Where did you get the grey interior to swap in? On a whim I bought a second RRC about 18 months after buying this one — my only reason for doing so is it had some really great parts on it that I thought would add to the capability of the red one.
Those things were ARB on-board air, front and rear ARB air lockers which greatly improve its already amazing off-road capability and some subtle things like some understated rock sliders from RTE-FAB, one of their low-profile rear bumpers and some differential guards. I took an extended weekend and began disassembling the red RRC making sure to pay attention to every part of the process so I could duplicate it with the silver one and not break something.
The whole swap ended up taking about a week due to the fact that I wanted to add sound insulation in every part of the red RRC that I could. That was a great decision, because now a year-old Land Rover is almost as quiet as a Lexus … well maybe not quite. Were there any other defects that you only came to realize after you bought it?
RRCs are known for blowing head gaskets, and overheating is a major cause of that. It turned out to be a wire for the level sensor that broke when the water pump was being replaced. A quick stop at a local parts store and five minutes under the hood and I was back on the road. Unfortunately, driving down a gravel driveway is the most off-roading most of these see.
In all reality these RRCs are mountain goats on the wheeling trails and even at 30 years old it will give just about any modern off-roader a run for its money.
Me, my wife and our dog took it on a 3,mile elopement road trip through Oregon, California and Nevada. We visited four national parks, camped for 10 days and exchanged vows in El Capitan Meadow at Yosemite. What type of person should absolutely not own this car? What else do you wish you knew before you bought it? RRCs get a lot of attention and a lot of questions. Every one of those fuel stops usually comes with a conversation about Land Rover reliability and capability, and probably a picture or two.
For someone who has never been in one, can you describe the driving experience? I think when people hear Range Rover they think about floating down the road on a cloud but with the capability of running the Rubicon Trail if they felt like it.
And just for peace of mind, you might catch yourself looking at the gauges a little more often than not. Here are the good things, though. Own a classic car and want to offer your own advice? Shoot us an email here. This article was featured in the InsideHook newsletter. Sign up now. Sign up for InsideHook to get our best content delivered to your inbox every weekday.
And awesome. Popular at InsideHook. Chicago Los Angeles New York. The Goods Deals Subscribe Account. Vehicles September 11, am. By Alex Lauer alexlauer. More Like This. Recommended Suggested for you. Thank you in advance for any help or information. Regards, Ted. Edward-TD5 , Oct 31, It came with the original 3. Oooo and a Fairey overdrive!!. Looks like you need to get yourself entered into a comp safari. Hicap phill , Edward-TD5 and tomcat59alan like this.
Edward-TD5 and doriz like this. Oh well somebody else did it, you are just going to have fun with it so not going to hold that against you. Firstly I would say you wont need that OD, so that can be sold for some nice pennies for other goodies you may need.
Good luck with it and maybe consider starting a "project fred". Edward-TD5 , Nov 1, Edward-TD5 likes this. RangeRoller dt , Nov 1, Longer brake lines? Do you know of any metal work shops with a cnc plasma cutter? They could possibly cut some prop-shaft spacers for you? Or mod your props length?.. Mark Piercy , Nov 2, Edward-TD5 , Nov 2, Mark Piercy likes this. Ah, the rare Fairey OD! I actually found one last week Now it is waiting to be shipped from my collegues place in the UK to me.
Cost me an arm, so, and it was the cheapest one I found. If it is in good enough shape, pounds sounds like a reasonable price to ask it seems. And that seems to be on the cheap end of things.
Edit: I need a new hood now, the old one decided to loose the lock on the highway last week and the new inner wings material was too soft to retain it Not sure if having it straped down to the front bumper is acceptable in the long run!
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