Throwing good money after bad @ an RRC... when do YOU call it a day?

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Originally Posted by Mercguy

How do you like the p38 seats in the RRC? nothing wrong with mine mind you, I'm just curious.

I need a steering wheel boss for my spare momo wheel too. any idea what the boss number is? (stamped on the collar)

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The P38 seats are much more comfortable than the original Classic seats. They don't look much different but are just marginally wider and deeper from front to back. The latter provides better support for your legs. Changing to these would be a better proposition than recovering the originals. The mounts are near identical - maybe just need a supplementary bracket - don't remember. If you use the electric adjustments, move the controls from the sides to the front to reduce the overall width, needed to close the doors

I'll look at the MOMO wheel to see if I can find the part number, but you might be better off contacting the local distributor to be sure you are getting the right boss.

Alan

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Originally Posted by Mercguy

How do you like the p38 seats in the RRC? nothing wrong with mine mind you, I'm just curious.

I need a steering wheel boss for my spare momo wheel too. any idea what the boss number is? (stamped on the collar)

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The number stamped in mine in my 88 is K5607.
I hope this helps.

Trav Man

What else would you throw your money at, a cruise? Money is no good to you once you die and I'd rather prefer to live a life with the pain, misery, euphoria, skepticism, doubt and pure blissful enjoyment of owning my Range Rover Classic, than anything else.

I don't drive mine on a daily basis any more, sometimes it's fortnightly or even monthly. But that just makes that time spent in the seat driving even more worthwhile, no matter how long I haven't driven it for, nothing feels out of place, nothing feels unfamiliar, it's just my place to be at that moment (I even always remember that the indicator stalk is on the wrong side). When I come home every day, in my soulless, reliable, fuel efficient and most importantly, boring modern daily drive/work car I know that when I press the button on the garage door fob, I'll see my dream car sitting there. With lopsided air suspension, rust, dents, scratches and a big drip tray underneath it - and she is still perfect in every way to me.

If yours isn't giving you the same joy in life that it did before, sell it and move on - but don't complain when possibly months or years from now you have that desire to own one again but even the neglected ****heaps are worth $10,000 and you need to debate with others about the financial outlay or recall how affordable they used to be - just like any other famous/vintage/desirable car.

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Originally Posted by Trav Man

The number stamped in mine in my 88 is K5607.
I hope this helps.

Trav Man

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Without pulling it apart, I can't see the identification number. However, I did find this on Google - may be the right one - check with the seller:

https://www.ebay.com.au/p/Momo-5607-...yABEgKsKPD_BwE

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Originally Posted by aussiebushman

Without pulling it apart, I can't see the identification number. However, I did find this on Google - may be the right one - check with the seller:

https://www.ebay.com.au/p/Momo-5607-...yABEgKsKPD_BwE

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Yeah 5607 is the momo boss part number. Thanks!

Paul Roman has them in Tullamarine (autotek) 3 left in stock, about $60 bucks plus P&P.

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Originally Posted by Chivalry

I'll see my dream car sitting there. With lopsided air suspension, rust, dents, scratches and a big drip tray underneath it - and she is still perfect in every way to me.

If yours isn't giving you the same joy in life that it did before, sell it and move on - but don't complain when possibly months or years from now you have that desire to own one again but even the neglected ****heaps are worth $10,000 .....

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Oi ! - Lady Sarah was'nt inebriated (that I noticed) when ... she left me in for a younger owner. [happycry]

Yes, I DID pay $10K for her.... with dead EAS, valves, compressor, leaky lines plus perished bags.
And dying seat / mirrors computer.

The bargain of the Century would have been that fault-ridden P38, dumped on a local Freeway with a "Free to anyone.." sign in the window. - Legit, as someone from here took up the offer !!![bigsmile][bigsmile][bigsmile]
I sometimes wonder how they got along.[bighmmm]

If I could upload a 9MB video... that may explain some of the side-scratches and under-carriage damage...[bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by superquag

And dying seat / mirrors computer..[bigwhistle]

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Funny - I thought they came that way out of the factory!

I consider myself lucky, didn't have much of a plan at the start. Knew I didn't like the 3.5 after taking about a dozen for test drives. Knew they also liked a sip.

Bought my POS in the late 1990's from memory. Stock 2 doors in good nick were about 8k, mine cost 10 with a 350 on lpg.

Was all good for well over 100k kms but the body was getting rusty.

Bought a 1981 ish 2 door for 2k which had a Ritters C9 conversion in it.

Cut a long story short............ it is now strong with the 350 and C9.

All I've spent since doing the body swap and putting the C9 behind the mooring block has been on:

New radiator $430

Starters x2 $450 (latest is geared reduction that cost $340)

Couple of water pumps 2x $100

Minor stuff like alt brushes, oil, filters and the normal stuff like tyres cost the same for any vehicle.

In other words its been bloody cheap by avoiding a later model with electronics and has had weak major components (donk and trans) replaced with crude American industrial grade stuff.

There is nothing that compares with it as far as simplicity and ability the way it is now and I have no intention of selling it.

Needs paint though......... red is such a crap colour.

cheers, DL

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Originally Posted by 350RRC

New radiator $430

Starters x2 $450 (latest is geared reduction that cost $340)

Couple of water pumps 2x $100

Minor stuff like alt brushes, oil, filters and the normal stuff like tyres cost the same for any vehicle.

In other words its been bloody cheap by avoiding a later model with electronics and has had weak major components (donk and trans) replaced with crude American industrial grade stuff.

There is nothing that compares with it as far as simplicity and ability the way it is now and I have no intention of selling it.

Needs paint though......... red is such a crap colour.

cheers, DL

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Well done - glad I'm not the only one to over-capitalize a Range Rover. You are absolutely right about avoiding the later models with all the stupid and unnecessary electronics.

Try buying the parts today and you would be in for a shock: Like $1200 for a re-cored copper radiator just for openers!

Have just read all those posts & may I say I thought the thread was down to earth, honest & with very open opinions & advice & great to read.

I have never owned a Ra-Ro only a facelift D1 (which rightly or wrongly I recently quit as I could foresee troubles arising & wasn't prepared to spend those big dollars & still have crap fuel economy) but can understand the attachment people have for these marques.

Anyway a bloody excellent read & full of interest.

Thanks fellas.[smilebigeye]