shedlock2000
Observer
Greetings All!
I just wanted to slide by and say "hi". I found this great forum while seeking ideas and solutions to augmenting my new LR3 (photos coming soon). However, I wanted to share with you the love of my life -- my 1980 4 door classic, which I have nursed up to and over 1,000,000km. I found her derelict in some guy's back garden, and re-furbished her to her current glory. She flipped the million just before Christmas last year, and I took the opportunity to rebuild the engine about 50,000km ago. However, otherwise, she remains original (with the exception of some regular bits: water pump, fuel tank, fuel pump, springs, etc.).
Hopefully, any of you who read Rovers Magazine shall be seeing a bit of an article on her sometime this year!
Anyway, here are some photos!!![IMG_2623.jpg IMG_2623.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/209/209301-f74dba533704ca34362daf3f1e7caf05.jpg)
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I bought her with plans to complete the Pan-American highway (still a dream). However, the friends I was going to go with ended up finding girlfriends -- and then life happened. I am working on the LR3 such that I can hopefully attend a few shortish expeditions on this side of the continent before I head home to the UK to complete my Ph.D. The new LR3 is my 41st Solihull vehicle; I used to compete in RTV challenges in the UK (becoming national champion for a while). However, I have always wanted to get more into the expedition trips. I guess growing up with the Camel Trophy affects a guy!
I look forward to chasing up some US expeditions that can be undertaken with members of this forum on a student-ish budget!
I just wanted to slide by and say "hi". I found this great forum while seeking ideas and solutions to augmenting my new LR3 (photos coming soon). However, I wanted to share with you the love of my life -- my 1980 4 door classic, which I have nursed up to and over 1,000,000km. I found her derelict in some guy's back garden, and re-furbished her to her current glory. She flipped the million just before Christmas last year, and I took the opportunity to rebuild the engine about 50,000km ago. However, otherwise, she remains original (with the exception of some regular bits: water pump, fuel tank, fuel pump, springs, etc.).
Hopefully, any of you who read Rovers Magazine shall be seeing a bit of an article on her sometime this year!
Anyway, here are some photos!!
![IMG_2623.jpg IMG_2623.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/209/209301-f74dba533704ca34362daf3f1e7caf05.jpg)
![IMG_1821.jpg IMG_1821.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/209/209302-80838280929feb2ee10e6d1f7175eb38.jpg)
![IMG_1175.jpg IMG_1175.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/209/209303-22ed79699f42c00ec63fd51bc90dca3a.jpg)
![IMG_0016.jpg IMG_0016.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/209/209304-72bb7040046aafe5c36dc27aa30adb7b.jpg)
![IMG_1829.jpg IMG_1829.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/209/209305-eaaf9871729252c149907c1fac527d9a.jpg)
![IMG_1316.jpg IMG_1316.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/209/209306-895638ed407055475e8eaa6f6d16a54e.jpg)
![IMG_1635.jpg IMG_1635.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/209/209307-0a67cbd5d0cfdf1424a5443386ff054f.jpg)
![IMG_0015.jpg IMG_0015.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/209/209308-f62e6aacf82576817deb3b5b186586e4.jpg)
![IMG_0003.jpg IMG_0003.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/209/209309-80c3875f8e590d903bf04ad13f6b7013.jpg)
I bought her with plans to complete the Pan-American highway (still a dream). However, the friends I was going to go with ended up finding girlfriends -- and then life happened. I am working on the LR3 such that I can hopefully attend a few shortish expeditions on this side of the continent before I head home to the UK to complete my Ph.D. The new LR3 is my 41st Solihull vehicle; I used to compete in RTV challenges in the UK (becoming national champion for a while). However, I have always wanted to get more into the expedition trips. I guess growing up with the Camel Trophy affects a guy!
I look forward to chasing up some US expeditions that can be undertaken with members of this forum on a student-ish budget!