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     Hank Shank (Disco_tex) Member Username: Disco_tex Post Number: 167 Registered: 02-2002 |
Well as of this Friday I will be the proud owner of a 68 Series IIa diesel. Thanks to David at The Thatched roof garage. | ||
| Hank Shank (Disco_tex) Member Username: Disco_tex Post Number: 168 Registered: 02-2002 |
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| Art Bitterman (Aardvark) Member Username: Aardvark Post Number: 73 Registered: 05-2003 |
Looks Good! | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2591 Registered: 02-2002 |
Hey! Congrats! Good to know that the Ol' Gray Mare is gonna have a good home. Get a snorkel on that thing, and you'll be able to take that diesel anywhere..... -L | ||
| Hank Shank (Disco_tex) Member Username: Disco_tex Post Number: 169 Registered: 02-2002 |
Leslie, Where can I find a raised air intake for it? Who makes them for the series trucks?? Mantec, Arb ??? I have a set of 235/85-16 BFG MT's with this trucks name on 'em! I'd also like to know what lockers are available for these trucks? | ||
| Max Thomason (Lrmax) Senior Member Username: Lrmax Post Number: 264 Registered: 11-2002 |
Hank, Mantec makes a snorkel. You can get a snorkel from BP, RN, AB, etc. But, its going to be a heck of a lot cheaper to make your own snorkel and it will look about the same. As for lockers, the usual suspects are available: Detroit, Trutrac, ARB, etc. Basically every locker that you can get in a disco, the company also makes one for a series rover. But watch out because the half shafts are extremely weak (like, they can break while you are driving on pavement). Of course a quick upgrade can take care of that. Have fun with your new rover! Yea, that size and brand of tire are pretty good. Max T. | ||
| eric johnson (Eric2) Member Username: Eric2 Post Number: 137 Registered: 05-2003 |
Why a 2.25 diesel? Besides milage. Just curious. | ||
| Jay Hobbs (Jayxd) Member Username: Jayxd Post Number: 182 Registered: 03-2002 |
Hank, You are one lucky man! I've been "threating the wife" to purchase a Series for years now and a few weeks ago the bug bit me again, and harder than ever, when I checked a few out in person - and it hasn't subsided. It is absolutely killing me. Congrats and enjoy!!! Jay | ||
| Hank Shank (Disco_tex) Member Username: Disco_tex Post Number: 170 Registered: 02-2002 |
Eric, Mileage is one reason, deep water is another. Plus it should produce a little more torque on the low end. Jay, Thanks. I've been out of the Rover scene for a while building Zuks. This one will give me the opportunity to wheel something totally different than all my buddies. Plus, Series rovers are just damn cool! Hank | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2593 Registered: 02-2002 |
I concur with Max, make your own.... there is actually a genuine Land Rover snorkel when you can find one, but it's pricy (~$500). Go to a tractor-parts store and look at the older Ford tractor "mushroom cap" air-intakes, it's the exact same top part, then you need some pipe and tubing...... And again as Max said, Detroit, ARB, TT, whatever you want you can get. The stock gearing is a 4.7 in the diffs, FYI... better axles are good if you're gonna do anything to the diffs... Eric, When looking at Series Rovers, condition is the more important judge, over features. For example, a lot of folks prefer a trop-top station wagon over a soft-top, but a good soft-top trumps a SW that has a bad chassis, all else being equal. This is a solid truck, nothing fancy, for a good price. You don't necessarily go looking for or avoiding a 2.25 diesel versus a 2.25 petrol, you buy on overall condition.... in neither case are you buying a sports car, both engines are durable lumps, they both just lug along. Most folks are more familar with the workings of a petrol engine, so they seem easier, but the fact about diesels is that either they run, or they don't... they're really simpler. If it isn't running, you probably need to bleed air out of the fuel-line, and that's about it... otherwise, it'll chug along. Diesels are easier to set up for wading, if you're finding yourself in lots of water frequently, like doing stream crossings to get to your favorite hunting spot. Currently, diesel is cheaper here than regular gas, too, so not only do you get better mileage, you are spending less per mile. They are a bit smellier, but not overly so; they're a bit louder, but not overly so; maybe a tad slower, but not by much.... (this particular one is actually faster than my 2.25 petrol was before I took mine apart.....). Glad to see it's gonna have a good home.  -L | ||
| David Morin (Sporin) Member Username: Sporin Post Number: 65 Registered: 02-2003 |
I was just admiring that on the TRG site! Good for you. | ||
| Hank Shank (Disco_tex) Member Username: Disco_tex Post Number: 171 Registered: 02-2002 |
Lucky for me I contacted him before the pics were posted. I can't wait until I can get out there to pick it up. !! | ||
| Alex Scolnik (Alex_scolnik) New Member Username: Alex_scolnik Post Number: 10 Registered: 09-2003 |
I'm so jealous :-) | ||
| eric johnson (Eric2) Member Username: Eric2 Post Number: 141 Registered: 05-2003 |
Les Right. I'd take a nice diesel over a petrol pile. | ||
| eric johnson (Eric2) Member Username: Eric2 Post Number: 142 Registered: 05-2003 |
How much trouble is it to get a TD5 into a Series?Whole new drive train? And I mean WHOLE. | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2598 Registered: 02-2002 |
A TD5? Why? The TD5 has a CPU, I'd not want to inflict that on a Series.... You can do a 200Tdi or a 300Tdi easily enough... The engine and transmission fit well enough... you'll probably have to fabricate a transmission tunnel adapter for the bulkhead, maybe even modify the bulkhead a bit. I wouldn't trade out axles, just to avoid having to mount the leaf-spring perches to a coil-axle, but you can change gearing and add lockers and HD axles, etc., and be fine. -L | ||
| Hank Shank (Disco_tex) Member Username: Disco_tex Post Number: 172 Registered: 02-2002 |
No backing out now. Just wired the money! I'm taking the 7th and the 10th off to go pick it up. Next weekend can't come soon enough!! | ||
| todd slater (Toddslater) Senior Member Username: Toddslater Post Number: 347 Registered: 08-2002 |
Nice snag there Hank...looks like much fun to come...congrats | ||
| Thomas Dahbura (U352) Member Username: U352 Post Number: 202 Registered: 10-2002 |
Congrads on the rig-Looks sweet. Do you know what Prozac is? No just kidding. I love the experience. | ||
| Matthew A. Barnes (Discoveryxd) Member Username: Discoveryxd Post Number: 104 Registered: 08-2003 |
Looks really good Hank! My dad would go crazy if he got one of those. He desperatly wants the perfect little hunting rig. That would make a great one for a high mountain mule deer hunter. Congrats, Matt | ||
| Hank Shank (Disco_tex) Member Username: Disco_tex Post Number: 173 Registered: 02-2002 |
It's gonna be my happy little duck huntin/wheelin truck!! Leaving at 5am tomorrow! wo hoooo | ||
| David Woo (Davidwoo) Member Username: Davidwoo Post Number: 62 Registered: 01-2003 |
Hank: nice looking truck: did it get the lift from parabolics? Looks like it. DW | ||
| Hank Shank (Disco_tex) Member Username: Disco_tex Post Number: 174 Registered: 02-2002 |
David, It still has the original style spring packs on it now...rides like a dozer. As a matter of fact I put about 50 miles on it today. I had a chance to putter around and get accustomed to the sounds and feel of driving a series. My right elbow is trashed from smashing the door about a million times, but other than that, I'm hooked! This thing is in decent shape, needs some minor cosmetic work though. Thanks again David. and thanks to Leslie for pointing me in the right direction! H | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2624 Registered: 02-2002 |
Hank, Thing is, no Series is perfect, even the expensive ones. The best you can do is get the best Rover for whatever budget. You're starting with a much better Series than where mine started out at... and you got it for a better price than most other Rovers in similar condition. I think you did good. Sure, it's not perfect, but, you've got room for personalization that way. Make it into what you want it to be..... And, your elbow will get used to it.... -L | ||
| Hank Shank (Disco_tex) Member Username: Disco_tex Post Number: 175 Registered: 02-2002 |
Leslie, I think I did great! I am taking it to the duck camp this weekend. It looks like the Blazer is going to sell tomorrow, so the budget just got bumped another $1500. So I'll have that to throw into it in the coming months. I'll keep you posted on how things are going! Hank |
