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Got Caught been naughty in the bath!!!!
Paul:
I know of a very nice bobtail rangie for sale. :wink:
http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=7843
drum:
Sorry Paul, back to can't be hosed out.
Xtremeteam:
also to heavy for comping & missing a roll cage
drum:
This discussion of possible new land rovers has got me thinking. My main Criteria are it must be, Road Legal, Easily Maintainable\Fixable, Suitable for Racing\Off Road Play.
I recon a 90 Pickup\Hard Top is a fairly good starting point for that.
Few Obvious Additions for racing Roll Cage, Harnesses, Fire Extinguisher, Extra Rear Lights, Power Cut Off, I'm bound to have missed something.
Now the complicated bit. As An Off-Roader, I would go 2" Lift, Big Wheels, Snorkel, etc. etc. As finance allowed. However How much of this is going to hinder Racing?? Changing Wheels for different events isn't too bad, but much more and you get a real chore which knowing me will only happen 2 or 3 times.
muddyweb:
First off, get as much weight out of it as you can... simple things like sound deadening can weigh a surprising amount.
Big wheels will provide greater under-axle clearance, but they will reduce your effective acceleration (unless you change the drivetrain) and will increase the unspring weight of the vehicle... this isn't what you want on a race vehicle.
You want to keep the induction path as short as possible, so if you are using a snorkel, which many people believe is a good thing just to keep the crud out of the filter, the routing of it is important. Also, because the engine will be revving high, you need to make it as unrestrictive as possible... big tubes are good.
As for a lift... I would say that you don't really want to go high... it raises the C of G of the vehicle and that will decrease stability. *Good* quality and / or multiple dampers are vital because they get plenty of abuse.
Moreso than ever, don't try and do everything at once on it... you will learn what works and what doesn't for your vehicle and modify it to suit.
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