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Sup guys,
I couldn't find a thread on this & figured it might be a fun topic. I've seen various SUV's in some build threads over the years and know that there have to be some four wheeling enthusiasts on the forum. If there is already a thread on this, mods please feel free to delete this one!
Anyway! I've been a Land Rover guy since I was a kid... And for the younger crowd, no, not the supercharged Range Rover your neighborhood soccer mom drives. I mean the real deal stuff;
I remember when my dad finally sold his 1990 Jeep Cherokee XJ with 98,000 miles, and bought a vienna green Land Rover Discovery II in 2003... I don't have any photos of it at the moment, will post if I find any. That was the last of the true "trucks" that LR brought here, as the crossover between the Defender and the Range Rover. 4.6 rover V8, solid axles front and rear, ladder chassis. We LOVED this rig, took it off roading so many times... the memories man. I could write a book.
Unfortunately, it started knocking around 70,000 miles (typical for that engine), the cam seals went bad and used to leak oil onto the headers, and the cylinder liners were starting to separate from the block (typical for this engine as well). In addition to a host of other little things (transfer case was leaking oil, endless random electronic gremlins...) Luckily it never got bad enough to strand us.
But this is where I got into the Rover and 4x4 scene as a kid. Am looking to buy a Defender 90 in the future as a project after I graduate, something like this maybe;
This thread is not limited to LR, just giving some background on my own taste! I look forward to buying a Defender and maybe doing a 300tdi or td5 swap, etc... would be an awesome project. What are you guys into? Pics and commentary are welcome.
I couldn't find a thread on this & figured it might be a fun topic. I've seen various SUV's in some build threads over the years and know that there have to be some four wheeling enthusiasts on the forum. If there is already a thread on this, mods please feel free to delete this one!
Anyway! I've been a Land Rover guy since I was a kid... And for the younger crowd, no, not the supercharged Range Rover your neighborhood soccer mom drives. I mean the real deal stuff;
I remember when my dad finally sold his 1990 Jeep Cherokee XJ with 98,000 miles, and bought a vienna green Land Rover Discovery II in 2003... I don't have any photos of it at the moment, will post if I find any. That was the last of the true "trucks" that LR brought here, as the crossover between the Defender and the Range Rover. 4.6 rover V8, solid axles front and rear, ladder chassis. We LOVED this rig, took it off roading so many times... the memories man. I could write a book.
Unfortunately, it started knocking around 70,000 miles (typical for that engine), the cam seals went bad and used to leak oil onto the headers, and the cylinder liners were starting to separate from the block (typical for this engine as well). In addition to a host of other little things (transfer case was leaking oil, endless random electronic gremlins...) Luckily it never got bad enough to strand us.
But this is where I got into the Rover and 4x4 scene as a kid. Am looking to buy a Defender 90 in the future as a project after I graduate, something like this maybe;
This thread is not limited to LR, just giving some background on my own taste! I look forward to buying a Defender and maybe doing a 300tdi or td5 swap, etc... would be an awesome project. What are you guys into? Pics and commentary are welcome.
