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Building a 90 from scratch
smo:
Yes, but he went 3 link and stuff which is a great way to blow your wad for little advantange IMHO - i rekon clever (2" lift + long dampers set up correctly) suspension and lockers will get you further than massive travel with no weight on the wheel thus no traction.
A rolled vehicle would be ideal...finding one isnt so easy.
defenderdan:
--- Quote from: "smo" ---A rolled vehicle would be ideal...finding one isnt so easy.
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Take your anti roll bars off then find a roundabout, Keep going around gradually picking up speed. It won't take long and hey presto one rolled td5 90. And you'll get first option on the buy back. :lol: :lol:
Sorry :oops:
smo:
LOL - i'd like to be alive when i do it, or at least not damaged like the vehicle will be!
Porny:
--- Quote from: "Phoenix_Chris" ---... Jerry T started building a challenge spec truck in one of the 'rags' with a origonal budgit of 10K, when i last spoke to him he was way over that lol
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In theory yes... but don't forget what he what he does for a living :wink: (i.e. please, have this for free to test on your Land Rover)
--- Quote from: "Phoenix_Chris" ---... what about buying a rolled defender so youve got the id and parts ?
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The only problem with buying a crashed Land Rover is the fact it will always be on VCar... meaning that it will never be worth as much, and in case of a insurance payout, they will pay out a lot less as the vehicle is not worth anywhere near the same as a similar non damaged vehicle. If you're planning to keep the Land Rover for a while then this isn't really a problem.
--- Quote from: "smo" ---A rolled vehicle would be ideal...finding one isnt so easy.
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Really, will pm you phone number shortly.
--- Quote from: "defenderdan" ---
Take your anti roll bars off then find a roundabout, Keep going around gradually picking up speed. It won't take long and hey presto one rolled td5 90. And you'll get first option on the buy back.
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But if you did that, the insurance company 'could' refuse to pay out, unless you've told them you've removed them. And you need to try a lot harder than just going around an island fast (unless your stupid)....
A Defender 90 just understeers when pushed hard into an island (i.e. fails save), unless you happen to lift off - then you get lift off oversteer.... not that I'd every do that :wink:
Ian
smo:
Lift off overstear is fun!!
Its a tricky one, either buy a 90 TD5 truck and mod it, buy a rolled one and fix/mod it, build from scratch, or buy an old donor vehicle and fit new engine/fix and then mod it...
argh! decisions decisions...
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