I feel guilty for thinking this, let alone putting it down in writing.
Am I normal?
Way back in May I acquired Thora (see my post
here). She was all I ever dreamed of. She was cheap, and needed work, but nothing I couldn't cope with. The replacement of both front dumb irons, an engine swap, and some simple ancilliary things, and I would be on (off) the road.
I bought a truck cab top to go with her. I couldn't wait to fit it, you know how it is. I thought that seeing as I had the roof off, I'd take the tub off also to have a proper look at the chassis. This was when things started going downhill. I knew the rear end was bad when I stood on the rear cross member and it collapsed under my weight. Further investigation revealed that a cross member replacement wasn't an option as the metal on the rails wasn't good enough. I managed to acquire a rear half chassis, so all was not lost.
Thing is, I've just lost all interest. There's nothing I want more than to own a SWB Landie, but I want to drive the damn thing! Whenever I do have the motivation to actually do any work, it's either raining or I have
other commitments. This puts me on a downer again.
This is the last photo taken of Thora:
She's actually looking worse than that now, having had the rear half of the chassis removed.
If I had the cash, I'd just go out and get another chassis, and return to a nuts and bolts job, rather than a grind and weld one. But that's out of the question. Can Land Rovers and kids really mix?
So, is this normal for Series owners? Will I suddenly wake up one moring and think, "I'm going to make great progress on Thora today?"
Anybody else had this situation? How did you get over it?
Going away to cry now.
