If you were going to buy an RRC again...

My father had a '78 2 door,it was in very good condition.

He decided to leave us in '84,and it was sold.

My LR tragic brother had an '83 model for years.It had done a lot of beach work,before he bought it,cheaply, chassis was absolutely shagged.

He got another chassis from MR auto,and we replaced it under the carport of our mothers house.[bighmmm]

It actually wasn't a very difficult job,but quite tedious.

He kept it for many years,then replaced it with a one year old, '93 D1 V8,which is still his daily driver,and has done just under 400000 k's,with only one largish repair,replaced leaking head gaskets and cams.The cams were pretty good,but replaced them as it was apart.

I'd find one as original as possible, with the best condition interior. Modifying them is far easier from a good base rather than going through who knows how many owners and how many years worth of modifications and 'improvements/repairs', especially if it's had heavy offroad use. Interior parts are harder to find than exterior parts and panels.

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

I looked at a 2 door 77 once and the rear floor was rusted out and the rear crossmember gone .
However that was not all.
I drove it and it was almost unsteerable.
I looked under and the drop arm on the steering box lock plates had both been put on one side and the drop arm was falling off the splines.
Yikes!
Luckily I had my big socket with me and I tightened it up for the bloke and installed the lock plates correctly and bent them over..
Again, Some people!
Regards PhilipA

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A bit like a 78 I test drove from a well known Melbourne Indy and as I was changing gears the lever came out of the box.

Probably be a bit more patient and spend a bit more on something better, my stingy ways get the better of me more often than not. With prices of RRC getting higher some people are just taking the ****, trying to sell **** for decent money. Happy to pay $10K for a classic but it has to be in good condition for it's age and well cared for.

Maybe I'm just a sucker for punishment or plain stupid, fixing other people ****ups is wallet draining and time consuming. Some people shouldn't be allowed near spanners full stop!!

Trav

I'd just buy what I have again .... early 90's 4door. Must have good body and nice interior. If I need to I'll just find a low milage disco 1 and move its driveline over (maybe a weekends work).