Swb Patrol Vs Rangi

[shakes]

I'm doing the unthinkable... thinking of trading up my shorty (2" lift and diff locks) for an earlier model (80 - 85) 2 door range rover if i can find a nice enough one with a few more mods.

Partly because i`m sick of changing gears and want an auto and partly because I drove a mates one the other way and was amazed at how much extra vision over the bonnet he has.

Give me reasons why i shouldnt go there kids

[MereMale]

The olds use to have one, an 83 with a p76 in her.
Was thirsty as, so if u don't mind having deep pockets for at the station, or going there quiet often.
Felt like a boat around the corners with standard suspension.
Low roof when inside the cabin, got sick and tired of beltin my head on the roof.
If u do, deff change the horn, they sound pox.

Mere

[bazzle]

Lift your seat

Bazzle

[shakes]

thanks bazzle

I put 1" steel spacers under the seat rails already, any higher and i'm gunna start bashin my head... i've had a couple of close shaves already

and it'd have to be on gas

[Beastmavster]

Why not get the auto box and put it in your patrol?

Gearbox conversions are actually pretty easy on carbied engines - the biggest issue is the sheer weight of the Patrol box....

[Dodgy Bros]

How stock is the Rover at the moment. A Close friend of mine has gone down the dark path of a Rangie and it's costing him enough to buy a small island everytime something breaks!!

I'd be going with Beastmavster and just strappin an Auto in

[morkz]

I know a couple people that race comps with rangie's, unless your getting serious about comp work i wouldnt bother they are constanly breaking stuff.

One of my mate who uses KURMIT in comp work (rangie ute) there isnt much stuff on it thats a rangie. He was 5.2 stroker motor with a rangie gearbox and transfer case and driveline but next year is going full GU running gear and 4.2 box as well.

He used to run OME LTR's shocks from a GQ cause of the extra length but now has gone full king coil over racing shocks.

like he said to me rangie's are all about there handling and light weight but there major downfall is there strength thats why most of them are beefed up with patrol parts.

[YankeeDave]

had a rangie for a bit, and nothing but dramas with it.

thing would be fine one day and crap then next. Also went out on a land rover club trip and every single one broke down or broke something on the trip.

stick with the patrol, and put an auto in if you want. better reliablity too

[JemmyBubbles]

mmmmm...

Well for strength and reliability stick with the shorty jeeez. My old man is a huge Rover fan - for 23 years he has owned rovers and he recently went to a TD42 shorty w/ 4" inch + double carden joint already in it (cost him $8000 the thing has one or two dints.... but $8000 what a prick).

Dad and a friend of his with a lowered polished pimpin 4 door rangie both stuck these 3.4 or 3.5l mazda diesel four pots onto their rangies. THey get like 800 - 900 kms out of a 70l tank. Dad's mate with the four door rangie ordered a factory turbo for his and it goes quite well indeed.

Having said this my old man can't drive his offroad for fear of popping something... He has popped 4 back diffs and his centre diff once..

Although they are a real good wheelbase from standard... you need to spend quite a lot of moolah to have them to the standard you want...

But in the standard lowered rover guise.... They ride like a limo and look cool.... and if you were to do a diesel conversion like my old man they give kick ass fuel economy..

Do you like using tools ???


JEremy

[shakes]

tools dont bother me, i'm stripping back an old 1600 at the moment and in the process of aquiring/building all the gear for a efi turbo type setup.

the only thing that is bothering me is the extreme lack of space i have.

and i`m kinda hoping when i`ve made up my mind, that the perfect one with 90% of the mods i want is just gunna fall into my lap so i have little to spend on it (which i doubt but we can all dream)

[Rainbow Warrior]

tools dont bother me, i'm stripping back an old 1600 at the moment and in the process of aquiring/building all the gear for a efi turbo type setup.

the only thing that is bothering me is the extreme lack of space i have.

and i`m kinda hoping when i`ve made up my mind, that the perfect one with 90% of the mods i want is just gunna fall into my lap so i have little to spend on it (which i doubt but we can all dream)

DON'T DO IT!

Budget straight away an extra $5k for Maxi Drives front & rear if you want lockers or big tyres.
I've gone from Rangie to GQ and although the Rangie was a ball of fun, I'm not going backwards.
I can hammer the GQ offroad and it'll either make the obstacle, or dent a panel trying, or I'll give up, the rangie you had to think after 3 goes you're going to break something.

[wannaberacer]

If you plan on going offroad with the Rangie, take spare diffs with you..you'll need them if you come across a hill you need to get up...they are weak and break...I had a 74 2 door Rangie and broke 2 diffs doing basic stuff.

My brother and I compete in a SWB MQ and the places it goes and the flogging it gets in standard trim are amazing.

Stick with the MQ