If it was mine I would have fanned the flames and burned it to the ground

 

That bad part is both of us are probally 200 miles away and both in the state of Alabama. What a crappy day. Got the radiator ordered for mine though.

 

on the bright side the new chevy fan /clutch combo looks promising. Repainting the hood and fender wont take any time harldy the problem is the harness. It ties into everything under the dash. I may have to just splice it near the secondary AIR, ill see what the salvage yard has or be on the look out for a disco with a blown engine or something cheap. If any one sees one please let me know. Also juckyjayb sorry to high jack your thread but i did not want you to feel alone on your crappy day lol

 

no worries man. **** happens. Just hate it happened to somebody else also.

 

I have had to replace hoods & fenders, simultaneously such as yourself, even. I found that replacing body panels with used pieces is much cheaper & faster than a paint job. If you can't get anything local, there are a number of people who can have the parts shipped to you in days. Not to mention it only takes 1 hour to swap a hood & fender wing. If you are **** & paranoid I suggest that you ask for quality photos of the pieces that are being pulled & be specific about your needs because they can & will send you some bull$hit as I have learned. If the first guy doesn't have anything clean enough, search for other options; there are plenty of parts out there. LKQ is another supplier, not Rover specific but an option should you need to go that route.

 

I agree but my back ground is automotive paint and for 50 dollars i can shoot it in a single stage urethane. I went on halves on an 01 d2 today 300 at a piece and it only had 107k miles so i have a straight hood and all the other parts i need. only thing missing was the upper and lower intake and the accessories.

 

not too shabby at all. If you part out some stuff, let me know man

 

My water pump failure made my genuine Land Rover 180 degrees thermostast fubar. I did get the nissens radiator put in today and thank goodness I had a spare britpart 195 degree thermostat to at least have it running. Not a fan of the temps with it but i got another 180 on order

 

will do

 

thats crazy,at least its not july