ivangt6
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Range Rover Classicivangt6
@ivangt6
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Dec 29, 2017 22:51:26 GMT
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I has ze Range Rover  Collecting tomorrow providing all goes well with the dodgy trailer company I'm using. I should say at this point it is cheap. Which means it needs work. And plenty of it. Good bits - it runs, drives, stops - all looks straight and original - new boot floor Bad bits - No MOT - needs welding to footwells, front of RH sill and rear of LH sill - electric seats don't move due to switch (MOT req) - washers don't work - lots of trim missing & rear seats not bolted down - no headlining - rotten upper tailgate Plan at the minute is to Give it a service and do what is needed to pass an MOT and then sell the Discovery. This can only go well.... |
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Last Edit: Dec 16, 2018 15:09:13 GMT by ivangt6
1979 Mini 1000
1972 Triumph GT6
2007 VW Golf GTi
1979 VW T25 Leisuredrive
1988 Range Rover Vogue SE
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Dec 29, 2017 23:42:46 GMT
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From my experience there is likely to be a lot more rust when you start digging! took me the best part of a year in the end (mine is year older and much of the rot hidden with filler)
Now its done I love it though.
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ivangt6
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Posts: 776
Club RR Member Number: 132
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Range Rover Classicivangt6
@ivangt6
Club Retro Rides Member 132
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From my experience there is likely to be a lot more rust when you start digging! took me the best part of a year in the end (mine is year older and much of the rot hidden with filler) Now its done I love it though. It's had some work previously. Rear crossmember and boot floor, rear arches and some work to the battery tray. It will probably need neatening up in these areas but all in all it looks a lot better than my disco did before I started that. I'm more worried about the flapper type EFI which I've heard isn't the most reliable/a pain in the a*se |
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1979 Mini 1000
1972 Triumph GT6
2007 VW Golf GTi
1979 VW T25 Leisuredrive
1988 Range Rover Vogue SE
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Carlosfandango.
Part of things
Now with added Suffix B Range Rover classic - another bucket list car acquired.
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Love it.
Looking forward to more pics & progress.
One of these is definitely on the wish list.
CFD
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1966 Fiat 1500 fast road/race conversion
1967 Porsche 912
1968 Fiat 124 Spider
1973 Range Rover Suffix B
1993 Series one Discovery 200TDI
1997 Jaguar XJ6 3.2 sport
2001 P38 Range Rover 2.5 TD
Brace of Triumph bikes
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Bookmarked, as you'd probably expect.  |
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I have a 1970s one. (Running a Nissan engine) Models before early 80s were bolted together but yours will be a welded one unfortunately. I did have a 1993 vogue once, dreadful engine but didn't half drive nice apart from the engine, whose camshafts are made out of butter.
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75 Range Rover 2 door 82 Range Rover 4 door
84 Range Rover 4 door 78 Datsun 120Y 2 door
78 Datsun 620 Pickup 81 Datsun Urvan E23 86 Datsun Vanette van
98 Electric Citroen Berlingo 00 Electric Peugeot Partner 02 Electric Citroen Berlingo
04 Berlingo Multispace petrol 07 Land Rover 130 15 Nissan E-NV200 15 Fiat Ducato
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I'm more worried about the flapper type EFI which I've heard isn't the most reliable/a pain in the a*se If it plays up then whack Megasquirt on it Love the Gru intro, made me chuckle |
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düdo
Part of things
wide as house
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Dec 30, 2017 11:11:47 GMT
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ivangt6 allegedly said on another thread Time to get professional help, either that or get a couple of Corgis and make like the Queen. It is the preferred ride of the Windsors is it not?
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Dec 30, 2017 17:54:13 GMT
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I'm more worried about the flapper type EFI which I've heard isn't the most reliable/a pain in the a*se If it plays up then whack Megasquirt on it Love the Gru intro, made me chuckle Mine has the same, megasquirt etc not so easy on these as they have the balasted injectors, best option is SUs or the later injection system. |
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Dec 30, 2017 18:07:45 GMT
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Everyone loves an old Rangie.
I have some ambition to have another.
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I have a 1970s one. (Running a Nissan engine) Models before early 80s were bolted together but yours will be a welded one unfortunately. I did have a 1993 vogue once, dreadful engine but didn't half drive nice apart from the engine, whose camshafts are made out of butter. Which part was bolted or welded? |
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g40jon
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If you get stuck for parts, a mate of mine has one which is being broken for spares. lots of trim available and body panels. He is keeping the running gear for a project. I've been ebaying some parts for him, but still have loads of smaller trim bits sat in my garage. All will be priced to sell!
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If it plays up then whack Megasquirt on it Love the Gru intro, made me chuckle Mine has the same, megasquirt etc not so easy on these as they have the balasted injectors, best option is SUs or the later injection system. Not true! I ran a conplete flapper top end on my defender when I first went EFI from SU's, you have two options: Run with the resistor box which makes the injectors effectively high impedance Run without the resistor box using PWM. I did the first, then after a couple of years swapped to a later hotwire type manifold so I could use newer style injectors with better spray pattern and atomisation. Anyways, this is all getting ahead of ourselves, I am sure the flapper will be ok. If it's not then troubleshooting manuals are here: forums.lr4x4.com/topic/16466-35-v8-flapper-system-diagnostic-manual/ |
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ivangt6
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Posts: 776
Club RR Member Number: 132
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Range Rover Classicivangt6
@ivangt6
Club Retro Rides Member 132
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Mine has the same, megasquirt etc not so easy on these as they have the balasted injectors, best option is SUs or the later injection system. Not true! I ran a conplete flapper top end on my defender when I first went EFI from SU's, you have two options: Run with the resistor box which makes the injectors effectively high impedance Run without the resistor box using PWM. I did the first, then after a couple of years swapped to a later hotwire type manifold so I could use newer style injectors with better spray pattern and atomisation. Anyways, this is all getting ahead of ourselves, I am sure the flapper will be ok. If it's not then troubleshooting manuals are here: forums.lr4x4.com/topic/16466-35-v8-flapper-system-diagnostic-manual/The bloke I bought it from has a few Hotwire assembly's lying about so that could be an option. I have heard that a 14cux ecu is pretty much a straight swap but that could well be not true. All went well with the pickup yesterday. Well after I'd moved it forward on the trailer. I made the mistake of having it loaded too far back on the trailer at first. It was trying to jackknife at about 30! Nearly pood myself. Moved it to the front of the trailer and it was a completely different animal Pics to follow or it didn't happen |
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Last Edit: Dec 31, 2017 9:38:58 GMT by ivangt6
1979 Mini 1000
1972 Triumph GT6
2007 VW Golf GTi
1979 VW T25 Leisuredrive
1988 Range Rover Vogue SE
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ivangt6
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Posts: 776
Club RR Member Number: 132
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Range Rover Classicivangt6
@ivangt6
Club Retro Rides Member 132
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If you get stuck for parts, a mate of mine has one which is being broken for spares. lots of trim available and body panels. He is keeping the running gear for a project. I've been ebaying some parts for him, but still have loads of smaller trim bits sat in my garage. All will be priced to sell! Cheers! That could well be very useful as it's missing a fair bit of the interior |
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1979 Mini 1000
1972 Triumph GT6
2007 VW Golf GTi
1979 VW T25 Leisuredrive
1988 Range Rover Vogue SE
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ivangt6
Part of things
Posts: 776
Club RR Member Number: 132
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Range Rover Classicivangt6
@ivangt6
Club Retro Rides Member 132
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Dec 31, 2017 10:00:50 GMT
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1979 Mini 1000
1972 Triumph GT6
2007 VW Golf GTi
1979 VW T25 Leisuredrive
1988 Range Rover Vogue SE
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Dec 31, 2017 11:07:02 GMT
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Mine has the same, megasquirt etc not so easy on these as they have the balasted injectors, best option is SUs or the later injection system. Not true! I ran a conplete flapper top end on my defender when I first went EFI from SU's, you have two options: Run with the resistor box which makes the injectors effectively high impedance Run without the resistor box using PWM. I did the first, then after a couple of years swapped to a later hotwire type manifold so I could use newer style injectors with better spray pattern and atomisation. Anyways, this is all getting ahead of ourselves, I am sure the flapper will be ok. If it's not then troubleshooting manuals are here: forums.lr4x4.com/topic/16466-35-v8-flapper-system-diagnostic-manual/I didn't say it couldn't be done but why on earth would you go to all that effort with 30 year old injectors with replacements virtually unobtainable or at best criplingly expensive, if you start with a hotwire system injectors are widely available at a reasonable cost. As you say the flapper is not that bad, there are a lot of reports of failed ecu's but a certain amount of the comment around this seems to be from those wanting to sell you reman ecu's. The real problem is parts, there being virtually no new stock and much of it being common with more expesive brands so very expensive. On mine some of the wiring is also begining to crack and had to be replaced, they also rarely completely fail (usually mixture drifts off) so you always get home. Kevin. |
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düdo
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wide as house
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Dec 31, 2017 11:11:37 GMT
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That's a nice ensemble the Discovery and RR. Also a very spacious hanger you've got - could fit a few more classics in there and perhaps a proper Spitfire? A flying one.
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Dec 31, 2017 11:12:46 GMT
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I have a 1970s one. (Running a Nissan engine) Models before early 80s were bolted together but yours will be a welded one unfortunately. I did have a 1993 vogue once, dreadful engine but didn't half drive nice apart from the engine, whose camshafts are made out of butter. Which part was bolted or welded? The main components of the shell. Early ones bolted together, but they later switched to welding them together to improve tolerances, panel gaps etc as they were gearing up for an assault on the American market. |
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Dec 31, 2017 11:14:30 GMT
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Which part was bolted or welded? The main components of the shell. Early ones bolted together, but they later switched to welding them together to improve tolerances, panel gaps etc as they were gearing up for an assault on the American market. Never realized that. I know a guy who builds Disco 2’s with classic RR chassis for the vintage tax here. Hmmm |
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