getlost4x4
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air conditioning or on-board air
Overland Journal Classic Build: 1995 Range Rover
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gjackson
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You got it. A full 300tdi A/C kit, idlers, tensioner, bracket, compressor, the works. Nice set. Now I just have to hook up the pipes and get it charged. Anyone know of a good A/C shop in the Denver/Boulder area?
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gjackson
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There was a discussion in Scott's Disco thread about the rotoflex and people's opinions as to why it should be kept or discarded. I don't like the rotoflex. I'm getting rid of it. One big reason is the rear pinion seal. Every coiler LR I've had (D90, D110, D1, RRC) has eventually had a rear pinion seal start to leak. It's an easy swap even in the field if you have a spare, unless you have a rotoflex. Pulling the centralising peg without LRT 51-008 is a real pain, and when I did it on this RRC, I had to cut the pinion flange and make my own slide hammer which required a welder. Not an easy field job. I'm going to u-joints on this truck. I couldn't re-use the prop shafts that came with it anyway, since I went to an LT230 and the Borg Warner shafts don't fit. So a call to Tom Woods was in order.
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Snagger
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Ah - a man after my own heart... I have a 95 soft-dash Vogue, so no EAS, no sun roof, no leather, no troublesome seat ECUs; just a reliable and robust 300Tdi with the less power sapping R380. I did fit seat heating and a heated front screen (just needed the heating pads, screen and switch gear as the wiring is already present) and will be fitting aircon (all genuine). Epsom green, with TWR alloys and police spec rear springs that give it the same poise as a RR Sport - it's wonderful.
It has over 180,000 miles on it, and is mechanically original except for the PAS box the fuel injection system and water pump (the old one did the common 300Tdi squeal), so will be getting its transmission rebuilt this coming year (it works, but second can crunch if you change too quickly and the viscous coupling is getting stiffer). The existing units are the ones to be rebuilt, not replaced with recon, as i want to preserve its originality. Apart from fitting a four-pin front diff, it'll be staying standard; these are pretty rare beasts, especially in the plain Vogue spec rather than the full leather/EAS Vogue SE trim, so I only make subtle changes with factory equipment. Externally, apart from not having the typical saggy rear, it's staying the way it left the factory; less is more with a range Rover.
I did attach photos, but this forum is not showing them for some reason...
There was a discussion in Scott's Disco thread about the rotoflex and people's opinions as to why it should be kept or discarded. I don't like the rotoflex. I'm getting rid of it. One big reason is the rear pinion seal. Every coiler LR I've had (D90, D110, D1, RRC) has eventually had a rear pinion seal start to leak. It's an easy swap even in the field if you have a spare, unless you have a rotoflex. Pulling the centralising peg without LRT 51-008 is a real pain, and when I did it on this RRC, I had to cut the pinion flange and make my own slide hammer which required a welder. Not an easy field job. I'm going to u-joints on this truck. I couldn't re-use the prop shafts that came with it anyway, since I went to an LT230 and the Borg Warner shafts don't fit. So a call to Tom Woods was in order.
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Interesting. Did Scott ever get his vibrations sorted out?
Snagger
Explorer
The dash is not the same as the D1, though it superficially resembles it. Look closely above the stereo unit and around the instrument binnacle.
The axles, steering, gear box and engine are common, as is the heating and aircon system, but that's about all - some of the inner body shell is similar, but not identical, and the outer panels and interior trim are all different. You many be able to use components from the Discovery doors, like locks, window mechanisms, glass and upper frames, but the lower frames even have different profiles to accommodate the body panel contours.
As for the anti-roll bars, having driven RRCs with and without them, a daily driver is grossly inferior with them removed. i do understand removing them if the vehicle is going off the tarmac frequently, but have you considered the selectable type, as made by the UK's X-Eng? It's brilliant - a torque rod with a free wheeling hub on one end attached to the arm - you don't need to do anything other than select "disengaged" on the FWH head to have full articulation off road and then flick it back to "engaged" for road use - the best of both worlds... http://x-eng.co.uk/X-DeFlex.asp
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gjackson
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gjackson
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While the dash surround is not the same, the components within the dash do cross over. What was important to me was the center console interface. The Discovery center console is a direct swap, and I needed that for the manual conversion. I had already sourced a Disco manual center with the thought of adapting it for my '89 Classic, but that proved impractical. For this truck it was perfect.
I'm actually liking the ride with no sway bars, but then I was driving a 110 with a 3" lift and very soft springs. I'm very used to body roll. :Wow1: The suspension is going to be a work in progress until I get the truck complete and the load settled in. Right now she is running OME medium springs and their sport shocks with no spacers or anything else. As I get her loaded up with all the farckles I'll play with the suspension to get it right. I'll take a look at the X-Eng offering.
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bigreen505
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Hmm. Very interesting.
BeachBum
Observer
So I guess this would have been almost the perfect vehicle to start out with.
http://www.autoscout24.eu/Details.aspx?id=b3rihmhrxwqn
The price is high but it's so hard to find a nice unmolested RRC over here that it's looking pretty tempting. Might have to jump on the AVE and take a peek.
http://www.autoscout24.eu/Details.aspx?id=b3rihmhrxwqn
The price is high but it's so hard to find a nice unmolested RRC over here that it's looking pretty tempting. Might have to jump on the AVE and take a peek.
David Harris
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Nice one!
gjackson
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Nothing like cold weather to bring home the small things that you haven't got to yet. Like glow plugs. :Wow1:
Luckily for me Nick got me a glow plug timer relay from the UK, and it was just a matter of going through the RAVE to make sure I hooked it up correctly. Unfortunately I had pulled the plow plug light wire through the firewall and cut it in my great wiring excision, but it won't be hard to replace. Had to source some 12ga fusible link line from NAPA and a bunch of connectors. The glow plug light in the instrument binnacle will have to get a bulb as LR didn't put one in. Then on to wiring and being able to start on cold mornings!
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Luckily for me Nick got me a glow plug timer relay from the UK, and it was just a matter of going through the RAVE to make sure I hooked it up correctly. Unfortunately I had pulled the plow plug light wire through the firewall and cut it in my great wiring excision, but it won't be hard to replace. Had to source some 12ga fusible link line from NAPA and a bunch of connectors. The glow plug light in the instrument binnacle will have to get a bulb as LR didn't put one in. Then on to wiring and being able to start on cold mornings!
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