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I am surprised to see that no one picked up on that statement form Fox News!!! Now being a Canadian, I find that statement actually quite remarkable! First off an Invasion could be seen by Canadians as an influx on Tourists travelling to Canada. Secondly we would need to dispatch with great...

In the final process of rebuilding my 75 2 door RRC. But I have a small problem with the rear sliding windows. 1) The rails are rusted out and need new ones 2) One of rail tracks is missing 3) Need seals. The original part numbers are NLA and I was wondering if anybody came across this and...

Just thinking of putting together a friendly (humm) off road face off . American vs. Canadian drivers and riggs!. A 2 event challenge, with one being put on in the States the other in Canada. teams facing off on multiple off road courses, best times gets maximum points, tally points from all...

Hi, I have read some of the threads on roller rockers and just wondering for those that did this, if they would like to shed some light as if it was worth it or not.. I am on the line on this one, since I have a very mild build on the bottom end and nothing fancy in terms of cam or head. Any...

In the process of rebuilding my 75 RRC I have checked out , looked at and pondered on what front and rear bumper for the RRC I should use. I am going to mount my winch (Warn 8000) in between the frame horns and the coil pack will be tucked in the engine compartment. My thoughts are: 1)...

Hi, Here is a project I am working on. A rebuild of a 1975 RRC . The work was carried out at landroversalvage. So far the project is coming along quite well. The next step is painting and then the real fun starts the assembly and fitting. :) Here is the link...

Well we were having a nice discussion on lockers and ETC. Do you need lockers to assist the ETC system ? And why ? IMHO ETC with mechanical lockers or CDL is nonsense. Some seem to disagree that ETC can be well assisted with CDL and or lockers. So whats your opinion on this and lets see if...

Did anyone have the chance of installing RTE's new front tubular bumper. I am quite interested in this bumper, but I would like to have the option of mounting my winch in between the front frame horns, thus keeping the winch out of the way. Thanks TG

Hi, I have read the thread on portals, and it was good stuff, but I am really looking for those that did do a portal conversion and get your 2 cents on, how it went, the mods required, what solution you used and overall satisfaction with the portals. Its huge investment and I am wondering if...

Hi , I have been researching this subject for a while and quite frankly I did not find much. For one I am looking for a roll cage for offroading purposes, something to save my neck so too speak, if I ever roll the Rangie. However seeing what safety devices has to offer, I am a bit confused...

Hi Did anyone here swap in a Holley truck Avenger 470 cfm carb on a edelbrock intake on a 4.0 ?? If so how was your expierence? Here is the Holley link http://www.holley.com/0-90470.asp Thanks

I have a 4.0 GEMS in very good shape, but no GEMS ECU. Swapping another GEMS is out of the question. The Megasquirt wants a 36-1 flywheel with a VR sensor for engine speed to trigger the coil packs. (wasted spark) Humm,,, Here is the question. Can I retrofit a dizzy on the 4.0 ??? Thanks TG

<<<<< S O R R Y D O U B L E P O S T >>>> <<<<< PLEASE IGNORE THIS PARTICULAR POST >>>>> I have a 4.0 GEMS in very good shape, but no GEMS ECU. Swapping another GEMS is out of the question. The Megasquirt wants a 36-1 flywheel with a VR sensor for engine speed to trigger the coil packs...

Would a 3.9 off a Disco 95 with a ZF bolt onto a R380 that is on a 96 Disco ??? Thanks TG

Given I have a 7:1 compression head, how much refacing is needed to bring this to an 8;1 ratio. Now the real question is , how can yoy tell if its 7:1 , I have no real visable markings except for a 5 digit code.. TG

After a some deliberation on how to tackel my combined problems, I decided to go a for a small engine overall. 1) she needs rings, 2) head gasket is blown 3) Probably jumped a notch 4) Unknow milage on engine and or maintenance Started the head removal process. Going good, but I am a bit...

Well I had my series running nice and sweet after the pertronix igntion,and coil. Did a few short spins and all was well. Took her out for fuel, and all of a sudden , loss of power, have to keep the rpms up to get any forward motion, she's backfiring and cannot keep her idle. I added fuel...

I have been running alot of Optimas and at times have had to charge the Optimas. I normally used an el' cheapo model. The problem was once I had to recharge a battery (Optima) it always never seemed to hold its charge. I did some checking and found a good article about battery chargers and...

I am running into some extra money:) Well that means a new toy:) Here is what I had in mind and trying to bounce some ideas to you experts. One I would like to start my build with a disco rolling chassis. A nice solid 4.0 Zf and Lt230. To top this off a nice RRC 2 door classic body. A few...

Did anyone convert to portal axles for a D1 ? I found this web site, buts its for a Nissan, anyone do soemthing like that for a LR ? http://www.marks4wd.com/products/gearmaster/Nissan%20Portals/Nissan%20Portal%20History.htm Thanks TG