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  1. 12th May 2010, 08:24 PM #1
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    Talking When is a landy NOT a landy?

    Not positive if this has been asked on the forum previously or not... however makes for a very interesting 'discussion' around a campfire after a few of BigDog's brews Soooooo

    When does a Landy
    (a generic term for ALL Land Rover manufactured vehicles )
    No longer classify as a Landy???

    Is it the diffs, engine, chassis, body, badge??? Love to hear your views and reasoning's

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  2. 12th May 2010, 08:47 PM #2
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    Chassis/fire wall and engine charateristics.

    loose the chassis/firewall configuration and your changing the iconic shape of the landy.

    once you get into huge power engines or rev monsters thats just not right, they're supposed to be slow economical but nigh on unstoppable donks.
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    LR or not

    I suppose it would mostly come down to drive train. You dont really see people putting an 80 series Toyota, or GU Patrol bodies on a landy.

    However drivetrain transplants as you know are very common.

    I would say more than just diffs is too far. ie diffs, gearbox and trans and maybe engine of another brand would clasify it at non LR. (Mogrover)

    On the other hand I would say mine is a LR mongrel. Main breed is RRC, Isuzu engine (county) R380 box (Disco) Defender calipers and so on.

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  4. 12th May 2010, 09:29 PM #4
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    it's the BONNET shape !
    loose that and the landy's gone
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  5. 13th May 2010, 05:38 AM #5
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    What's with making things loose got to do with it?
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    As soon as you replace anything from factory with Jap crap its no longer a Landy...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hendrik View Post
    As soon as you replace anything from factory with Jap crap its no longer a Landy...

    ***ducks for cover***
    Agree, if I wanted a Toyota/Nissan I would have ****ing bought one that includes non-Rover engines, dashboards or gearboxes (the Isuzu 4BD1 is technically a factory fitted LR engine to the Stage1/County ).

    Tube buggies or 'cut down' LR's are the exception as they're purpose built rockrawlers and it's common sense to use the strongest and most economicallly available items

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    when you stick a nissan badge on the bonnet
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hendrik View Post
    As soon as you replace anything from factory with Jap crap its no longer a Landy...

    ***ducks for cover***
    totally agree,except with the isuzu
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    Balls

    Quote Originally Posted by Hendrik View Post
    As soon as you replace anything from factory with Jap crap its no longer a Landy...

    ***ducks for cover***
    Must admit you've got balls saying that owning a TD5. Worlds biggest 5cyl hand grenade.

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