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alastairq
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| pays to read the blue book? [Or whatever awdc call it nowadays?] |
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Ellis
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Location: Betws y Coed, North Wales
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| alastairq wrote: | | pays to read the blue book? [Or whatever awdc call it nowadays?] |
I dread to think how much all those suspension components cost him - they were all brand new.
Although he had to "adapt" the chassis to make everything fit, the chassis is still salvageable and should be of use to someone once everything I need has been removed but I think it's going to be a "grey" area.
Part of the chassis number is still visible or at least the first four numbers are.The remainder are hidden behind a welded plate where the front parabolic springs are mounted.
What would you all do?
Cut it up and weigh it in or sell on?
Your advice would be appreciated everybody.
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Bitumen Boy
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Location: Above the snow line in old Monmouthshire
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| Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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| If I were in your shoes I think I'd only sell it on if there was no paperwork linking it back to me - if there was I'd likely weigh it in. The red tape is a nightmare these days and the goalposts keep moving, who knows what might come back to bite you one day? |
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Ellis
Joined: 07 Mar 2011
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Location: Betws y Coed, North Wales
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| Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Bitumen Boy wrote: | | If I were in your shoes I think I'd only sell it on if there was no paperwork linking it back to me - if there was I'd likely weigh it in. The red tape is a nightmare these days and the goalposts keep moving, who knows what might come back to bite you one day? |
Thank you Bitumen Boy.
Yes, you are right. There is no paperwork with the chassis but I was talking this morning with another old Land Rover enthusiast and he suggested that the remaining numbers be ground out thus rendering it unidentifiable.
I would not in all conscience sell it on to anybody but a 1952 Series One 80" inch repairable chassis is not found easily and if someone locally can make use of it then I could "gift" it on the understanding that it's origin is not known.
The idea of cutting it up and weighing it in as scrap is more appealing to me.
Any other suggestions please?
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Peter_L
Joined: 10 Apr 2008
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Location: New Brunswick. Canada.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe cut it up and rest peacefully in your bed. |
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Ellis
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| peterwpg wrote: | | Maybe cut it up and rest peacefully in your bed. |
I think you're right as well Peter.
What's bothering me is that someone might use it to recreate a 1952 Series One 80" from bits of other 80" models and now that there's no requirement for an MOT there could be an accident, injuries or worse with the recreated vehicle in the future and the trail would lead back to me one way or another.
I do have a big circular disc cutter among my armoury and I'll use it on the chassis.
Decision made.
Thank you gentlemen.
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Peter_L
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| Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Ellis wrote: |
............ and the trail would lead back to me one way or another.
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even the OCC breadcrumb one.. |
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Ellis
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Location: Betws y Coed, North Wales
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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A final note on this thread, the 1952 Series One 80" chassis which we discussed above was reduced to "chunk size" pieces with a plasma cutter last week and taken in a trailer to the local metal recyclers.
It's probably now on it's way to the Far East for smelting and my conscience is clear. It can never now be recreated as a vehicle.
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47Jag
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
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Location: Bothwell, Scotland
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Ellis,
WRONG!!
I will be back here next month as door skins on a Hyundai😀😀😀
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Peter_L
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| Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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| 47Jag wrote: | Ellis,
WRONG!!
I will be back here next month as door skins on a Hyundai😀😀😀
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That should read as "I will be back here next month as door skins on 100 Hyundais" |
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16vmini
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i done lots of silly things , but my dad finally told me one he did the other day ..
he made a exhaust manifold out of copper fittings, said took him a few days , but looked really good at the end , untill he ran engine .. and it all melted on the solder joints 
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