Thread: OZ Safari '07

I reckon a 2 door RR would be a good start,,

run carbys,
DONT lift it,



I wonder what won 14 years ago,,,

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

I reckon a 2 door RR would be a good start,,

run carbys,
DONT lift it,



I wonder what won 14 years ago,,,

I agree, two or early four door Rangie, cheap, fairly basic, would take a caning, and most importantly is disposable at the end of the event

Dunno maybe you should ask the ""EXPERTS"" over at Overlander

Errrrr nisotamitsabu sounds pretty good.

Martyn

but an older Rangie sounds pretty good to me

Is it popular for comp Landrovers and Range Rovers to run ****an axles and difs or is this just propaganda from the sort of persons frequenting other forums and driving

niso

Toyan


misotssan

Bugger it I can't ever spell that word Bushie

If it is true why not Maxi's or similar upgraded axles, why the ****an's?

a mate of mine did it years ago in a Commadore bodied Rangie Chassis!!!

I think it was a wagon!!!

LRH

Well, we did it in a 1982 RR 2 door, 3.5 carby hi compression motor, 727 auto and a disco 1.2:1 transfer. 215 80 Pirellis on stock rims, bilsteins and lovells coils. The vehicle was as light as possible, with roll cage and spares weighed in at 1650kg. We used fibreglass bonnett and rear one piece tailgate, no trims etc. Carried minimal spares to keep the weight down, and no bull bar .

This was a private entry, we had small sponsorship with a few parts suppliers, and a little help with Pirelli tyres, but there was no big $$$.

Hence the vehicle was almost standard, but lightened.

Reliability was fantastic, we drove from Perth to Sydney, got to Darwin, won our class and 2nd in National class, drove home to Perth.

I hoped to extract a bit more thoughts on how you would set the vehicle up, as it is definately going to be a RR at this point, and not a defender, and I'd prefer to stick to RR drivetrain, as I'm not thinking huge horsepower at this stage.

Keep it coming.

JC

the tyre part is easy if my current info is correct. The 235/85 Michelin, err BFG current Dakar spec tyre.
Appears to outlast current US off road race spec Wranglers. etc.

Suspension comes down to class entered. Maximum travel allowed under rules.
Springs are easy, Eibach or Hyperco. No Aussie made crap.
Also have access to some very trick shock fluid. Much higher VI and fade resistance compared to Silkolene Pro RSF, Motul, Torco (Fox) fluids. I'd prefer Ohlins or Reiger dampers over Fox, King, Sway-A-Way purely as they use steel working cylinders which I feel have many advantages over the Aluminum tubes of the US shockies in an event this length. Sclesser uses Ohlins and Fox by-pass types on his Dakar buggies, possibly the best of both worlds. Money no object I'd love to try Donerre as they use Ricor inertia valves which could be an advantage.

More as the brain kicks in (been working today....)

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Entire crew does it in dinner suits (top hats would be great).

Its all about class......

what, on top of their race suits and helmets ?