Land Rover before! If a plank like me can do it and if you are sat reading this thinking I couldn't do that just buy a book, join the forums so you can get valuable advice and jump right in.
There will be times you doubt yourself then times when you hurt yourself you will want to cry you will laugh out loudly but you will end up feeling good about yourself when you look upon that little job that you thought was beyond your remit but it sits there in front of you fixed anyway!
Upon reflection I have loved every high and low of this rebuild I have loved the comments on the forums of encouragement and the micky taking when I have assumed or written something wrong. Thanks folks for coming along on this journey with me you have kept me focused on the right road and kept me writing.
All the best
Nick.
www.justturned40.co.uk
I don't post on these forums that much, but this reflective post is well worth the credit =) Nicely documented & rewarding end to it all.
On to.. the next?
easye1
Banned
Thank you that is much appreciated
As for the next well watch this space...
a chinook is far too much of an excorsize min.....lol
but you can park the landie inside...
Dan_Trials
Well-Known Member
How I hadn't seen this thread before I do not know, but I did on Friday night and since then I have been reading it post by post between getting nagged at to do house related chores and getting a sneaky bit of time in the shed on my own projects. It has been amazing to see the transformation and how it has been written in such an entertaining style! I felt like I was riding the emotional roller coaster with you on the build up to and during the MOT then I actually got goose bumps as I read the part where the tester declared it had passed! Hope you get the rest of the paperwork tied up and you finally get to enjoy the results of your hard work!
min200
Active Member
Dan that is probably THE best review I have ever received so thank you chap no really you have made me smile.
I will keep on writing my Landy related drivel on here as and when I do a few bits and start taking Mator on new adventures.
Now for the shameless plug even though I usually stick the web address on the end of my posts I will carry on writing about other bits on my blog unlandy related as well as so feel free to come along
www.justturned40.co.uk
I will keep on writing my Landy related drivel on here as and when I do a few bits and start taking Mator on new adventures.
Now for the shameless plug even though I usually stick the web address on the end of my posts I will carry on writing about other bits on my blog unlandy related as well as so feel free to come along
www.justturned40.co.uk
Dan_Trials
Well-Known Member
Dan that is probably THE best review I have ever received so thank you chap no really you have made me smile.
I will keep on writing my Landy related drivel on here as and when I do a few bits and start taking Mator on new adventures.
Now for the shameless plug even though I usually stick the web address on the end of my posts I will carry on writing about other bits on my blog unlandy related as well as so feel free to come along
www.justturned40.co.uk
Haha great I got copied and pasted on to Facephuck proper famous now! Seriously it has been great following the build in the 72hr crash course version I got. Your writing style goes great with both beer and a take away and coffee and bacon rolls! I will indeed check out your blog, keep the updates and funny stories coming!
marccleave
Active Member
Loved reading through this. Excellent pictures and fantastic work on the Land-Rover! Bet you can't wait to get your registration plate and actually drive it now its MOT'd!!!
I know the feeling/pain with the registering a vehicle process. I'm also currently going through the process of registering a vehicle (Non Land-Rover, also only has two wheels!), V55/5 and all that. Except there was slight confusion when HMRC/National Clearance Hub sent the import forms to the Personal Transport Unit in Dover. TWICE. So two months wasted while they confirmed duty/VAT had or hadn't been paid. Got my forms off to the DVLA last week so hopefully hear a reply this week.
Keep up the great work! Spill the beans on what you're thinking on next? Go on... throw some ideas onto the table for discussion!
I know the feeling/pain with the registering a vehicle process. I'm also currently going through the process of registering a vehicle (Non Land-Rover, also only has two wheels!), V55/5 and all that. Except there was slight confusion when HMRC/National Clearance Hub sent the import forms to the Personal Transport Unit in Dover. TWICE. So two months wasted while they confirmed duty/VAT had or hadn't been paid. Got my forms off to the DVLA last week so hopefully hear a reply this week.
Keep up the great work! Spill the beans on what you're thinking on next?
Go on... throw some ideas onto the table for discussion!
min200
Active Member
Driving it will be fun and I can't wait to offroad and have some fun!
What's next well...honestly not sure. Considering a bike or another landy based motor. Another idea doing teh rounds is building one for the charity I worked with last year and then selling/auctioning it on to raise funds for the kids BUT that will take soem sorting with A) getting the donor vehicle donated B) getting a or some sponsors onboard for parts and C) Some folk to help then finally D) Somewhere local to do it as I am running out of room on the driveway. The charity thing does appeal and I could write the blog the same way again as we go along but with a few new faces involved as well to keep it fresh?
What do you all think?
What's next well...honestly not sure. Considering a bike or another landy based motor. Another idea doing teh rounds is building one for the charity I worked with last year and then selling/auctioning it on to raise funds for the kids BUT that will take soem sorting with A) getting the donor vehicle donated B) getting a or some sponsors onboard for parts and C) Some folk to help then finally D) Somewhere local to do it as I am running out of room on the driveway. The charity thing does appeal and I could write the blog the same way again as we go along but with a few new faces involved as well to keep it fresh?
What do you all think?
