Stage one parts and other bits

[McMud]

Hi all, I lost a good friend last year and his wife has finally found the strength to part with some of his collection of Land Rover parts. He was only 39 and his wife was left with 2 boys (aged 1 and 9) to bring up alone. I am trying to work out what some of these bits are worth so as to raise some money for them. I am not making any money out of this so would appreciate some help or some sensible offers if any of these parts are useful to anyone. I have owned defenders for the last 14 years so do have some idea of value but most of the parts are Stage One. Here's a list of what I've got to get rid of.

Stage One -Front and rear axles, double cardon prop shaft, a pair of wings, bonnet, front door bottoms in blue with 109 decals (need weld on bottom corners), front door bottoms in white with 2 piece door cards (surface rust on frames and a bit scruffy but no welding needed), rear tub in blue,

rear sides with sliding windows in blue ( window runners will need replacing), 3 fold up single seats and 4 long bench seats, 2 with galv frames(all need a good clean but no rips or tears) and a safari roof.

Defender front seats, all 3 with a few splits in drivers seat and a set(4) of 235/70/16 Amazons on grey modulars with a little rust around the bolt holes but tyres are all good and have about 10mm of tread in the middle.

Any offers or help with pricing the Stage One stuff would be a great help.

Cheers, Nick

[Josh NZ]

The front axle (if in good order) will go for a premium due to the swivels and CVs which are horrendously expensive now. The front propshaft also. Certainly it would where I'm from!!

[McMud]

I did see a rear axle go on ebay this week for £180 and a front prop for £100 but have yet to see a front axle. Are they inter changeable for use on any series models or are they just specifically for Stage Ones due to diff ratios etc.? Sorry for my ignorance but I'm only used to working on Defenders.

[Josh NZ]

Front axle from a stage 1 is different due to it being a 3.54 ratio, and having CV joints instead of UJs like other series. This is because the stage 1 is permanent 4wd. The swivel housings are different as well because of this. Also, the half shafts are very expensive now.

The rear diff is a Salisbury, but it's leaf sprung and 3.54 ratio as opposed the usual coiler axle that people use to upgrade their series vehicles to higher ratio diffs.

There's a copy of the front prop on Craddocks website and its £350 odd and they aren't anywhere near as good as the originals in my opinion.

[jai_landrover]

Would love a stage 1 front axle however cannot justify the cost myself I'm sure others will pay the money your looking for!! I hope you get rid of the bits and get the widow and the family a decent amount of money for them

Regards

Jai

[McMud]

So what price should I put on the front axle? Should I sell them as a pair and include the front prop or sell it all individually?

[disco2hse]

Sell them separate.

Front axle (are you referring to the axle shaft or the whole axle and diff casing?): Depends entirely upon condition and wear, but start at 150 quid and let the auction take it further. This guy has a CV for 60 quid .

Front prop: Again, depends entirely on how much wear and if there is any play in the cardan joint. I bought a good used one for NZD60 as a spare.

[McMud]

Thanks Alan, both axles are complete but have been off the vehicle for a few years so I'm not sure about wear.

The front prop u/j's feel tight.

As I put in my first post, these aren't my parts so I'm not really sure of the history. All I know is that the Stage one was broken for spares after an electrical fire in the cab.

[discomikey]

try and turn the input flange on the diff, it will give you a good idea of how much play is inside it.

the front axles are rare, and quite sought after, it should go for a fairly large amount compared to a standard axle, but i couldnt give you a figure.

[McMud]

Just a thought, How do I tell that the axle is Stage One and not just a series 3 one without actually stripping it down?

The axles are not at my property but several miles away so I only saw them to take pictures

[disco2hse]

If it came out from the Stage 1, it is very unlikely to be anything else. This thread gives idea as to what to look at, although it is about rebuilding the hubs. That is where most of the visual difference resides (from what I can tell anyway). A rivet counter will disagree of course.

[Daan]

Hi Mcmud, I know this post is meant to get an idea of pricing, but if it turns out to be an advert, I would like to move this to the for sale section, which requires prices when it ends up there..

Following the comments on here, could you put these parts up for sale in the correct section? Even better would be the sell & support LR4x4.

Cheers,

Daan