Brown

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• Jul 11, 2012

• #1

I've been enjoying Landyzone for a while as a guest, and now I have a Land Rover of my very own, I thought it was time to join properly. I've just had one of those landmark birthdays, and what better way to celebrate than with the purchase of a Defender.

Let's see if picture posting works for me:

Here's the other side:

It's looking as if butter wouldn't melt in its mouth, but in that last picture it had just cooked its wiring loom. All fixed now, fortunately. Over the next few months I'll be posting pictures of a few repairs and improvements as funds allow and look forward to verbal abuse in the normal course of events.

All the best,

Brown

 

accywingy

Large Member!

Administrator

• Jul 11, 2012

• #2

nice looking defender, and a new member that can upload pictures welcome!!

 

Deasy

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• Jul 11, 2012

• #3

:welcome2::welcome2: hello pal

nice fender

 

Deasy

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• Jul 11, 2012

• #4

just noticed east mids, wher about mate?

 

Bromsgrove Defender

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• Jul 11, 2012

• #5

Brown said:

I've just had one of those landmark birthdays, and what better way to celebrate than with the purchase of a Defender.


Brown

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Erm 90

:welcome2:

 

blue beasty

Leaks an prone to bits dropping off

• Jul 11, 2012

• #6

Blurdy noobs coming on here after checking out the forum.....

 

Brown

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• Jul 11, 2012

• #7

Well I never, you lot don't hang about. I'm in Leicester. The pictures flatter the Land Rover and make it look shiny. Up close you can see all the scratches; however, the chassis still has some steel in it and isn't a confection of rust held together with underseal as is traditional on second hand Land Rovers. Still has original factory paint and sticky labels on it. Yes indeed, a 90. Though I'm starting to wonder whether a 110 might have been a better choice as I'm finding ever larger things I want to move around with it. Never mind, it just means I shall have to save up for a roofrack.

 

Bromsgrove Defender

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• Jul 11, 2012

• #8

Brown said:

Well I never, you lot don't hang about. I'm in Leicester. The pictures flatter the Land Rover and make it look shiny. Up close you can see all the scratches, however, the chassis stil has some steel in it and isn't a confection of rust held together with underseal. Still has original factory paint and sticky labels on it. Yes indeed, a 90. Though I'm starting to wonder whether a 110 might have been a better choice as I'm finding ever larger things I want to move around with it. Never mind, it just means I shall have to save up for a roofrack.

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I can see it's a ninety

 

wiltshire landyman

I’m back

• Jul 11, 2012

• #9

welcome

 

BarnsleyRob

New Member

• Jul 11, 2012

• #10

:welcome: From Barnsley

 

Brown

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• Jul 11, 2012

• #11

Ah, you're very kind. And so polite too . . . .

 

Deasy

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• Jul 11, 2012

• #12

You will have to come laning with us matey
Keep your eye on the warwickshire thead, we do a lot around Leicester

 

Brown

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• Jul 12, 2012

• #13

Thanks for the offer. Looks like I'll be super busy for the next few weeks, but I'll tag along with you sometime soon.

 

Tazz070299

New Member

• Jul 12, 2012

• #14

Brown said:

The pictures flatter the Land Rover and make it look shiny. Up close you can see all the scratches; however, the chassis still has some steel in it and isn't a confection of rust held together with underseal

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I know Landy's have a reputation for rusting, but you'd be going some if your chassis was rusty after only 6 years. It's positively new compared to most. In fact it was still in warranty only 3 years ago

 

Brown

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• Jul 12, 2012

• #15

Tazz070299 said:

I know Landy's have a reputation for rusting, but you'd be going some if your chassis was rusty after only 6 years. It's positively new compared to most. In fact it was still in warranty only 3 years ago

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Yes, that's why I dug deep into my wallet and bought a relatively recent one! I've had the experience of reconstructing a Series 2 chassis armed with one of those little 140 amp arc welders from Machine Mart many years ago. But I was a much younger man in those days. Now, I'm after something I can actually drive rather than merely fight corrosion all day long.

 

maisyboo

Active Member

• Jul 14, 2012

• #16

I remember when mine looked that clean :hysterically_laughi

 

Brown

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• Jul 14, 2012

• #17

maisyboo said:

I remember when mine looked that clean :hysterically_laughi

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Well, I had just hosed it down in those pictures. Last weekend I drove around mid Wales on Saturday and Sunday and got it absolutely filthy. And that involved very little driving off tarmac. Well, I think there was tarmac there somewhere, underneath the manure, surface water and flood residues. Anyway, a good deal of this rich adhesive mixture ended up on the sides of the car. I've just washed it this morning so the paint is showing through again.