Series 1 Land Rover like kit car?

[rtcosic]

Hi, One of these? Land rove Ant.

https://m.engineeringnews.co.za/art...e-made-in-south-africa-2019-08-26/rep_id:4433

http://www.landyonline.co.za/locals/land-rover-scaled-down-replica.htm

Colin

Now, where can I still get a clapped out Datsun bakkie?????

I like the idea of that, but probably still cheaper to rebuild a Series II or III on a new chassis

 

[stuvy]

Australia or Japan

big money over here with the drift kids

Ford ranger 2wd?

 

[stuvy]

Now, where can I still get a clapped out Datsun bakkie?????

I like the idea of that, but probably still cheaper to rebuild a Series II or III on a new chassis

or build this

 

[Eric the chicken]

I love that, but fear the Land Rover purists would lynch you for butchering a series one nowadays.

 

[tom2207]

I love that, but fear the Land Rover purists would lynch you for butchering a series one nowadays.

At one point a good series 1 , with the 16 engine in it of course was bringing 20k , ive just finished a bulkhead restoration , to concourse standard for a local guy ,,, I had three weeks into the bulkhead , but to be fair , it is nice.
Oh and thats not painting , thats just tin work. It was brought back from Cyprus to be restored. An expensive start for a car ,,,well I thought so till I saw the new Lancia Stratos ... now theres a kit car and a bit.

 

[tom2207]

You send them a new Ferrari , I think its a 480 , or something exotic ,, they cut it up , and glue on a new fantastic plastic ,, aka Carbon Fibre body and fix the chassis and all sorts , and you get back one of these

 

[seriesonewelder]

I love that, but fear the Land Rover purists would lynch you for butchering a series one nowadays.

no series one was harmed during the making of it,
it had a reliant 4 cylinder engine by the way

 

[Eric the chicken]

no series one was harmed during the making of it,
it had a reliant 4 cylinder engine by the way

Thanks for that info. Do you have any further details please.

 

[stuvy]

no series one was harmed during the making of it,
it had a reliant 4 cylinder engine by the way

https://hiconsumption.com/land-rover-series-one-107-ute-by-timm-cooper/

It’s a v8 mate

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Talking of Ants, Reliant made a 3-wheeled Tipper called the Ant. Not a lot of people know that.
I recently bought an Eland 130 MIG from a guy who is restoring an Ant. After the vehicle was delivered to him, he found the welder in the back.
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A bit similar to a Scammell Scarab.

I very briefly owned one, was found in an abandoned unit and was either becoming mine or being skipped with everything else. Stored it down the docks where my dad worked, he helpfully sold it to some knobhead garage owner because he’d decided I wasn’t doing anything with it.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

At one point a good series 1 , with the 16 engine in it of course was bringing 20k , ive just finished a bulkhead restoration , to concourse standard for a local guy ,,, I had three weeks into the bulkhead , but to be fair , it is nice.
Oh and thats not painting , thats just tin work. It was brought back from Cyprus to be restored. An expensive start for a car ,,,well I thought so till I saw the new Lancia Stratos ... now theres a kit car and a bit.

Was once at a show, and in the series 1 section a very posh chap had entered his nice shiny, just-had-a-20k-rebuild 86”. Next to it was a proper farmers truck, full of hay, 40 different shades of green and dented to hell. Guess which one got best in show? Posh man was hopping up and down screaming at the judges about how his was perfect. Judge replied “yes, but they didn’t even come off the production line like that”

 

[tom2207]

Was once at a show, and in the series 1 section a very posh chap had entered his nice shiny, just-had-a-20k-rebuild 86”. Next to it was a proper farmers truck, full of hay, 40 different shades of green and dented to hell. Guess which one got best in show? Posh man was hopping up and down screaming at the judges about how his was perfect. Judge replied “yes, but they didn’t even come off the production line like that”

yep , its like all the wee grey fergy's running about with polished fuel pipes etc etc etc ,, its just not how they were
Ride my Pimp , or what ever they call it these days just isnt right ,,, on so many levels.



Just googled it ,, of course I meant Pimp my Ride ,,,

 

[willie.macleod]

I doubt whether the Argosy was the reason for needing a lightweight Landy though. I know it didn't have the greatest freight carrying capacity but 3 or 4 land rovers of a ton and a half each wouldn't have troubled it. Reasonable sized cargo bay too.

More likely reason was the load carrying capability of the helicopters of the day like the Whirlwind or the Wessex perhaps?

I seem to recall reading that the reduced width allowed them two aside in the Argosy. The main benefit of the lightweight land rover in addition to the width reduction was you could take more body parts off easier in order to jam them in to tight spaces.

 

[seriesonewelder]

Thanks for that info. Do you have any further details please.

Not much, the club bought it from the person who made it from whatever bits and pieces he had. It was scrapped not long after the pic was taken as it was crudely done and the chassis was cracked - I don't remember looking underneath. pic taken about 25 years ago.

 

[mtt.tr]

I love that, but fear the Land Rover purists would lynch you for butchering a series one nowadays.

In aus they offered them cab only that where the ute look started

My series 3 is going tray back for work

 

[RWD3M]

Ride my Pimp...

Freud would be proud of you!

 

[tom2207]

I seem to recall reading that the reduced width allowed them two aside in the Argosy. The main benefit of the lightweight land rover in addition to the width reduction was you could take more body parts off easier in order to jam them in to tight spaces.

They used to stack them for storage and transport ,, hence no hard tops ,

Freud would be proud of you!

I think it was a slip ,,,,

 

[RWD3M]

I seem to recall reading that the reduced width allowed them two aside in the Argosy. The main benefit of the lightweight land rover in addition to the width reduction was you could take more body parts off easier in order to jam them in to tight spaces.

You could be right, would make some sense. I can't find any info on the sizes of the freight bay on the Argosy but I do know they could handle a standard aircraft pallet which is 88" x 108". Of course a flat floor would be bigger than that.

 

[stuvy]

They used to stack them for storage and transport ,, hence no hard tops ,


I think it was a slip ,,,,

How did they stack the FFR’s?

I’m guessing it would have been on a frame as the wings wouldn’t hold the weight of another one

 

[colnerov]

How did they stack the FFR’s?

I’m guessing it would have been on a frame as the wings wouldn’t hold the weight of another one

Hi, The lightweight bulkhead is not like the civilian one, it's a lot more sturdy affair, With a goalpost type frame construction and similar with the rear tub.

Colin