Thread: Full Puma 110 rebuild. Flood damage. Project ideas needed

Originally Posted by SVX37

Good luck with the issue you have.

I would move back to QLD sooner.

Reason: You cannot register the Defender there and they can't play Rugby League in NSW either!

Go the mighty Maroons! 7 series in a Row and Ricky Stuart is already behaving like a "Sooky Sooky Lah Lah!"

bender....

Hey,

I heard that if the vehicle was currently registered in another state (act or queensland for example) you could then transfer it across to nsw.....Im not sure though....

If you could register it, why not fit a brand new crate 300tdi and get rid of all potential electrical problems?

You could either modify the puma dash or fit a tdi/td5 style one.

Im not sure if the 6 speed box fits a tdi but I had heard a English company (ashcrofts?) were looking into it....

H

Originally Posted by HPLP

Hey,

I heard that if the vehicle was currently registered in another state (act or queensland for example) you could then transfer it across to nsw.....Im not sure though....

If you could register it, why not fit a brand new crate 300tdi and get rid of all potential electrical problems?

You could either modify the puma dash or fit a tdi/td5 style one.

Im not sure if the 6 speed box fits a tdi but I had heard a English company (ashcrofts?) were looking into it....

H

Some good ideas.

Perhaps buy a registerable chassis (with or without body) and fit my Puma body on to it and then work out how to mate the new dash up. Having pulled it all apart, I think it would be fairly easy. Just fit some guages to Puma cluster and a bit of rewiring.

Then fit a new 300 tdi and my puma 6 speed.

Would be electrickery free and comfy/shiny old/new defender.

An idea but perhaps not the most palatable...

part it out
+
you've been paid out for it
=
new Defender of your choice.

might have to put it down to experience. I'm with the authorities, sorry mate, I don't want ex flood vehicles floating around the car markets.

I'll buy you left front guard if you go this way.

Hey Alex,

After reading more of the storey I would, without delay, retain the help of legal firm and get a strongly worded letter off the insurer ASAP, I bet they will fold and provide the letter you need.

Roads and Maritime (RTA) with register it once you have that letter.

Cheers

The RTA and insurance copanies are trying to help you!
Unless you replaced the entire wiring loom from tail light to headlight - you will have electrical dramas till the vehicle rusts away (which wont be long anyways)
Part it out buy again

S

Originally Posted by Alex

Some good ideas.

Perhaps buy a registerable chassis (with or without body) and fit my Puma body on to it and then work out how to mate the new dash up. Having pulled it all apart, I think it would be fairly easy. Just fit some guages to Puma cluster and a bit of rewiring.

Then fit a new 300 tdi and my puma 6 speed.

Would be electrickery free and comfy/shiny old/new defender.

there you go!

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Sounds like a bit of a ****fight mate, sorry to hear it!
I duck across to tamworth occasionally, and while I'm no mechanic, I'm interested in learning a bit more about it so if you ever need somebody to give you a hand and don't mind having to explain a thing or two, give me a shout!
Best of luck with it mate.
Cheers
Muppet