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Building a 90 from scratch
smo:
--- Quote from: "dew1911" ---Talking £1000 for Galvi Chassis
About £1000 again for bodywork
£500 odd for engine + Box
£500 odd for Axles/ Drivetrain
Cheaper and (LOTS!) easier to buy a slightly ratty one and do it up.
--- End quote ---
That is dirt cheap, compare it to the dealer pricetag of my 04 plate 90 CSW that itll be replacing and youll see what i mean!
If building one was really that cheap i'd consider it, however i'd be looking at TD5 terretory, or possibly something else big and diesel :D
PUX - its heading towards challenge spec, i want to do start competing and am doing more and more pay and break days as well as green lanes.
dew1911:
What I was aiming at is sort of Disco 200tdi Territory.
If you're doing that, I'd build a 100", Not a 90.
PUX:
--- Quote from: "smo" ---
--- Quote from: "dew1911" ---Talking £1000 for Galvi Chassis
About £1000 again for bodywork
£500 odd for engine + Box
£500 odd for Axles/ Drivetrain
Cheaper and (LOTS!) easier to buy a slightly ratty one and do it up.
--- End quote ---
That is dirt cheap, compare it to the dealer pricetag of my 04 plate 90 CSW that itll be replacing and youll see what i mean!
If building one was really that cheap i'd consider it, however i'd be looking at TD5 terretory, or possibly something else big and diesel :D
PUX - its heading towards challenge spec, i want to do start competing and am doing more and more pay and break days as well as green lanes.
--- End quote ---
he he also im not sure wot engine dew is on about as if i could find tdis for that money i would buy em and sell em on again for a profit i tell ya, i was looking at buying a cheap 200tdi e.g ex farm vehicle for about £3000 and then adding the bits on it and getting it sorted for challanges by spending a about another 4 grand just on basics so i could compete in the novice challanges!!! then when i got a bit more experince i would start adding more stuff i.e better lockers etc etc better winches but i have put it all on hold as i get married next year :D :D :D
TechnoTurkey:
If you want a ratty one to do up my 90 may be available...
Porny:
Roughly the 90 I'm building from scratch has cost me about £8000.
For that I have a brand new (to be galvanised) Chassis, full 2003 TD5 running gear - engine, gearbox, a set of Td5 axles (with TC and ABS etc) and the ECU's, a complete 2004 Defender 90 Bodyshell (with new type doors etc) all in the same colour and various other bits.
I have a good contact when it comes to running gear etc etc :wink:
Drop me a pm if you want any more info.... and what to buy :wink:
--- Quote from: "dew1911" ---Talking £1000 for Galvi Chassis
About £1000 again for bodywork
£500 odd for engine + Box
£500 odd for Axles/ Drivetrain
Cheaper and (LOTS!) easier to buy a slightly ratty one and do it up.
--- End quote ---
I'd go a bit higher on the prices, no point in building something with a ratty running gear. And I don't know what engine and box you reckon you'd get for £500!!!
Depending on the car, buying a knackered one and rebuilding it is just as expensive... but it means you've got an ID then!!
Ian
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