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anaxemurderer:
Sweet tank mate, reckon that cost you abit! Ours just has a standard rangie tank mounted in the back, pretty much in the middle so takes up all the room! (we didn't do it!)

Considering its not a road vehicle you made a nice job of rear lights and general finsihing! Got any more pics yet, are you done?

Nick

Tel:
thanks for the comments guys

we tryed to build it as best as we could as its gotta last me a few years now (baby on the way) and dont want to have to redo anything in the near future

i only get a chance to do things on it at the weekends and all the bits have been under the dash lately

im fitting a vogue interior at the moment so ill put pics up of that when its all finished at the weekend 

its not far away now gotta get the tank fitted propperly and get it painted

yellowbelly:
If you want to use it on the road it needs the SVA because by cutting short the chassis and shortening the body it is a radically altered vehicle. This is obviously not as Landrover had it type approved. That is why it comes under the requirement for an SVA. Most people worry to much about the SVA. At the end of the day it is a safety check and everything required for it is simply laid out in the manual. I have put several vehicles through it and never had any problems that can't be resolved with a bit of engineering and a discussion with the tester. At least if you SVA it you can get it properly registered and insured and it will have a higher resale value should you ever wish to move it on. If you were to drive it on the road as a bobtail without getting it properly registered and you had an accident your insurance would be invalid. You really don't want to think how much that would cost you if someone else was also involved and injured.

On the other side of things it looks a fantastic vehicle which you have obviously built well. I can't wait to see pictures of it finished.

Tel:

--- Quote from: yellowbelly on November 27, 2008, 11:41:25 ---If you want to use it on the road it needs the SVA because by cutting short the chassis and shortening the body it is a radically altered vehicle. This is obviously not as Landrover had it type approved. That is why it comes under the requirement for an SVA. Most people worry to much about the SVA. At the end of the day it is a safety check and everything required for it is simply laid out in the manual. I have put several vehicles through it and never had any problems that can't be resolved with a bit of engineering and a discussion with the tester. At least if you SVA it you can get it properly registered and insured and it will have a higher resale value should you ever wish to move it on. If you were to drive it on the road as a bobtail without getting it properly registered and you had an accident your insurance would be invalid. You really don't want to think how much that would cost you if someone else was also involved and injured.

On the other side of things it looks a fantastic vehicle which you have obviously built well. I can't wait to see pictures of it finished.

--- End quote ---

sva isnt an issue for me as its not a road vehicle, its not been done to make a profit from it either i promiced myself a bobtail range rover since i was 12 years old its only taken me 14 years to pull my finger out lol its as much part of the family now as the dog :) even my missus was outside helping me pop rivet the floor back in

thanks for the info tho ill keep it in mind if i ever decide to sva it


appriciate the comment about the build quality its the first time ive ever got that involved with body work as to be fabricating body mounts and welding in new repair sections

i got to admit though that i did underestimate the build its a hell of alot more work than i first thought

PITBULL:
love the range im toyin with the idea about replacing the disco with one any updates fella  :dance:

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