Hopefully in less than 8 hours time I will have a road legal stage 1 to drive around in
Fingers crossed, its MOT time!
Fingers crossed, its MOT time!
After 3 years, 2 house moves and a lot of blood, sweat and swearing I have just dropped the heap off for its first MOT in 12 years
Hopefully in less than 8 hours time I will have a road legal stage 1 to drive around in
Hopefully in less than 8 hours time I will have a road legal stage 1 to drive around in
SWivels
Well done Johnny.
My turn now. Just put my old girl in and i need a pair of swivels.I dont think Series ones fit. I wonder if early R/Rover stuff might fit?
Terry
My turn now. Just put my old girl in and i need a pair of swivels.I dont think Series ones fit. I wonder if early R/Rover stuff might fit?
Terry
1 Stage 1 V8 HiCap
1 Series 3 HiCap
1 LWB Steies 2
1 SWB Series 2
1 300 TDi Disco
1 4.6 HSE P38
1 V8 90 County
1 Series 3 HiCap
1 LWB Steies 2
1 SWB Series 2
1 300 TDi Disco
1 4.6 HSE P38
1 V8 90 County
Jonny,
That's great news - well pleased for you.
Unfortunately I have to counter your good news with some bad news of my own.
I got my Stage One from the UK in early August of this year. I picked it up portside in Ventura, California.
Since then I have been dragging my heels about getting it registered and fully road legal. I started the process with DMV and had the CHP inspect and sign off on it - I just never relished the thought of finishing the process and have taken my time.
I still drive the Stage One around my neighbourhood to keep it running - the V8 is a blast. I even spent some money getting a new clutch and remanufacturing the front prop, and getting an adaptor from England so that I can use the LPG.
I was ready to pull the trigger and finalize the paperwork. Then I learned how messed up California is. We have two systems the Federal and the State. The Feds say that my Landy is ok, the State says it is not.
The long and short of it is, in 49 States I can just register my Landy and that's the end of it. In order to get it registered in California I have to spend between $5,000 and $10,000 bringing it up to California's standards - including fitting a cat, a pre cat and maybe a charcoal filter - I will likely have to rebuild the fuel system, new lines and modify the tank, because of evaporative emissions. Once all that is done I have to pay $2,500 for a test to see if it stands a chance of passing the emissions test, then I can smog it and if I am lucky it will pass and I can register it and legally drive it.
I think that sadly I will have to try and sell my Stago One to someone in another state and just sit here and quietly envy of all of you.
If all of that sounds complicated, don't even ask about bring a non-NAS Defender to the US!
That's great news - well pleased for you.
Unfortunately I have to counter your good news with some bad news of my own.
I got my Stage One from the UK in early August of this year. I picked it up portside in Ventura, California.
Since then I have been dragging my heels about getting it registered and fully road legal. I started the process with DMV and had the CHP inspect and sign off on it - I just never relished the thought of finishing the process and have taken my time.
I still drive the Stage One around my neighbourhood to keep it running - the V8 is a blast. I even spent some money getting a new clutch and remanufacturing the front prop, and getting an adaptor from England so that I can use the LPG.
I was ready to pull the trigger and finalize the paperwork. Then I learned how messed up California is. We have two systems the Federal and the State. The Feds say that my Landy is ok, the State says it is not.
The long and short of it is, in 49 States I can just register my Landy and that's the end of it. In order to get it registered in California I have to spend between $5,000 and $10,000 bringing it up to California's standards - including fitting a cat, a pre cat and maybe a charcoal filter - I will likely have to rebuild the fuel system, new lines and modify the tank, because of evaporative emissions. Once all that is done I have to pay $2,500 for a test to see if it stands a chance of passing the emissions test, then I can smog it and if I am lucky it will pass and I can register it and legally drive it.
I think that sadly I will have to try and sell my Stago One to someone in another state and just sit here and quietly envy of all of you.
If all of that sounds complicated, don't even ask about bring a non-NAS Defender to the US!
Re: SWivels
Hi TerryBumpkin wrote:Well done Johnny.
I need a pair of swivels.I dont think Series ones fit. I wonder if early R/Rover stuff might fit?
Terry
I might be able to help. I have just stripped a Stage One front axle for spares. The swivels are almost perfect - just a couple of tiny areas of pitting. Horribly expensive due to their close resemblance to rocking horse droppings, but give me a ring on 07776 287953 or email me if you are interested.
Richard