OFFICIAL Land Rover thread.

[Andrew325is]

Hey man I'll take a running 300tdi defender for 13k. At that price I can dump money into it to make a beast.

Do it. Make a build thread. :)

[slammin.e28]

Running in the US.....$12k BIN.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301651355610?ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Guy's been trying to sell in the UK.....imported it, 1985 should be legit.

[LateFan]

"This vehicle sits on its original chassis which is in good condition for its age.."

[UNHCLL]

Running in the US.....$12k BIN.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301651355610?ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Guy's been trying to sell in the UK.....imported it, 1985 should be legit.

Yea, legit.
"Chassis number is shown in photos" - which conveniently were taken with a Potato Pocket Cam from 1992... and no VIN listed for Ebay scrutineering/police review?

Yea, sign me up for bidding!!!



Side note -
Considering a P38, and first item on the docket is to replace entire ARS - bags, sensors, pump... then let the rest of the gremlins shake themselves out. :devil:

[Wschnitz]

VIN comes up as a 2011 Defender lol.

http://vindecoder.eu/check-vin/SALLDHAC7BA219701

[LateFan]

^^^ wow, really? Get the crusher warmed up, Wally!

[rturbo 930]

Good news, everyone!

http://jalopnik.com/all-the-seized-land-rover-defenders-will-be-returned-to-1708474732

Nice to see the feds do the right thing. I have a soft spot for Defenders, and it would hurt to see them crushed.

[slammin.e28]

VIN comes up as a 2011 Defender lol.

http://vindecoder.eu/check-vin/SALLDHAC7BA219701

They recycled letters.

"B" originally was 1981 (still fishy), then they ran out of letters, ran through some numbers, and went back to letters....so "B" is 2011 too.

[Wschnitz]

There are a ton of 89s that just came in on the east coast, all in fairly great condition too.

So school me on defenders, as far as i know, everything but the steel box frame is aluminum right? the fenders, doors, etc?

So theoretically I can strip one to the frame, blast it, por-15 it, undercoat it, and then put the chassis back on, and it should survive the salt of the US?

[LateFan]

My understanding is the bulkhead is the most critical thing - it's steel, it rusts, and you have to disassemble the entire truck to replace it.

Then the rear frame rails, from getting spray on them, and there are some closed sections that don't vent well in damp climates.

Where did you see all the 89s?

[estoguy]

Good news on the seizures! :D

[steve68]

[QUOTE=slammin.e28;4421639]Lol, yeah, so far I've been lucky. Things have taken a beating.

I'm over in the opposite end of the state, Shenandoah Valley.

There is one pic I didn't show:



Everyone gets stuck, has a 76 Land Cruiser when I was a kid was stuck with my dad and 5 other trucks for 3 days in the mud, long weekend
I was in the park for memorial day weekend, drove Skyline dr with the wife, she came up for a week, Front Royal is a cool town, but Waynesboro has nothing that I saw, Cool area,

[Wschnitz]

My understanding is the bulkhead is the most critical thing - it's steel, it rusts, and you have to disassemble the entire truck to replace it.

Then the rear frame rails, from getting spray on them, and there are some closed sections that don't vent well in damp climates.

Where did you see all the 89s?

Carolina, I think its that dealer that's been importing a ton of them, the one people suspected was vin swapping cars but actually wasn't.

[slammin.e28]

Everyone gets stuck, has a 76 Land Cruiser when I was a kid was stuck with my dad and 5 other trucks for 3 days in the mud, long weekend
I was in the park for memorial day weekend, drove Skyline dr with the wife, she came up for a week, Front Royal is a cool town, but Waynesboro has nothing that I saw, Cool area,

Yeah, Waynesboro doesn't have much. Is where I grew up. I live outside the "city" though.

Carolina, I think its that dealer that's been importing a ton of them, the one people suspected was vin swapping cars but actually wasn't.

Man, Ebay is flooded with 'em. Pricing is all over. Christ. Time to BUY!!

[steve68]

[QUOTE=slammin.e28;4422361]Yeah, Waynesboro doesn't have much. Is where I grew up. I live outside the "city" though.

Its nice out in that area, I like Luray, in the valley between the 2 mountain ranges,