An actual barn find! Range Rover Classic LSE

[eltax91]

T-J-C said:

Small world. I looked at that one the week before. You’ll want to add the rear crossmember on your to-do list . I look forward to seeing your progress. They’re great to work on, now into my second Classic project.

Yes it’s on the list. Just not on the one I wrote down here.

[Mikebentley]

In for the ride. If this turns out half as good as the last project it will be spectacular.

[eltax91]

Mikebentley said:

In for the ride. If this turns out half as good as the last project it will be spectacular.

Thanks

Not sure if I’ll go as far as I did with the defender. This one has a fairly solid chassis and so not sure if I need to go to the lengths of lifting the body.

[alec.e]

Lovely, if slightly jealous haha

[Mikebentley]

eltax91 said:

Mikebentley said:

In for the ride. If this turns out half as good as the last project it will be spectacular.

Thanks

Not sure if I’ll go as far as I did with the defender. This one has a fairly solid chassis and so not sure if I need to go to the lengths of lifting the body.

That’s how it starts but seldom ends.

[A.J.M]

eltax91 said:

A.J.M said:

This is excellent.

I always wondered who would buy from that collection as some were reasonably priced and some were… ambitious..

Shall watch with interest.

I strictly went to look at those only listed at £5k or less.

Rip it apart and rebuild it properly.

Lets be fair, a Classic is more your thing than a deafener so do it properly.

[eltax91]

A.J.M said:

Rip it apart and rebuild it properly.

Lets be fair, a Classic is more your thing than a deafener so do it properly.

To be fair it’s my first RR. I’ve had 2 defenders and 2 disco (D1 and D4). So I don’t yet know if it is more my thing.

As with all of my past projects, the ‘juice must be worth the squeeze’. So I’ll only take the body off and go the whole hog if I think it’s worth it cost wise. These aren’t as loved yet as the 2 door and so the value ceiling is lower.

Also, my life situation. Has changed since I did the defender and I’m much busier with work. So tripling the amount of hours spent could add months or maybe even years to the project. So I need to bear that in mind as I’d rather like to drive it at some point….

[RicksAlfas]

Great stuff. I enjoyed the one I had. Have a good poke around the boot floor and where the front bulkhead meets the inner wings/footwells. And rear seatbelt mounts.

[eltax91]

RicksAlfas said:

Great stuff. I enjoyed the one I had. Have a good poke around the boot floor and where the front bulkhead meets the inner wings/footwells. And rear seatbelt mounts.

Already did before i bought it.... all fked

Let's just say i'm going to learn how to weld

[Jhonno]

eltax91 said:

RicksAlfas said:

Great stuff. I enjoyed the one I had. Have a good poke around the boot floor and where the front bulkhead meets the inner wings/footwells. And rear seatbelt mounts.

Already did before i bought it.... all fked

Let's just say i'm going to learn how to weld

Welding is the easy part... It's harder making plates the right shape/size

[Limpet]

Fantastic find! Looking forward to seeing it progress.

How good does the RRC still look? Just something right about it, especially in green.

[Rushjob]

CAD is your friend.

Cardboard aided design.......

Got the entire wardrobe full of t-shirts for that

A V8 lightweight, 3 RR Classics, a 90CSW, two Disco 1's, two Disco 2's and a Disco 3 later you'd think I'd have grown out of it........

Nope....

Fancy another go at a RRC again

[Mr Tidy]

A real barn find - count me in!

Looking forward to seeing how you get on with it, and good luck.

[MBVitoria]

Great Caesar's ghost! That barn is epic!

Chapeau OP looking forward to this.

[eltax91]

Previous owner bodge number one sorted. A fresh temporary jubilee clip and the fuel no longer leaks whilst priming or during the 20 seconds or so I ran the engine.



Problem number 2…. The oil cooler is leaking from the unit itself. It has evidence of previous bodge with something like JB weld. A replacement is £150, which is fine long term but whilst I get the engine up and running and work on other stuff, I may attempt a bodge of my own or perhaps get a bit of pipe to bypass for now.

The oil was pissing out at quite a rate so I imagine the gearbox would empty itself if fluid sharpish

[Jeanboi]

Isn't this from the place that Youtuber ImStokes visited some months back? Unlike most of his videos, this one was by invitation!

Looking forward to reading more of your developments!

[eltax91]

Jeanboi said:

Isn't this from the place that Youtuber ImStokes visited some months back? Unlike most of his videos, this one was by invitation!

Looking forward to reading more of your developments!

Yes the very same.

[Jeanboi]

Ah good. So much Range Rovery potential in that shed. glad you've saved one of them.

If I had a shed I'd have filled it with something similar over the years, waiting for their time to come again.
Alas I have no shed!

[eltax91]

Got the oil cooler off today. Now I have access I can see the hole in the main pipe at the base of the pins. Absolutely no way I can attempt a bodge.

So, the first £228 has been spend and a new cooler has been ordered.

[eltax91]

New cooler arrived - damaged….. sigh. Now arguing with the supplier to try and replace it.

So, I took the old one down to my local hydraulics shop, and:



Great news is, the car runs up to temperature and stays there. It’s misfiring slightly but I’m sure thats just a case of new plus/ leads / coil.

It also moves!! Managed a quick reverse and tour round the driveway. Tested high and low range. So this means I can crack on with the resto, safe in the knowledge that the engine/ boxes don’t need major work and the axles are fine.

Onwards!

Edited by eltax91 on Monday 28th August 20:30