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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: Happe on June 04, 2007, 10:15:19

Title: Range Rover Body Panels
Post by: Happe on June 04, 2007, 10:15:19

Hi guys,
I finished putting big holes in the Range Rover and need new panels to close the holes again.
Paddock and Craddock can deliver the usual stuff as sills and footwells, but seems like no one can deliver a rear floor and the rear inner wheelarches.

Does anyone here has a source for these panels and parts or does anyone break a Rangie and has these parts in an ok-ish state?

cheers
Stefan

Title: Range Rover Body Panels
Post by: DaveS on June 04, 2007, 10:40:25

You could try Martin Motors or Rimmers, they both have websites, sorry don't have the addresses on work PC.

Title: Range Rover Body Panels
Post by: Happe on June 04, 2007, 10:43:20

Quote from: "DaveS"

You could try Martin Motors or Rimmers, they both have websites, sorry don't have the addresses on work PC.

cheers,

will try Martin Motors,
Rimmers is bloody expensive.
I think they buy at Paddock and sell it with a 100% mark up ;-)

Or their parts are made from gold......  :?
cheers
Stefan

Title: Range Rover Body Panels
Post by: Range Rover Blues on June 08, 2007, 20:38:17

Quote from: "Happe"

will try Martin Motors,
Rimmers is bloody expensive.
I think they buy at Paddock and sell it with a 100% mark up ;-)

Yes they are unearthly dear, but when they say it's in the post, it's in the post, they never let me down.

Title: Range Rover Body Panels
Post by: jjsaul on June 09, 2007, 00:19:31

i might be breaking a rangie in about 3-4 weeks...depends how urgent you are?

Title: Range Rover Body Panels
Post by: Happe on June 09, 2007, 18:47:04

Quote from: "jjsaul"

i might be breaking a rangie in about 3-4 weeks...depends how urgent you are?

Hi Time is what I have plenty,
Money is a different matter  :cry:

cu
Stefan

Title: Range Rover Body Panels
Post by: cactus on June 15, 2007, 20:24:38

Breaking a Rangey here too...... :D

Come and help yourself.....

It's in Wickford

Title: Range Rover Body Panels
Post by: Happe on June 15, 2007, 21:07:21

slight change of plan.
The Rangie Body is beyond repair.
Will try my skills on building something like a Tomcat but from scratch ;-)

cu
Stefan

Title: Range Rover Body Panels
Post by: Happe on June 15, 2007, 21:07:41

slight change of plan.
The Rangie Body is beyond repair.
Will try my skills on building something like a Tomcat, but from scratch ;-)

cu
Stefan

Title: Range Rover Body Panels
Post by: greatbignath on June 24, 2007, 22:43:42

have you started your home made tomcat yet? im thinking of doing something similar, and need inspiration!! 8)

Title: Range Rover Body Panels
Post by: Happe on June 26, 2007, 14:13:19

Quote from: "greatbignath"

have you started your home made tomcat yet? im thinking of doing something similar, and need inspiration!! 8)

Started...?
Big word  :wink:

I started to remove the interior, the wiring but also to keep the engine running, sorted the minimal wiring for the EFI to keep.
Next step will be finally remove the last bodywork bits like Bulkhead and the seat bases.
Than shotblast the chassis and rustprime, paint it.
Than I have to refurb the rear axle.
This will be finished by mid August, time enough to think about whick suspension road I will take.
When that is sorted I will start with the framework.
Front Main Hoop like a Tomcat'ish vehicle. Will use the Defender Windscreen and Rubber. Rear Hoop will differ from the Tomcat Hoop.
Yesterday I was actually thinking of getting the main roll cage pre manufactured with FIA certificate from either Tomcat or someplace else.
Send of a few mails to get quotes for special design roll cages.

We'll see.

cu
Stefan