Series 2 FOR FREE!! He must be mad!!

[Skippy]

Hi There

A mate of mine has been offered a 1965? S2A short wheel base with a running engine and loads of other good bits, for free!

I havnt looked at it yet, as he wants me to go over and asses what needs doing to it to get it back up to scratch, any pointers that i should look out for when investigating.

Cheers

Chris

[Dave]

Chassis, bulkhead running gear are the only thing really all other bits can be got quite easy and cheep i think series 2 bits are a little harder to come by than series 3 but still about.

 O yes haddle the price a bit    :D

Good look.

[jimthelandyman]

Check the footwells for rust and holes. Check the chassis over carefully and get a torch and look in the corners where crossmembers meet the ladder frame. Check the electrics out make sure its good because wires can be a pain.

[bezzabsa]

if its all there and doesnt sag in the middle  -get it!!
even if its cream crackered he can break it and make some cash!!

[hobbit]

And if he dont want it give me a call, & I'll be down with the trailer very shortly  :lol:

[bezzabsa]

 O yes haddle the price a bit    :D

Good luck.

is that like HAGGLE????
lol
;)

[Rich_P]

i think series 2 bits are a little harder to come by than series 3 but still about.

Only specific Series 2/2A parts are hard to come by.  Most Series 2A and 3 parts are similar if not identical and will swap between each other quite happily.  :D

[Dave]

 O yes haddle the price a bit    :D

Good luck.

is that like HAGGLE????
lol
;)

 Yes very much alike but not the same    :oops:  :oops:

[wing nut]

what you cant sweep up keep :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Skippy]

Cheers for all the tips guys.

Went to have a look at it on Sat, promising the MRS that i's only be a couple of hours............ honest!

Problem was i did only spend a couple of hors looking at the series 2, when i went to leave, the disco died!!  :oops:  But would the MRS believe me, NO!

Anyway back to the matter in hand!  On initial inspection it looks pretty good with all straight panels, reasonable bulkhead (foot well gone though).  Had a look at the chassis, and its knackered at both ends with big holes all the way along the rails, so will be trying to source one for him.  Also noticed that it has a brand new webber on it and recon master cylinders for both brakes and clutch!

Engine runs. Which is more than can be said for my disco!

So on initial assesment it needs, chassis, front doors, foot wells.

What do you guys recon?  Is it worth it?  What do you recon it would be worth at the moment?

Cheers

[Skippy]

OH, forgot to ask.  Any suggestions of good places to buy second hand bits?  Trying to keep costs down a bit.

Cheers

[spy]

I got £1600 for a tidy series 3 (pics on my website) but I had to wait for ages.  Seems to be plenty of reasonable series landies for around the grand mark nowadays.  

I would say that its not worth fitting a chasis unless its a labour of love.  Its not a cheap way to buy a series landy

Just my 2p worth!

[jjsaul]

if its free take it....if not give me a shout...im just down the road and currently have a car trailer in my posession  

[Rich_P]

As James said, if you can take it, do so.  Breaking it can be quite profitable if you're willing to spend the time to take it apart.

But do understand that you'll likely be looking at around £1,100 to rechassis a Series 2A 88-inch.  That is just parts alone, excluding the tools and labour costs.

[Andy the Landy]

But do understand that you'll likely be looking at around £1,100 to rechassis a Series 2A 88-inch.  That is just parts alone, excluding the tools and labour costs.

Wish mine had only cost that  add another grand on top :shock: