Series 2 Rebuild - any recommendations please?
Discussion
Suggest that you come over to the series2club.co.uk and tap into the wealth of local knowledge over there. There is a very active Thames Valley region.
What is the scope of the rebuild? A bit of welding and a few mechanical repairs to pass an MOT or a full nut and bolt job with new major components (chassis etc) and paint?
I have just completed a rebuild of a 1960 Series 2 and have spent many thousands of pounds and hundreds of hours on it. When I cast the net for someone to do some fabrication on the chassis and bulkhead I was contacted by a reputable company with good credentials who offered to take mine on and quoted £40/hr. It probably would have cost upwards of £30K for me to have handed the whole rebuild over to them.
I wanted to do the rebuild myself and found a very skilled local fabricator and paid £125/day for just over 2 weeks work on the chassis and bulkhead:
Even with countless hours work by me the vehicle is worth little more than it has cost. This is not why I did it though, but more to highlight that a third-party rebuild is likely to cost more than the value of the vehicle. Not necessarily an issue if it has sentimental value or your sister intends to keep it for a long time as values are rising now that the market for Series 1s is established.
Once completed, I had a professional valuation done for insurance and there is one interesting statement in the summary; "There is a common misconception that Land Rovers are cheap and easy to restore and this is simply not the case. A front axle rebuild alone is likely to cost £1,000 without work to the diff". I spent in excess of £750 on parts alone to rebuild both axles.
What is the scope of the rebuild? A bit of welding and a few mechanical repairs to pass an MOT or a full nut and bolt job with new major components (chassis etc) and paint?
I have just completed a rebuild of a 1960 Series 2 and have spent many thousands of pounds and hundreds of hours on it. When I cast the net for someone to do some fabrication on the chassis and bulkhead I was contacted by a reputable company with good credentials who offered to take mine on and quoted £40/hr. It probably would have cost upwards of £30K for me to have handed the whole rebuild over to them.
I wanted to do the rebuild myself and found a very skilled local fabricator and paid £125/day for just over 2 weeks work on the chassis and bulkhead:
Even with countless hours work by me the vehicle is worth little more than it has cost. This is not why I did it though, but more to highlight that a third-party rebuild is likely to cost more than the value of the vehicle. Not necessarily an issue if it has sentimental value or your sister intends to keep it for a long time as values are rising now that the market for Series 1s is established.
Once completed, I had a professional valuation done for insurance and there is one interesting statement in the summary; "There is a common misconception that Land Rovers are cheap and easy to restore and this is simply not the case. A front axle rebuild alone is likely to cost £1,000 without work to the diff". I spent in excess of £750 on parts alone to rebuild both axles.
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 15th January 15:01
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