Hello all,

Rover enthusiast here. My garage: 2006 LR3 4.4 (purchased new), 2006 RRS 4.4, 2006 RR HSE 4.4. All over 200K miles and running great! I recently purchased a dead V6 LR3 (~133K miles) for $700. A timing chain broke, and the engine was in terrible shape. I had another LR3 that could benefit from some parts including a door, front fender, rear bumper, airbag, windshield, and a few other odds and ends. Just out of curiosity I disassembled the entire donor truck down to the frame. It was a lot more work than I expected and was a great opportunity to buy some new tools including a plasma torch. At any rate, I now have a shop full of parts and I'm trying to decide what to save, sell, and recycle. As mentioned, I have an LR3 and plan to get another as I love these trucks, so having some used parts would be nice. I have some space, but I also don't want clutter if it's unlikely I'll ever use the parts. Here are my general thoughts:

Keep:
Headlights, taillights, side markers, etc. I've had these break on me and they're easy to stash away in a tote.
Third-row seats (in case the next LR3 I buy doesn't have them)
LR Floor mats
Compressor, other air suspension components other than the resivoir
Air shocks

Unsure:
Front/Rear differentials, transfer case
Catalytic converters
Radiator, oil cooler
Airbag components (I already used the steering wheel bag)
Radio/Amp
Various control modules that aren't V6 specific
Instrument cluster
HVAC components (blower, actuators, etc.)
Front/rear seats (thought about keeping for the seat warmers because it gets cold here)

Sell:
Hood
Rear upper/lower tailgate
Other three doors (or maybe part out?)
Sunroof

Recycle/Trash:
Frame, suspension components, rotors, calipers, welded panels, block, transmission (because I'd never buy a V6 LR3), muffler
Headliner
Door gaskets
Steering wheel
Door cards/panels

The diffs, transfer case, and cats are heavy and/or awkward to store. These are the ones I wonder about the most. Because I have vehicles that have gone 200K miles without issues, I half wonder if I'll ever need them or if I'd even want to use these with 133K miles on them if I ever did need to replace versus rebuilding/replacing. I've gotten 3 times my money out of this donor just in parts for my other LR3, including the door, tires, and the windshield I was able to put into my RRS. I don't want to toss good parts I might need, but I also don't want a shop full of stuff I'll never use. What do you think I should do?

Any input is appreciated!

 

Cats are different on the V6... so if you're never going to own a LR3 with a V6, take them to a scrap recycler. (Wonder if I'd ever use 'em...) The V6 transmission should be the same as the the V8 far as I know. (except for the flywheel sensor on the bellhousing of the V6?) 133k isn't many miles on it but would need the usual filter/fluid change if it never had it done. The V6 torque converter is different than the V8. I wouldn't toss that. Put it up on the Classifieds section. Somebody may want it as a spare or core. Parts for a LR3 aren't worth a fortune, but if you already have them it'd be tough to just chuck 'em.

 

agreed before mine goes to the great scrap yard in the sky it's usable bits are going on the shelf

 

Each engine variant uses a different transmission, internals are basically the same but the casing is cast specifically for each type.
Which is a shame since the TDV6 is hard on the trans and V6 petrol usually have lower mileage.