dude looks like a lady

**dobbo** · 2nd April 2009, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by Sprint

a third option is to throw your hands in the air, scream **** it at the top of your lungs, and hand the keys over to me!

Tell you what, I'll have a beer. If you can get over here before I finish the beer it's all yours.

Opening now.

**rangieman** · 2nd April 2009, 03:59 PM

What gearbox is it running as the 4 speed was supposed to be a truck box

The 5 speed on the other hand did not handle the isuzu real well

As everyone has said the sals axle set up is more than strong enough with the added addition of maxi or mcnamarra axles ,the front end is another story ,
I have got away with standard axles and cv,s in the front with a locker and running 34" swampers for a long while with my old slug of a Tdi Defender yet to fit the lockers to the Td5 Defender
The Td5 will be the test as i never drove the Tdi hard(couldnt)

**dobbo** · 2nd April 2009, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by dobbo

Opening now.

Too late I'll keep it

Originally Posted by rangieman

What gearbox is it running as the 4 speed was supposed to be a truck box

The 5 speed on the other hand did not handle the isuzu real well

As everyone has said the sals axle set up is more than strong enough with the added addition of maxi or mcnamarra axles ,the front end is another story ,
I have got away with standard axles and cv,s in the front with a locker and running 34" swampers for a long while with my old slug of a Tdi Defender yet to fit the lockers to the Td5 Defender
The Td5 will be the test as i never drove the Tdi hard(couldnt)

LT95 4 speed, so the truck box but not exactly a truck box.

Jmac axles, any idea on how much mullah???? is it just the axles or flanges etc as well?

Trying to get any info or prices out of the old......... is like pulling out your own teeth with a rubber spoon. I would love to turn up there with X amount in $5 notes and make him count it whilst I get the car sorted.

**sclarke** · 2nd April 2009, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by dobbo

Urghhh "it puts the lotion on it's body else it gets the hose" "it puts the lotion on it's body else it gets the hose" "it puts the lotion on it's body else it gets the hose"

**cal415** · 2nd April 2009, 04:51 PM

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDgS6qLsVM4"]YouTube - It Rubs The Lotion On It's Skin[/ame]

**abaddonxi** · 2nd April 2009, 05:02 PM

Sorry, cost you how much?

Ya big sook.

Simon

**Sprint** · 2nd April 2009, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by dobbo

Too late I'll keep it

it took you 23 minutes to drink one beer?!?!?!?!?!

**dobbo** · 2nd April 2009, 08:54 PM

Mick that was just gold

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

Sorry, cost you how much?

Ya big sook.

Simon

I know, I'm better now just went for a drive and it is forgiven

Originally Posted by Sprint

it took you 23 minutes to drink one beer?!?!?!?!?!

Yes quality over quantity

**Ace** · 3rd April 2009, 11:41 AM

Not sure on Jacmac stuff Dobbo but the my maxi axles worked out at between $600-660 a diff, and that included the flanges for the rear, obviously dont need them for the front. Not sure how much the price difference is when talking sals diff.

**D110V8D** · 3rd April 2009, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by dobbo

I'm really getting jack of it,

I bought this county with one purpose in mind, tuff trips. My problem, the driveline components, as we all know rover stuff is made of cheese and costs a bloody fortune in comparison to other makes.

So do I save up the dosh and go south of the border to Jmac for a proper chop and tuck or a backyard version using various Toyota parts? I just don't know what LR had in mind when they built this bloody thing, it's fine have 1 weak link in the chain to sacrifice before expensive components, how many do they friggin need? The county has the engine of a truck, the body of a truck, a gearbox of a family saloon, and the rest of the driveline is made for the wiggles mobile. The way I see it if you get a fat man to don a pink dress, make up and high heels after a few too many they may look slightly like a fugly but essentially they are still a man and....... lets not go there reminds me of a......

Urghhh "it puts the lotion on it's body else it gets the hose" "it puts the lotion on it's body else it gets the hose" "it puts the lotion on it's body else it gets the hose"

Anyway

The County is an original 4BD1 so may be considered by some as a collectors item to be put in a glass house in a museum somewhere, personally I could not give a rats ass about this. But do I bastardize it so I can get a bit of fun out of it or keep it original and keep wearing out, sheering and busting the crap out of the original crud?

Your opinions please?

No offence Dobbo but if you wanna do "tuff trips" you have to be prepared to fork out some cash.

The drive line of any Land Rover is the first place to point the credit card.

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