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| Dawniewarnie Member Since: 28 Sep 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 38  
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 wow good memory Gum97! Yeah I live in the Port too and I kept it at home for a short time last year but got too paranoid about it being nicked so I arranged to keep it at my stables in Chester which was more secure  I've had it about 5 years and now decided its due for some TLC  I'm astounded at the amount of stuff you can buy to tart it up! I was going to swap it for a more modern 4x4 but for the price and the time they'd last we decided to splash out on the Landy instead as it'd outlast anything else A word to the wise isn’t necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Between the two evils I always pick the one I never tried before. |
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15th Sep 2013 3:00pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555 
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I only remember it so vividly because it I parked opposite it when I went to pick a mate up to got to the Driffield LRO show last May!
If you don't mind me asking, why is it on a "Q" plate?  An engine to TDi for!
"Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948"  |
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15th Sep 2013 3:10pm |
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| Dawniewarnie Member Since: 28 Sep 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 38
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Not at all
I bought it already on a Q plate. It was built by a Landrover specialist from spares onto a Galvanised Chassis in 1990. We bought it from the lady who bought it from them. We've got all the recipts and stuff and as we don't intend to sell it, the Q plate didn't bother us A word to the wise isn’t necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
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15th Sep 2013 4:18pm |
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| barbel jim Member Since: 12 Dec 2012 Location: Northants Posts: 1432 
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Saw this at Billing- Baby pink but has a certain attraction to the female members
 Runs a V8 i beleive
Click image to enlarge Don't want to crash your thread, but the model in the picture wants to see your pink one now !!!! She will be watching with interest  |
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15th Sep 2013 4:27pm |
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| Dawniewarnie Member Since: 28 Sep 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 38
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Well hopefully I'll have some pictures for her before she leaves high school! Mine will also have a black roof but I haven't decided if the black trim will be a gloss or a satin finish? A word to the wise isn’t necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Between the two evils I always pick the one I never tried before. |
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15th Sep 2013 4:52pm |
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| Dawniewarnie Member Since: 28 Sep 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 38
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Well hopefully I'll have some pictures for her before she leaves high school! Mine will also have a black roof but I haven't decided if the black trim will be a gloss or a satin finish? A word to the wise isn’t necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
Between the two evils I always pick the one I never tried before. |
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15th Sep 2013 4:58pm |
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| Dawniewarnie Member Since: 28 Sep 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 38
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Thought its time for an update
So fitting the bulkhead was the easy bit
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27th Feb 2014 8:22pm |
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| Dawniewarnie Member Since: 28 Sep 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 38
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It took a little longer to get to this stage because of the loom conversion. We converted a TD5 loom so I could have heated seats and wind screen. Also I can have electric windows in the future if I want
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Click image to enlarge A word to the wise isn’t necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice. Between the two evils I always pick the one I never tried before. |
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28th Feb 2014 6:00pm |
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| Dawniewarnie Member Since: 28 Sep 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 38
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The tub got a coating of dinitrol as did the wheel arches, seat box, floor panels and fuel tank
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge A word to the wise isn’t necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice. Between the two evils I always pick the one I never tried before. |
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28th Feb 2014 6:14pm |
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| NickEJ Member Since: 24 Nov 2012 Location: Ljubljana Posts: 152  
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Top job, looking good. You'll love the heated seats when it's all done. Even if it is summertime!
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28th Feb 2014 6:15pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555
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Looking good
An engine to TDi for!
"Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948" |
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28th Feb 2014 7:09pm |
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| andy-c Member Since: 21 May 2012 Location: loch lomond Posts: 40  
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Fantastic job. Looking forward to seeing it done
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28th Feb 2014 7:38pm |
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| ZeroGravitas Member Since: 22 Nov 2013 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 36 
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Love the colour, especially with the green engine block! 110 XS TD5
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2nd Mar 2014 8:07pm |
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| ksblair Member Since: 25 Feb 2014 Location: Perthshire Posts: 9 
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Great job.
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3rd Mar 2014 1:01pm |
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