Payment is going through for the LR 130 Chassis Crew Cab and all the paperwork should be with Roger Young Ltd to allow us to be owners of RR02 HAR from 1/3/10. Thanks to Debbie and Anthony at RY – they’ve been a big help and offered great service. (BTW – Our bank account nowContinue reading “We bought a Landrover Defender 130 Double Cab”
Category Archives: Preparation
Costs
Been at work with the calculator tonight to get some top line/ballpark figures. We have tried not to ‘go low’ in order to get some realistic comparisons… Daily costs (food, accommodation, fuel) for 8/12 between £13000 (@ $80 per day) and £20000 (@ £80 per day) Visas £700 Shipping £4000 (one way) Flights £1400 (oneContinue reading “Costs”
Carnet De Passage
After being tasked with the job of looking into Carnet costing I thought I had better get cracking straight away. Following on from the really useful info on the gapyear4x4 website I emailed Paul Gowen, ‘Carnet Man’ at the RAC (and now the man of the moment in my eyes). An automated reply came back,Continue reading “Carnet De Passage”
Tracks For Africa
After the ‘phoney war’ of “yeah we’re planning an Africa trip”, “Oh, when are you going?” – “Uhh, Oh, it depends”…. The hardware is of course now coming together, so we’ve pulled our finger out with regards to logistics planning. As we’ve mentioned we have a rudimentary schedule of countries and the time of yearContinue reading “Tracks For Africa”
Empty house
Got a chance to talk to the parents about some of the detail the other night. Ahead of the bank holiday I’d nipped to the pub with some friends, and upon coming home, found the Rentals sitting up in their kitchen over a bottle of wine – Thought it opportune to join them. We gotContinue reading “Empty house”
The early build
Last Friday both Rachel and I had the day off, so we took the chance to visit OEC and agree the few loose ends left at this stage. As we arrived we could see that some work had been undertaken on RR02 HAR as it was sporting a snorkel air-intake. It’s also had the roofContinue reading “The early build”
Autobox
We’ve been leafing through recent (April/May) issues of Land Rover Monthly, and in the Technofile sections, there is a step by step, pictorial article on fitting an Ashcroft auto-conversion to a 300tdi Defender. If you want to see what’s involved – plus the (again) positive review on the mod’ itself, then it’s worth tracking downContinue reading “Autobox”
With a little help…
As I briefly mentioned a few posts ago, we have started a ‘Logistics and Fundraising committee’. We have realised that in order to make the trip happen in the time-frame that we are planning, we need some help from others. Quite simply there are not enough hours in the day to accommodate all of theContinue reading “With a little help…”
Fundraising
As well as staying in touch with the vehicle build, we have been very busy behind the scenes as we plan our fundraising strategy. We are drafting brochures, letters and press releases. These will soon be ready to inflict on the public domain. As well as taking a fair bit of time (the usual ‘whateverContinue reading “Fundraising”
Defender Auto Transmission Conversion
Early last week, I’d tapped Anton as to whether he could give a revised guestimate on completion (essentially for the purposes of our own planning). The gist of the reply was, “The auto box has just been completed… hoorah It took Martin 15 days… however that said it is very good… rest assured. At theContinue reading “Defender Auto Transmission Conversion”