ROELAND Geplaatst November 1, 2010 Rapporteren Share Geplaatst November 1, 2010 (bewerkt) Een tip uit de UK voor de liefhebbers Not mine: remember that one on ebay a few months ago? Well the buyer contacted me today to see if I was interested in buying it, and im not, but here is the write up he intends to use on ebay in a few weeks, drop me a PM if you want his mob: > Jeep J20 Recovery Vehicle Pickup Project Camper, etc > Hello and welcome to my advert for a rare and unusual project with > LOADS of potential. See the end of the ad for suggestions. > Firstly, please don't underestimate how big this vehicle is. It's > approximately 20 feet long, approximately eight feet high (plus the > beacon) and about the width of a van, so if you only have a short > drive then don't even read any further. Oh, it also weighs about three > tons, so you'll need a substantial jack, too ! > I bought this vehicle on an impulse a few weeks ago. There wasn't time > to go and see it before the auction ended so I took the risk and > bought it blind. Now it's standing on my drive I realise that maybe > it might be not the sort of thing I'm looking for, so I've decided to offer it for sale. > If it doesn't sell in a few weeks then I'm going to bite the bullet > and do it up myself. > The previous owner was somewhat economical with his description of the > vehicle but I'm going to be as honest as I can so you know exactly > what it is you're buying. > The Jeep was originally a fire tender in service with East Sussex Fire > Brigade. Since then it has been owned by enthusiasts, reputedly spent > some time at Heathrow airport and was finally bought by a garage in > London that was going to use it as an air cushion rescue vehicle (i.e. > inflating big air bags to get trucks that have fallen over back on > their wheels). It was originally red, and you can see a picture of how > it would have originally looked, here: > The vehicle is based on a right-hand-drive 1984 American Jeep J20 > chassis which has been lengthened to take an additional trailing axle. > Please be aware of this: it's four wheel drive, not six. The back > wheels aren't driven and just trail along for the ride. I haven't > tested the four wheel drive yet. > It's driven by an American Motors Corporation (AMC) 360 cubic inch > (about > 5.9 litre) V8 petrol engine with a single Motorcraft carb, which > drives through a three speed automatic gearbox. > The front of the vehicle is a separate steel typical pickup cab which > will seat three (maybe even two adults and two small children?) on a > single bench seat. The rear is a mainly aluminium body which was > specially built by Angloco. It has aluminium roller shutter doors and > a couple of locker-type doors at the rear, and is fitted out with shelving, etc. > Apparently it was an expensive vehicle in its day (£18750 for the > chassis and £12675 for the Angloco body, apparently). > The rear also contains a large Hydrovane compressor (not tested) and a > reel of hose to connect to the compressor (not tested). There is a > stemlight beacon on the top of the body which apparently raises to > quite a height and has floodlights underneath, but the wiring seems to > have been disconnected and I have not tested this. > Condition-wise, it isn't too bad for a twenty six year old vehicle. It > has obviously stood for some time (the mileage is a very low 51000 > approx) and it needs a bit of work, but it is by no means a shed. The > pickup cab has a couple of rust holes in it and the aluminium rear > body could do with a bit of attention in places. All the shutters roll > up and down but the driver's side window will not wind down (don't > worry - it's manual wind not electric so should be cheap to fix). The > paint is flat and a bit scabby in places and some of the decals on it > are faded. In reality it could do with a re-spray. One of the wing > mirrors is missing but the previous owner still has it and is supposed to be sending it to me in the next few days. > Underneath it seems to be fine and the massive chassis and leaf > springs are in very solid condition. The bull bars on the front are > huge! The tyres are good. Inside the cab the vinyl seats and door > cards are in good condition. The headlining and the sun visors are > present but have been taken out of the vehicle. > The engine needs a little work but nothing major. The engine smokes on > startup which could indicate that the valve stem seals have hardened > with the vehicle standing unused for long periods. Alternately it > could be just the fuel that has deteriorated in the tank, as I know it > has been there for at least a couple of years. When the engine warms > the smoke does clear. I've had the engine looked at by tuning > specialists and they reported that there was a slight air leak from > the carb-to-engine gasket but the mixture has been adjusted to > compensate for this. The oil pressure is good and emissions are low. > I've driven the vehicle over a short distance and there seems to be a > fuelling issue because the engine will die and cut out periodically, > but again this could be partly due to the old fuel in the tank. I plan > to pump out the old fuel and put in some fresh to see if it makes the > vehicle run any better. The battery is brand new. > "Jesus !", you might say, "What could I possibly do with a vehicle > like this...?" Well, lots of things, really. If you didn't want to > restore it to its former glory and take it to shows you could: > * Use it as a recovery vehicle > * Take off the back and fit a pick-up body or use it as a 'fifth wheel'. > It would make a great pickup and you'd probably get quite a bit of > money for the scrap aluminium, compressor, etc. > * Use it as a fruit and veg delivery/sales van > * Start your own gardening business. > * Start a bouncy castle hire business (using the compressor ?) > * Make an expedition vehicle or camper van > * Turn it into a mobile disco using the stemlight (Just an idea...) > * Someone even suggested it would make a good Ghostbusters vehicle ! > > I'm sure you can think of others. As I said earlier, if it doesn't > sell in a few weeks then I'm going to do something like this with it. > Unfortunately there is currently no paperwork with the vehicle but > I've been in touch with a previous owner and they are sending some > through. If it doesn't materialise within the week I will apply for a > new V5 and SORN in my name. The vehicle doesn't have tax or MOT so > would have to be transported on the back of a car transporter. I can > recommend a good delivery company if required. > I think that's about as much as I can tell you at the moment. You now > know much more than I did when I bought it a few weeks ago. > If you have any more questions then please get in touch and I'll do my > best to answer them. If you are interested in the vehicle then I'd say > that it is essential that you come and look at it before you buy. > Please contact me to arrange a convenient time. Don't leave it too > long, though, as I'll withdraw it from sale if it doesn't sell in a > few weeks and start work on it myself. £ 1250,-- > Lee November 2, 2010 bewerkt door Ogdak link aangepast Citeren Link naar opmerking Deel via andere websites More sharing options...
F.M Geplaatst November 2, 2010 Rapporteren Share Geplaatst November 2, 2010 (bewerkt) in son en breughel staat er ook eentje van hetzelfde type. en je kunt de stuurinrichting ook links plaatsen. de gaten ervan zitten er al in. November 2, 2010 bewerkt door F.M Citeren Link naar opmerking Deel via andere websites More sharing options...
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