I'm new here. My P38 from Wyoming USA

[sawtooth4x4]

There are some nice looking P38's on here. Thought I'd show you mine.

2001 HSE 4.6L, 114K Miles

Its riding on Old Man Emu Springs about 3 inches of lift with a front custom lower spring mount welded to the axle. I'm using Bilstien 5150 shocks as well.

I also have a 9500 lbs winch built into the stock front bumper.



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[sawtooth4x4]

All clean.

[d3syd]

Welcome to the forum! Nice ride :)

[Keithy P38]

G'day, thats a tidy p38 you have there! Do you take it out bush often? How do you find the coils compared to air springs?

Enjoy!
Keithy

[DT-P38]

Nice to see someone from the USA on board here at AULRO!

:cool: I really like that "discreet" winch mount behind the standard bumper, how did you do that?

[Hoges]

Welcome! ...and you're in the right place for wide open spaces !! Likewise would welcome some detailed info / pics on your winch setup...very neat and tidy indeed! Are the wheel rims steel or alloy? Their 'offset' seems a tad different from the usual as well!:D

[33chinacars]

Welcome to AULRO. Nice car. Been watching its build up on RangeRovers.net. Well done.
New Range Rover P38 Build! (http://www.rangerovers.net/forum/7-range-rover-mark-ii-p38/31380-new-range-rover-p38-build.html)

Project Winch Mount (http://www.rangerovers.net/forum/7-range-rover-mark-ii-p38/35926-project-winch-mount.html)

Gary

[sawtooth4x4]

Thanks. Check out my build threads. I've always wanted a RR. I looked for a classic and ended up with a P38. I love it.

Mine came with the British Atlantic coil conversion on it. Ive worked on and driven them with air suspension. I personally don't like it.

I use mine off road a lot. We use it for camping and four wheeling. I'll post pictures later.

[sawtooth4x4]

A couple trips

This is the Crazy Mountain Range in Montana

Crazy Mountains, Montana (http://www.rangerovers.net/forum/7-range-rover-mark-ii-p38/37446-crazy-mountains-montana.html)

Morrison Jeep Trail, Wyoming 22 miles long, pretty hard core in some areas.

Some Pictures Morrison Jeep Trail, Wyoming (http://www.rangerovers.net/forum/7-range-rover-mark-ii-p38/35556-some-pictures-morrison-jeep-trail-wyoming.html)

Benbow Jeep Trail, Montana, 23 miles

Went Wheeling in Montana (http://www.rangerovers.net/forum/7-range-rover-mark-ii-p38/35179-went-wheeling-montana.html)

Oil Fields in Wyoming, Thousands of miles of these.

Off Road on an old Oil Field Road in Wyoming (http://www.rangerovers.net/forum/7-range-rover-mark-ii-p38/35194-off-road-old-oil-field-road-wyoming.html)

[sawtooth4x4]

Specs:

*Old Man Emu Coils for a RR Classic Heavy Duty versions about 3" of lift.

*Bilstien 5150 shocks. 10" of travel.

*removed the swaybar

*Pro Comp Rockcrawler Wheels. 16" wheels.

Pro Comp Wheels Part 87-6820 - Series 87 Rock Crawler - Gloss Black Steel Wheel by Pro Comp (http://www.4wheelparts.com/Wheels/Series-87-Rock-Crawler-Gloss-Black-Steel-Wheel-by-Pro-Comp.aspx't_c=11&t_s=209&t_pt=100021&t_pl=101921&t_pn=PCW87-6820)

*BFG All Terrains 245/75/16 load range E

*Rough Country 9500 lbs winch. Synthetic Rope

*1000 CCA battery

*Custom Stereo

Still need to get a roof rack for the spare tire. 4.10 gears, ARB locker for the rear axle, better speakers inside, CB Radio.

Most of the money i put into the truck went to wheels tires and suspension. I bought it with 95000 miles. I'm up to almost 115000 miles in 1.5 years of ownership. I've redone the whole cooling system. New radiator, new water pump, new heater core o-rings, new intake heater assembly. I've replaced all the fluids and run Mobil 1 10w40 full synthetic in the engine. I get 15 mpg on the highway, 9 bombing through town.

[PaulP38a]

Very nice setup Sawtooth, welcome to the forum.

I generally not a fan of coil conversions, but it does seem to suit your truck.

Cheers, Paul.

[p38oncoils]

Welcome to the forum Sawtooth, it's very informative to see the work that you have done re fitting the winch to you bumper. Which OME springs are fitted to your rig?

[Keithy P38]

From what he mentioned above they are 3" lifted heavy duty rr classic springs!

[sawtooth4x4]

I don't remember the part number. I think the tags have come off the springs as well.

I'll check later to see if there any tags left on the springs.

[sawtooth4x4]

A little update to my build.

Started working on my switch panel yesterday.

Starting the wiring project on the range rover. Roof lights, underbody lights, and front bumper lights.

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I'm using trailer wiring to run the switched power to the relays that will be under the hood. It's 4 wire and 4 different colors. 16 gauge should be plenty to send a signal to the relays for operation.

Switch panel.

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Wire

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Started working on the switches.

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I'm going to add one more switch to run the air compressor I have under the hood as well.

[sawtooth4x4]

My climate control bulbs showed up from roverparts.com yesterday, so i replaced all the bulbs. Hoping that will let my cruise control work again. Who the hell decided bulbs should be the fuseable link to make the cruise control have power. Damn the Brits sometimes.
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[Scouse]

Who the hell decided bulbs should be the fuseable link to make the cruise control have power. I wondered if that was the case. My cruise button doesn't light up when it's 'on' & I usually need to flick it 'off' then 'on again to make it work initially.

[poleonpom]

Damn the Brits sometimes.

Damn us, damn, damn, cup of tea anyone?
Nice rig btw

[sawtooth4x4]

I lived in the Midlands (England) from 1998-2000. I love the place. I really liked Boston and Milton Keynes. Someday I'll go back with my wife for a few weeks holiday.

Maybe that's why i like Jags, TVR's, Merc's, and Rovers. And I picked up saying Damn and Hell all the time. Still haven't stopped that.:angel:

[sawtooth4x4]

Switches are mostly installed. I have to add two more where the air suspension ride height switches used to be. Just need to cut a piece of aluminum for it.

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[sawtooth4x4]

nothing is hooked up to anything yet. I still need to get relays and lights.

The windscreen is getting replaced Monday. The previous owner had a non-heated on installed. Mine finally cracked and insurance is replacing it with a nice new heated unit! I'm excited to be able to see when it snows. For some reason snow and ice just stick to this windscreen.

[DT-P38]

Please tell me one of those switches will launch Patriot missiles or something that makes a big bang!

About time someone started getting down to earth... we (self included) can be pretty precious with our old P38's "down under". I think a lot of people still want them to stay 100% original and unadulterated (self included in the past).

At long last, my mind is now comfortable with modifying like "dremel-ing" up guards and perhaps even getting out the grinder if I want to get bigger rubber under her!

No offence intended to people wanting to stay standard!

[sawtooth4x4]

Switches all finished up.

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The very top two will operate:

*an electric air compressor under the hood.
*Power inverter in the rear area

The other four:
*forward facing roof lights
*6.5" HID Lights on the grill gaurd
*Underbody lighting (usually called rock lights)
*Roof lights for camping facing each side and to the rear.

[sawtooth4x4]

My goal is to keep it stealth. everything i've done, and will do, i want it to be understated and hard to see until you take a closer look. The only thing that really stands out is the lift and tires.

i'm really taking my time and thinking through my modifications. I really like the look of this vehicle. its not a rockcrawler, its for exploring and still being able to run down the interstate at 80-100 mph comfortably. (i only hit 100 if i'm passing a semi.:angel:)


Please tell me one of those switches will launch Patriot missiles or something that makes a big bang!

About time someone started getting down to earth... we (self included) can be pretty precious with our old P38's "down under". I think a lot of people still want them to stay 100% original and unadulterated (self included in the past).

At long last, my mind is now comfortable with modifying like "dremel-ing" up guards and perhaps even getting out the grinder if I want to get bigger rubber under her!

No offence intended to people wanting to stay standard!

[poleonpom]

Top Gun meets Biggles!

I think there's one switch unaccounted for:.......the TeasMaid switch for that authentic brew when British'ing it up before going off-road. :D

I've always thought that the area you put the switches into is underutilised, I had thought of putting in a lcd screen in the space and seeing if I can get my iPhone to play movies through it. Currently my wife stuffs it full of lipstick, eyeliner and all sorts on non-essential kit that annoys the 'hell' out of me.

Nice switches - are they very bright at night?

Also, like to see your secondary compressor, is it rigged into the suspension?

Jonathan

[sawtooth4x4]

the air compressor is the only one on my vehicle. i've had this on a few jeeps and now its going to fill tires using the EAS tank.

I'm on coil springs, so no need for all that crap that was under the hood. I put the bigger electric air compressor in the place of where all that EAS stuff was. I'm also going to add an air and water separator with the system.

I'll post up more details when i get around to that part. I'm hoping to take a trip down to Moab Utah in a few weeks to play with the rover on some slick rock.

[sawtooth4x4]

well, its been a wee bit since I have been on here. But I did take a short trip (amount of time I had to spend there) to Moab Utah. It was almost 1800 miles round trip. I spent more time driving there then I got to play around. But it was well worth the trip. My wife and I left the kids with my in-laws, so it was like we were on honeymoon again. kind of. he he.

Some pictures and videos of the fun. We ran Gold Bar Rim, Golden Spike, and Poison Spider. We did them all with no lockers, 3" of lift on OME springs, and 31" tires. We saw a few jeeps on 44" tall tires doing the same trail as us. Just goes to show the supreme abilities of a Land Rover. Jeeps suck!:twisted:

A road trip portion. Cool Suspension Bridge

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[sawtooth4x4]

Giant Ledge

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Giant Ledge Moab.wmv - YouTube (http://youtu.be/Fl7TsZ_F5KM)

[sawtooth4x4]

Start of Golden Spike

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Jeep Arch

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After Crossing the Golden Crack

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[sawtooth4x4]

Videos:

Coming down the Giant Ledge. Talk about pucker factor. I didn't poop for a couple days.

Giant Ledge Moab.wmv - YouTube (http://youtu.be/Fl7TsZ_F5KM)

Golden Crack. I didn't think we'd make it across this.

Golden Crack Moab.wmv - YouTube (http://youtu.be/6EupSQrGzTU)

Buggy Challenge. The only place i got stuck. I got high centered and had to deploy the winch. luckily there was a tree not far away.

Buggy Challenge Part 1.wmv - YouTube (http://youtu.be/Z8EAM-pqToE)

Buggy Challenge Part 2.wmv - YouTube (http://youtu.be/tbDCsRjh5rI)

Buggy Challenge Part 3.wmv - YouTube (http://youtu.be/nrG6AVfyi8s)

Buggy Challenge Part 4.wmv - YouTube (http://youtu.be/DD_BMVJMpK0)

[sawtooth4x4]

Front Spring popped out. Finally had to use that stock hydraulic bottle jack in the back.

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[sawtooth4x4]

End of Golden Spike on to Poison Spider.

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Coming Down the Waterfall on Poison Spider

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[sawtooth4x4]

At the end of the trail.

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=90416&d=1331392097&thumb=1

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[sawtooth4x4]

climbing the ledge from Gold Bar to Golden Spike

Ledge Golden Spike part1.wmv - YouTube (http://youtu.be/M-1fDACiY_A)

Ledge Golden Spike part2.wmv - YouTube (http://youtu.be/wk7J1cZwd2U)

[sawtooth4x4]

On Poison Spider this is called the V-Notch or Wedgy. There was a by-pass, but I wanted to try it. I just hoped i wouldn't slip off the wall and crush the side of my vehicle.

WARNING: my brakes were really loud at this point. turn down the sound.

V-Notch.wmv - YouTube (http://youtu.be/C72c_JwUx2w)

This is the last major obstacle called the Waterfall of Poison Spider

Waterfall Poison Spider.wmv - YouTube (http://youtu.be/dt-YEQrbfrM)

[sawtooth4x4]

Arches National Park

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=90419&d=1331392146&thumb=1

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[wayneg]

Thanks for posting all the pics and vid, great scenery

[sawtooth4x4]

a few more pictures of Arches National park and then some of Tusher Tunnel.

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=90424&d=1331392257&thumb=1

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[sawtooth4x4]

Tusher Tunnel. Pretty cool formation.

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[sawtooth4x4]

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[wayneg]

I am glad to see you wern`t stupid enough to try one of the "Hot Tubs"
Moab looks like a great place to have a play.

[sawtooth4x4]

my wife an I ran the trails alone. there was no way I was going to do anything that would break the vehicle and get us stranded. The Golden Crack was dodgy enough. I was committed though.

I've got to say, the traction control worked wonders on this surface, and the tires hooked up well.

[sawtooth4x4]

Well i started another project today. It's been waiting to get done for a long time. Its not exactly finished yet. I need to get a battery and then get a mount to put it in the rear of the range rover.

Dual battery isolator! finished look. i used the secondary air injection bracket. it broke off last year and i threw it away. I kept the bracket though. I modified it with a bit flat stock i had lying around from when i built my bumper.


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[poleonpom]

Came across your videos on YouTube; impressive beastie, love the fact that it's a P38 out there and that one day, wallet willing, I too can take my P38 out there too