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SebastianW:
Changing the gearing would be a good option, but I want to keep the top speed. So are overdrives available for Rangies? If so then I probably will change the gearing.
What are Paddocks own performance discs like in comparison to EBCs?
What weight reductions can you do on a range rover? Bearing in mind I dont want it looking like a rally car at the end of it. :lol:
seb
Range Rover Blues:
Don't know about the Paddocks disks but the EBCs are cheap anough for me.
Saving weight Hmm.
Ok, the seats weigh 23Kg each if they are electric, so buckets perhaps and bin the back one?
Sound insulation, nearly 200Kg of it crept into the RRC during it's life span.
Drive a 2 door
QT front arms will save about 8kg IIRC and help with handling
Tidy out your boot
Run on road tyres unless you need muds that day
leave the spare at home
clean out the chassis with a jet-wash (attachment for doing drains) and steam clean the engine/gearbox
I think an aluminium diff housing would be a good idea, but no-one makes them as yet.
Glass is always heavy
Then there is the steel superstructure of the car, much of which is not doing much
GRP bonnet and boot (doors if you can find them) and an ali tailgate
etc etc
SebastianW:
OK, thanks.
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Sound insulation, nearly 200Kg of it crept into the RRC during it's life span.
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What do you mean by that?
2 doors are out of the question. I hate the hassle of getting people in the back! :roll:
By GRP, you mean glass reinforced plastic right?
seb
Range Rover Blues:
If you look at the factory kerbweight of an early 4 door EFI and look at the weight of the same car by about 1993 you will notice it's about 200KG heavier.
Mostly this is due to the extra sound insulation under all the carpets, along the firewall and under the bonnet.
Some of it is due to the extra toys, but no much. Air conn adds a few Kg too so if you never use it........
The 2 extra doors also contribute to around 25KG IIRC and the soft dash cars had side impact bars, making them even heavier still.
Yes, GRP is glass reinforced plastic (or polyester).
SebastianW:
OK, I might consider getting lighter doors, to contribute for the extra 2 of them (if they're not too expensive).
But 200Kg on sound proofing? :shock: They really must have stuffed it in there!
On a slightly different subject, how much power do these V8s typically loose in 18 years?
seb
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