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Whilst we were on Magnetic Island recently we did a "Military" Tour of Townsville & drove by Lavarack Barracks where I saw heaps of Landrovers parked (never seen so many in the one place!), so there'd still be plenty to come up for sale eventually I suppose.
Pickles.
I love everything about my truck, I did outlay $$ for power steering, it will do for me for years.
Only disappointment is the crappy towing capacity, I would settle for 2t, oh well, and can't really justify the $$ to get an engineer to do this for me.
Brue
I'm very happy with mine and the price I paid.
Mod wise, I dont have a lot planned but have done the following:
- fitted power steering - cant recommend this highly enough -appx $900 net after sale of my manual box,
- fitted headlight relays for switch reliability and better output -appx $50
- fitted a keyed ignition switch - $15. Didn't need door locks for RWC and cant really see the point anyway
I regularly get tempted to fit a turbo, but it mostly gets along well enough, certainly better than my 2A. One day there might be some rear disc brakes and maybe a locker in the picture.
I have owned 2 ex army 2A's and can see some similiarities in terms of comfort and NVH levels, particularly without power steering. But in other respects when compared to a 2A it has:
- better turning circle
-disc brakes on the front
-syncro on all forward gears
-heater and demister that works
-potential to easily install power steering
- better road performance
-much better economy
-better seats
-coil springs
-galvanised chassis
-much stronger rear axle
interesting:)
Your feed back is much appreciated!:)
What did you check before you picked yours?
A mate had already brought one and had paid for a check list , he told me what he checked so we (my youngest son, who is into cars a bit) and I developed our own check list.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4x4 MORE
Basically 1st pass was looking at the frames and seeing if they were straight, looking for any obvious bingles covered up/rewelded, next was doors and making sure they fitted, otherwise could be bent frames (or bent door).
We marked each one a score and narrowed them down to 4 out of around 16 or so, not counting the wrecks for sale .. then did another level of checks on the 4, checked steering for looseness, clutch and gear box. Fluids for any foreign matter that would indicate a problem. Underneath for any oil leaks. Finally, canvas condition, seat condition, door mechanisms, rims, tyres, anything loose or out of place.
Narrowed it to 2 we preferred but we had 3 on our list, 2xFFR and a GS. Then onto the log books, and spent a lot of time reading the service records. Narrowed to 2 vehicles, then back to them to do a last check over. Sat in both, one was just that bit better and it just felt right.
I only needed to bid on my first choice, it was the highest priced 4x4 on the day, still sub $9k, my 2nd choice was the 2nd highest so obviously I wasn't the only one who had done the hard yards working through the offerings.
Why did I chose it, well low miles since rebuild (14k), everything was pretty tight on it, had been overseas and flat packed back so had been cleaned and reassembled and left stored for a while. Had a new winch cable as a bonus, log booked indicated it had been well maintained, no signs of rust, canvas is in good nick. Was missing a spare wheel and jack, but lift mechanism worked.
It was still crossed fingers and toes when I picked it up, but she seemed good, steering was very heavy with those Goodyears. So off to KLR for a full check out, a couple of small things to be fixed and the fitting of Power Steering, and a key lock for ignition and the 2 doors. KLR suggested swapping the 2 Trailers Bridgestones onto her and even opened up on a Saturday to help do it on the hoist (much appreciated, I did buy another set of wheels from them as well). Now she just purrs along the M7, and is fun to drive. Only ongoing issue is the blinkers are slightly on the blinkers :p, globe has gone behind the speedo, passenger side window rattles which I have put a temporary fix on. She has done some winch work pulling electrical cables on one of my sons industrial sites so we know the winch is working A1. Brought a telescopic jack from a wholesaler and slung the spare wheel under her.
my check list went something along the lines of;Quote:
Originally Posted by 4x4 MORE
does it have a blue slip? yep.
(tick)
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Originally Posted by Rosco8
Thanks for that..much appreciated!:)
Crikey! The prices on the rag top Perenties at this last auction was high!!!
You will never once regret fitting a turbo.Quote:
Originally Posted by mark2
mmm .. I have heard this a lot so must be true. Am fence sitting as its quite an investment to outlay.Quote:
Originally Posted by isuzurover
Once she is wound up she floats along nicely, sure having that extra for hills, and accelerating, but for me at this stage that is luxury to have. If I had a real performance problem on trips then that would be different, but so far i haven't.
KLR guys say it only takes a short drive outside their driveway, actually the little hill to the left and everyone who has test driven one is sold :o:o I am sure if I end up driving one :cool::cool: it will become a priority. My youngest also keeps at me to get it done :mad:
So strategy is to make sure I avoid driving one and enjoy what I have :p