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greendisco2
9th January 2009, 07:45 AM
Hi , i'm looking at buying an 84 rangie with a 3.9 motor duel fuel (tanks undernieth) 5 speed with a bit of a whine i think in 5th, could this be a problem? 2in lift and some sort of muddies.How do i find out if it 10spline or 24 spline axles.The young bloke didnt seem to know much about it as he's only had it 12/18 months.It was also RWC about 12 months ago. He's wanting $1500? Any info or giudence would be appretiated.Thanks Tony
big guy
9th January 2009, 08:44 AM
Hi
The motor is retro-fitted, no doubt.
The box most likely a LT77 and car comes standard with 10 spline.
It sounds cheap, thats the way i like to buy.
The whine is kind of usual and depends on how loud.
If you buy cheap, you can spend money on repairs or acc.

The box is a little fragile and you must be careful on how much you load it up.

Best of luck.

Check the electrics, the few that it has anyway.
greendisco2
9th January 2009, 01:15 PM
I spoke to my mechanic , he thinks it might be the other gear box R388? Its nothing special but it saves getting the D2 getting trashed and save it for touring.Oh and its got a snorkel for it as well , just need to fit it .
pomonastik
9th January 2009, 02:04 PM
I spoke to my mechanic , he thinks it might be the other gear box R388?

simple to tell. lt77 selects reverse forwards, doglegged to left of first. i believe r380 has reverse selected rearwards directly behind 5th.
greendisco2
9th January 2009, 05:50 PM
Yeah its the R380 , pick it up Tuesday,dam 37 deg in melb hope she dosent overheat!!!
Rangier Rover
9th January 2009, 11:08 PM
Nice Find for price with 90s running gear:) The R380 can sing a bit in 5th. Change the oil and run a magnet to make sure not making metal.
Has it got a PH 2 interior? Seat belts in B pillars, fuse panel inside on lower left dash etc

Tony
greendisco2
10th January 2009, 10:07 PM
Hi Tony, yeah got it for $1000, now picking it up tomorrow will have a good look at it then .A new addition to the family , yeehaa..... Tony
pop058
10th January 2009, 10:12 PM
sounds like a great buy. If you want your money back, let me (and probably a few others) know. I have been chasing something similar for a while.
paul