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  1. 14th January 2011, 02:38 PM #1
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    Custom made Series II with Citroen suspension, Jag diffs, Inboard brakes, S/S chassis

    This is an interesting build by a bloke in Canada:

    A Landrover with DS suspension

    He's spent a lot of time putting it together with bits from all over the place.

    Not sure it is hugely aesthetically pleasing, but good effort!

    Here's a few of the pictures from his website:





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  2. 14th January 2011, 02:44 PM #2
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    I don't think he would have much articulation. Interesting concept. I admire anybody who has the guts to attempt projects like this and carries them through. Shows individuality.
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  3. 14th January 2011, 02:49 PM #3
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    he is very skilled but not my cup of tea, not that that matters though
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    Quote Originally Posted by crash View Post
    Shows individuality.
    Very diplomatic there Crash .
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    Hmm - a series soft roader - now I have seen it all

    Looks very well engineered, and I am sure it drives nicely on-road, but it would be a useless POS offroad.
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    He says it is very good in the snow, which is probably important if you live in Canada
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    All the looks of a Series Body with the air suspension a la D3 / D4 with the offroad performance of a Citroen
    It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".


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    He can weld too.

    Why not!
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    Articulation would not be a problem - the DS suspension has very substantial travel, about twelve inches from memory, and height setting is adjustable on the move, including a "wading" setting with suspension against the stops. Ground clearance looks to be small, but the pictures are taken with the suspension at the lowest settings.

    I would expect it to be very good offroad, although this would depend on gearing. Also, not too sure how the transmission would stand up to offroad use.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JDNSW View Post
    Articulation would not be a problem - the DS suspension has very substantial travel, about twelve inches from memory, and height setting is adjustable on the move, including a "wading" setting with suspension against the stops. Ground clearance looks to be small, but the pictures are taken with the suspension at the lowest settings.

    I would expect it to be very good offroad, although this would depend on gearing. Also, not too sure how the transmission would stand up to offroad use.

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    Not really mycup of tea either but nicely put together. Articulation would probably be superior to a standard leaf sprung series .Transmission would be stronger too, but those weeny tyres shouldn't tax it too much anyway.The differentials appear to be hard bolted to the chassis.Rode in a few independantly suspended Ford M151 Jeeps in Vietnam with hard bolted differentials and the noise and vibrations through the bodywork to the interior were horrendous.
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