So today saw more progress:
And i think its safe to say the chassis is scrap and therefore ill need to get a new one. Its had a new crossmember but some of the other repairs and current rot i think deem it past it.....
Youre braver than me! You have to have them as separate cars IMO. A daily off roader doesnt work!
Glad youre still about fella, and look forward to seeing you again! Most of the action goes on the FB page so come on over there.....
Another day and more progress
Roof and Cab back came off as they had sold:
And carried on stripping. Found some chassis rot, around the outriggers and evidence of previous plating, also bulk head footwells just starting to go but so much better than I thought so far. Some of it looks new...
So some will know of my disco build (full thread on Landyzone) which started as:
And is currently like this:
And I have my D2 that is currently sick:
And now im adding this to my fleet (car number 10, and Land Rover number 3):
The previous owner to me had it 15 years. How we...
Soooooo an update!
Truck has had the wheels balanced and drives wobble free again, which means I can get her out on some lanes again :)
D2 is back in the barn awaiting its rebuild. Oil pump has gone so it needs stripping down and starting again!
And I have another project that turned up this...
Well nearly a year on and shes still with me, albeit broken! It broke down one day in the summer. It was idling and just stopped dead. Wouldnt start again even when the AA had been out an played so got it recovered and as we unloaded it at the garage it fired straight up??? So instead of leaving...