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  1. modernbeat

    GM Pickup Trucks

    Yes, if you want a standard cab with any real features you'll likely have to custom order it. Back in 2002 I wanted a 2500 standard cab with the deluxe interior and some other heavy duty features. There wasn't anything even halfway close to it on a dealer lot in a nation wide search. So special...
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    Solid lug nuts?

    I bought a set from Wrington. Extremely happy with them. https://www.wrington.co.uk/
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    Engine Conversion Kit

    The AX15 shifter position works fine for a Defender, but it ends up where the transfer case shifter should be for a RRC/D1. And the TR4050/NV4500 shifter ends up under the dash. That's from my measurements and RW-Engineering Marks comments. If you have proof that it fits, I'd like to see...
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    Engine Conversion Kit

    I'm swapping a 300hp LS engine in front of a built R380 and LT230 in my RRC. Using the Marks 4WD kit because I wanted to keep the manual transmission. If I had a Defender I could use a TR4050 and the RW Engineering kit, but the RRC and Disco 1 shifters need to be further back than the Tremec and...
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    Slide out Kitchen Plans

    I can't stand cooking ON the truck. It's dirty. It attracts animals. It's where I want to sleep, so the food and food prep needs to be kept far away. I use a taller folding table (I"m 6'3") and a three bin storage system. Bin #1 is the cold food, whether you use a fridge or cooler. Bin #2 is the...
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    Comprehensive insurance and self-repair??

    In my experience, assuming you own the car outright, you can accept the insurance appraisal amount, have them cut a check and fix it yourself - or - you if you think the appraisal is low, you have to take it to a shop that is willing to deal with insurance companies and dicker for unseen damage...
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    1" sag terrafirma MD lift

    GBR made it sound like they commissioned the springs. They weren't ever a catalog item. What brand are the HD 3" springs you have?
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    1" sag terrafirma MD lift

    And, GBR got back to me almost immediately. Due to low demand the 3" OME isn't available, and will not likely be built again. Offered me the OME 1" kit plus spacers that I was trying to avoid, and was the reason I bought the TF to begin with.
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    1" sag terrafirma MD lift

    Sent a note to GBR with questions about their 3" OME kit.
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    1" sag terrafirma MD lift

    My RRC Terrafirma 2" medium coils were labeled "Driver" and "Passenger", not right and left. And my driver's front coil has settled about an inch within two months of installation and less than 100 miles. I replaced all the bushings at the same time, and the truck didn't have any lean before the...
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    Why hasnt this sold?

    It's one of the least desirable models, which is only desirable in stock-ish form. Being disassembled and coated with bed liner, it's far from stock, can't economically be put back to stock, and is a mystery of just what it will require to be put back together. And the price is too high. I'd...
  12. modernbeat

    blow up those Yeti coolers!

    ^^^ Exactly. At a minimum if you owned a Yeti and were embarrassed by it, stick an NRA sticker over the Yeti logo and keep on truckin.
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    bypassing oil cooler R380

    And there is also the aftermarket. http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/miscellaneous/r380-oil-cooler-kit.html
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    Land Rover Tools

    Search for Sealey SX0110. Commonly sold at Rover parts houses.
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    Water Wetter & Dex Cool

    No. Dex Cool does everything Water Wetter does, and more. Water Wetter, goes into straight water.
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    Disco 1 price curve

    I'd prefer a 2-door van.
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    Most comfortable shocks?

    Shock tech here. It take around 30-60 lbs to fully compress most Bilstein shocks. Since the oil won't compress, the insertion of the shaft forces the nitrogen to compress by the amount of shaft entering the shock. For most truck Bilsteins with an 8" stroke, the shaft that enters the body is...
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    Most comfortable shocks?

    With my previous good experiences with Bilsteins, I'm going to try them out on my RRC with a 2" lift. These models are a UK-market only shock that are direct fit to RRC and D1 with a small lift. 19-217000, rear 19-216980, front I measured them before installation, the actual compressed...