The old girls come back to me.

[Fuddy as muck]

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[solihull-mick]

Well what can i say daz, good to see the old girl getting muddy, seems very strange not having your motor here, loved every minute of the build, well almost anyway, see you in a few weeks mate , go and enjoy her  :clap:

[stratie]

Look's great mate, fantastic job  :clap:
Were the photos taken at whaddon near MK?
I only ask, because i race 3 hour endouro's at whaddon, and those ruts coming out of the puddle look like the same ruts that i bust 2 ribs and a bone in my shoulder.
I remeber thinking to me self at the time (whilst rolling around in agony  :lol: ) Blasted landrovers  :lol: 

[Rich_P]

Interesting piece of engineering I'm sure, although not entirely to everyone's tastes mind.

But one must ask, what part of it is still a Series?  It looks like you just wanted a 90 from the start.  :-.

[solihull-mick]

Interesting piece of engineering I'm sure, although not entirely to everyone's tastes mind.

But one must ask, what part of it is still a Series?  It looks like you just wanted a 90 from the start.  :-.

Thats very true not to everybodys tastes, but aslong as daz is happy thats all that matters, thats the great thing about the world of landrovers not one is the same as the next, unless your a rivet counter and like the standard product, which is fine if you like that sort of thing,

As for what series parts are left well, does it look like a series? yes it does, does it drive like a series? no thank god, so yes you could say its a wanabee 90 but it is an 88" wheelbase, and its does retain series panels, but he who really cares, its doing the job it was built for, and very well by all accounts,

PM me for coiler conversion prices , ditch the cart springs, give your spine a rest 

[stratie]

I love it, it looks ace. I wouldn't say it was a 90 wannabe.
Darren, in your last pic you have the dead tree to the left of your truck. I once lost my KTM in that bog for a few hours.
It took 4 of us and a fella on a quad to drag it out.
Dare ya to take your landie across  :D
Brend.

[carbore]

Very nice indeed. Looks purposefull/unstoppable but without being ott. Front end looks lovely. Envious :D

[Fuddy as muck]

Very nice indeed. Looks purposefull/unstoppable but without being ott. Front end looks lovely. Envious :D

 Thanks mate, i like it too :lol:

Darren

[Lucy1978]

Looks like you're enjoying your motor :)

How hard was it to get through the SVA with the modified chassis?

[Lucy1978]

think these are the regs you need to be thinking of

In order to retain the original registration mark:

    * cars and car-derived vans must use:

The original unmodified chassis or unaltered bodyshell (i.e. body and chassis as one unit - monocoque); or a new chassis or monocoque bodyshell of the same specification as the original supported by evidence from the dealer or manufacturer (e.g. receipt).

And two other major components from the original vehicle - ie suspension (front & back); steering assembly; axles (both); transmission or engine.

If a second-hand chassis or monocoque bodyshell is used, the vehicle must pass a an enhanced single vehicle approval (ESVA) or single vehicle approval (SVA) test after which a "Q" prefix registration number will be allocated.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSellingAVehicle/RegisteringAVehicle/DG_10014246

but if your happy then that's fine

[300TDi Disco]

I seen this one in the workshop and i have to say one thing..... I do like it.

[Fuddy as muck]

I seen this one in the workshop and i have to say one thing..... I do like it.

Cheers mate, its back with Mick at the moment having some nuts and stuff fitted :lol: All ready for Whaddon on the 28th

Darren

[snorkley]

thats minted,what tyres and size please

[JAKEYBABY]

Looks mint ! all the the beauty of a nice series but with some nice creature comforts, fair play Daz its the dogs.

[jay2578]

oooh shes a babe! i want, i want, i want!!!!

[bogie]

So basically it a 90 chassis with a series cross member welded on it. A 200 chucked in with a 5 speed already in and a series front end  and a 90/110 back body. Not really rocket science to build but i bet your claiming  the free tax. Why cant people have reel imagination and work with leafs and keep within the law?? Think this should be moved to the defender section or modified section because it aint a series!  As a 90 it dont look to bad!

[Tezybonk123 88]

Looks like a lot of hard work has gone into this.I think it looks fantastic.Do you have any pictures of before & after to make a comparison of the rebuild?

[drfence]

So basically it a 90 chassis with a series cross member welded on it. A 200 chucked in with a 5 speed already in and a series front end  and a 90/110 back body. Not really rocket science to build but i bet your claiming  the free tax. Why cant people have reel imagination and work with leafs and keep within the law?? Think this should be moved to the defender section or modified section because it aint a series!  As a 90 it dont look to bad!

i detect a bid of jealousy, :lol: :lol:

[bogie]

Cant be jealous of something with an identity crisis and aint legal.It aint hard to bolt a series body on to a 90 coiled chassis!!!!

[Rich_P]

It aint hard to bolt a series body on to a 90 coiled chassis!!!!

Wasn't there a feature in one of the mags some time back where someone had done exactly that?

[drfence]

Cant be jealous of something with an identity crisis and aint legal.It aint hard to bolt a series body on to a 90 coiled chassis!!!!

who said anything about it being illegal, do you know anything about this vehicle or owner, NO!!! So possibly get some facts together first before spouting on a public forum,  

[solihull-mick]

So basically it a 90 chassis with a series cross member welded on it. A 200 chucked in with a 5 speed already in and a series front end  and a 90/110 back body. Not really rocket science to build but i bet your claiming  the free tax. Why cant people have reel imagination and work with leafs and keep within the law?? Think this should be moved to the defender section or modified section because it aint a series!  As a 90 it dont look to bad!

Bogie you dont have a clue what goes in to building a motor from scratch, firstly its not a 90 chassis, and the engine and box was not just chucked in, as stated in the first build thread, the customer was very happy with the build, why do you feel you have to slag off my work which you have no reason or grounds too, and why slag off the owner that you dont know or have ever met,

You stick to what you know, building what ever you build in your garage at home, leave the experts to do our thing, as my customers will no doubt inform you of the standard of my work,

Oh and while we are on the subject, the two injection pumps you sold to a customer of mine, you claimed to be perfect, well wrong both pumps had no output pressure, both rotor heads were totally corroded, only the fact the customer didnt want to make a fuss nothing was said, so seeing as you have so much to say ive said it for him, wished he`d gone for a recon pump in the first place, but hay whos perfect in this world  [-X

[bogie]

Just to put the record a little straighter,i told the guy, they came from a job lot i bought and i did not know their  history. I never said there was nothin wrong with that motor,it basically was not a series. Over the years i have seen many coiled landys  with  tax exempt plates blatantly stuck on them and the owners not giving a damn ,which in my opinion give us a bad name. And im sure many people feel the same? As with your work i only hear good things which i can say is better than a few local garages i know who only see the ££££££.

[dxmedia]

If neither the engine or the suspension are original is an SVA not required?

There's a check list about from VOSA on a PDF floating about the forum somewhere which is the definitive list.

I can imagine that the work is top notch, but IIRC with the work which has been performed without an SVA bogie is correct and this vehicle is illegal on the public highways.

[dxmedia]

Have a good read of this webpage and see how many boxes you tick

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSellingAVehicle/RegisteringAVehicle/DG_10014246

In order to retain the original registration mark:

cars and car-derived vans must use:
The original unmodified chassis or unaltered bodyshell (i.e. body and chassis as one unit - monocoque); or a new chassis or monocoque bodyshell of the same specification as the original supported by evidence from the dealer or manufacturer (e.g. receipt).

And two other major components from the original vehicle - ie suspension (front & back); steering assembly; axles (both); transmission or engine.

I think that the point here is the unmodified chassis, just reading through this was highlighted a couple of posts ago. I take it that the transmission and engine have been changed from original? The suspension has been, was the steering modified to accept the alterations to the suspension?  Does it not have modified axles with diskbrakes?

Doesn't take much for an SVA to be required.