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Some of our trips we have planned go up into some of the colder climates so the reduction in engine temps with a lower temp thermostat may affect cabin heating a bit, boy would I love to be able to source an older style thermostat setup for these trucks... I’ve been playing with the coolant flow...

G’day mate...I know your knowledge on winches is right up there, you were my go to guy when restoring the winches on my camel trophy trucks and actually sourced me a camel trophy husky superwinch strengthening bracket... was really using the warn winches just for ease of parts and purchase...

Many good pointers there.. reason for the arp head studs is mainly due to the fact that I have numerous times gone to do the final 90degrees torque down and the threads have pulled. Causing me to have to pull the whole lot off again and redo it all with timeserts, hoping that by eliminating the...

If you really want you can use the 4.6 internals with the 4.0 pistons, this then gives you a considerably higher compression ratio as the 4.6 pistons have a deeper dish to reduce the compression....I once built an engine low that and it absolutely was a screamer...I will post up pics soon of the...

I used to just take all the 4.6 internals and put them into 4.0 blocks and it works perfect..the earlier blocks, either the 4.0 or the 4.6 gems were almost never heard of having the problems.. and yes, just for sheer reliability and problem solving I will be redoing the blocks even if I am using...

So, for those who want to know this useless bit of info...this is why the 4.6 blocks fail and have overheating issues.. now this is a gems block and less prone to the slipping liner and overheating problems..rumor has it that when they went to the 4.6 block for the disco2 (03 & 04) they scrimped...

Yes, I was planning on making one or two of the fleet with an extra couple of inches of legroom for taller clients..

Ummm, not sure where 6,2” is average..maybe in lilliput...:) quick google search says 5,10” is the average height for a man...even the average height for the tallest people to a region (dinaric alps) is 6’1”..

Our trips will be unique in that we intend to make them interactive on a few different platforms..kinda an immersive expedition experience..:)..all will be revealed when concrete plans are established..:) They will also be conducted along the Tread lightly principles and environmentally...

I’m 6,2” and I don’t recall ever having an issue with not enough clearance..always found them to be quite comfortable..

Yep, that’s one of the colours on the possibilities board...I have an LR3 and I just may do that and add it to the fleet also, just for some of the lighter trail work..

Yes, while engine is out to be swapped I will be doing a couple of mods to make on the trail repairs easier, those connectors will be getting some mods, the ABS modulator, the exhaust downpipes some reinforcing, ARP head stud modifications, and some engine overheat and low oil pressure warning...

Yes, when you consider the Disco 2 is an electronically controlled transmission and the non availability of good engine tranny combinations...you would have to pay about 7-8k. Inimum for good used 200 or 300 tdi motor and tranny assays and then the interface with other components like a/c etc...

I have been approached by a small company with the plans to build an expedition company like no other. With the company owner being a Land Rover enthusiast also it was an easy sell, we discussed the idea of using Land Rover defenders, but due to the time it would take to acquire 10 defenders and...

Has it been that long since I worked on this truck...time to get crackin again..

Our 1988 camel trophy truck...and it’s mini-me..:)

My longitude expedition Disco..vehicle #1..expedition leader..;)

My 2006 Defender 130 expedition truck..

I owned a Land Rover shop for the longest time...I bought my wife an LR3 and it has been by far one of the most reliable and comfortable vehicles I have had in a long time..

Bumping this back up...I’m always amazed at just how great this truck drives with cold a/c.. I lovvve disco2’s