Did you know that 'BRITPART' is an anagram of 'WHY DO THESE BUGGERS NEVER FIT I'M GETTING REALLY TIRED OF THIS'. 😆

How about this one as a bench mark to start from. See where it is better or worse than yours and work something out from there. Of course what it's listed at and what it actually sells for could be very different...

Can't help with value i'm afraid. One thing I do know prices still seem to be on the up. My only reference is ebay and facebook groups where I see them advertised and even disastrous looking ones are up for 2 to 3 grand. Glad I got mine when I did. Couldn't afford even the biggest basket case...

Not an easy route to go but what about an automatic gearbox and power steering? Bit of a massive leap here but anyway. Has this ever been done? I suppose would need a 200/300 Tdi conversion as well. Could keep the old girl then and be better to live with on the touring and camping trips. I'm...

Looks incredible. Well done.

Wow! What tenacity. You have done so well there. If that was me it would still be in the garage, blisters and all while I would be in the house, pretending it had never happened with my bottom lip sticking out having a mardy.

That is some important progress. Nice one.

And if it is a Britpart one probably only 0.0002452 seconds.

I'm also tiling the kitchen at the moment but with that i've managed to accept that good enough by eye will do and just because I know it's on the wonk here and there it won't matter. I've even managed to talk myself into a slightly short tile right behind the taps under the window sill because...

I really wanted a landy that had gently aged and had that patina that everyone is always on about. Soon became apparent that mine was going to need some bodywork doing that would have left it like a patchwork of patina and new bits so now it's all got to be sorted. I'll probably get mine...

On one hand I enjoy the fiddly detail but on the other it is a massive pain in the arse and holds me up. It's an issue I have in life generally and it's a bit of a mental battle I have with myself. It can stop you getting anything done and even when you do get it done the perfectionist side is...

That's interesting about the stainless bolts. I had used stainless nuts and bolts there but then decided to make some captive nut plates to make life easier in the future. When I was changing them over I decided to change to 8.8 galvanised. Glad I did now.

Last thing for today. Seatbelt anchorage points. Only a little job but of course when I offered them up the holes didn't line up properly and the captive bolts are too long. A quick bend of the tab on the chassis and an application of angle grinder to the bolts and we're away. I'm trying to...

Got the bottom of the seatbox primed. Hamerite special metals primer is really good. Goes on smooth and grips on a treat. Doesn't seem to react badly with any top coats so far. I know it's an etch primer but there must be a good amount of whatever acid it is as it does seem to want to eat it's...

Here's another problem. Seat adjuster. Rusty hole and broken stud. Other second hand ones of these on ebay seem very expensive and look about as bad. Could maybe get away with the broken stud but it has led the seat frame to flex and get out of shape which is probably why that weld cracked. For...

Here's the kind of thing that I need to learn to ignore. Seat frame. One of the welds on the front corner has cracked. Wouldn't matter if I left it as it was but there's no way my brain would let me.

I think i'll try to sneak an update on. I'm supposed to be working but it's boring the arse off me. Anyway, seatbox. Turned out it's not the best fitting thing in the world (or maybe it's me) but anyway aluminium is soft enough to be persuaded to cooperate and given where it's going to be it...

The Hammerite does seem to stick to and cover everything. My landy seems to have had at least three paint jobs over the years that were peeling, flaking or corroding to different levels. That aerosol stuff I mentioned earlier reacted with some of the layers and wrinkled up but the Hammerite just...

I've also used gallons of this stuff. https://www.mymotorworld.com/autotek-etch-primer-spray-paint-500ml?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInpa81M-TggMVCMbtCh1kmAckEAQYDSABEgJcTfD_BwE Although mine have never had the fancy orange cap. You can get it cheaper than that. I think all i'm doing here is demonstrating...

Probably no good for a fancy job or spraying but for areas like underneath that can be brushed and are more about just getting some protection than a smooth finish then this is great. https://www.hammerite.co.uk/product/special-metals-primer/ I've just done under my seat box with it. Sticks...