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I saw this quote somewhere on this board I think: Perfection is finally attained, not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away. - Antoine De Saint-Exupery Sums it up. I'm trying to make this truck just as simple as I can. Very few wires, very...

Yup, this truck will be the same color as the 88" and very similar in many ways. Over the years of driving that truck and changing things on it I'm pretty happy with how things work now. These engines and the diff conversion is pretty well proven...Might as well stick with a sure thing. The...

It's funny...You call most of the usual suspects when it comes to buying Series parts, and I'm familiar with most of them, and you ask those guys what they drive. "Ah, a Toyota p/up, a Subaru wagon, Honda Civic...". If you're lucky you'll find a guy that leases a DII. Pretty poor. Most only...

The only thing that leaks on my 88" is the Roverdrive and the Superwinch hubs. Gearbox, t-case diffs and engine are all tight. No big trick to sealing these gearboxes. The shifter seals are the biggest thing. Use cut pieces of heater hose over the shafts. My aluminum t-case pan fixes the...

The NP435 with Ike's adapter is the same length as the Rover 4-speed, only much, much stronger. The Rover tranny has been fine in my 88" but it's only 75hp and a light truck. I expect this truck to both carry a load and do it at highway speeds. I didn't think the Rover tranny was up to it...

Thanks, Teriann. I'm really happy with how this is coming out. I was a little nervous about setting this bulkhead as I have been relying on measurements and hope that everything would fit. The hard stuff and unknown is behind me now. From here on out it's just small fiddly stuff. Yes, it's...

Set the bulkhead this morning. Lots of room!

Awesome photos. I've got a broken spider gear on my desk at work. Still drive Land Rovers, but they have Toyota center diffs in them now! Is it just me, or does that diff look very dry???

On that trip alone (8000 miles) I changed the following: Ignition module Fuel pump (in the tank, of course) 1 bank of injectors Two fuel filters Coil Throttle position sensor Rear diff I sold the truck after that trip.

Keith hit it on the head. Yeah, I hated my Rangie, but loved it too. Two great days: One when I bought it, one when I sold hit. Great photos, Graham. Post 'em up. Land Rover break-downs and repairs. jim

Oh, Funrover....Come on. 200k? In a RRC? No real issues? Ah, I owned one of those trucks.......

5 different month-long/multi-thousand mile trips. 2 in a RRC (hence my dislike of coil-sprung Land Rovers) and 3 in a short wheel-base diesel powered Series truck. Many, many other multi-day off-roading trips. I would take that truck to the ends of the earth. Building a second diesel Series...

A D90 is cool. The prices for them have been coming down. So has the condition of some of them, though pristine ones can still be found. (I friend has a '97 with 6k miles on it) Too short to sleep in though. Jump in with both feet and buy an old Series and restore it yourself. The yuppies...

Fixed if for ya! :costumed-smiley-007

Are you talking about buying a new truck? If reliability is an issue, look somewhere else. Modern Land Rovers are many things, but reliable isn't one of them. If your trips are weekend jaunts in fairly populated places, fine, but if you're planning on wandering far afield these aren't the...

Some more pictures for you, TeriAnn. Original bolt-in x-member fits just fine and is back in. A second bolt in x-member to hold up the tranny/t-case was fabricated and is also in. I had welded threaded plates to the bottom of the frame rails to accept this member before it was regalvanized...

Not a DII, but you get the idea.

Pictures of the front diff / oil pan, Teriann.

There is a small bolt-in x-member under the bell housing that I'll be able to retain in this truck. As far as an original Stage-one, that's all there is. I've also welded two threaded plates to the bottom of the frame that I will bolt a fabricated x-member to and use to mount the two transfer...

I welded 3/8" plate on both the inside and outside of the frame with 9/16" ID steel pipe as sleeves all the way through the frame and welded to the reinforcement plates. Should be strong enough! I used 1/2" grade-8 bolts all the way through the frame with nylock nuts on the ouside. The box is...