'74 Land Rover shed - back on the road for £1k

'74 Land Rover shed - back on the road for £1k

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timolloyd

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229 posts

159 months

Wednesday 6th November 2013
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It was never going to be long before I owned another Land Rover. I regretted it the moment I saw the back of the previous 88" sold a couple of years ago.
As luck would have it, this 1974 equivalent turned up not far from me, earlier in the year. I vaguely knew the previous owner(s), and knew that it had been subject to a lot of work before being put back on the road a couple of years ago. It was subsequently laid up (on grass, handbrake on, under a tree).
After some back and forth with the owner we settled on £800, with the money going to a local charity.
Had a bit of fun one Saturday morning getting it going, but with a new battery, starter solenoid and cleaned up plugs, it coughed into life.
I got it into my head that I'd like to get it back on the road for £1k, including the MoT, all parts, but not tax (it's 1974 so only just misses tax exemption). With a new fuel pump, exhaust, seat belts and service items I'm in for £1,035 give or take a few pennies (and the £30 I found hidden in the steering boss!).
With a fresh MoT its running reasonably well but there are a lot of jobs to do to keep it on the road. Will keep this thread updated with progress.[url]

Hooli

32,278 posts

199 months

Wednesday 6th November 2013
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MoggieMinor

457 posts

144 months

Wednesday 6th November 2013
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Nice one. Series Landies are fantastic vehicles.

wibble cb

3,586 posts

206 months

Thursday 7th November 2013
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Is that moss green, or actual moss,I can't tell????smilesmilesmilesmile

alfaspecial

1,122 posts

139 months

Thursday 7th November 2013
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Looks like a wonderful job. Well done.



Quote "but not tax (it's 1974 so only just misses tax exemption)"
Just to bring a smile to your face this Thursday morning.....
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/99...

You might well have a pleasant surprise when you next come to renew your road tax.....

jith

2,752 posts

214 months

Thursday 7th November 2013
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timolloyd said:
(and the £30 I found hidden in the steering boss!).
Hey, that was mine!! I left it there when I had that in for a tune up. Give it back!

J

//j17

4,471 posts

222 months

Thursday 7th November 2013
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Might have to wait a little longer if this is a '74 car as next year's move is from ->31-12-1972 to ->31-12-2973.

Thankfully my one remaining paid-tax car is a March '73 build.

pacoryan

671 posts

230 months

Thursday 7th November 2013
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//j17 said:
Might have to wait a little longer if this is a '74 car as next year's move is from ->31-12-1972 to ->31-12-2973.

Thankfully my one remaining paid-tax car is a March '73 build.
Yay, free road tax for the next 960 years!!!

(I'll get my coat...)

MGgeordie

939 posts

183 months

Thursday 7th November 2013
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Brilliant, I like it. Theres a couple of complete old landies on a farm near Me that could do with a similar sort of treatment!!

Just one thing though, and its a pet hate of mine.....black & silver numberplates in the new modern font. It looks so wrong.

V8s ONLY

266 posts

197 months

Friday 8th November 2013
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Excellent find,the £30 I mean, I get all excited when I find 20p down the back of a seat.
By the way black and silver plates are illegal on a '74 motor,has to be '72 or earlier I think.

Red Firecracker

5,276 posts

226 months

Friday 8th November 2013
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Great stuff. Mine is turning into a more long term project as well!

timolloyd

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229 posts

159 months

Friday 8th November 2013
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wibble cb said:
Is that moss green, or actual moss,I can't tell????smilesmilesmilesmile
Ha! It really is green, but there's a strange ingrained mould on the paint that even a jet wash struggled to remove.

timolloyd

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229 posts

159 months

Friday 8th November 2013
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alfaspecial said:
Looks like a wonderful job. Well done.



Quote "but not tax (it's 1974 so only just misses tax exemption)"
Just to bring a smile to your face this Thursday morning.....
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/classiccars/99...

You might well have a pleasant surprise when you next come to renew your road tax.....
I think what @//j17 said above is correct: I'm just missing out, unfortunately

timolloyd

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229 posts

159 months

Friday 8th November 2013
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V8s ONLY said:
Excellent find,the £30 I mean, I get all excited when I find 20p down the back of a seat.
By the way black and silver plates are illegal on a '74 motor,has to be '72 or earlier I think.
Oh no, really? Can anyone else verify?

Red Firecracker

5,276 posts

226 months

Friday 8th November 2013
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Has to be pre 1973 to legally use silver and black plates.

timolloyd

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229 posts

159 months

Saturday 9th November 2013
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Red Firecracker said:
Has to be pre 1973 to legally use silver and black plates.
Shame my MoT inspector didn't pick this up. Don't think I'll worry too much for now. Judging by the number of fonts and badges I see on others' plates, I reckon this will be the least of the BiB worries.

Red Firecracker

5,276 posts

226 months

Sunday 10th November 2013
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If it's anything like mine, there'll be enough smoke out of the exhaust to hide them anyway!

timolloyd

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229 posts

159 months

Sunday 10th November 2013
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Doesn't seem to be too bad on the smoke. However, after a 10 mile trundle along A roads today, it seems to have developed a bit of a misfire, at highish revs when getting ready to change gear, or under load. It isn't too bad for the most part, except at one point when turning right at a junction and the engine died completely. Was difficult to start again and has knocked my confidence a bit.
The fuel filter just before the carb looks very old - could that be causing problems?
In other news a very noisy tappet has been cured, and the engine is now incredibly quiet by comparison.

stainless_steve

6,028 posts

257 months

Sunday 10th November 2013
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Looks good for the money thumbup

I bought one last week 1972 series 3


timolloyd

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229 posts

159 months

Saturday 16th November 2013
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That looks nice - like the alpine roof.

Mine has been deployed on tip run duties this weekend. Still a bit hesitant driving up steep hills, which is worrying but am having to live with it for now.

Fuel consumption is also rather worrying - worse than my V8 Jaguar in fact. Either that or the gauge is consistently pessimistic.