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i have owned this rover since 1988. i did a frame-off restoration in 1991-1994 on a new galvanized frame from rovers north; replacing almost every nut and bolt with stainless steel, and generally replacing anything that was worn, broken or exhibited any corrosion with land rover original parts. the car has been in california since the restoration was completed in 1994. i have spent the past 2.5 years on a major refresh with many new and hard to find land rover original parts. i have hundreds of pages of receipts and documentation representing tens of thousands of dollars of restoration and maintenance. the truck is available for viewing and test drive in san francisco, ca, usa.
everything works: outside lights, interior dome light, dimmable instrument lights, the front and rear wipers, the front windshield washers/squirters, the oil pressure gauge, the fuel gauge (and stock rover switch for seeing fuel level in both gas tanks), 2-speed heater blower, the overdrive, the rear defroster, the water temp gauge, the charge light, oil pressure warning light, front windscreen defroster, etc.
this rover is quite capable of highway speeds. i just took it out to livermore and back for a tuneup at west coast british and it had no trouble keeping up safely with traffic.
the odometer reads 13770. since the original frame-off restoration i've put 40700 miles on the clock. in the past 2.5 years while i've been going through the truck again with numerous new parts, restoration and major services, i've driven the truck under 500 miles... basically just enough to make sure everything is properly sorted.
here are two more videos of the truck:
more about this land rover:
4-cylinder gas engine (rebuilt by charlie haigh of rovers north)
4-speed gearbox + fairey overdrive
land rover 2nd gas tank with stock land rover mounting and (rare) stock land rover brass switch-over valve (also switches gas gauge)
rovers north "mansfield" high-output heater (lots of heat!)
rovers north stainless steel roof rack w/stainless steel rear ladder (mounts without drilling any holes)
rovers north deluxe door trim
land rover dual-sliding-window aluminum front door tops
land rover heavy-duty 3-hinge rear door with wiper/defroster
new inertial seatbelts
new land rover "wolf" 16" wheels (x6)
new cooper discovery XT (235/85) tires (x6)
new parabolic springs
new shocks
new brakes (pads, cylinders, drums)
new clutch hydraulics
new deluxe front seat set
new seat tracks
new rubber door seals, rubber vent seals, cloth hood seal, etc (installed after paint)
new vinyl dashboard
new co-molded (dual density) front rubber mat set (wright offroad / exmoor)
new (stock) zenith carburetor
new PCV valve
new locks (ignition and doors use the same key)
new freewheeling hubs
rebuilt starter
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