Biscuit
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So, my name's Alex, currently based down in the Mediterranean end of the Pyrenees, France side, having given up on London and moved here with the girlfriend and baby last June.
I'm taking delivery of a 1982 BJ42 on Friday - 230k km, power steering and 5 speed. The previous owner has been renovating it for the last 10 years, so everything mechanical is pretty much like new. The body is in pretty good shape, with just a couple of small holes that'll need fixing and it currently doesn't have any doors or roof. Not sure how fussed I am about replacing them, we don't get too much rain down here. I've got a bit of electrical work to do to hook up the lights, wipers and other switches, then sort interior out. I'd like to keep it as stock as possible, but that'll depend as much on the availability of parts as anything else - I've ordered a couple of bits but having problems finding others.
There's not too much of a rush on the work though, it's not going to get much road use unless there's an emergency. It's mainly to get me around the mountain, help with some landscaping and tree felling (central heating all comes from the fire out here).
Had a bit of 4x4 experience over the years, drove round Mongolia, Australia & NZ back in the day, and currently living off road
Anyway, just thought I'd get the wordy stuff out of the way so I can focus on the pictures when it arrives...
I'm taking delivery of a 1982 BJ42 on Friday - 230k km, power steering and 5 speed. The previous owner has been renovating it for the last 10 years, so everything mechanical is pretty much like new. The body is in pretty good shape, with just a couple of small holes that'll need fixing and it currently doesn't have any doors or roof. Not sure how fussed I am about replacing them, we don't get too much rain down here. I've got a bit of electrical work to do to hook up the lights, wipers and other switches, then sort interior out. I'd like to keep it as stock as possible, but that'll depend as much on the availability of parts as anything else - I've ordered a couple of bits but having problems finding others.
There's not too much of a rush on the work though, it's not going to get much road use unless there's an emergency. It's mainly to get me around the mountain, help with some landscaping and tree felling (central heating all comes from the fire out here).
Had a bit of 4x4 experience over the years, drove round Mongolia, Australia & NZ back in the day, and currently living off road
Anyway, just thought I'd get the wordy stuff out of the way so I can focus on the pictures when it arrives...