crazybob
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You know those evenings when you're sipping on bourbon, browsing ebay, and you find that bucket list truck. You look over the ad, you review the buyer feedback, and you think, wow that's a solid truck. There aren't any other bidders, and the price is reasonable. But there's a long time to go on the auction, so you figure you wouldn't win anyway. So you bid.
And when you wake up in the morning, you have a notice the seller ended the auction early and you now have to explain to your wife you just bought a one owner, 1990 Range Rover Classic that has 150k miles but is a dry California car.
So dear friends, lend me your expertise. My goal is to make it a do anything, reasonably reliable truck with basic self recovery options. Something I can grab grocery or explore a moderate trail with.
What maintenance should I do first? What are the easy no brainer upgrades?
I'm very fond of the NATO/Wolfe style steel rims. And the truck has an OME HD 2" lift so what tire size should I be considering? I don't need monster tires, just a little bit extra that gives some clearance without robbing the already low HP.
Having a winch to get myself out of trouble is a must. ARB or is there a more bang for my buck bumper to mount a winch?
What armor should be first on my list. I don't see this as a rock crawler, but I don't want to break anything expensive the first time out on the trail?
Thanks in advance for your expertise.
And when you wake up in the morning, you have a notice the seller ended the auction early and you now have to explain to your wife you just bought a one owner, 1990 Range Rover Classic that has 150k miles but is a dry California car.
So dear friends, lend me your expertise. My goal is to make it a do anything, reasonably reliable truck with basic self recovery options. Something I can grab grocery or explore a moderate trail with.
What maintenance should I do first? What are the easy no brainer upgrades?
I'm very fond of the NATO/Wolfe style steel rims. And the truck has an OME HD 2" lift so what tire size should I be considering? I don't need monster tires, just a little bit extra that gives some clearance without robbing the already low HP.
Having a winch to get myself out of trouble is a must. ARB or is there a more bang for my buck bumper to mount a winch?
What armor should be first on my list. I don't see this as a rock crawler, but I don't want to break anything expensive the first time out on the trail?
Thanks in advance for your expertise.