Project Land Rover, Fixing a £300 Barn Find - Part 1: What's wrong with it & first fixes
No MOT and a list of issues that, whilst off putting to some, seemed like potentially inexpensive fixes with a bit of research and time. Although not driven for months, a quick test drive went well, engine, gearbox and clutch all very smooth, no nasty knocks, ticks, bangs, squeals or smoke!
So what's the mission here?
I always fancied a Land Rover and I wanted another project. The budget doesn't stretch to the more desireable Defenders and the series 1 and 2 are a bit too old school for me. I want to drive this thing in some sort of comfort so all those things considered, the Freelander was the best choice for me.
I spent a couple of months searching for a suitable candidate and eventually came across this one ... a 2001 Land Rover Freelander TD4. She's not been on the road for a couple of years and was parked up under an outbuilding of a local farm. 133,000 miles on the clock isn't so bad for the TD4 engine and after giving her the once over I decided that the price was right. Sat on my driveway all in for £300!
Goal 1 is to get her roadworthy! I've made two fairly detailed videos showing that process and this is part 1 ... a quick look around and some of the more simple fixes. I get to the bottom of some electrical gremlins, sort out the suspension, fix a broken seat, clean up the interior and fit a couple of tyres.
Roadworthy examples of this model / mileage start from around the £1000 mark here in the UK and that's pretty much bottom end. So that's my initial target ... I want to give her another chance. I want to get her back on the road in good condition, serviced, undersealed, driving as she once did and with a clean bill of health ... and I want her to be better than anything I could have bought for that amount. A success, in my eyes, will be if I can do that within the £1000 target.
There is 1 expensive item I know she'll need that might make that difficult, something that I have no choice but to spend the money on ... more about that it part two but I'm optimistic. Will that prove to be false hope?
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Servicing the engine, sorting a brake problem, treating the underside, the 'expensive part' and all the other little issues she throws my way before going for the MOT test.
Tune in next time for the full story ...
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