Well, aside from having good music to listen to on the road, and the guy who owns the 110 being really nice, the rest of my trip sucked. I nearly got in 2 accidents, almost beat up a guy at a toll booth and the truck turned out to be a basket case. I guess I can't complain, you gotta look at ten crappy rovers before you find 1 good one, at least thats the way it has always been for me. The frame was rotton in all the usual areas, and even some areas where rover frames never go bad, like the rear A frame crossmember. Even the frame rail itself was beyond repair. The motor sounded like it was on its last legs and wouldn't rev above idle and died mysteriously several times. The front control arm mounts on the chassis would've snapped off had I hit any big bumps and the wiring was very dodgy. (smoke coming from the steering column while it was running) I felt bad for the guy because he said it used to be in really nice condition and I don't doubt it because the body was in beautiful shape, he just didn't have time for it anymore. I guess it would be a good buy for a total resto but not what I was looking for. He lived near the ocean, and used it on the beach a lot so that helped kill the steel parts. Here's a few pics of the nasty spots
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"A deep respect for tradition allows vision for liberation from stagnation."
Colin's Toys:
1972 Series III 88"
1997 Discovery XD
1993 RRC (Gone to a better place, goodbye old friend)
1983 Stage 1 109"
2002 Trek 4500
2005 Necky Looksha Sport
2007 Rans Rocket
2007 Honda Ruckus
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