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pom

Member Since: 01 Jun 2010
Location: Worcester
Posts: 1343

Cost to Rebuild ?

So, I'm taking the family across Europe next year for a month.

I could take the beemer or disco but I want to take a tax exempt series instead. It will be last trip with kids as they are are late teens and apparently holidays are not 'lit' anymore. I't will be a keeper once bought for occasional (nice weather) use.

I will need DCPU/Station wagon (5 of us with luggage) and I want V8 as original as poss. I've been lurking for a while looking but nothing really jumps out at me. So I'm thinking about havenig one restored.

What should I be paying to have one professionly done ? I've got a budget of 20-30k and want it to be bang on.

cheers

10th Sep 2018 5:54am

Paulv8

Member Since: 09 Jun 2013
Location: Milton Keynes
Posts: 618

1989 Defender 90 V8 Petrol CSW Alpine White

The answer is "as much as you want to spend..."

As far as I know, and I have thought about doing this for a living, 30—40k will get you a full restoration on a defender. A series I am not so sure about, but obviously I won't be a mile from that. Of course it clearly depends on the state of the car at the start, and the quality of the restoration you plan. "bang on" could, and does, mean different things to different people.

I've a V8 90 I need to build and I am budgeting 15, and that's doing it myself V8 90...WIP

10th Sep 2018 6:48am

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7907

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey

Sounds a great project with a nice budget! I will be following with interest.

James
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10th Sep 2018 7:45am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

JeremyJ had a very nice restored Stage1 station wagon for sale for that sort of money. Drop him a PM. Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

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10th Sep 2018 7:51am

Guy

Member Since: 11 Feb 2013
Location: St Eval, Cornwall
Posts: 250

Pom.

I can recommend Ben Stowe at Black Paw 4x4 near York. His daily driver is a '49 Series 1. He also drives a Camel 110 and a pre production V8 One Ten on carbs, he's restoring a 2.6 Series 2 carawagon for family holidays. The list goes on!

Give him a call, I think you'll be pleased.

https://www.blackpaw4x4.co.uk/contact-land...ecialisyg/
DINGO - '99 Discovery 2 V8 with 300Tdi transplant, chawton white. Repatriated from Australia and expedition prepped. **FOR SALE**
SHARKY - '06 Discovery 3 HSE Auto, bonatti grey. SOLD.
GEORGE - '99 Discovery 1 300Tdi Auto, willow green. Daily driver, travel companion, part of the family! SOLD.
PINGU - '96 Defender 110 300Tdi station wagon. SOLD.

Dream LR - 130 pop top station wagon camper.

10th Sep 2018 8:47am

PRENT1

Member Since: 02 Sep 2015
Location: bromley
Posts: 42

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Santorini Black

Cost to Rebuild ?

I can recommend Matt Spencer @ Carriages he rebuilt my 110 and it is fantastic

10th Sep 2018 9:06am

Slideywindows

Member Since: 09 Sep 2016
Location: North Essex
Posts: 1286

You want a tax-exempt Series, but as a double-cab pickup or Station Wagon and with a V8?

Could be tricky, but you could put a V8 in a SII or SIII 109" Station Wagon.

Stage One V8's will be tax exempt soon (if not already).

Too much alteration and you could lose tax-exemption.

As said, Ben Stowe at Black Paw 4x4 can do almost anything you want.

10th Sep 2018 10:07am

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