It was something told to me inperson by a factory rep. It was Rojo Red and a really heavily metal flaked dark blue, both of them had been brought up from Mexico. Maybe it was just the '99 model year trucks. If you get me the last 8 of the vin I can look for the tell tale signs in te history of the thing.
My first Land Rover
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That's not awful.
Check the A-pillar area by your feet too. By the looks of the outer section, you should be ok. If you have rust there though, you might want to consider taking the fender(s) off.
Where does the water come from that shows up in the drivers floor pan? i have a D1 that is almost completely rot free but have a tiny hole right there. I took out the insulation (sponge) there to prevent further rust and left the tiny hole after putting rust converter on so it would drain but I would like to stop the water ingress.
If your getting water on the front floor I would make sure you don't have a bunch of tree crap down in the cowl( area in front of the windshield/ under the wipers) the water is supposed to leave thru holes near the front fenders then to the ground. If those holes get blocked with crap the water pools in the cowl and can leak into the vehicle and other places like the engine ecu.
In my case, the "line" where the water runs down behind the fender rotted out.
Road salt I assume
I had pics of the damage/repair on LRF, but looks like the pic host I used expired.
Well. There's a guy selling cocks over on the parts for sale section. You like those don't you?
So fair to assume either, he put the fuel pump in, it started and ran like a top and he's too busy out driving his Disco all over hell's half-acre to post. Or, something else was wrong, like really wrong, and he doesn't want to post.
I did see he was here today at 2:30 so maybe PM'ing others for advice. I would be intrested to see how this turned out.
I did see he was here today at 2:30 so maybe PM'ing others for advice. I would be intrested to see how this turned out.
Haha still waiting for the fuel pump to come in, plan on installing it this weekend. I’ll post and update.
Not sure why anyone would believe the fuel pump is all this thing is going to need. Just the first stop along the way. Fuel system might be just damage from sitting with ethanol in it. It's going to be a string of things just to get back to why it was parked under a tree in the first place. I can all but guarantee that this thing needs rotors and some work on the calipers.
No doubt.
Let alone finding out what was the root cause of why someone just decided to park and walk away from it.
Hopefully the body is worth the effort to repair the mechanical side.
The first Rover I bought was a non-running D1 that had been parked for an unknown amount of time.
When I drained the oil, it was opaque and gray. There were multiple mouse nests -including one under the intake - and the interior smelled like piss.
After removing the carpet and rear panels, I had Flintstones floors, both lower A-pillars had rust holes, the cargo floor was half rusted out, the drivers side of the cargo area where the seatbelt mounts was completely rusted out. I'm probably forgetting some other shit.
The owner swore it just needed a fuel pump. 98 AEL truck so this was an expensive experiment. Got the pump in and she started right up.
I got a crash course in diy welding and automotive repair cause of that thing. I drove it for 3 or 4 years, then sold it to my SIL who drove it another 2 years. She sold it to a Rover fan in WI when the master cylinder went out.
TLDR: people abandon stuff for minor things and resurrection can be very rewarding
My first Land Rover (my profile pic) came with a rod hanging out the side of the block, but it did start and run. I drove it 6 blocks from where the auto transport dropped it off before it locked up just shy of my driveway. Pretty easy to identify why it was abandoned. It was an Arizona find and remarkably solid with barely even surface rust but the inside looked like pigs lived in it. ( seems to be common issue with D1s that I find, the pigged out interior that is...) I pulled the V8 and auto and put in a diesel and 5 speed. It was quite the learning experience (damn LR wiring) but it turned out great. It is underpowered but fun to drive and gets a steady 23 mpgs no matter if it is in town or interstate. The R380 is rebuilt and shifts quite smoothly, particularly compared to the LT77 and LT85 gearboxes I have driven. Also, it seems every time I buy an abandoned project D1 to resurrect it has at least 3/4 a tank of bad fuel I have pump out and figure how to get rid of. When cars start running poorly is there some sort of weird psychology in place that leads to people filling them with fuel?
Ah, you check the oil AFTER you start the engine. I've been doing it wrong all these years, LOL.
Congrats...
Congrats...
I recently had a customer import a couple of defenders from south africa. He started up and drove the 200tdi without checking the oil, which was empty. its got a rebuilt engine now.