Thread: Show us your Classic Rangies.

Founds a few pics of my previous Range Rovers. Forgot that I've had that many in 12 odd years of ownership I'll try and load the pics in order of the description

76 2 door (white) A good start off Rangie even if it was rotten to the core with rust I found out later on, had 31' re-tread tyres on as I was an apprentice I couldn't afford new ones. I fitted a CIG locker in the back I got donated by somebody in the club years ago after breaking the std one at Mt Mee (when they're was good track in there, it's a limp dick place now ). Was a rust bucket and it had overheating issues even after doing the heads and radiator. Gave it a hiding and broke 3 axles in one day at the G;lasshouse Mtns (traded it in with a busted axle 2 weeks later on....)

84 4 door auto (chrysler 3 speed, Silver). Great Rangie, had a maxi-drive rear diff lock and whilts it was GUTLESS, it was still a great Rangie. Had 30x9.5R15 Firestone RMT's on, damn good tyres at the time (and cheap) and was pretty damn reliable overall. Thgis is a Rangie I should have hung onto but the gutless performance was really annoying me so I traded it in and bought a Disco. BIG MISTAKE!!!!!

93 Vogue Plus- The infamous Aquarangie (called it that due to the Aqua-ish colour and the fact I droewned it a couple of times on trips). Still the best Rangie I have owned to date, traded the Disco in on it (actually 'back traded' as the Rangie was 7 montyhs older than the Disco). Had air suspension and ABS brakes but overall I had it for 4 years and even the punishment I gave it I couldn't fault it, started firtst time every time. The rollover killed it sadly and that's was the end of it

83 Rangie- This was a lemon of a Rangie. I bought it after the aquarangie as I wanted to go back to basics, had a 4.4 and 4 speed. As per most 4.4's it overheater constantly and spent well over a grand trying to get it to run cool off-road (on road is okay, stick in low and watch the temp climb ) it was a constant battle of overheating, rust and worn out crap that did my head in and after 12 months I got rid of it.

The last 4 inc. the current one well you know about them as I have documented them on here vin other sections. had about 4 that I have stripped for parts since.

Trav

This is my auto 2 door on top of Mt Coree near Canberra.

It was converted to auto by Leyland as the VIN shows it to be a 4 speed manual.

The first auto RR 2 door varient. Very straight and stock standard.

Jack

Originally Posted by shotlister

This is my auto 2 door on top of Mt Coree near Canberra.

It was converted to auto by Leyland as the VIN shows it to be a 4 speed manual.

The first auto RR 2 door varient. Very straight and stock standard.

Jack

Would have been the first approved by Leyland at the time as Ritters and off-road automatics (I think that's who they were in Sydney) had been doing them for years beforehand.

I prefer the Ritters C4 auto conversion myself, more professional and a bit more like it was factory fitted to me (the BW ones are a bit of a laugh with a massive main shaft going through the void in the gearbox to the LT95 transfer. I pulled one apart once and discocverd this).

Regardless, they were both gutless and needed a decent motor up front to begin with (the 4.4/C4 combo seemed to work well, I drove once and was pretty impressed compared to the gutless 3.5 variant at the time).

Trav

Noel from Ritters told me that their conversion was a LRA option at the time ('81) so they weren't individually engineered. He was around back then and had to check to give me the info.

This was important for notification when I was putting my POS together because fitting an auto to a previously manual vehicle only involves filling out a form for Vicroads if the auto was a factory option.

The insurance company were more interested in the colour change (was the whole body in reality) than the auto.

cheers, DL

This is my 92 Sherwood as built by Rick O'Brien at BBM.

60 Series Landcruiser diffs.
ChroMo CV's
4.56:1 diff ratios
ARB Air-Lockers front & rear
ARB Compressor with tyre inflation kit
ARB front steel bar
4 x Lightforce 170's
IPF Headlight upgrade (lens, globes & loom)
Front & rear double cardin tailshafts
Diff breather kits F & R
Cream leather interior
Cruise Control
GME TX3440
2kg Fire Extinguisher
17 x 9 Mickey Thompson Classic locks
35x12.5r17 Mickey Thompson MTZ Mud terrains
3rds Productions CroMo Draglink
3rds Productions CroMo Tierod
3rd's Productions Rear lower arms
Glenn Dobbin A-Frame Joint in the rear
Drop Radius arms
Tough Dog 90mm Coils
Tough Dog 35mm Adjustables shocks up front
Tough Dog 41mm foam cell shocks in the rear
2" Exhaust from collecter back with Stainless muffler
Towbar
Custom Rock Sliders
7 Seat conversion so that I can take the kids camping.

Originally Posted by bigdog

This is my 92 Sherwood as built by Rick O'Brien at BBM.

60 Series Landcruiser diffs.
ChroMo CV's
4.56:1 diff ratios
ARB Air-Lockers front & rear
ARB Compressor with tyre inflation kit
ARB front steel bar
4 x Lightforce 170's
IPF Headlight upgrade (lens, globes & loom)
Front & rear double cardin tailshafts
Diff breather kits F & R
Cream leather interior
Cruise Control
GME TX3440
2kg Fire Extinguisher
17 x 9 Mickey Thompson Classic locks
35x12.5r17 Mickey Thompson MTZ Mud terrains
3rds Productions CroMo Draglink
3rds Productions CroMo Tierod
3rd's Productions Rear lower arms
Glenn Dobbin A-Frame Joint in the rear
Drop Radius arms
Tough Dog 90mm Coils
Tough Dog 35mm Adjustables shocks up front
Tough Dog 41mm foam cell shocks in the rear
2" Exhaust from collecter back with Stainless muffler
Towbar
Custom Rock Sliders
7 Seat conversion so that I can take the kids camping.

I wondered who ended up with it. Should be strong. How is the track width on the 60 diffs?

Tony

Originally Posted by shotlister

This is my auto 2 door on top of Mt Coree near Canberra.

It was converted to auto by Leyland as the VIN shows it to be a 4 speed manual.

The first auto RR 2 door varient. Very straight and stock standard.

Jack

I was up there on the weekend, and have a pic of my little Suzuki Sierra parked in about the same spot - although not taking up as much space as your Rangie

It's a disgrace what the vandals and hoons have done to the place... broken glass all over the ground and graffiti on the tower. The authorities have now put razor wire on the ladder cage, legs and balcony of the tower to prevent the vandals from doing more damage.

Cheers, Paul.

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

I wondered who ended up with it. Should be strong. How is the track width on the 60 diffs?

No breakages so far. I believe it required 1.5" spacers as the 60 diffs were quite a bit narrower.