Hey guys,
My first post and first Land Rover project.
I first saw this Land Rover listed on a Facebook marketplace post. They were in martinborough nz, close ish to me (1hr drive each way). I convinced the mrs to let me park them in the driveway and went over to have a look. At first the listing was for a running 1967 2a and a parts rolling body. (The blue hard top and The green safari roof) once I got there the guy showed me a third 2a which was running the original 2.25 petrol engine and a ute cab top. I couldn't just leave it there, rotting under a tree so I made and offer on all three. Ended up picking them up for $1600, which I thought was a bargain.
I have a friend with a car trailer he uses for his rally car so we made three trips to get them home. I paid him in beer and bacon for each trip. He was stoked, and I saved several hundred dollars. Happy days
This one is running a LD28 Nissan diesel and runs well. The grille has been moved forward to accomodate a large electric fan using a hideous piece of checker plate. Yuck. I plan to put his back to original spot and sacrifice the checker plate to the wheelie bin gods.
The green 2a with the safari roof has no engine and is only good for parts. It is a military model, but the chassis is completely nackered.
The black 2a has the 2.25 petrol engine which doesn't run at the moment but does turn over. Hopefully get it going and sell it off to fund my project.
My first port of call is to source some good workshop manuals and parts catalogues. Can anyone make any recommendations on what to buy??
More pics to come
Cheers
Simon
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