Scott Brady
Founder
So awesome man! Cant wait for the first adventure with it!
New toy
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revor
Explorer
Looks sooooo ......Ahhhhh..... English bling huh!?
I've a complete set of black Eybrows in the attic (doesn't everyone?) they'll go on as the weather improves.
Ordered a Steering wheel (just a little smaller so i don't whack my right elbow) I have some lovely square steel tubing the will become sliders her soon... Plus the cage and new front bumper to install.. Plenty to do and only a little time to do it.. plus take pictures all the while..
I've a complete set of black Eybrows in the attic (doesn't everyone?) they'll go on as the weather improves.
Ordered a Steering wheel (just a little smaller so i don't whack my right elbow) I have some lovely square steel tubing the will become sliders her soon... Plus the cage and new front bumper to install.. Plenty to do and only a little time to do it.. plus take pictures all the while..
dieselcruiserhead
16 Years on ExPo. Whoa!!
I was eyeing that Red Rover on several of the other forums and on LRX thinking how unreal it would be to own such a beast 
revor
Explorer
dieselcruiserhead said:I was eyeing that Red Rover on several of the other forums and on LRX thinking how unreal it would be to own such a beast
So far She's been a good truck. Only a fuel leak somwhere keeping it from starting on the first crank. RHD is fun too. Once the weather gets above
-5,000,000C I'll start to fiddle with the truck.. For now drive enjoy and wish for a better heater:wings:
revor
Explorer
Well we just got back from our first trip in the "Mighty Red Devil Duck"
WOW! All I can say is WOW! Well I can say more and luckily for you all I will! :shakin:
First of there is a ton of room inside for cargo. That said my wife filled it! Silly I know four days in Moab and we only left the sink at home! (we'll be working on that).
Next I'm thinking that I'll be be doing something different with the rear seating, it's just too short of knee room for the 5'8" 11 year old and he's only getting bigger.. So I think I'll fix that up for him.
The driveline and suspension.. The 300 TDI is a remarkable motor! I knew that going in but the little guy really surprised me! Making the 4.6 in my similarly geared Disco look puny! Torque is where it's at and the mountain passes did not bother this motor nearly as much as they bother my gassers!
The suspension is only set up with OME med. duty rears (+660) and Med duty(+225) fronts. I chose these because with the family in the truck more of the cargo duties will be religated to the trailer. The rear sat 'extra tall' anyway but once we got some gear (not the sink) and some bodies in the truck it settled in quite nicely. We ended up with about a 3" lift from where it sat with the origanal (sacked) springs. The Boge Self leveling unit is still in place but it will need to come off as it doesn't have enough travel to work with my plans. It was also riding on the factory shocks which are too short.
Even with an incomplete suspension the truck amazed me off road, there where several spots that had me nervous (sidehills) but that extra 10" of wheelbase serves to mellow things out a bit. It was odd as many a time I thought I was done with an obstacle but still had 10" to go!!
I loved it! What a ride!
Next comes shocks (blingsteins in a 12" version). Tires and wheels (285-75-16) on some steelies. I have the Roll cage to put in. A Rockware front bumper will improve the approach angle over the ARB, I have material for sliders, Of course a front ARB Airlocker and a Rear Detroit Locker and my axles. I have an old York AC compressor that will work nicely for on board air. Trailing arms, steering stuff is a must. The extended range fuel tank, and I'll either fab up my own or purchase a water tank for the beastie. And a tent.
Then Karen can have a go at the interior!
All in all that's not a lot of upgrades, and they are only required because I'll push this truck.
Photo stolen from Jen Burris!
WOW! All I can say is WOW! Well I can say more and luckily for you all I will! :shakin:
First of there is a ton of room inside for cargo. That said my wife filled it! Silly I know four days in Moab and we only left the sink at home! (we'll be working on that).
Next I'm thinking that I'll be be doing something different with the rear seating, it's just too short of knee room for the 5'8" 11 year old and he's only getting bigger.. So I think I'll fix that up for him.
The driveline and suspension.. The 300 TDI is a remarkable motor! I knew that going in but the little guy really surprised me! Making the 4.6 in my similarly geared Disco look puny! Torque is where it's at and the mountain passes did not bother this motor nearly as much as they bother my gassers!
The suspension is only set up with OME med. duty rears (+660) and Med duty(+225) fronts. I chose these because with the family in the truck more of the cargo duties will be religated to the trailer. The rear sat 'extra tall' anyway but once we got some gear (not the sink) and some bodies in the truck it settled in quite nicely. We ended up with about a 3" lift from where it sat with the origanal (sacked) springs. The Boge Self leveling unit is still in place but it will need to come off as it doesn't have enough travel to work with my plans. It was also riding on the factory shocks which are too short.
Even with an incomplete suspension the truck amazed me off road, there where several spots that had me nervous (sidehills) but that extra 10" of wheelbase serves to mellow things out a bit. It was odd as many a time I thought I was done with an obstacle but still had 10" to go!!
I loved it! What a ride!
Next comes shocks (blingsteins in a 12" version). Tires and wheels (285-75-16) on some steelies. I have the Roll cage to put in. A Rockware front bumper will improve the approach angle over the ARB, I have material for sliders, Of course a front ARB Airlocker and a Rear Detroit Locker and my axles. I have an old York AC compressor that will work nicely for on board air. Trailing arms, steering stuff is a must. The extended range fuel tank, and I'll either fab up my own or purchase a water tank for the beastie. And a tent.
Then Karen can have a go at the interior!
All in all that's not a lot of upgrades, and they are only required because I'll push this truck.
Photo stolen from Jen Burris!
revor
Explorer
Chucaro said:
Thanks for that Arty (right?) See you over at AULRO from time to time. Yeah she's a beaut! I've got plans for the little engine that can, including some tuning and a few other things. First it has to warm up enough for me to want to.
Changed the springs in 28 degree weather, that's enough..
Chucaro
Adventurer
revor said:
Hi Keith, looks like that you visited my page. Arty is one of my sons he own the 2 door Rangie in the gallery, Carlos is my other son with the yellow Rangie and I am Arthur the owner of the Disco and 109 and the BMW bikes.
If you need a document in how to tune up the pump in the Tdi 300 let me know
Cheers
