Nodge and me are very much thinking along the same lines. I'm on the lookout for a nice K or V6 with low miles and a dead engine,
How you getting on with the spheres Rob? They always put me off buying another F due to their unobtainium qualities, although they do give a great ride.
I haven't looked at spares and repair FL1s recently: last time I looked prices seemed to be on the up, but I guess the virus may have altered that somewhat?
For the MGF, this is the OSR, just rebuilt:
The front is all done, and I need to get onto the NSR next. Waiting on a replacement LH PG1 driveshaft/differential seal (TRX100060) which should be with me by the end of the week
I've replaced all the hydragas spheres with re-gassed replacements from Ian and Dawn. They are not alone in offering this service, and there is a chap in Wales who managed to get the original Dunlop factory nitrogen filling rig if you want something completely standard looking. The rubber inside the spheres generally lasts a very long time, although I did have to replace the NSR previously when fluid started to leak past the lower rubber membrane. I have squirrelled away a few spares, as this car is a long-term ownership proposition (I've owned it since new from 1996). Never had a head gasket failure, 115k miles, always raced and tracked at every opportunity
Brake rebuild next, then body shop for rust repairs and re-spray.
Not very Freelander, but the explanation why there are a couple of deferred jobs on the old girl.
I am also increasingly tempted to get a set of 16x7" modular alloys, as they now can be had with the correct centre bore
With an ET35 and a wider rim, they'll fill out the arches rather better than the standard wheels. And yes, that makes me a tart! lol