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| Mike2a Member Since: 20 May 2024 Location: Devon Posts: 11   
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Evening,
All I can say is that have my series 2a for nearly 20 years now I have been through many up and downs. Many periods of high use to no use. But I will never sell it. One of the issues I had was that I couldn't put my 2 Yong kids in it safely. More recently now they are in proper car seats I fitted a roll bar and 2,3 point belts for them. Those summers with the roof off and bike in the back were awsome. Many school runs with the sun shining and all the freinds pointing will always be rembered. At the moment it has been parked for a year, I missed last summer, due to the 3rd consecutive gearbox failure. 3rd gear went again. Time and life got in the way. A new defender took over those duties. I am now back to building a series box with as much NOS bits as I can get the wife to approval. I'm not missing this summer top down bumbling down the lanes. Never met anyone who said thank God I sold my old landy. Keep going it will be worth it. |
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18th Mar 2025 8:04pm |
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| jim4244 Member Since: 13 Apr 2014 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 874  
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'Never met anyone who said thank God I sold my old landy'
I've regretted selling every one that I have let go having told myself "no more Land Rovers!" Jim |
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19th Mar 2025 4:26am |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3663 
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go on the "cool and vintage" web site
https://www.coolnvintage.com/ should be inspiration enough DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS, I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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19th Mar 2025 6:33am |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3812
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I guess if you never used it 'working' you have less emotional attachment to it... however
Once done, you will have a great time driving through some lovely roads. Ours as others have mentioned, has done the school run with the kids tiny, then countless shows, even my daughters prom and more recently tractor and charity runs. Its a keeper and we keep tinkering with bits. Is there any other landrover people near you who would help for bear tokens? you can have a natter and get more done. It would probably feel better if you saw some more progress I guess? Will just leave this here  from the cool n vintage site.... One day....
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19th Mar 2025 9:05am |
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| TexasRover Member Since: 24 Nov 2022 Location: Paris Posts: 1184  
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Having gone through two Series revivals and several other cars in sorry state of which a 'barn find' 1984 RRC in Texas (should never have sold that one too!), my recommendation is to get it in driveable condition asap so that at least you can take it out and start to create an emotional connection and desire to fix all the outstanding issues a little bit at the time.
In fact one can argue that once it is perfect it's kinda boring too as you just drive it around and park it up again all in perfect condition. So you need find the right balance between using and fixing. For some people going to a pay and play site is the objective, other prefer to go to shows. Personally I do like to go for the casual classic car meets, parts sale etc, ideally with some camping or a drive around the country side with a picnick at the end. Just a few a year is enough for me to keep the hobby going. Having said all of that, Series ownership is not for every one. You need to want to make the effort. Its like that. Many people try golf and find it is not for them, other full their entire retirement golfing. Having played with LEGO all my youth, I just like to take things apart and put them back together again ideally in better operating condition. I like doing that and don't mind dealing with the challanges, so a Series works for me - as does a P38 (don't ask) Good luck whatever way you choose to go. Whatever you choose it will be the right decision. |
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19th Mar 2025 9:31am |
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| B1_D130 Member Since: 15 May 2022 Location: Scotland Posts: 20 
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Thanks all for the kind words.
I am just feeling sorry for myself is all. I do not want to, nor do I really have any intention of selling. I have sold past landys and regretted it. I am just having a strop, for no good reason. Last night after typing my original message, it gave me the motivation to get my lazy carcass back out to the garage and get more bits bolted back onto the bulkhead. I am sure I will get more motivation once the nicer weather get here and its not so cold in the garage. For a giggle, here is a couple pics taken the day I collected her. The tarpaulin and extra straps on the trainer was to keep her together, as there was literally nothing but rust holding the wings on. The interesting paint job was done by the previous owners daughter back in the late 80s and was meant to be a camo type paint job. The landy spent its later life hauling timber out of a forest.
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19th Mar 2025 10:19am |
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| o4dn Member Since: 08 Jan 2010 Location: South West Posts: 559 
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Ouch! yeah, needs a bit of TLC indeed!
It looks like a previous owner had the vent flap blanked? Presumably to hide the corrosion underneath? “A Land Rover immobilized is a moral defeat for the driver and bad publicity for the vehicle, […] it's up to you to do justice to your Land Rover!” - Land Rover Driving Technique. -- 2009 2.4 Puma Defender 90 SW 1979 Land Rover Series 3 88" |
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19th Mar 2025 10:49am |
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| B1_D130 Member Since: 15 May 2022 Location: Scotland Posts: 20
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The vent flaps had been cut off entirely and replaced with a flat bit of sheet steel, which had also rusted
The driver side door was held on by a garden gate hinge. You can see where the replacement engine exhaust came through the bonnet. Why pipe in a whole system when you can just exit out the bonnet.
It does show the resilience of these things though, despite being chopped up, it was still going. |
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19th Mar 2025 10:58am |
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