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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: ariane44 on June 01, 2008, 21:59:55

Title: Longnose - a very different series Land Rover
Post by: ariane44 on June 01, 2008, 21:59:55: I'm curious how you like it:

http://www.bell-aurens.com/bell-aurens.com/Startseite.html

Cheers

Carsten ;-)
Title: Re: Longnose - a very different series Land Rover
Post by: ian_s on June 02, 2008, 08:46:11: shame i cant read german
looks cool though :)
what engine is going in it? and will it still be 4wd?

edit: i just found the english PDF file
they've left it on leaf springs? thats gonna be nasty!
still 4wd, with either a v8 or v12
Title: Re: Longnose - a very different series Land Rover
Post by: ariane44 on June 02, 2008, 09:32:25: Parabolics, full-time 4WD with Santana parts keeping the original width of the axle, Engine options are 4.6l (or more) Rover V8 or any V12, e.g. the Rolls Royce Merlin - limited only by your budget.
Title: Re: Longnose - a very different series Land Rover
Post by: ian_s on June 02, 2008, 14:30:52: it'll be fun in a straight line, cornering will be interesting
Title: Re: Longnose - a very different series Land Rover
Post by: Chris Putt on June 02, 2008, 19:01:23: The point in making it being what? Its escaping me at the moment?
Title: Re: Longnose - a very different series Land Rover
Post by: thermidorthelobster on June 02, 2008, 19:28:47: The point being, why not?

I like it. I won't be buying one, with fuel prices as they are, but if one tootles past me with a V12, it'll certainly put a smile on my face.
Title: Re: Longnose - a very different series Land Rover
Post by: Panda on June 03, 2008, 00:18:49: Has someone been taking tips from lady penelope????
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn231/Pandalr88/designs/2198160630078404180ocMrGh_ph.jpg?t=1212448812)
Title: Re: Longnose - a very different series Land Rover
Post by: Rich_P on June 03, 2008, 18:03:25: That's not the proper one, that's the silly yankified one. :P

This is the proper one. :wink:

(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/graphics/2004/10/18/rolls23.jpg)
Title: Re: Longnose - a very different series Land Rover
Post by: ian_s on June 03, 2008, 19:08:49: ok, no i want a landrover with 2 front axles :(
the steering linkages would be interesting!
Title: Re: Longnose - a very different series Land Rover
Post by: hobbit on June 03, 2008, 19:50:01: Quote from: ian_s on June 03, 2008, 19:08:49
ok, no i want a landrover with 2 front axles :(
the steering linkages would be interesting!

Not really loads of joints though, look up Ackerman steering system
Title: Re: Longnose - a very different series Land Rover
Post by: brixworth-alan on June 05, 2008, 17:56:49: Not so much brmm brmmm as BRMMM BRMMM!!! Scary!!!!

Agree about the silly yankified Thunderbird car- I mean, it's a FORD. Can you believe it. Everything else in the film on the other hand was completetely credible, though I'd still like to see Ben Kingsley play The Hood as the East End gangster from Sexy Beast rather than a sort of 'Bad Ghandi'.
Title: Re: Longnose - a very different series Land Rover
Post by: Bob Ajob on July 30, 2008, 17:01:54: Love it!

It looks best from the English homepage in the Sand colour - looks the beastly sort of thing that belongs with Indiana Jones driving it.
Title: Re: Longnose - a very different series Land Rover
Post by: Boddle on October 02, 2008, 08:25:47: Not sure why you would build, But it does look cool in a oldie worldy roadster way.
When I saw V12 I thought Jag V12 (5.3 or 6l) but hey 27l Rolls Royce Merlin in a series. Now thats what I call scary.