Thread: fantasy rover

Originally Posted by rovercare

Yep, and a gen 3 is a holden V8, 6.5 oiler aint

True, will have to pull out the report and see what it says, i think it says 5 litre holden v8

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

A Jacobs brake AND an exhaust brake? I think you may have them mixed up. A Jake is a compression brake and is more effective than any exhaust brake, and I can't see how having both operating together would gve any additional retardation.

I had trucks with air/hydraulic braking systems and they were a PIA. Go full air/mechanical with spring parking/emergency brakes on the rear chambers. I also have a pretty low opinion of Telma retarders. My personal opinion is that their place is on passenger carrying vehicles, motor omnibuses, where the noise of a Jake is not welcome.

the Jake is pretty much and on/off brake where as the exhuast brake can be staged AND used in conjunction with the Jake to help quietn down the noise.

I prefer Air brakes BUT... by putting the mog air side and master cylinder in place of the master cylinder of a normal rover you maintain the ABS and TC. Doable in theory on an Air system but have you seen how much air ABS air brakes chew when working? Imagine having your TC doing the same thing....

Im a big fan of the talmar brake system (the electrical eddy current ones NOT the hydraulic jobbies), set up correctly the 3 phase ones will pull up an 80t crane from 100-3kph quicker than the jake can through the auto box...

Originally Posted by 6.5rangie

True, will have to pull out the report and see what it says, i think it says 5 litre holden v8

Meh, I'd like to find a clever copper that would spot it, then he'd have to be an ass to canary it

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

D90 Extreme package as base vehicle Add an extra axle behind the rear drop on a 5 door cab then bobtail the rear with a short tray to provide about 80 degree departure

Extract engine and gearbox insert isuzu 4BDI-t pushing a 4m lt95 with 6x6 conversion.

Jake brake head conversion With an exhaust brake.

Air start

remove all diffs, insert locking 8HA's in the rear and the 6 gear lsd in the front, maxi drive axles all round AND ashcroft for the front. (all 4.7:1)

Rear wheel steer conversion

hydraulic creep drive on tcase.

Portals.

Central tyre inflation

remove all suspension and insert 18 inch airbags with 3 point link suspension and load sharing on the rear quad.

insert hydraulic winches front and rear with drop spades on the rear

Add 750Kg fully hydraulic 3 arm crane on rear deck.

insert dakar jack belly plate between intermediate axle and front axle.

Install perentine FFR electrics

Install engine driven compressor

install hydraulic backup pack and back up electric air compressor

install small fridge in between front seats.

add boom mount lights

140l on vehicle fuel, 100l water.

remove hydraulic brakes install air over hydraulic system (as fittet to unimog)


add mount points to tray area for toolbox + oxy bottles.

gardning tools on the hood either side of the spare

NO roof rack.

safari roof made from 4 sections that double as sand ladders.

Led lights for all bar the headlights, HID lights for the headlights.

Sat, Uhf, Vhf, HF coms box under passangers seat, sat nav and entertianmet brain under drivers seat.

full compliment of analog gauges across the front

Talmar magnetic retarder on the tcase in place of the normal parkbrake









and paint it blue.

No good without pics.

I'd paint it green