what to do??? 110 or hybrid

On or around Sat, 6 Sep 2003 22:21:17 +0000 (UTC), "Jinx" enlightened us thusly:

it needs to be in good nick. The 2.5 petrol, if it's been reasonably looked after, is pretty bomb-proof. Unless it's very good chassis- and body-wise, I'd have said 1200 was on the high side for one with no MOT and tax. It's about as old a 2.5 as you'll find. check the bulkhead and the back end of the chassis.

you'll likely find the dampers and springs aren't up to original spec, but replacements for these from Paddock are pretty cheap.

If it has an oil pressure gauge, it should show 60-odd at revs. if an oil light, it shouldn't come on at idle. A good trick is to get the engine well warmed up, and then leave it to idle for a few seconds, then stall it in high gear and watch how long it takes for the oil light to come on. if the light comes on before the engine stops, it doesn't have all that much pressure. If the engine oil is very old (thin and black) then this is to be expected, if the oil looks OK then you might be a little suspicious. If you do the same test on a cold engine, it should take several seconds for the light to come on.

Why not have both Hybrid as a longer term project (so you can add ALL the good bits ) and the 110 in the mean time.

Oh, buy the 110 for sure :) It goes, so you can use it to gradually pick up all the bits for your other project and have fun in it at the same time. You can also see what you'd like to have in your hybrid - build it to address the 110s shortcomings. Then once the hybrid is built, you can take the 110 of the road for a proper rebuild :)

Regards

William MacLeod

a.. Well in my search for bits to get to make my hybrid ( RR chassi with Defender hardtop body) and have found a complete 110 forsale. The 110 is a B reg 2.5 petrol hardtop, its has no Mot or tax and needs a little work to get it on the road. the chap wants £1200 for it which seems ok to me but i'm not sure!

The question i have now tho is do i continue with the Hybrid idea or buy the

so many plus's and minus's of each route, so i'm asking you chaps for a some thoughts and maybe direction.

Jinx

Cheers to everyone that put there thoughts forward, well i've spent the last few days discussing it with muself and the gf.

Well Austin i think you were right about the price and you made me look at the LR more objectively, i rang the seller back and told him in was pricy.

Anyway the hybrid is to be cancelled and i'm going to pick up a Disco instead ( i can hear the groans now! ). Realistically the gf is going have to drive this too and for this reason comfort etc has to be considered!

So i'm selling my bits off now although i think i will keep the Tax excempt RR chassi as i believe all the mounts are the same as the Disco.

Thanks for you input chaps

Jinx