New Series Owner

[vansdonk]

Brown Interior

[quote=greenmeanie]Out of interest did Land Rover offer trucks with a brown interior or did someone sell after market panels in that colout. I've seen several trucks online and on ebay with those brown panels now. Not that I want them but I just need to satisfy my curiosity.

Looking at them I would say that they are after market wally world cheapo stapled on pieces. I have new, black ones in the garage. Husband says MG has to run before I can work on Rover.

[Hormel]

Antique Store?

Odd to buy it one at an antique store. Was it at Black Cat Antiques in Snohomish? I picked up 5 LR rims with tires from them earlier in the year.
John

[vansdonk]

Black Cat

Yes it was Black Cat. Those guys treated us awesome. Didn't try to gut us and were real honest. We also bought some furniture. He has some really neat old rare cars in there.

[dunerunner]

Congratulations vansdonk!! Looks like you made a good deal and got a fine truck to worry about fixing. Happy Rovering!!

[Tim Smith]

Congratulations and welcome aboard the Series but please keep the beer away until the tents come out.

[wooday]

Very nice!
$3500 is a steal for that one. You beat me to it, called to put an offer on it and he had already sold it to you. There is a similar tan 1969 SIIA 109 soft top on consignment at Gios Vintage Cars in Carnation, WA that I was working on. Its not listed on their website, but you can get the sellers phone number there. Its ex-Australian military, a very funky but cool 109 with a recently overhauled HO 2.25 motor (cost the owner $4500).

It was listed at $11995, then $8500, then $7500, then $6750. I have too many Rovers and my wife said no, but someone should continue to badger the seller and pick this one up. Its a keeper.

And what's up with people selling Rovers through antique shops?!

[JRover]

I agree that $3500 for the 109 at Black Cat is a good deal. I looked at it and was going to come back the next day to take for a drive (didnt have time when i looked) but it was gone. Oh well, it all worked out, i now own the Aussie truck that was in Carnation.

[wooday]

I agree that $3500 for the 109 at Black Cat is a good deal. I looked at it and was going to come back the next day to take for a drive (didnt have time when i looked) but it was gone. Oh well, it all worked out, i now own the Aussie truck that was in Carnation.

Ah ha! Congrats!
Such a cool truck. Are you going to replace the top?
Hope to run into you [edit: not literally] in Seattle-

[wooday]

And post pictures when you get a chance...

[Bostonian1976]

Ah ha! Congrats!
Hope to run into you on the road-

may want to revise that

[vansdonk]

Driving and pictures

I just did alot of work this past weekend. Changed oil (twice-embarrassing oops with canister oil filter LOL), trans, transfer, overdrive, and diffs all got new oil-once. New door interior door panes. New top, had to drive ***** for a while, not me, the truck . Changed seals on swivels, hubs and rear hubs. Good thing they gave us a 4 day weekend. Didn't drive it today, 39* out with wind blowing. That is going to be my next project-heater and fume guard.
Waiting for something else to break.....
Glad I bought this before everyone else did. Now ya'll can drool over me instead of vise versa.....HAHA

[bmohan55]

Did you use Teriann's method of changing the swivel seals? That will be my next chore and was wondering if it's as straight-foreward as it seems.
Bob

[vansdonk]

Did you use Teriann's method of changing the swivel seals? That will be my next chore and was wondering if it's as straight-foreward as it seems.
Bob

I have no idea. I'm an structural mechanic for aircraft and I find it real simple to use the 'Green Bible'. I didn't run into too many problems other than everything weighs more than me. LOL I could have used the husband's help, but he's out of the country.
I will post some more pictures this weekend. I am not too worried about the paint, so I won't be rolling on bling for a couple of years. But I will probibly just use something flat and not too shiny.

[greenmeanie]

But I will probibly just use something flat and not too shiny.

CARC! Sand always looks good or ghost grey.