Thread: Show us your Classic Rangies.

Originally Posted by GuyG

Whats the benefit in having the snorkel intake facing backwards. I have one which has the plastic intake that can be rotated, but also have one which is fixed and faces backwards. I'm going to be fitting one to mine in the coming weeks pre Cape York and wondering which is most suitable

its so you still get cool-ish air out of the way for wading but it doesnt suck in as much sand/dust.

IMO
highway = intake forwards
beach/outback = intake backwards

Originally Posted by Rockrover

Here's a few of my little comp truck. Lotsa time and $$$ spent on mods and a good result I reckon

i notice you have vents in the side of your bonnet, did they help at all with cooling?

Originally Posted by GuyG

Whats the benefit in having the snorkel intake facing backwards. I have one which has the plastic intake that can be rotated, but also have one which is fixed and faces backwards. I'm going to be fitting one to mine in the coming weeks pre Cape York and wondering which is most suitable

i had to run mine backwards as facing forwards it was confusing my aftermarket ECU. turned the head around and no more troubles at all!!

Her is my 94 Softdash

- Standard 3.9i, in need of new cam lifters, radiator/heater core etc... but
still goes decent
- Rebuilt zf 4hp22 with upgraded sprag's and clutch pack assemblies from 4.6 4hp24 zf
- LT230 with noisy bearings - will be doing a rebuild in the next couple of
months
- Rear ARB airlocker
- Converted to coils (by previous owner)
- ARB front and rear bars
- 2" lift kit
- 32" wrangler MTR's
- Big aftermarket pioneer stereo with DVD, ipod, bluetooth, subs amps etc
- Brand new genuine woodgrain kit from LR UK
- GME UHF

On the wish list - soon to come one i finnish my mechanical apprenticship (couple of months) :

- LRA flares
- LRA 2.5" bodylift
- Rovertym liflt kit
- New ARB winchbar - old ones is rusty and bent to the s**thouse
- Custom rear bar with gaurd chop
- 33"s (undecided) on silverline4x4 18" offset alloys
- Custom rear drawer setup with cargo barrier
- ECU chip
- New suspension bushes throughout
- Get the body fixed up and painted
- Get engineered!

Here a couple of pics of her...

- Landcruiser park trip
1&2 - Just driving around
3&4 - On the way home, fuel pump almost knackered tomwing the trailer throught the ranges proved difficult with low fuel supply
5 - Flexing in the pig pen

1&2 - Typical, regular occurance around here!
3&4 - Cleared for take off

- Trip to noosa just messing around

-4&5 - i have driven up that hill numerous times, however i have also snapped a tailshaft and bent a rear LCA too

1 - glasshous, removeing an straightening draglink
2 - Glasshouse tracks
3 - beach

She is a bit beat up, but that will be one the mend soon when i finnish my apprentieship, with new panels and paint etc and new goodies.

I have also owned an 1984 4dr Rangie 3spAuto 3.5 twin carb which was totally stock, which i bought when i was 16 before i got my licence
Then i bought this one, i have had two fire damaged discovery series ones which i got for parts and i have also had a 79 model 2 door which had quite few mods which i recently sold becasue i needed the money. Wish i still had it, and i'm only just 19 by the way, and that is just the LR's i've had not to mention the 4 toyota's - i get bored, buy a car, work on it and waste money and sell them haha - keeps my of the street haha.

Originally Posted by RRV80

Her is my 94 Softdash

- Standard 3.9i, in need of new cam lifters, radiator/heater core etc... but
still goes decent
- Rebuilt zf 4hp22 with upgraded sprag's and clutch pack assemblies from 4.6 4hp24 zf
- LT230 with noisy bearings - will be doing a rebuild in the next couple of
months
- Rear ARB airlocker
- Converted to coils (by previous owner)
- ARB front and rear bars
- 2" lift kit
- 32" wrangler MTR's
- Big aftermarket pioneer stereo with DVD, ipod, bluetooth, subs amps etc
- Brand new genuine woodgrain kit from LR UK
- GME UHF

On the wish list - soon to come one i finnish my mechanical apprenticship (couple of months) :

- LRA flares
- LRA 2.5" bodylift
- Rovertym liflt kit
- New ARB winchbar - old ones is rusty and bent to the s**thouse
- Custom rear bar with gaurd chop
- 33"s (undecided) on silverline4x4 18" offset alloys
- Custom rear drawer setup with cargo barrier
- ECU chip
- New suspension bushes throughout
- Get the body fixed up and painted
- Get engineered!

Here a couple of pics of her...

- Landcruiser park trip
1&2 - Just driving around
3&4 - On the way home, fuel pump almost knackered tomwing the trailer throught the ranges proved difficult with low fuel supply
5 - Flexing in the pig pen

I like the soft dash.
Did you get the trany built up with the 24 packs etc? The weakness of the stock 4HP22 and what yours has done has come up a bit here in the past.

At 19 you seem to have a collection. I can almost imagine what you will have by 50

I see you are in QLD. Make sure you talk to an engineer before you body lift if it has SRS unless you agree prepared to crash test a few. They may allow you to take it out. The LRA body lift is well made and very strong in in impact.
I also believe there is no chance up your way of going over 33's. They are strict here in NSW as well now



Thanks for the pics

Cheers Tony