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     Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 419 Registered: 09-2002 |
Hey guys, Just wanted to find out what some of you guys thought. I know a fellow who has a Series II that he wants to sell. He bought it for himself to restore but he doesn't have time now and he just wants to get rid of it. It doesn't run but it does come with two engines (that happen to be sitting inside on the passenger seat on back cargo area) and a •••••• (sitting in same place). Overall the body is in fairly decent shape. He's offering it to me for $500 (that's Canadian dollars). I'm interested in buying it and doing the restore myself. I've never done anything like this before but am interested in learning about them and getting my hands dirty and wondered if this would be a good project for a newbie like me. Thanks for any input you may have. Alan | ||
| Jason Bard (Jbard) Member Username: Jbard Post Number: 137 Registered: 10-2002 |
500 CDN? What's his name and number?  | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 420 Registered: 09-2002 |
LOL...guess there's my answer. Yup, $500 CDN. He also has a 94 D90 that is done up for hunting. Beautiful truck. He's got the roof lights, plus a middle spot light with a handle to swivel (from inside), a bull bar with winch, sliders, a TT on the front diff and an ARB air locker on the rear, big BFG MTs. He spends about a month in the bush with this thing during hunting season. He also has a 109 out at another location that he bought but probably won't do anything with. He paid something like $100 for it. That one doesn't run for sure and is probably partially buried in sand. He'd probably sell that one too. | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Senior Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2070 Registered: 02-2002 |
If you weren't so far away...... A) Don't do it with thoughts of making money, you'll spend far more than you will ever get out of it getting it into decent shape B) Yes it's worth that much, in any condition. C) Check the frame over. If it's more than just a bit of welding, I'd suggest getting a new chassis, and start it over right. D) It can be a lot of fun, but, it will take a lot of time, too. Good luck..... -L | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 421 Registered: 09-2002 |
Thanks Leslie. Oh no, I never had thoughts of making money of this thing. I just thought it would be a neat project to get into and they, in comparison to Discos seem relatively simple. It would also give me pretty good hands on experience with Rovers. But the price seemed right and when I was done, I'd have a cool little truck to putz around in. Thanks for the advice though. I'll have a look at the chassis to see what kind of condition it's in. | ||
| John Moore (Jmoore) Senior Member Username: Jmoore Post Number: 592 Registered: 10-2002 |
Alan, It's not a LR, but I just bought a 70 MGB. Having looked at many older cars before I bought mine, first rule is rust is your enemy! True you can buy body panels, but if the truck has bad rust you are in trouble. It is terrible expensive to replace, it's also an indication of how the previous owner took care of the vehicle. I would imagine living in Canada, rigs there are going to be more prone to rust. The next thing I would check for is the "little things", knobs, handles, pulls, trim. On my "B" they are available, but they certianly will add up in the long run. Hope this helps! I hope it works out for you. In the last few weeks since I bought my new/old car, I walk into the garage and can't help but smile!  -John | ||
| Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 422 Registered: 09-2002 |
Hi John, Thanks for the advice. I'm not sure about the previous owner to the current one but the truck sits outside so was snow covered. It didn't look too bad for rust but then again, I couldn't see all of it since it was covered in snow. There was a bit of rust on some of the panels but it wasn't glaringly bad but now that the snow is gone, I'll go have a look at it again and get a better idea. I'll bring a digital camera and take some pics to post here so you guys get an idea of what I may be dealing with. |
