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by richardthestag
Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:24 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Replies: 484
Views: 180927

Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit

mercrocker wrote: Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:19 pm Don't know what is more concerning - that somebody took money for that repair or that the person buying it risked their neck without knowing.
Knowing the gent who bought the car and whom I am working for, I feel for him. He knew nothing and took folk for their word.
by richardthestag
Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:20 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Replies: 484
Views: 180927

Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit

Bring you fine cunts up to speed but way ahead of where my revenue generating yootoob channel is Here is the outside edge of the LH inner wing reconnected with the seat back mount mountings and also the spare wheel carrier. 20230422_124000.jpg Here it is welded to the b-post, floor, arch and d-post ...
by richardthestag
Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:02 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Replies: 484
Views: 180927

Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit

cuntacular which is the award I would give to the cretin who repaired this car in the past. this for instance, is the lumpage of filler located around the rear seat belt mounting point.., 20230417_115345.jpg this is the void that should be the lower b-post section and protect occupants. Here it is l...
by richardthestag
Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:44 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Replies: 484
Views: 180927

Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit

clarkson is right about a few things. turns out his is right about throwing excrement at the Marklathon

He was also right about the one eyed Scottish idiot
by richardthestag
Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:46 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Replies: 484
Views: 180927

Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit

There are a number of clues that make any RR that is pre November 1973 quite easy to ID. The issue as I said above is down the the chancellor of the time banning free rolling VED for anything over 25 years and giving a monster boost to the ved fraud market. Most of it was done to save a few quid for...
by richardthestag
Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:14 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Replies: 484
Views: 180927

Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit

paulplom wrote: Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:41 am Would they have had wing mirrors in '87?
door mirrors by then, those mickey mouse bonnet mirrors are fucking useless. incredibly expensive too but period correct

I am no slave to originality but they came with the car
by richardthestag
Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:13 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Replies: 484
Views: 180927

Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit

I think it’s a trick question and that Range Rover is newer than it appears, the wheels look too wide to me, which point to a Kingsley type RestoMod of a 1980’s Portuguese 2 door . Range Rovers are like 911’s, in that people will spend tens of thousands making them look old. I’m not a rivet counter...
by richardthestag
Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:09 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Replies: 484
Views: 180927

Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit

Anyway I took this photo for my business instagram account, "one of these car is 8 years old than the other, but which is which?" Landy fraternity were 100% correct, will you lot be? https://www.thedarkwob.co.uk/download/file.php?id=64399 20230412_161931.jpg Range Rover is older. Just loo...
by richardthestag
Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:08 am
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Replies: 484
Views: 180927

Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit

Nope. Am I a little bit mental? Probably. Aren't we all? all a matter of perspective isn't it :D Almost correct, the Landy is indeed 1980 S3 2.25 petrol 109. in desperate need of a new chassis but otherwise completely rebuilt.. bastard bodging bodgers wrapped 20 gauge steel around the main chassis ...
by richardthestag
Sat Jun 24, 2023 7:53 pm
Forum: Motorised Conveyances
Topic: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Replies: 484
Views: 180927

Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit

Back to that Lincoln Green project. I kind of want it out of the workshop but the owner is a proper solid bloke. I like him and also feel badly that had I realised how shit his car was when it arrived for a small job I just would have advised him to start again... But he is now at the point where he...