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    2011 3.2 diesel defenders

    Td5 - 6 speed will be awesome ,JE engineering is making this 3.2's??? I was one of the lucky persons with the engine knock on a puma engine (also the oil sump thing) - not a big fan of puma engines i really miss the Td5 engine ,but i really like 6 speed gearboxes on the new model - defenders...
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    Post pictures of your Land Rover.

    a bit less noisy ,faster and softer than a series ,almost the same fuel consumption the 2.25 has,and it's V8! and this one has power steering - i love this car! still in "test drive" mode ,soon as many post-restoration failures are 100% (or almost) repaired ,i will try probably a epic ,old...
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    Post pictures of your Land Rover.

    after 6 years of restoration......it works! and drives veeery good! 1978 3.5 V8 ,4 speed range rover
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    Caracas to Cusco in 7 days

    I'm plannning a few things near ,i've been trekking on the coast side (la sabana,chuspa,todasana) ,in order to avoid traffic i'm leaving CCS on Thursday and back Tuesday Problem is that i'm alone and not much friends with 4wd vehicles and willing to trek ,unfortunatelly when i left YV i was...
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    VW Amarok Overland

    do you have information about the snorkel??
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    Caracas to Cusco in 7 days

    those are really nice pics ,i'm trapped in Caracas and the only trip i made was to Punto Fijo ,as most of the people at the office tells me about the safe measures on highways unfortunatelly i drive a company car here in YV,so, taking the car out of the country might be a problem my Dad use to...
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    Red Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (97)

    there's an article in a LRM or LRO about this CT strange vehicles ,far as i remember the blue one was blue from the begining ,and it was repainted to sand glow when the owner found it at a land rover driving school or something ,then ,he repaint the whole vehicle to blue again (but both vehicles...
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    Vintage Rover pics

    our CKD's rangies in 1985 (i was 5 then) grandparents ('76 red) and my parents ('81 white/blue) ,mom was on diplomatic mission during that time here in Venezuela ,then we use the white one in France and it was sold in Germany in 1992 ,i'll try to look for pics during our time in europe ,my...
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    Tropicalize a 3.9 Disco

    thanks a lot for the ideas !! my disco is 97 (chassis VA) ,but probably for a different market as mine has distribuitor instead the coil pack that most of the U.S market 97 discos have ,but , mine doesn't have the matrix heather valve that works with a vacuum (saw that in my sister's 95 disco)...
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    Tropicalize a 3.9 Disco

    Hi all, My Disco will be here (Caracas) in one and a half month ,and climate conditions are way different than in my country (Chile) The Disco works fine in Chile ,never had a temperature issue and i always do regular services to the cooling system Im currently driving a Toyota fortuner...
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    1999 4.6 HSE. Good buy?

    I kept my dad's P38 , had it for 6 years and sold it last year .Was a 1998 4.6 HSE bought from new. As many people in the thread says ,if you like to make Saturdays....and Sundays work ,is a very good car for that. My Dad's is a helo pilot ,so he treats cars as planes or helos as he makes a...
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    Post pictures of your Land Rover.

    Hi all!, I'm currently doing some research in central america ,but i live in the south (Chile) Can't wait to travel again !! regards!
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