julianf
Well-Known Member
Im in two minds as to what i should do -
We want another motor, and it will be a 110 truck cab, with a 300tdi.
The two options are -
Buy something very ropy, pretty much for the book, and body panels. Say £500ish
Buy a new chassis - £2200ish
Use the 300tdi / r380 from my donor disco (i know the gearbox will need altering)
Say another £1000 for all the other bits thereafter (right off the top of my head figure, with no calculation at all!)
End up with a very nice vehicle for around £4k
Or -
Buy a runner with an mot, say £2500, and patch for ever after.
I dont have a whole load of knowledge, so option one would be very slow - but half of the benefit would be that id gain knowledge. The cost would be that it would take ages, cost more.
I have one, single, parking space (at the back of the plot). Ive got an engine crane and all that, and, whilst i dont have specific knowledge, i come from a technical background.
I guess what i should be asking is, do you think £1k is realistic to convert a ropey 110, a breaker disco, and a new chassis, into a working truck, or will i just end up leaking way more money on it? Im a skinflint, so i know how to scratch, but you always have to spend something...
We want another motor, and it will be a 110 truck cab, with a 300tdi.
The two options are -
Buy something very ropy, pretty much for the book, and body panels. Say £500ish
Buy a new chassis - £2200ish
Use the 300tdi / r380 from my donor disco (i know the gearbox will need altering)
Say another £1000 for all the other bits thereafter (right off the top of my head figure, with no calculation at all!)
End up with a very nice vehicle for around £4k
Or -
Buy a runner with an mot, say £2500, and patch for ever after.
I dont have a whole load of knowledge, so option one would be very slow - but half of the benefit would be that id gain knowledge. The cost would be that it would take ages, cost more.
I have one, single, parking space (at the back of the plot). Ive got an engine crane and all that, and, whilst i dont have specific knowledge, i come from a technical background.
I guess what i should be asking is, do you think £1k is realistic to convert a ropey 110, a breaker disco, and a new chassis, into a working truck, or will i just end up leaking way more money on it? Im a skinflint, so i know how to scratch, but you always have to spend something...