Hi,
My wife just bought me a Range Rover with the money left over from the wedding budget :)
It's a 1990 3.9 manual currently without an MOT or tax so we got it for a grand, complete with lpg coversion and good tailgates so I reckon it was well worth it but there are a few rot issues with it:
n/s sill - I got the Haynes restoration manual and it would appear that it's quite an involved job but a new inner and outer sill came with the vehicle. Any hints from anyone who's done this before? (this is the only MOT failure on the sheet)
n/s A pillar - bottom of this is rotten and though it could get away with being patched I think it should be replaced, again how difficult is it and any hints? The footwell itself doesn't seem to be rotten for some reason.
n/s windscreen post - this is the biggest issue for me. I can see repair sections available for the other rotten bits, but the windscreen post seems quite bad really with fairly big rotten bits lifting off and making it look untidy. Do you get new windscreen posts, how are they held to the rest of the body and has anyone successfully repaired rot in this area before? Also, the Haynes manual makes light work of removing RR windscreens but I was warned off replacing 110 windscreens by many people as I was told it was not a DIY thing and there was a high chance of breakage. Seeing as how this vehicle has a perfect heated screen I really wouldn't like to break it
- is it easier or harder to remove than a 110 screen?
Any hints or advice appreciated.
Regards
William MacLeod