OFFICIAL Land Rover thread.

[econti]

Bought myself a TD5 Defender ute a little while back. Hydraulic tipper and crane, 130,000km country car so no rust at all which is incredible. I am the second owner.
Already binned the EGR setup, and not in the pic but I fit a big dirty front mount intercooler as the stock one is shit.

Flash tune coming soon to make it not gutless. I love this little unit

[Jb325is]

Nice Disco! Pretty awesome rig you've got there for I would bet a pretty reasonable cost. Just be ready to do the headgaskets, luckily they are super simple.

I don't remember the last time I posted in this thread, but I bought an sold a RRC Hunter a few years back... Didn't quite hold onto it long enough to profit off of the '80's - 90's SUV boom that we're currently experiencing, but I can say for sure that I don't really miss the truck. Shortly after that, I ended up buying a cheap L322 S/C and it has been a legitimately awesome vehicle for me. I would not recommend owning one if you aren't mechanically inclined, and the proprietary scan tools are a must, but when working correctly they are fantastic trucks. Mine has 190k right now and is still going strong, it's currently my DD while I build up a new e30.

[BlackSpeed66]

Bringing this (and myself, apparently) back from the dead. Been a hot minute since I've been on here. e30 is still chillin.... been in "house mode" since i bought a place last year. Dragged this home last month:



I present to you the Disaster Transport. Looks prettier than she is.... kinda crusty underneath.... been in the midwest the past 10 years and it shows. Originally a west coast car. Also the lowest mileage vehicle I've ever owned at 95k. The local LR club out of Columbus created a Camel Trophy 'homage' event over the course of a weekend and I wanted to participate without destroying the P38 (177k and doing fine, btw). So - the Disaster Transport is the trail pig. First step was getting the Center Diff Lock un-stuck. Was able to use that as a bargaining tool to knock down the price some. Also the exhaust is only there in spirit. Some empty bean cans fixed that.

Never seen a vehicle with bolt-on shock towers before. It did make it easier...



2 inch lift and a Lucky8 bumper/winch combo and she's (mostly) good to go. Was hoping for tree sliders but they were 4+ weeks out...



Evening before at camp:


The 'Gatekeeper' - drove right out after finding a better line...


Bottom of the group obstacle - we were meant to tackle this one as a team. This being my second time doing any sort of real trails.... the one guy said i was white as a sheet going up!



Top of the hill!



Bonus round mud puddle. I gotta say for a month's work everything turned out fairly well. My only casualty was a busted tire sidewall on a rock. The D1 is a fun drive in its own quirky way.

https://imgur.com/smAQic1

[LJ851]

Any LR news out there? I hear crickets. What's the story on Loren's shorty?

We had a good experience recently at Mid-Atlantic Rovers in Columbia MD. Old ones, new ones, they know what they're doing. The guy said their record for a customer LR3 is 470,000 miles. My son asked, How many times was the engine out? He said the valve covers have never some off. He said if you keep the cooling system in good shape, and oil in it, that Jaguar V8 will go and go.

I’ve got a couple jobs in front of the 2a. Truck has been sitting a couple years but “ran when parked”. I have clutch hydraulics, new fuel system, starter push switch, battery sitting on the shelf ready to go on. The plan is to drive the 2a while I do some upgrades to my Scout.

[LateFan]

Any LR news out there? I hear crickets. What's the story on Loren's shorty?

We had a good experience recently at Mid-Atlantic Rovers in Columbia MD. Old ones, new ones, they know what they're doing. The guy said their record for a customer LR3 is 470,000 miles. My son asked, How many times was the engine out? He said the valve covers have never some off. He said if you keep the cooling system in good shape, and oil in it, that Jaguar V8 will go and go.

[LateFan]

Well, i guess i can post here now.

Hell yeah!

Nice one!



I stopped at a local oil change place to look at this one. Sold new in CA, somehow made its way to MT, and was sitting out in the sun in a field. He said the paint had faded to almost chalk color. Interior and seats were very nice.

1989.
30,000 miles.

[e30austin]

i bought another m62 powered l322, last month. it's much nicer than my first one. i really like those rigs. makes me question why i sold the first one...

[LJ851]

Well, i guess i can post here now.


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[LateFan]

I love the original bare bones RR. Hose it out, very simple, manual trans, great design, a such a compliant, long travel suspension in contrast to the Bronco and Scout of the 70s.

[LateFan]

I've often thought the Range Rover Classic would be a perfect truck if you could get rid of the electrical system and that damn injection system / engine management. Like - get a shell, gut it, and start over with a new 302 or Coyote or LS dropped in there.

With all the mods and swaps and stuff people are doing, I searched around and sure enough, people have been swapping in an LS motor - plenty of power, cleaner running, better mileage. And it's full circle GM since the Rover block is the Buick 215 from the 60s.

Plenty of room. It appears there are transfer case adapter plates out there.







Interesting how similar the basic RRC was to the original Bronco. I think the wheelbase is 100" and the Bronco was 92".

[LateFan]

Travels with our beloved lost dog..... He was only 4.

[LateFan]

Gin & Tonic

[LateFan]

[mbonder]

..huh...???

Sorry, Jeep Renegade. I can't keep track of all the shitty models Jeep puts out these days

[LateFan]