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Hi all,
As some of you may know, I have purchased a project to build myself a daily driver for next winter. But the question is, what is my best way to get it the remaining 4hrs home?
It's a 1970 LWB landrover series 2a. The chassis has been done, the rear tub is painted and attached. Apart from that it is a rolling chassis and then a huge pile of parts to 99% finish building it.
Option 1) borrow a work van (big space, diesel, cheap highway travel) and collect all parts. Complete firewall repair, paint doors/fenders/roof etc. Then in 3months take my V8 down with trailer (hire) for a long weekend with the family and collect chassis. Then start bolting it all together when home.
Option 2) Borrow a ute, hire a trailer. Quickly bolt some parts together, and load as much on the chassis and in the rear tub as possible. With the rest in the ute.
Then hope like anything that it all stays together and in place (and dry) for the 4hour trip across the country.
Note: front doors are in primer. These cannot get wet. Also has very comfy later model electric leather seats. These also must stay dry.
So option 1 is the safe bet. I know everything will stay dry and arrive safe. But obviously requires 2 trips (not the cheapest option)
But option 2 feels like a risk. What if everything doesn't fit for 1 trip? Or we don't have enough time to bolt everything on securely before heading home. Or worst still what if we loose parts on the drive home.
Thoughts appreciated. (Especially if you have done similar before)
As some of you may know, I have purchased a project to build myself a daily driver for next winter. But the question is, what is my best way to get it the remaining 4hrs home?
It's a 1970 LWB landrover series 2a. The chassis has been done, the rear tub is painted and attached. Apart from that it is a rolling chassis and then a huge pile of parts to 99% finish building it.
Option 1) borrow a work van (big space, diesel, cheap highway travel) and collect all parts. Complete firewall repair, paint doors/fenders/roof etc. Then in 3months take my V8 down with trailer (hire) for a long weekend with the family and collect chassis. Then start bolting it all together when home.
Option 2) Borrow a ute, hire a trailer. Quickly bolt some parts together, and load as much on the chassis and in the rear tub as possible. With the rest in the ute.
Then hope like anything that it all stays together and in place (and dry) for the 4hour trip across the country.
Note: front doors are in primer. These cannot get wet. Also has very comfy later model electric leather seats. These also must stay dry.
So option 1 is the safe bet. I know everything will stay dry and arrive safe. But obviously requires 2 trips (not the cheapest option)
But option 2 feels like a risk. What if everything doesn't fit for 1 trip? Or we don't have enough time to bolt everything on securely before heading home. Or worst still what if we loose parts on the drive home.
Thoughts appreciated. (Especially if you have done similar before)