Land Rover County 110 (defender) 1980, Galvinized Chassis Upgrade on 2040-cars
Buckfield, Maine, United States
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I bought this Land Rover in England in 2008 and had it taken to a Land Rover repair shop there and had a large amount of work done, over 30,000.00 US. It is a 1984 County Model 110 Defender but because of Ebay's system it is listed as a 1980. Right hand drive. 5 Speed. No A/C. Manual Steering. I have receipts for all work done. The following is a list off the top of my head what I had done: Replace complete chassis with new galvanized model'/Replace shocks and springs with Bilsteins /Install complete stainless exhaust system /Replace rear side doors with new ones. Replace steel bulkhead /Replace fuel tank / Replace door and windshield gaskets/ Replace radiator, all rubber in engine compartment, clutch,water pump, injectors,brake lines, filters and most nuts and bolts/ New door steps/ New Cubby Box/ New Bumper/ Re spray as the Brit's say. This vehicle was taken to bits and completely re assembled ! I have put about 10,000 miles on this Rover since I bought it in 2008. I have spent most of the last six years working overseas and have not had the opportunity to drive it much. I generally drive my FJ Cruiser in the Winter. The top speed on this vehicle is about 68-70, that's it, but it will do that all day. It is slow uphill but speed is not a Land Rover virtue. I have an extra set of original pressed steel wheels that will be included along with new halogen H4 headlights. This is a great vehicle to drive as is or maybe upgrade to a Turbo Diesel in the future. I will miss this vehicle,it has just about everything that every other vehicle on the road does not have, too much philosophy to go into here. I am not a dealer and am obviously not making money on this transaction but I did learn a few things about Rovers during this "Restoration" , First is, all older Rovers from England are rusty ! If you don't replace the chassis with a galvanized one you are just putting off the event. The second is, If you buy a Rover from someone importing it to the states for re sale it is definitely Buyer Beware as their motivation is maximum profits at your expense |
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