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POST UP YOUR ROVERS

Tech Talk for Rover owners.

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Post by auspwr »

mickrangie wrote:
Bourbon wrote:Imagesome picks of my 113 landy,ls2 6 L ,4080e fully manulized gq transfer h260 gu rear diff air locker gu front ,four bucket seates , hydro asist steer
Too bad about the tray...... :? :?
Any update pictures on this truck that people know of?

looks that goods, wanna see how it finished up (if finished)
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Post by defmec »

gali 40mm springs standard everything maxi rear and a cheap angle grinder...200tdi
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Post by ROVERNIT »

Here is my D2 99 its a V8

it has a 5 inch lift which was to be 4 however Dobinson got that wrong the spring rates are 280 rear 220 front
Bilstein 7100 shocks 12 inch traveling front and rear
and a whole heap of Rovertym gear like lower shock mount cross member spacers Ive retained the springs front and rear top and bottom
Lockers front and rear and a bull bar
next is some flares and new steel rims and tyres 34-35 not sure yet but wider to make up the track
sliders and rear bar will be fabricated once I buy a welder

Still need to work on the links for ACE and other bits and peices for it to flex better

a work in progress


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Post by DK »

Looks good Rovernit..its good to see a nice looking Disco that hasnt been destroyed by over modifying.

Looks like the Rear end needs some work as it aint flexing stuff all.
280lbs is way to stiff but i think i read somewhere you were looking at changing rear springs?
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Post by ROVERNIT »

At the moment is all up travel 8 inch up 4 inch down its not the spring rate Slunnie here has much harder springs there some where and some how binding that ive yet to clear it could be ACE links that need looking
into

in that pic the front drive shaft was binding up to I dont know if there was something in that, thats limiting flex

oh well I get to that

Last week I placed 16mm plate and shim under the spring seat thats leveled things up it also created a better ride not sure why

alot of work yet to be done
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Post by r0880 »

Hi just bought my first Rangie, probably seen it recently on ebay.
Drive it 600km or so home no dramas, had patrols and zooks before, but must say this is nicer to drive and got some reasonable economy on hwy.
Pretty shit around town though. 87 model, 5 speed, bit of a roughie cosmetically.
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Post by ranover »

r0880 wrote:Hi just bought my first Rangie, probably seen it recently on ebay.
Drive it 600km or so home no dramas, had patrols and zooks before, but must say this is nicer to drive and got some reasonable economy on hwy.
Pretty shit around town though. 87 model, 5 speed, bit of a roughie cosmetically.
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theres no turning back now you are going to love it

GOOD ON YA MATE and welcome to an exclusive club

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Post by Welsh_farmer »

Hi Just wanted to say hello from Wales, Land of sheep and real rugby teams :lol: Got some pics below of my dya to day Disco 1 and my old Disco thats been chopped about a bit. Currently putting a set of GQ Patrol axles under her after running out of rover diffs (broke 4 already :? ). Hope there is plenty of advice on here with regard to this conversion

Some nice looking trucks down there. Me likey

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Post by 88RANGIE »

Here's my rangie its 1988 with 3.5efi its got a small lift,31 inch tyres, Lf 240 blitz, uniden uhf and arb bar work it just survied a 2000k fishing trip through some rough tracks but it loved it just crusied there and back.

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Post by steve 90 »

Another Hello from Wales!

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Post by shakes »

nice work on ya 90 steve. how much tube have ya got hiding underthe front?
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Post by steve 90 »

shakes wrote:nice work on ya 90 steve. how much tube have ya got hiding underthe front?
Thanks, It has all the usual stuff but also Hydro assist steering which is awesome. Theres about this much tube hiing under the front!

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Its changed Quite a bit again since those pic's. Now has a center winch for the real tech' sites, Gigglepin long trailing arms, and its about to have a re think on the front. I really like the defender front end but the bumper is going and the winch will be mounted straight between the frame rails with maybe a little alteration to the front part of the wing. Also the front axles going to move forward (possibly full hydro steering so i can do this) and when Ive decided what to use I'm gona change the axles for something stronger.
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Post by def90 »

sweeeeeet 90 steve,

when mine grows up it'll be something like yours!! :twisted:
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Post by def90 »

does your r'cage tie into the firewall or just to the top of your sliders? or the outrigger? just wondering on the lateral strength if it drops that far before being fixed to something? mine ties into the firewall just under the wing top all the way down to the bottom, but i've heard some people not like this idea too?

going to steal your front 'scrub bar' idea too, but slightly mod it to stick out further! saw your post on pirate and looks like a couple of people use this idea as you can have flat panels that are easy to replace rather then trying to find whole new fenders.
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Post by stirlsilver »

Alright... Not a monster... but this is my landie:
1981 Series 3 Stage 1. Has a 3.5L V8 running 12:1CR on LPG.
Front Maxi Locker & 33"x12.5" Baja Claws.

My members thread: http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic140443.php

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This is me stading there waiting to be pulled out... Couldn't go forwards OR backwards
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1981 Series 3 Stage 1 Land Rover - 3.5L LPG V8 - 12:1CR - 6 35W HID Lights
2" Lift, 33"x12.5" Baja Claws & MaxiDrive front Locker
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http://www.youtube.com/user/stirlsilver
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Post by Hally »

You've done a great job restoring that stage 1 it looks good what gear box are you running behind that 3.5L?




here are a few vids of myself and DEF90 havin a bit of a play
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defender 110,4.6,auto,36simex,maxidrive everything. "JEEP" your right, I dont understand????
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Post by defmec »

I WANT TO MOVE BACK TO BRIS SO I CAN GO WHEELING WITH YOU GUYS
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Loanrangies 98 TDI Auto Disco

Post by Loanrangie »

So far -

98 TDI auto

2" toughdog springs
Koni shocks
Factory alloys with Cooper HT 235/70/16's for street
D1 steel rims with 265/75/16 Dunlop MT2's for offroad
TJM alloy with winch cradle
Warn M8000 winch
GME TX3400 UHF
Hp Ipaq PDA with gps mouse, Ozi Ex for mapping and TomTom V6 for street navigation.
Safari snorkle
Pirahna DB100 dual batt controller
Supercharge 670 CCA main batt, original batt as aux (whatever it is)
Aftermarket cruise control

Still to do-
Replace steering damper
Fit the IPF spotties and upgrade loom i got last year
Wire in power points in rear cargo area
Mount air compressor
Make a storage system
Build new rear bar

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Saddle up tonto, its the not so loanrangie! . 98 TDI DISCO lightly modded with more to come.
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Post by disco95 »

Some recent pics of my Disco.

2" Pedders springs
Bilstien shocks
dual batteries
31" all terrains
GME UHF
DVD for the rear passengers
home made storage system
WAECO for the beer

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Post by mickrangie »

RRisco UTE -
Was A Rangie ute but i fitted the shell to a TDI chassis for the diesel engine and then the dash and then the panels so i guess it's a disco ute with a rangie roof....


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Added extras...

Snorkel
flipped disco rims and 33" road tyres
flipped disco rims with internal beedlock and 35" Simex rubber
2 x dual batt systems for 3 batts
driving lights
tray lights
UHF
maxis axles all round
rear maxi lokka
elec air comp with 9L tank
laptop with BT gps for nav
140L fuel tank
diff guards front and rear
4.11 diffs
Custom interior
all engineered! (apart from 35" tyres)
XXL LRA Disco Flares
LRA long travel kit
Bilstein long travel shocks
2" body lift
2" spring lift
Custom Warn High Mount Winch
Plasma Rope
RRC ARB Bullbar lifted to suit 2" body lift
madman EMS

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Post by Goldey »

Mickrangie

I asked the same question on your build up thread:

"How much of the Disco grill did you have to cut out to get the RRC bullbar and winch to fit? Do you have any close up pics of the grill I can look at?

I have a RRC ARB winch bar and Warn XD9000 winch that I'm going to put on the front of my 98 tdi Disco and am wondering before I do, what type of surgery on the grill will need doing.

Very nice build up by the way. If I didn't have three tin lids, I'd contemplate doing the same thing. "

Cheers

Goldey
98 Discovery 300 tdi, XD9000 (on garage floor awaiting suitable bullbar), soon to be 3 inch suspension lift and 1 inch body lift, 31" Maxxis muds, custom drawers
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Post by def90 »

nice flex defmac, does it have more up travel in the front?
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Post by defmec »

it does but until i get the swivel housing done and some haultech bushes its a bit stif as i have castor corrected bushes in the front
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Post by D2MUCH »

This is my D2
Tough Dog suspension
265/75/16s MTRs
Qt Diff Sliders
Custom BBar
Lightforce 170s

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Post by def90 »

nice disco bud, not sure about the front bar though
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Post by mickrangie »

def90 wrote:nice disco bud, not sure about the front bar though
Is that a front bar i thought he didn't stop and collected a cow gate :lol: :lol:
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Post by defmec »

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Post by def90 »

mickrangie wrote:
def90 wrote:nice disco bud, not sure about the front bar though
Is that a front bar i thought he didn't stop and collected a cow gate :lol: :lol:
i was trying to be discreet ;)

defmac you fender looks too tidy!! you thinknig of sliders? or no rocks in NQ?
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Post by D2MUCH »

Im changing the front bar soon even though itd knock a cow into next week
Its not really what i first wanted
The new one will be much better :twisted:
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