LR noob lookin at a classic

[Dustinj]

Hey guys, excellent sight you have here. I have a, or I should say my wife has a 2006 RR hse and I love it. I'm looking at this classic to out fit as a mild over lander. I have to drive 5 hours to the mountains to go fishing or really to do any enjoyable out door stuff. My questions are, am I looking at a motor rebuild. That fine and I will probably do it anyway. I am capable of pulling the motor but we have zero LR mechanics or shops. Can a regular machine shop do the work. ie: new rings, head job, deck and hone block and replace all seals and bearings. I have a guy here that Ive used for awhile. I'm sure he can do it. I can do all suspension and brake work. Maybe take the trans and transfer case to get rebuilt while the motors out? I guess the biggie is electronics. Will this thing be reliable for long trips. Should I have spare ECU or anything like that?

Plans are for 33's and steel wheels, racks, lights, winch. then pile on a rooftop tent and survival gear.

Here's a link
http://lubbock.craigslist.org/cto/3111137285.html

Any and all suggestions are appreciated. This will not be DD but will probably get lots of short trips in to the store :bike_rider:

Thanks

 

[Colin Hughes]

Classics are an awesome drive. Just check it over really well for rust. The rover v8 is an old gm olds product and there are lots of manuals out there to download

 

[Dustinj]

Awesome. I'm a Chevy guy so that should be easy enough. Thanks for you reply.

 

[AndrewClarke]

It's cool to see someone with a newer Range Rover going into the Land Rover back catalogue, so to speak.

RRCs are a timeless design. The engine, well, I'm not a big fan of the old Rover V8. If you get a good one, great, but at this point if it's ever been overheated, be prepared to spend some significant money on it. Personally, if I was going to do that, I'd put in a diesel. I guess I've just had bad experience with their reliability, although to be fair, that was at a point in my life when I couldn't afford to just do whatever it took to keep it maintained properly whenever things went wrong.

There's a big Expedition Portal sticker on the back, so maybe the owner will pipe up in here.

The biggest problem I found in getting my Discovery worked on by the average garage is that some of them were scared away because it's a foreign "exotic". If a competent mechanic gets over that attitude and actually looks at the truck, they'll see that it's a pretty basic and easy-to-repair vehicle.

 

[Dustinj]

Wow I didn't even notice the sticker. That's cool. I'm going to call him tomorrow and see when I can go look. It's about an hour from me. I'll let you guys know when I do.

 

[ntan]

Do it. I've had Mk3s for almost a decade, and last year took the plunge on a (few) RRCs and absolutely love them. Just so much character... (or at least that's what I like to call it...)

 

[Ray_G]

Take a gander through resources like this...
http://www.robisonservice.com/servicedep/buying-a-land-rover.asp#classic

Good luck, nice looking RRC!

 

[Abel Villesca]

Also look at www.rangerovers.net

 

[RoverDude]

Plenty of affordable RRCs out there that will need nothing more than a little TLC. Save yourself some funds and start with a mechanically solid rust free unit. Maybe join a local Rover club and get some direction. I would suggest 32" tires or smaller if you are only hitting the fishing hole and some overland camping. Have fun and feel free to PM me if I can help.

 

[rover4x4]

It'll do just fine in its stock form.

 

[Charo]

Dustin - cool to see your post on here. This is my RRC - would be happy to answer your questions. I was working on this one to be an overlander but found a 63 land rover I would rather invest in. I had 235 85 BFG mud-terrains on here and it looked great. I would love to see this truck go to a fellow overlander who will actually appreciate it. Give me a shout and we'll get together.

 

[Dustinj]

Cool thanks charo, I've been tied up with family stuff. Ill call you this afternoon maybe and well talk.