Africa - Rovers North

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Spring 2005
A f r i c a-
The Journey
of A Lifetime.
S t o r y
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Robison on Rovers,
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(CONTENTS)
6 Employee Profile
8 Robison on Rovers
10 Helpful hints
4 Africa -
The Journey
of A Lifetime.
12 April in Paradise
15 Parabolic Springs
17 Go Ahead, super size me again
20 Lite Breaks
20 What car?
31 You’ve been Roverhauled
36 All Go & No Show
37 Mid Atlantic Rally
38 Behind the Steering Wheel
39 Chicago Land Rover Club
41 Land Rover Enthusiast in 2005
44 Sightings
45 Letters to the Editor
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Africa-
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The Journey
of a Lifetime.
By Kevin Girling
[Kevin Girling, Oshowa, ON, Canada, serves as the
International Correspondent for Land Rover
Enthusiast magazine. Last year, Kevin and his daughter Rebecca embarked on an African safari that
changed their
lives -ed].
The word safari is actually Swahili for journey and
this had been the journey of a lifetime, the type of
trip most Land Rover owners and enthusiasts only
dream about. Our journey had started many months
previously with an invitation to experience the trip of
a lifetime with Land Rover Centurion Adventures. We
would join a group that would use five Defenders,
straight from the factory, to undertake a journey of
discovery to Botswana and Zambia.
We touched down in Johannesburg, South
Africa 36 hours after leaving our home in Canada. At
Customs, our explanation of a safari to Botswana
leaving immediately from the airport did not even
warrant a raised eyebrow; in South Africa it seems
this is perfectly normal. Johan Kriek, chief guide
and owner of Land Rover Centurion Adventures, was
waiting to greet us and introduce us to our mode of
transport for the
next ten days, a brand new Defender 110 TD5 double cab pick-up in Epsom Green. With delivery
mileage only, this was about as new as you could get
and the smell was wonderful. Our bags were quickly
loaded into a dust bag (Dust bag-what was this
about?) and once sealed was loaded in the canvas
topped load bay. One hour later, with Johan Kriek at
the wheel, we were barreling north towards the border with Botswana. The rest of the group had departed at 6 am, so we were three and a half hours
behind with a lot of ground to cover. The aim was to
be in camp before nightfall, but as the day progressed it became apparent that this was not going to
be realistic. For the Defender, however, it was a
chance to see how well a new engine would perform
under load, and speeds of 130 kph were achieved
on the main N1 highway out of Johannesburg and
120 kph on the secondary roads as we made our
way to the border post at Martin's Drift.
At gas stations along the way, we received news
from returning travelers of heavy delays at the border post on the Botswana side. Johan explained that
this sort of thing is common in Africa where First
World concerns come up against Third World realities almost daily. The expressions ‘This is Africa’ and
‘What can you do?’ were statements we repeated
often over the next ten days. A major delay at the
border could mean the difference between making it
to camp and joining up with the main group or
camping in the bush on our own and playing catch
up in the morning.
We finally reached Martin's Drift and our
brand new Defender now had about 400kph on the
clock and had admirably demonstrated an on road
ability that surprised even me. We had just completed a high-speed dash across South Africa on main
highway and secondary roads with plenty of bumps
and curves and the vehicle never faltered or gave any
indication of instability. Aggressive handling had produced no sudden surprises and Johan was quick to
point out when questioned on this that much of the
credit was down to the tires. All the test vehicles
were fitted with Cooper Discoverer STT 265/75/16
radials.
Martin's Drift had cleared out on the South
African side so our clearance through customs and
immigration was swift and painless. In Botswana we
were met with a delay of about an hour with time to
change our dollars for Pula, the Botswana local currency.
Once on our way again we started heading to
the northwest, still on hard roads. We headed for
Palapye, then Serowe and Letlhakane, where we
fuelled the vehicle again. Tipson Mahube, who welcomes all travelers, runs the Shell service station
there very efficiently and the place is a hive of activity. Tipson knows most of the guides and remembers
them by name, even if their last trip through
Letlhakane was the previous year. Last minute shopping is possible and as long as you have a reserva-
tion, his secure compound, which offers motel like
accommodation is very appealing. This was also the
last civilized (flushing) toilet stop for the next 48
hours so we made good use of this facility. With no
water available in the sinks our bottle of hand sanitizer came in very useful.
By this time night had already fallen and we
faced the treacherous task of exiting the village without hitting any animal, vehicle or person. Many
vehicles don’t have any lights on but insist on barreling down the road. Our camp was within striking
distance although progress from Letlhakane was
much slower and considerably more dangerous. We
were now on dirt roads with the diff lock engaged
and paying close attention to wildlife that seems
drawn to the roads at night, probably by the lights.
Camp 1 - Lekhuba Island
The island is situated on saltpans about 56 kms
north of Letlhakane. The African darkness can be
forbidding, more so because of the wildlife you
know is out there watching you. When we finally
made it onto the pans the transformation was dramatic. Progress was swift and smooth, punctuated by
short spells of soggy handling as our Defender wallowed in soft patches of salt that threatens to suck
you to a standstill. That old Land Rover expression,
‘drive with purpose’ really takes on meaning here. At
one point we did stop voluntarily and switched off
the engine and just listened. Barking Geckos, lizards
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approximately 6 - 8 cm long and the only member of
the lizard family that makes a noise other than hissing, could be heard in the distance but nothing else.
The night sky looked fantastic, but there was little
time to enjoy the moment. Dinner would be waiting
and we still had to locate the main group, which we
eventually did.
Johan knows his business well and is an excellent guide. Locating the main group in the darkness
proved to be no problem and with introductions
over, dinner was quickly served. For Rebecca and me
it was early to bed in an attempt to keep jet lag at
bay. A 6am wake up call, something that was to
become the daily norm, was another incentive to
get our heads down.
At 6am we got our first real look at the
Defender 130 and trailer that was to be the support
vehicle for the trip and from which all meals would
be prepared. The 130 and trailer convert easily to a
remarkable bush kitchen from which safari chef Jos
van Nieuwenhuizen would prepare breakfast and dinner on a daily basis to a standard that I have not
before experienced on the trail. We broke camp and
headed north across the saltpans. This time I was
behind the wheel, since Johan had rejoined his own
crew in the 130 and the 110 was now ours for the
duration. The pans were as dry as a bone and they
need to be. Warning notices advise strongly against
attempting a crossing when they are wet. For the most
part the pans are rock hard in the dry season, however, there are sections where the surface is soft and
huge clouds of dust erupt from beneath the vehicles.
Looking across the pans, you cannot see other vehicles below the horizon, but you can tell they are there
just by the dust plumes that rise into the sky. That
dust bag suddenly made sense.
In areas like this the Defender excels, with difflock already engaged for our off road environment it
is simply a matter of steering, keeping the power on
and the right gear in use. The vehicle does the rest. If
you enjoy off-road driving Botswana was already
delivering not by the mile, or by the hour, but by the
day. Temperatures were starting to climb and by midday we realized that our air-conditioning unit was not
working. This necessitated driving with the vents and
windows open in an effort to keep airflow moving
through the cab. This brought the inevitable penalty of
dust everywhere; dust was the first thing to surprise
both of us even though we knew before coming this
would be the dry season. South of the equator
this is still only Spring and the rains have yet to
come. One can only imagine what the hot and
humid conditions of an African rainy season
would be like!
By lunchtime, we were clear of the pans
and our lovely green vehicle was now a very
dusty off white color and this is the way it
would stay until later in the trip. A welcome
stop at Planet Baobab, complete with a Plant
Hollywood style sign, came next but not before
we had exited the pans thought the village of
Gweta, our first real taste of an African native
village. Our trip through the village was short and fast;
we were overwhelmed by the large numbers of children who rushed the vehicles with outstretched arms.
From Plant Baobab it was west on hard roads almost
to Maun for our second night stop.
Camp 2 - Xyga Camp on the Botemi River close to
Maun.
After the first night in the bush, an organized
site was a welcome opportunity to shake out some of
the dust, have a shower, a swim, a drink and a very
welcome supper of an unknown food. The campfire
provided us with our first real chance to sit and chat
with the entire group of South Africans that were to
be our traveling companions over the next several
days. There were a total of 8 vehicles; 5 were brand
new Defenders straight from the factory, another a
130 support vehicle and two privately owned vehicles
along for the ride. One of them was the token
Discovery and nothing would prise Tim and Grace
Farrell from the comfort of their own Discovery. Like
most Land Rovers now sold in SA this vehicle had a
TD5 engine with manual box and towed a fairly
sophisticated tent trailer which never ceased to
impress me each evening as it unfolded itself into a
fairly substantial and well thought out home away
from home.
The next few days would be spent deep in the
African bush and we would need to be able to sustain
ourselves during that time without any other support
facilities or the option of getting additional supplies.
Leaving Maun we headed northeast to Shorobe before
turning to the northwest and the entry point to the
Moremi Gave Reserve. After the road ended in
Shorobe it was back to an off-road environment and
difflock was permanently engaged and would remain
so for the next 5 days as we ventured into the African
wilderness. Once again dust was to become a factor,
as was the heat as we pushed deeper into Moremi.
Once through the South Gate we saw much wildlife:
chacma baboons, hippo, Burchall’s Zebra, warthogs,
giraffes, red lechwe, common waterbucks, greater
kudu, impalas, tsessebe, blue wildebeest, vervet monkeys and elephants. Many were very well camouflaged in their natural surroundings.
Camp 3 - Third Bridge in the bush
Our arrival at Third Bridge prompted an immediate briefing from Johan. We were now very definitely
in the bush and the distance from any level of support
or medical assistance was measured not in kilometers
but in hours. Johan does not mince words and out
here clients stay alive by listening to him and doing
exactly as he says. Glancing around, it was easy to see
what he meant - in the trees were baboons, in the
water were
hippo and through our camp was a hippo path! These
were the threats that could be seen but we were also
warned that this was Lion country, Leopards were
around although very elusive to the human eye and
Hyenae were regular visitors at nighttime in the camp.
Going to the washroom required two people, two
good flashlights and a lot of nerve. Our wonderful
Defenders, all running like clockwork but parked
beneath the trees for the night, could do nothing for
us now. From Third Bridge we headed northwest to
the Mboma Boat Station where we would leave our
vehicles for 24 hours and be transported by boat to
an island campsite.
Camp 4 - Mboma Boat Station
Gdikwe 2 was our destination for the night. The
boats took us to a remote area of the Okavango Delta
where the water is shallow and clear, and the bottom
sandy. These were vital ingredients if we were to swim
and make good use of our biodegradable soap. The
waters are infested with Crocs and our guides
watched diligently at each end of our swim
party to make sure no unwanted intruders decided to
join the party.
Continued on pg 6.
Africa-
The Journey
of A Lifetime.
Continued From pg5
For some, the break from the vehicles was a
welcome one. Although the distances covered daily,
with the exception of day 1, were not great, progress
is slow and it takes several hours to travel between
campsites. In an off-road environment this can be
tough going for some.
Our return to the vehicles, for me, was a welcome one. I was keen to get as much seat time in a
Defender as possible since this a rare treat for anyone from North America. I sensed also that others
were keen to get on the road again although a “no
start” was to delay us. One of the 110’s refused to
turn over, the battery was completely dead although
we suspect that the ancillary equipment plugged into
the vehicle had drained the battery in the 24 hours
we had been away. Whatever the cause the vehicle
performed flawlessly for the rest of the trip.
On the road again we headed to South Gate,
which was our intended campsite for the night. Our
first major sighting of the trip, easily visible, as
opposed to animals hidden in the bush or running
away from the approaching convoy was a hippo. The
size of a hippo surprises you, particularly on land
where their bulk is something to behold. Man and
vehicle offered no threat to this excellent specimen
and the 130 approached cautiously in an effort to set
up a photo opportunity for me. Even the noise of the
TD5 engine with its distinctive rattling sound failed to
upset the focus of our attention as Johan edged forward gently. With the shots in the can our hippo
finally showed signs of discontent and with a look
that said, ‘this is my space -back off’ gave a clear
message to our guide that a quiet and orderly retreat
Employee Profile
Born and raised in Licincoln, England, Les Parker
fell in love with Land Rovers at an early age. It did
not take him long to learn every single part, and
how they work. Becoming the export manager at
Peter Hobson Louth, put Les in the position of
making contacts around the world. One of whom
was Mark Letorney, the owner of Rovers North.
After years of working together over the
phone, Mark went to England to meet Les in
1995. After talking, Mark decided to offer Les a
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was in order. Johan backed the 130 gently away and
the hippo went back to his feeding quest. This was
what we had come to Africa to do, see wildlife in its
natural habitat using a Land Rover, one of the first
vehicles ever to explore these regions.
There is no greater feeling!
We sought out a trail to South Bridge that, in
spite of the dry season, would have areas of water
crocs are never very far away. Efforts to free the vehicle met with failure, even a tandem tow failed
to budge the Discovery and trailer combination. After
a struggle we unhitched the trailer from the
Discovery and unceremoniously dragged it from the
hole. An airbag was produced and one side of the
Discovery was lifted allowing a high lift jack to be
used under one wheel as a sand ladder. This was my
that would liven up the off-roading experience. We
started out making good progress but it was not long
before disaster would strike. Our Discovery and
trailer tackled a stretch of water with purpose and
had almost reached the end when momentum
faltered. The gearbox jumped out of low range into
neutral at the worst moment. With momentum lost
the vehicle came to rest with its differentials hung up
on the centre of the trail. The nose of the vehicle was
up and the rear, therefore, down which placed the
trailer in a nose down attitude. The vehicle was
unable to find traction.
A recovery operation can be interesting at the
best of times but when the vehicle is really stuck and
the situation complicated by a heavy trailer the result
is much more dramatic. Then factor in the location
and you can be certain that lion, hippo, elephant and
first opportunity to use an air bag and it is without
doubt brilliant in its simplicity. Attached to the
exhaust of the disabled or any vehicle nearby, the
gasses lift the weight of the Discovery with ease. A
valve allows the bag to be deflated on demand. With
our makeshift sand ladder in place beneath one
wheel the Discovery, with a little tug from a D90, at
last found traction and was soon reunited with the
trailer. The whole recovery process had taken 2
hours, but we had lost valuable
time with this recovery exercise and a decision was
made to return to Third Bridge for the night.
job here at Rovers North. Ever since Les has started working here, he not only became one of our
top sales associates, but also has proved to be
very valuable to our customers with his expert
technical support. “When I am working with a
customer, I really try and make sure that I understand every little detail, this way I can make the
proper recommendation. Whether that recommendation is for a specific part, or just giving
them a suggestion that will help fix their Land
Rover with spending little to no money”. Another
thing that he has become known for is finding that
one obscure part that only he can find. If you
happen to need that one rare part for your Series,
Defender, or any other Land Rover and can’t find
it anywhere, give Les a call. He will not stop till he
finds exactly what you are looking for. Even if he
has to use his contacts over seas in the UK
to be able to find these rare
and interesting parts. This is
just on of the ways that Les
makes calling Rovers North
not just pleasant, but also a
successful call.
In addition to helping our
customers get exactly what
they need for their Classic
Land Rovers, Les can also be found visiting Land
Rover clubs around the country. He loves to be
out in the “field”, so to speak. “There is nothing
better then going all over the country, and world
for that mater, and seeing how all of these people,
with such different backgrounds, all share the
same passion. The passion for their Classic Land
Rovers”. “There is nothing like going to club
events and being able to help people out in person. Another great thing about going to these
events is just standing around a couple of Classic
Land Rovers and sharing Land Rover stories with
other people who are just as enthusiastic as I am.
Not to mention being able to meet some of the
people who I have been talking to for years.
Nothing beats being able to put a face with a fellow Classic Land Rover voice”.
When Les isn’t working here at Rovers
North, there is a good chance you will find him
either working on one of his own Classic Land
Rovers, or out off-roading. On his spare time, he
has rebuilt a Series III Light weight, Series 88
Station Wagon, and a 109” IIA Hardtop. He currently is the proud owner of a Series IIA 109” Ex
Ambulance, a 1992 and a 1988 Classic Range
Rover.
[Part 2 of this African adventure will run in our next
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Robison on
Rovers
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weeks ago . . . I was late on that one and I’m early
on this one.
As I write this it’s about zero and snowing outside. The heat has failed in my new house. We may
be forced to retreat from our home into the Land
Rover if conditions worsen. If that happens,
progress on this column will cease.
RE-DISCOVERING
Now, a few days later, the heat is fixed, so I’m
going to continue on about the Land Rover Discovery
the DISCOVERY
models. Last issue, we looked at Range Rover
Classics. In subsequent issues, we’ll look at other
Land Rover models.
Welcome to the seventh installment of Robison on
The Discovery has been around for quite a
Rovers in the Rovers North News.
while in Europe. It arrived in the United States for
Many of you have read my posts on the Rovers the 1994 model year. The European version had
North and DiscoWeb bulletin boards, and some have been sold with a number of gasoline and diesel
corresponded with me on various topics. For those
engines but the US model only comes with a gas V8.
who don’t know me – I manage J E Robison Service
The Discovery power plant was revised three
– on the web at www.robisonservice.com – an inde- times during its tenure in America:
pendent Land Rover specialist shop in Springfield,
The 1994 and 1995 trucks arrived in the US
Massachusetts. I’ve worked continuously with Land
with 3.9 liter engine and 14CUX fuel injection. 1996
Rovers since their re-introduction to North America through 1999 Discoveries had 4.0 engines with
some fifteen years ago. In my column, I can answer GEMS engine management. 1999 and newer
your questions at greater length than is possible on
Discovery II models have a Bosch designed engine
the bulletin boards. Each issue, I will take on a few
management system.
of the interesting questions I receive or will address
Some of you may wonder what these names
a topic of interest to Land Rover owners.
mean:
I am a longtime Land Rover owner. I’ve had
14CUX was the latest in a long line of fuel
many Land Rovers over the years, and currently have
injection systems made by Lucas. Lucas licensed the
a 2000 Range Rover P38A, a 1996 Discovery I, and a
designs from Bosch, the inventor of the system.
1966 Series. My father has a 1995 Range Rover
Earlier iterations of this system were called 4CU,
Classic, and my brother has a 2003 Discovery II. So
13CU, and 13CUX. Those systems were installed in
we’re a Land Rover family.
older Land Rover products, most of which were not
If you have questions or issues you’d like dissold here. 14CUX is a fuel injection system only,
cussed email: robison@robisonservice.com
meaning that it only controls the fuel injection on the
engine - newer engine management systems do
________ P ________
much more. These systems are pretty primitive in
Welcome to the Spring edition of Robison on Rovers. terms of diagnostics.
They have the benefit of being serviced without
It seems like just a few weeks ago that I was writing
special tools. They don’t have many sensors, and
the Winter edition. Well, actually, it was just a few
Discovery 3.9 Engine
those sensors can be monitored with fairly common
test gear. You don’t need a $10,000 Land Rover
diagnostic system to fix these engines. For that reason, they are a good choice in back country areas.
As English electrical systems go, these 14CUX
systems are actually quite reliable. The main problem sources we see are worn out throttle sensors,
worn out oxygen sensors, worn out air meters, and
crumbling wiring harnesses. Otherwise, they are
quite robust.
14CUX trucks have a check engine light that
comes on when a fault is detected. This primitive
system does not light the lamp unless a significant
fault occurs, and even then, the system provides little
guidance to repair personnel. 14CUX Discoveries
have a box under the passenger seat that displays
two-digit fault codes. You can look the codes up on
the Robison Service or Rovers North web sites, but I
caution you that they do not provide anything more
than a rough guide . . . for example, a code for o2
sensor fault may mean the sensor is bad, or the circuit is bad, or the o2 heater has failed, or it may
mean the engine is running rich, or it may mean the
engine is running lean. Not a very certain diagnosis,
is it?
For that reason, most successful techs have
learned to diagnose 14CUX with a handheld meter
and a digital scope (for observing o2 waveforms.)
These engines are the last Land Rover engines
that allow any tuning and adjustment. You can
adjust timing by moving the distributor. You can set
base idle and you can trim the mixture with the
adjuster on the air meter. Those adjustment provisions vanished with the next iteration of engine management.
14CUX was replaced in 1996 with GEMS.
GEMS stands for Generic Engine Management. This
system is considerably more advanced. It controls
both the fuel injection and the ignition for total
engine management. In addition to managing those
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Discovery 4.0 Engine
systems, GEMS is integrated with the vehicle security
system and other chassis systems. GEMS is yet
another British licensed version of a Bosch design,
in this case, Bosch’s Motronic system.
GEMS produces slightly more power than
14CUX, but the extra power comes at a price for
some owners. GEMS vehicles are a lot less friendly
to backyard mechanics. There is no longer a distributor - they now use coil packs. There are no
longer any user adjustments. You can’t make much
headway servicing these motors without at least an
OBD II scanner. Such a scanner should allow you to
see live data as well as read and clear fault codes.
GEMS engine controllers need to see a drive
authorization signal from the vehicle security system
before they will allow the truck to start. This can
present a problem if your alarm controller fails in
back country - you won’t be able to start the truck.
It is possible to lose this synchronization when disconnecting and reconnecting the battery - so don’t
do that any more than necessary! The alarm and
GEMS controller cannot be synchronized without the
specialist LR test system.
That need for synchronization means you cannot swap a GEMS ECU from one vehicle to another
unless you have the test system to synchronize it.
In 1999 Land Rover finally came to the realization that using a real Bosch-built system might be
better than a locally made copy, and they installed
the current Bosch Motronic system for the introduction of the Discovery II. This system is a lot more
advanced than GEMS. It gives more precise fuel
control, electronic engine balancing, increased reliability, and more power from the same size motor
(almost 10% more).
The power, drivability, and smoothness of Land
Rover engines improved with each iteration of
engine management. A 2002 Discovery - with the
same size engine as a 1994 - is markedly more powerful and more responsive than its predecessor. In
2003, Land Rover increased the engine size to 4.6
liters. The Bosch engine management remained the
same but performance is better with the bigger
block.
The drawback for do-it-yourselfers is that the
Bosch engines are even less owner-friendly. To service them effectively, you’ll need either the specialist
LR test system or the specialist Bosch test system.
Even with those test systems, you won’t make much
sense of the 20+ pages of parameters and data they
can show unless you’ve been to Bosch engine management training.
In my opinion, most owners of these trucks are
going to be limited to basic service - oil changes, air
filter and spark plug replacement, etc. Actual
repairs are going to call for a properly tooled and
trained specialist.
We should also look at the rest of the vehicle . . .
Earlier Discoveries are prone to rust. Places to
check are the rear door jambs, the rocker sills, the
floorboards behind the front wheels, and the bottoms of the doors and the edges around the front
windshield and alpine windows. WaxOyl will go a
long way to prevent rust damage or halt it if it’s not
too bad.
The biggest source of trouble on most
Discoveries is the electrical system. They leak water
into the fuse boxes, which then corrode. Various
electrical devices - alarm controllers - window controllers - ignition switches - in the dash fail.
The dashboards are made from molded foam
that curls up at the edges when it ages. Land Rover
has a Dash kit with plastic strips to hold the dash
down tight. If your pre-99 Discovery has not had a
kit installed, you probably need one.
Discovery transfer cases have a manual diff
lock that tends to freeze up from lack of use. I suggest you shift yours every week or so to keep it free.
Taking the linkage apart to fix this condition is a several hour project.
Land Rover has addressed many of the deficiencies with the original Discovery when they
brought out the Discovery II in 1999. It came with a
redesigned engine that leaks less oil - not no oil, but
less oil; improved outside door handles; a new dashboard; a more reliable Bosch electrical system; an
improved transmission; a redesigned front axle
design.
Land Rover deleted the diff lock lever from the
1999-2003 Discovery II but the feature is still available on the transfer case and inexpensive kits are
available to restore the lever the way it should be.
The Disco II also has a number of improved
creature comforts such as automatic climate control;
improved stereo; heated front glass in some models;
improved seats; forward facing rear jump seats. In
fact, with their forward facing design they are no
longer “jump” seats at all, since it is now impossible
to jump from them. However, jumpers can still get
satisfaction by jumping from the back seat,
unchanged from the original Discovery.
Really, the best seats for jumping are found in
Defender models without a rear door, and Land
Rover troop carriers. Those vehicles have fully functional jump seats that allow a person with a pack to
jump from the vehicle at any time.
See you next issue.
John Robison
NEWfor the DISCOVERY,
A modular ALUMINUM ROOF RACK system
Modular Safari Roof Rack
points for up to 4 driving lights of your choice. Comes in an easyto-assemble kit form to avoid expensive truck freight.
All new for 2005, our full length Safari Rack incorporates the latest
in design and manufacture technology so you can carry all kinds
of gear on top with confidence. Lightweight anodized aluminum
load deck and frame provide superior strength and rigidity. Molded
front wind deflector minimizes wind noise and provides mounting
Discovery 1989-2005
SRR2003
Discovery I 1994-1999.......................$ 950.00
SRR2002
Discovery II 1999-2004 .....................$ 950.00
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• Adjustable floor cross members,
allow you to customize your deck
space.
• Concealed front lamp mounts
allow you to install up to 4 driving
lights.
• Compatible with Genuine roof
top access ladders.
Some helpful
hints, on setting
up your NEW
Safari Roof Rack
1
Picture 1 Take out both of the supplied instruction sheets and
Picture 2 When assembling the hardware to the deck members, do
review them before you start. Will need a philips screw driver, tape
messuare, 8mm & 13mm wrench and a 3mm drill size.
2
not tighten down the plate nuts; this will make it easier to attach to the
frame.
3
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Picture 3 Assemble deck members to side
Picture 5 Make sure to measure out the
Picture 7 Ask some friends to help you lift
your new rack up onto the roof of your Land
Rover. It’s light weight, but it is just easier to
handle with more people.
Picture 4 When fastening the wind deflec-
Picture 6 Once you have everything tightened down, flip it over and admire your handy
work.
Picture 8 Once you have your new rack on,
use the supplied security lock Allen wrench
to fasten down the stainless steel hardware
into your gutter.
rails with the rack upside down. Insert the
legs onto any deck member that you want or
as shown. Again, leaving all hardware loose
for ease of adjustment..
tor, make sure that you are satisfied with the
way it fits before drilling fixing holes.
cross bars to determine the exact location
that you would like. Once you have the locations, tighten down the plate nuts.
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Detailed instructions included
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April in
Paradise
By Kristopher Clone
It’s April 11th, 2003 and there are three and a half
hours until the Alaska ferry leaves Bellingham, WA
bound for Haines, Alaska. My fiancee Annie and I
vigorously cram all of our gear from our storage unit,
into and onto “Limey” our late Series IIA 88. My
homemade roof rack (someday I will afford a real
one) was vital to the success of this portion of the
trip. From Haines we will drive the remaining 800
miles to Denali National Park where we will spend
four months working for a private guest lodge located 90 dusty, muddy miles from civilization. Sounds
like Rover country to me!
The ferry ride was stunningly relaxing. Limey
drew an incredible amount of attention on and off
board. Somehow all of our gear fit, including my
upright bass. I’m quite sure that Land Rover measured a contra bass and designed a vehicle hat would
get a bassist to absolutely any show, but... I could be
mistaken.
Two and a half days later we were in Haines,
Alaska. Of course, it wasn’t long before I discovered
a few mechanical issues to address. Luckily for me I
was staying at the home of Fred Shields, a former
Roverphile. All he asked in return was a little help
towing his two 109’s from point A to point B so he
could sell them. There’s no hiding the fact that if
finances permitted, I would have bought them in an
instant. Annie wiped her brow in relief.
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A friend at a local river guiding company provided a workspace in his shop. The list of repairs
began with replacing the four swivel ball joints and
adjusting the play in the front hubs. First, we had to
remove the tie rod ends. Of course they would not
simply unscrew. So against my advice some compadres thought it best to heat the rod with a cutting
torch on low. I don’t really need to tell you what happened...but I will! Even with two 3-foot pipe wrenches and a bench vise the ball joint would not dislodge.
However, we now know the point at which a steel rod
will twist.
“Hello, thank you for calling Rovers North.
How may I help you?” “Uhhh, yeah... I need a new tie
rod for my late series II-A.” While I was waiting for
the new tie rod, I changed the oil and converted to a
Rocky Mountain oil filte adapter, and replaced the
plugs. Annie noticed that the steering box had jiggled
loose so we tightened it up. A few days later by next
day air (no such thing as next day shipping to AK) we
received the tie rod, installed it and drove away smiling! Now for the real journey north!
The weather had been relentlessly beautiful
from Bellingham to Haines and remained cloudless
for the two weeks of our stay. Now it was time to
begin our trek to Denali. Our route would take us
from Haines to Haines Junction, Yukon Territory,
then northwest to Fairbanks along the famed Alaska
Highway. Then we would turn south on the Parks
Highway to Denali Park; 800 miles of winding, aweinspiring, and yes, bumpy road. We left town just
before sunset and drove into British Columbia when
we made camp just off the highway overlooking the
Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Provincial Park. We
set up our tent at dusk just before 11:00 pm. This
was the first time we felt the isolation of the far north
that we so desired. I would venture a guess that 2
cars drove past us all night and into the morning. We
woke to the unique clucking of the willow ptarmigan
and escaped from the tent and into a stunning landscape of snow-capped peaks. We couldn’t wait to see
what treats lay ahead of us and to the north. After a
cup of coffee for me and tea for Annie we once again
packed our gear, climbed into Limey, sparked up the
2.25 and rumbled northward.
As we drove along we were very lucky to have
the highway quite literally to ourselves. In a span of
150 miles we encountered, at best, six vehicles. This
was good, for it allowed me to wander to and fro
from one white line to the other as I would say,
“Annie...look at that!” or she would gasp, “Kris... can
you see what I am seeing?” Of course I couldn’t so I
would try, thus the wandering as we “rubber necked”
our way along. As most of you know, traveling in a
Series Land Rover has its advantages and disadvantages. As for Annie and me, the former far outweighs
the latter. For instance, traveling at the breakneck
speed of 45-55 mph presents the opportunity to see a
point of interest in plenty of time to actually stop for
a better look. Avoiding potholes and frost heaves
becomes possible. Every guy that passes us in his
SUV turns a marvelous shade of, pardon the pun,
“Lime” green with envy. Wildlife sightings are much
more feasible, but most of all, it’s impossible to be in
a rush when rushing around is not an option.
As for disadvantages, to quote my good friend,
fellow Series Land Rover owner and the person to
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blame for my Land Rover addiction Mike Bassett,
“Land Rovers are great, it’s just that they’re always a
little bit broken.” Therefore, one never knows for
sure if you’ll actually make it to your destination. I
must admit that, to me, this is an advantage as well.
The people you meet and the repairs you learn to
make while broken down simply add to the adventure. It’s all in your approach of the situation. I am
proud to say that Limey performed marvelously the
entire trip. We made camp on the second night just
south of Delta Junction. AK on a single lane road a
couple miles along the Tanana River. You don’t have
to be far from the main road to be in the middle of
nowhere up here. Just before sundown we were
graced by several hundred sandhill Cranes flying
overhead.
Limey rests.
Day
three and we
wake to a
noise in the
trees behind
the tent.
Definitely not
a squirrel!
Being from
Montana, we
are very
familiar with
the large
mammal possibilities. We
decide to get
up and see
what was about. After a couple of minutes Annie
stumbled upon a curious and very large Bull Moose
wandering around toward the river. I never tire of
these creatures. They are so immense and yet so
graceful. We watch in awe. After he wanders away
from us we look at each other, laugh, hug and make
our way back for some coffee, tea and to strike
camp. It would be a short drive today. Just shy of
200 miles to Fairbanks where we would spend a
couple of days poking around at the sights before
driving the last leg of the trip to Denali.
While kicking around Fairbanks, we stopped at
a cafe for lunch. As commonly happens, Limey
attracted another Rover to the same diner, a Series
II-A 109” SW, also pastel green in color. I didn’t see
them come in the diner but while looking around I
spied them. I approached and introduced myself. We
exchanged the normal Rover gibberish about years,
models, styles, upgrades, and wish lists and parted
ways. It was time we drove the 145 miles to our
employers’ office just south of Denali where we
would be staying for the next week and a half before
driving 90 miles into Denali Nat’l Park to the lodge
that we would call home for the next 4 months. Until
this point in the trip we had beaten the arrival of the
dreaded mosquito. Seventy miles south of Fairbanks,
nature called. I pulled off the road onto a single
track. Within seconds of me disembarking, my blue
shirt turned brown. I hurriedly finished my business
and dove into Limey and slowly accelerated to ramming speed all the while spastically flailing at the
window and shoeing the buggers out into the headwind. Once again the lack of traffic was in our best
interest. We arrived at the office around 7pm and
were warmly greeted and escorted too our friend
from Montana’s cabin. We hiked our sleeping gear
the 1/4-mile in, crawled in our bags and fell asleep
drifting off into a dreamland.
All in all it took five days from Haines to
Denali, taking us through some of the most extraordinary country we’ve ever seen. Limey was the perfect vessel for this and all journeys. Even though this
trip was over, our season in Denali was just beginning. A season filled with panoramas of Mt. McKinley
and hundreds of miles of old mining roads to Rover
around on. Limey was born for this and everyone
around her knew it. These adventures will have to
wait for another time though. Until then... Live long
and Rover!
High-Ratio Series IIA, III
Transfer Box
Pre-assembled, ready to bolt in. Includes transmission brake assembly.
Increases your road speed by 32% with no change in low range performance! Eliminates the need for an overdrive for quieter, more reliable road
performance. Normal high ratio is 1.148:1, New Hi-Ratio Modified is
0.781:1, low range ratio is unchanged. Entire transfer box assembly is
rebuilt including all new bearings, seals and gaskets. Not compatible
with external overdrive or PTO.
HRT1002 Hi-Ratio Transfer Box with brake assembly ................$ 1229.00
Genuine
Rebuilt
Gearboxes
Range Rover
Classic &
Discovery I,
Defender
RNT002 Gearbox Assembly, ZF Automatic, Rebuilt .......................$ 2578.00
RNH375 R380, 5-speed standard, Defender, Genuine, Rebuilt .....$ 2165.00
RNH376 LT95, 4-speed standard, D110, RRC, Genuine, Rebuilt....$ 2388.92
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Transfer Boxes
Defender
RNT015
Transfer Gearbox, LT230, Remanufactured
$ 1595.00
Range Rover Classic ‘87-’88/ Discovery I
RNT012
Transfer Gearbox, LT230, NEW, Genuine
$ 2795.00
RNT015
Transfer Gearbox, LT230, Remanufactured
$ 1595.00
Range Rover Classic ‘89-’95
RNT019
Transfer Gearbox, Borg Warner, Rebuilt
$ 2450.00
Range Rover P38A / Discovery II
RNH363
Transfer Gearbox,
$ 3291.74
RNT012
RNT020
EASY to install SIDE STEP
Assemblies with
hardware
(A)
(A) High quality black powder coated steel,
with non slip rubber covering. A $590.00 value.
PLA632 Fits Discovery I,
Range Rover Classic 100 inch Short Wheel Base
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 329.95
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(B) High quality rubber coated with Chevron Tread Plate,
Includes all hardware and integrated ABS front mud flap.
A $658.00 value.
PLH599 Discovery II . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 479.00
PLH699 P38A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 429.95
Protect the interior of
your Land Rover-
(B)
(B)
(A)
With Custom Floor Mats
Front Mat Set
Add an elegant finishing touch to the interior of your
vehicle with plush custom carpets. The 32 oz. premium
nylon yarn is three times heavier than the low quality
factory mats that most vehicle's come fitted with. These
plush durable mats are custom cut to fit your Land
Rover with a non slip backing and include special fasteners. Front floor mats along with the rear floor mat
are sold together (except for Defender 90 1994-1997,
which is a 2 piece set) and the cargo load space mat is
sold separate. Available in Land Rover colors - listed by
vehicle type below to match the most popular interior
colors. Mats are completely washable and come with a
2 year warranty. Allow one to two weeks for delivery.
Cargo Loadspace Mat
Rear Seat Mat
(Sold as set of 3)
(Sold separately)
Custom Mat Colors
Defender 90 and 110
(A)Defender 90 (2 piece set)
1994-95
(A)Defender 90 (2 piece set)
1997
(B)Defender 90 SW Cargo
1997
(A)Defender 110
1993
(B)Defender 110 Cargo
1993
Discovery I and II
(A)Discovery I
1996-98
(B)Discovery I Cargo
1996-98
(A)Discovery II
1999-on
(B)Discovery II Cargo
1999-on
(B)Discovery II Cargo (W/ 3rd seat) 1999-on
Range Rover Classic
(A)Range Rover Classic
1987-89
(A)Range Rover Classic SWB
1990-94
(A)Range Rover Classic LWB
1993-94
(A)Range Rover Classic
1995
(A)Range Rover Classic LWB
1995
(B)Range Rover Classic/County/Cargo
(B)Range Rover Classic LWB Cargo 1993-95
Range Rover P38A
(A)Range Rover 4.0 SE/4.6 HSE
1995-02
(B)Range Rover 4.0 SE/4.6 HSE Cargo 1995-02
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Parabolic SpringsWorth the Change?
By Jeffrey Aronson
Parabolic springs have been available for Series
Land Rovers for around a decade and still engender much debate. Could a leaf spring, with only 2
or 4 leaves front to rear, really give the durability
and carrying capacity of the standard or heavy duty
Land Rover spring? Were they really that much
more comfortable? What about axle articulation?
Were they worth the money?
As a traditionalist, I avoided the issue by running the heavy duty front springs until they had no
arc left in them. Of course, the lack of “springing”
also helped puncture the ever-dissolving frame at
the spring hangar, too. My rear springs were
replaced only because a top leaf snapped about 8
years ago.
In the rear of my car I carry a metal tool box
with about 50 lbs of tools. Anytime I hit a bump
the clatter of metal in the toolbox served as a sort
of decibel meter to identify the severity of the jolt.
A coffee mug, which was always wedged between
the seat squabs, served a similar purpose. If it
flew off the seat to the percussion accompaniment
of the toolbox, then I had hit a significant bump.
When my Series II-A was “overhauled,”
Rovers North insisted in
supplying parabolic
springs and Old Man
Emu shocks. I quickly
noticed the difference in
ride quality; simply put,
there was no reason to search the road surface to
avoid major jolts. Rarely did I hear the toolbox rattle its innards. Rarely did my innards rattle, either.
But the most impressive test came last weekend.
I faced a three hour drive on two lane roads
of differing condition. One stretch of very narrow
lakeside road has erupted in frost heaves, Nature’s
own speed bumps created by the first winter thaw
and continuing to grow until spring.
After an hour’s drive, I stopped to get a cup
of coffee and poured it into one of those flat, wide
bottomed coffee mugs, you know, the ones you
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use on boats so they won’t tip over. Well, I put the
mug on the left fender top of the car, poured the
coffee into it, and then went to toss out the paper
cup. I started down the rest of this windy road,
went up and down some hills, thought about the
frost heaves, and then felt around from the mug on
the seat. It wasn’t there - that’s when I realized I
had left it on the fender. I stared at the left fender
top, near the scuttle vent, and there was the mug,
still on the fender. With my previous springs and
poor shocks, it would have been on the road within 10 feet of the parking spot. I’ve also noticed that
I just don’t hear the toolbox as often, either.
My off-road driving has been in blizzards and
recovery efforts, so I haven’t given it the more
extreme test yet. Still, when I came around a bend
on this very trip and noticed a Ford Taurus off the
road, stuffed into a snowbank and heading down
an embankment, I wondered whether I could garner the traction to haul the car out. It took considerable tugging as the car was genuinely buried, but
axle articulation was not the issue.
My conclusion? I should have listened to
advocates like Rovers North’s Mark Letorney and
East Coast Rover’s Mike Smith years ago. There’s
nothing wrong with standard Land Rover springs,
but I now understand why Santana chose the parabolic route for its Spanish Rovers. So far, there’s
no evidence that parabolics lack for durability or
affect driveability, such as propshaft or u-joint
wear.
WOOD DASH KITS
Interior Wood Dash Kits
Enhance your interior with our all-climate, special poly- coated wood trim kits. A
custom adhesive (developed exclusively with 3M) provides extremely flexible and UV
resistant wood trim that simplifies the installation procedure. Simply stick in
place – don’t worry about alignment as each piece can be repositioned up to 24
hours after initial placement. From unbelievably realistic synthetic wood finishes to
OE match wood, nothing compares to our distinctive wood dashboard kits.
LR3 Kits are now available, call for more details.
Discovery I
WD702A-MB Full kit (23 pcs), auto ............................‘95-98..........$ 439.95
WD702B-MB Full kit (23 pcs), manual .......................‘95-98..........$ 439.95
WD702C-DS OE factory match (18 pcs), auto .........‘97 ...............$ 429.95
WD702D-DS OE factory match (18 pcs), manual....‘97 ...............$ 429.95
WD702E-DS OE factory match (14 pcs), auto .........‘98 ...............$ 265.95
WD702F-DS OE factory match (14 pcs), manual ....‘98 ...............$ 265.95
Discovery II (call on 04)
Range Rover P38A wood dash kit
WD296A-SRB Fact match w/door pcs (29 pcs) ........‘99-03..........$ 384.95
WD296A-MB Burl Wood w/door pcs (29 pcs) .........‘99-03..........$ 499.00
WD296C-SRB Fact match w/o door pcs (18 pcs) .....‘99-03..........$ 234.95
WD296C-MB Burl Wood w/o door pcs (18 pcs) ......‘99-03..........$ 312.00 WD296A Discovery II wood kit
WD296D-SRB Fact match Basic kit (4 pcs) ...............‘99-03..........$ 128.95
with door pieces
WD296D-MB Burl Wood Basic Kit (4 pcs)................‘99-03..........$ 175.95
Range Rover P38A
WD176A-SLBOE OE fact match (19 pcs), basic kit w/o navigation.............$ 289.95
WD176C-SLBOE OE fact match (20 pcs), basic kit w/navigation ................$ 289.95
WD176B-SLBOE OE fact match (27 pcs), Deluxe kit w/o navigation ..........$ 369.95
WD176D-SLBOE OE fact match (28 pcs), Deluxe kit w/navigation..............$ 369.95
WD176E-SLBOE HSE fact match add-on kit (13 pcs), ‘01-02........................$ 209.95
CL008-SLBOE
Cluster piece only ..................................................................$ 29.95
Discovery I wood dash kit
Dog Guards -
Keep your pets safe in your Land Rover
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Range Rover P38A Dog Guards
RND222 Range Rover P38A Dog Guard, 1996-2002, Genuine (shown)..................$ 299.95
PLD222 Range Rover P38A Dog Guard, 1996-2002, ProLine...................................$ 179.00
Discovery I Rear Dog Guards
RNA701 Discovery I Dog Guard, Grey Bars, w/rear A/C, Genuine ........................$
RNA709 Discovery I Dog Guard, Grey Bars, w/o rear A/C, Genuine.....................$
RNA707 Discovery I Dog Guard, Mesh, Genuine (above).......................................$
PLD244 Discovery I Dog Guard, Mesh, ProLine.......................................................$
249.95
247.50
239.95
149.90
Genuine Discovery II Rear Dog Guard
RND492 Discovery II Mesh Dog Guard, Genuine (special order)..........................$ 239.95
REMOVABLE DOG GUARD
RNA6010 Removable Dog Guard for Range Rover Classic, RR P38A......................$
RNA6010E Removable Dog Guard for Discovery Series I & II....................................$
RND222 Genuine Range Rover P38A Dog Guard
RNA6010E Rmovable Dog Guard
74.95
94.50
RND492 Discovery II Genuine Mesh Dog Guard
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ON 95!
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$24
Rear Door Latch Kit
Genuine Discovery I
Has your latch completely rusted
out from salt and corrosion?
Replace it with our Genuine rear
door latch kit. Our exclusive kit
includes the replacement assembly,
gasket, clips, bolts and washers
as shown.
Fuel Filters
RNF861
RNK8361 Discovery I Rear Door Latch Kit...............................$ 125.00
Series Fuel Tanks
Beware of inferior imitations! There are a variety
of aftermarket tanks out there, that try and convince you they are better than the original. The
original design is much stronger and more durable.
Series II, IIA, III
PLC362 (As shown above)
88” and 109” Regular, Fuel Tank, Petrol &
Diesel, ProLine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLE424 109 Rear Fuel Tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLH515 Range Rover Classic 1971-1985 style . . . . . . $
PLE114 110 NAS, Range Rover Classic 1987-1991 . . $
PLE116 Cradle for PLE114 fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
189.00
399.00
279.00
239.00
48.50
Series II, IIA, III 1959 - 1976
RFF111
In line filter with Quick Clamp Fittings, that can
be adapted to any 5/16” fuel line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Series III 1974 on
RNE235
2.25 litre petrol, canister type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Defender 90/110
RNF861
90, 110 inline with threaded fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RNC632
2.25 litre petrol, inline w/threaded fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RFF111
2.25 litre petrol, inline (non-genuine) splice in. . . . . . . . . . . . $
RNC745
2.25 litre diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RNF862
200, 300Tdi Fuel Filter-diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RND270
Td5, Fuel Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Discovery I
RNF861
Genuine – threaded both ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLF861
‘87-’95, ProLine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Range Rover Classic
RNF133
Genuine Fuel Filter Update Kit (required for early
Range Rover up to LA464553) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RNF861
’87-’95, (threaded both ends), Genuine, SPECIAL . . . . . . . . . $
PLF861
‘87-’95, ProLine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RNF025
‘87-90 fuel filter (up to LA464553
without update kit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
4.68
4.68
20.97
15.34
4.68
7.40
30.68
65.47
20.97
15.90
52.95
20.97
15.90
19.50
Go AheadSupersize
Me Again
By Craig Reece
[Craig Reece, Berkeley, CA, started off with a ‘73
Bronco and an ‘86 Land Cruiser before he finally
graduated to a ‘95 Defender 90. He wanted to see if
he could convert his ‘72 Series III with a Discovery
frame to bio-diesel. He outlined many of his modifications in our last issue; here’s the second part of
his ingenious story -ed].
With all the frame and body work completed, I
needed to turn to the drivetrain. Working with Shane
Ballensky of Rover Hybrids, Reading, CA, we chose
to purchase Discovery axle housings, with 4:10 ring
and pinion gears and ARB airlockers, 24 spline rear
axles, and 24/23 spine front axles and AUE 2522
Defender 110 CV joints, and with Jack McNamara
drive flanges. The ARB air lockers are controlled
with air-actuated solenoids and the axle housings are
fitting with special breather kits. The transfer case is
a stock Discovery LT230, with the 1.2 high range, the
transmission is a R380 from a late model 300 Tdi
Discovery. The truck also has an Ashcroft Underdrive
(aka crawlerbox) giving the truck a final drive ratio
of 127.41, in low-range-transfercase/low rangecrawlerbox (first gear 3.6 x low range transfercase x
2.6 crawler low range x 4.10 axle gears.) By comparison a stock Defender with 3.54 gears has a final
crawl ratio of 42.43, and the same vehicle with 4.10
gears has a final crawl ratio of 49.01. The 127:1
ratio is very useful in in a rock-crawling applications, since until the turbocharger spools up, you’re
essentially driving a 2.5 naturally-aspirated diesel,
and particularly when trying to climb steep ledges, it
just can’t be done. Lower axles gearing would help,
but then you’ve lost on-highway cruising speed,
which isn’t a problem for a purpose-built and trailered trail machine, but is for an expedition/road trip
vehicle that also does the occasional gnarly trail. The
low final drive ratio also gives very precise control in
steep descents.
Brake rotors are cross-drilled and slotted. The
wheels are 110/130 white steel wheels, powder coated white for the Series look, and the tires are
Michelin XZL 8.50 x 16 and, to allow for airing down
the tires without risking unseating a bead on the
tires. This eliminates the need for beadlock wheels which wouldn’t have been in keeping with either the
Series look or my desire to build a wolf in sheep’s
clothing - an extremely capable off-road machine
that didn’t look extreme. I installed Second Air internal beadlocks - a Kevlar inner tube, basically, that’s
inflated, via a 2nd valve stem, to keep the tire seated
on the wheel even with total loss of air pressure in
the tire itself. In the truck s maiden voyage - to the
Solihull Society’s National Rally in Moab in
September, we aired the tires down to 10 pounds
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and the tires never came off the wheels, even
while climbing large ledges (the same ledges that
defeated my Defender 90, with
33” tires and lockers front and rear, when I
attempted them in 2000.)
I was the only member of the 2001 La Ruta
Maya expedition without air conditioning, and we
were sticky beyond belief once we hit Houston
and the Gulf of Mexico coast, and all the way
through Belize and Guatemala. Air conditioning
was high on my wish list, so we sourced a used
Defender 90 A/C unit. Since we had the full-width
Allard intercooler in front of the radiator, and needed to install the A/C condenser in front of this, we
pushed the radiator about 2” closer to the engine
than stock - thanks to a tip from Chalie Haigh at
Land Rover Flatirons in Colorado (formerly of
Rovers North.) We heard about Charlie’s tip from
Jim Pendleton of Pendy Imports in Augusta, Kansas,
an independent Land Rover shop. Jim is a Tdi expert
whose support, knowledge and generosity were
hugely important in getting the project done.
The suspension consists of Old Man Emu 781
springs in the rear, and early Safari Gard Stage II
springs, for a lift of 20”. The rear shocks are Bilstein
7100 remote-reservoir units with 14” travel, on
Rockware rear shock hoops and with custom front
shock mount with 12” of travel. The stock front
shock location is inside the coil springs, and Shane’s
mounts position the shocks in front of the springs,
for increased shock travel and suspension articula-
tion. The rear trailing
links are the custom
earless-and-Heim-jointed items mentioned earlier.
The Do-It-Yourself
Dormobile top idea was
born when I first saw a
red Series 88 built by a
German guy and written up by TeriAnn Wakeman. It
features a stock top hinged to open, and with wood
2x2’s holding the sides together when the top was
deployed (the roof holds the sides rigid, so when it’s
raised, something much replace this important function) then fitted with canvas.
Soon after this, Shane and his SO, Tina, went to
Tahiti on vacation. There, Shane bought a French
Land Rover magazine that featured an article about a
different way to construct a camper top. Following
this lead, I sourced a very heavy-duty stainless piano
hinge, and Shane fabricated an aluminum ring and I
now have an elevating roof, which looks stock unless
deployed. The bed will be supported by the internal
rollcage designed and fabricated by Shane.
Now, how to power this hybrid? I admire the
capabilities of diesel motors and it was Rudolph
Diesel himself who wrote “The use of vegetable oils
for engine fuels may seem insignificant today, but
such oils may become in the course of time as
important as petroleum and the coal tar
products of the present.”
For me, the benefits to the environment of vegetable oil were very attractive- vegetable oils, being a
renewable resource, produce no net gain in carbon
dioxide emissions, and are thus are climate-change
neutral. They also contain no sulfur, unlike diesel
fuel, and thus don’t cause acid rain, and they are
oxygenated, and thus produce drastically smaller
amounts of carcinogenic and asthma-causing
unburned fuel or soot. Then there are the obvious
geopolitical benefits and benefits to the domestic
farm economy.
The miles-per-gallon and power of a diesel
engine running on diesel or on vegetable oil are similar - some people report slight power gains, almost
no one report significant changes to mileage. The
engine is quieter on vegetable oil - and smells better!
And yes, your vehicle exhaust will smell like something’s being fried!
So, what is needed to run a diesel engine on
vegetable oil? The only thing that a diesel engine
requires to allow it to run on vegetable oil is that the
vegetable oil be thinned to a thickness - or viscosity closer to that of petrodiesel, so that it will both flow
more freely through the system and have a droplet
size when atomized in the combustion chamber that
s sufficiently fine enough to combust properly. And,
of course, that the larger chunks of fries be
removed.
The best way to run a diesel engine on vegetable oil, and the one I use, is to install components
on the vehicle that utilize either heat from the engine
coolant - the water-antifreeze mixture circulating in
the engine and radiator - or 12V
electricity from the alternator - to
heat the vegetable oil, thinning it to
a suitable viscosity. This allows the
engine to run on either new vegetable oil from the supermarket or, even better, on free oil from
restaurant fryers.
When I first started researching the idea of running a 300 Tdi
on vegetable oil, the price of new
oil in bulk - 5 gallon jugs - was
close to that of diesel at the pump,
if you went to Costco or restaurant supply houses,
and I thought that’s what I’d do. That was almost 5
years ago, and since then, while the price of diesel
has increased by almost a dollar, the price of vegetable oil has increased even more, so I was motivated to reconsider using restaurant fryer oil as my fuel
source. I’ve now got 4 restaurants in Berkeley that
save their fryer oil for me - putting it back into the 5
gallon plastic jugs they buy in it - and get about 85
gallons a week, more than I can use in my 3 converted vehicles. The excess is used in the fuel tanks
of my customers - Shane and I have a new business
Continued on pg 24.
Genuine V8 Ignition Parts
at UNBEATABLE Savings!
V8 Ingnition Parts
PLI001
PLI002
PLI004
PLI006
Distributor Cap, 3.5, 3.9 litre.......................................$ 16.95
Distributor Rotor, 3.5, 3.9 litre ....................................$ 5.95
Ignition Wire Set, 3.5, 3.9 & 4.2 litre .........................$ 39.50
Ignition Wire Set 4.0, 4.6 litre...............................$ 52.50
4 Cylinder Ignition Parts
RNI001
Distributor Cap, 3.5, 3.9 litre.......................................$ 38.41
RNI002
Distributor Rotor, 3.5, 3.9 litre ....................................$ 34.95
RNI028
Ignition Coil 3.5 liter.....................................................$ 59.00
RNE509 Ignition Coil 3.9 liter.....................................................$ 99.99
RNI004
Ignition Wire Set, 3.5, 3.9, and ‘93, ‘94 4.2 litre ......$ 55.95
RNI005
Ignition Wire Set, 4.2 litre 1995 only.........................$ 69.95
RNI006 Ignition Wire Set 4.0, 4.6 litre............................$ 84.95
RNI019
Distributor Assembly 3.5, 3.9 litre .............................$ 599.00
RNI024
3 Pin Amplifier for Distributor....................................$ 129.95
RNI010
Adapter, for 3 Pin Amplifier .......................................$ 37.95
RNI012
Distributor Clear Plastic Cover for Distributor........$ 44.95
RNI017
Base Plate and Pick-up Lead for Distributor..........$ 119.21
RNI003 Genuine Land Rover (Champion) .....................$ 4.99
Complete Genuine V8 Ignition Kits
RNK9335 3.9 litre (Includes: Cap, rotor, plug wires, and
spark plugs) .................................................................$ 165.50
RNK9336 4.0 litre, ‘94-’95 Discovery I ........................................$ 139.95
(Includes: Plug wires, and spark plugs)
RNK9339 4.0 litre, ‘96-’99 Discovery I ........................................$ 124.95
RNK9340 4.0 litre, ‘95-’98 RR P38A ...........................................$ 119.00
RNK9341 4.0 litre, ‘99-’02 RR P38A, Discovery II .....................$ 249.95
4 Cylinder Distributer
Caps and Rotors
1.
Early Lucas points: Condenser and low tension lead
ends slide over the round post and are “sandwiched”
between the points spring and plastic
isolator. A single nut tightens these on the post.
RNE595 Lucas Early......................................................$
2.
Late Lucas (red): combination low tension /
condenser lead clips onto the “shepard hook”
end of the points spring.
RNE637 Lucas New Type (red) ...................................$
3.
Late Lucas (blue): Same as preceding, but blue. .......
Known as sliding points.
RNF232 Newest Type (blue)........................................$
4.
Ducellier: Two-piece points. Low tension lead
attached by moving contact. Condenser
mounted on outside of distributor.
RNF231 Ducellier Type.................................................$
4.68
4.11
8.27
5.85
(2)
(1)
(3)
(4)
(F)
(D)
(G)
(E)
(A)
RNC603
Cap - Series II, IIA Lucas Screw Type ..........................................$15.09
(B)
RNE633
Rotor - Early Lucas............................................................................$ 3.38
(C)
RNC437
Cap - Series IIA, III Early Lucas Push-in.......................................$ 8.31
(D)
RNE596
Cap - Late Lucas Type Push in........................................................$ 8.31
(E)
RNE634
Rotor - Late Lucas.............................................................................$ 4.11
(F)
PLF185
Cap - Ducellier Push in Type...........................................................$ 9.95
(G)
RNF186
Rotor - Ducellier ................................................................................$ 3.48
(A)
(C)
(B)
(B)
K&N Air Filters
This is the last filter your Rover will need!
Superior design uses premium oil
cotton gauze with wire screening
allowing maximum air flow with
maximum filtration. Easy to
clean, never needs
replacement.
Defender 90/110
RNF141 Defender 90 and 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Discovery I and II
RNF145 Filter Service Kit
RNF139 Discovery I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RNF144 Discovery II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Range Rover Classic
RNF141 RR Classic, 1987-1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RNF139 RR Classic, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Range Rover P38A
RNF146 RR P38A, thru ‘98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RNF144 RR P38A, 1999-2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RNF145
39.95
53.95
55.95
39.95
53.95
62.95
55.95
Genuine
Oil Filters
RNF001
RND503
RNE589
RND504
RND269
RNH251
RNF001
RNF001
RND505
RNE590
RNE591
RNE589
V8 – All Range Rover Classic, P38A,
Discovery I and II, Defender 90/110...........................$
V8 – 101 Military Forward Control..............................$
6 cyl 2.6 litre NADA 109”, petrol.................................$
6 cyl 2.5 litre Freelander, petrol ..................................$
5 cyl 2.5 litre Td5, diesel, engine oil...........................$
5 cyl 2.5 litre Td5, Centrifuge element.......................$
4 cyl 2.3, 2.5 litre Defender 90/110, petrol .................$
4 cyl 2.5, 2.5 turbo, 200 Tdi, 300 Tdi, diesel ...............$
4 cyl 1.8 litre Freelander, petrol ..................................$
4 cyl 2.25 ltr SIIA, III, pet/diesel, 5.5” canister.........$
4 cyl 2.25 ltr SIIA, III, pet/diesel, 7.5” canister.........$
4 cyl 2.0 litre Series I, petrol .......................................$
9.94
18.54
6.76
9.05
19.73
24.85
9.94
9.94
9.00
8.84
9.10
6.76
Series II, IIA
Generators
RNE647
C-40 type Generator, 2.25 litre P & D.......................$ 89.95
*plus $30 core charge
K&N Filter Service Kit for all filters . . . . . . . $ 12.50
Starters
Great Value!
Air Filters
Discovery I
RNF010 Discovery I Genuine ...................................................$
Discovery II
RNF147 Genuine, All Discovery II models Genuine ............$
PLF147
ProLine, All Discovery II models ProLine ...............$
Range Rover Classic
RNF012 Range Rover Classic 1974-1985, (2 req) Genuine .$
RNF950 Range Rover Classic 1987-1994 Genuine ...............$
PLF950
Range Rover Classic 1987-1994 ProLine ................$
RNF010 Range Rover Classic 1995 Genuine ........................$
Range Rover P38A
RNF011 Range Rover P38A 1995-1997 Genuine ..................$
RNF147 Range Rover P38A 1998-2002 Genuine ..................$
Defender
RNF950 NAS 90,110 V8 Genuine ............................................$
RNH382 200 Tdi Diesel Genuine .............................................$
RNH383 300 Tdi Diesel Genuine .............................................$
RNF147 Td5 Diesel Genuine ....................................................$
RNE867
14.95
16.95
13.95
RNF197
10.95
9.95
7.95
14.95
12.95
16.95
9.95
25.14
38.43
16.95
Automatic Transmission Filter Service Kit
(includes filter, pan gaskets and O-rings) For Discovery I,II, Range Rover
Classic, Range Rover P38A, 1997 Defender.
ZF Trans. Filter Service Kit, 1987-2004.....................$ 47.50
Genuine ZF Trans Filter Kit 1987-2004.....................$ 67.50
Starter Motor, Bosch, High Speed
Cold-Climate Enhanced (for all
3.5/3.9/4.0/4.2/4.6 litre petrol engines, New ...................................$ 179.00
Starter Motor, 2.25 & 2.6 litre petrol, Rebuilt .................................$ 275.56
*plus $100 core charge
PLD294
Auto Trans.
Filter Kit
PLK312
RNK312
When it’s time for a new
starter, we recommend
this Genuine unit from
Bosch. This is a high
speed and cold-climate
starter, enhanced to help
on those chilly mornings.
Starter Motor, 200 & 300 Tdi, New ..................................................$ 399.00
O2 Sensors
Defender 90 / 110
RNE029 90/110 3.9 litre, Genuine, 2 req..................................$
PLE029 90/110 3.9 litre, ProLine, 2 req ...................................$
RND292 90 4.0 litre, Genuine, 4 req .........................................$
Discovery I
RNE029 3.9 litre, Genuine, 2 req ..............................................$
PLE029 3.9 litre, ProLine, 2 req ...............................................$
RND290 4.0 litre, Genuine, 4 req ..............................................$
RND292 4.0 litre w/AEL, Genuine, 4 req..................................$
Discovery II
RNE910 Front, Genuine, 2 req ..................................................$
RNE892 Rear, Genuine, 2 req ...................................................$
Range Rover Classic
RNE029 All models, Genuine, 2 req ........................................$
PLE029 All models, ProLine, 2 req..........................................$
Range Rover P38A
RND290 ‘95-’97 to VA350101, Front & Rear, Genuine, 4req .$
RND292 ‘97-’98 from VA350102 to WA410481,
Front & Rear, Genuine, 4 req.....................................$
RNE893 ‘99-’02 from XA410482, Front, Genuine, 2 req.........$
RNE892 ‘99-’02 from XA410482, Rear, Genuine, 2 req..........$
319.95
129.95
159.00
319.95
129.95
139.95
159.00
67.95
69.95
319.95
129.95
139.95
159.00
74.95
69.95
Lite BreaksGentlemen Don’t
Go Out At Night
[Land Rovers have a justifiable reputation for making it home whatever the problem. We catalogue
those stories in the Rovers North News under “Lite
Breaks.” Recently, Brenton Lane, who splits his time
between San Diego, CA and Ocean Park, ME, told
Rovers North of his Lite Break. And the Editor must
add his own travails with charging system woes,
Brent goes first:]
My ‘69 109” ex-military RHD pickup had a charging
problem over which I’d been unaware. I think that it
charged enough to replace the power used to start
the engine but driving at night would drain the battery. Of course I found this out after working a week
in LA and having to head to San Diego for the weekend. My lights were extremely dim and the truck had
to be push started, but it ran. I decided to go for it.
Going through LA the truck lost power - unless I
turned off the headlights (did I mention that this was
at night?). So I drove on with the just the parking
(running) lights on. This of course is when it decided to start raining. Luckily for me I resisted the
temptation of using the wipers and further draining
the battery. Well, actually, I held back because at that
point the wipers had never worked at all. Time for a
commercial message - I had wiped Rain-X on the
windshield so I could see the road.
So I decided to try to get as close to San Diego
so I could to make sure that if things went real sour,
AAA would cover the tow. I ended up driving from
LA to SD at night in the rain with no headlights and
no wipers. If I couldn’t see I would have stopped
but I could see fine and with the parking lights on
people could see me. I think that a couple CHP
patrolmen even went by without giving me a second
glance! I made it all the way home and then
replaced the alternator. Oh yes, while I was at it I
bought a switch for the wipers. The wipers are still a
bit ‘intermittent’ on my 109”, at least in terms of
speed.
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had no fear. The new door seals and a Rovers North
Did any of this deter me from adding to my
Mansfield heater would keep me warm; the new
Land Rover fleet? Nope. As I write this I am on the
components would get me down the road.
coast of Maine and as it’s been around 0 degrees F.
In the first 40 miles, I managed to run out of
for a few mornings the gas pedal has needed a big
gas [now I remember - my gauge becomes inaccupush to help start the Rover. How cold was it? I figure that it must be cold if the Breakfree was congeal- rate below 1/8th full] within sight of a gas station.
Although quite cold, I managed a pleasant walk. I
ing; if you are not familiar with Breakfree it is much
had to admit the Rover looked quite striking on the
better than WD-40 for lubricating and can be purside of the road. With its fresh tank of gas I proceedchased at any gun shop. Naturally, just
ed for another 120 miles before the car started to
in time for winter, the choke
misfire.
cable is stuck on my 109 but
I
Pulling out the choke helped only a bit, but I
luckily even in this cold
ended up
figured that I just had a case of carburetor
weather it has started each
icing.
and every morning.
driving from LA to
Ten miles later, the car suddenly felt very
Currently, I have an
SD at night
cold. Indeed, the heater blower motor had
88” used for snow plowin the rain with no
stopped functioning. Suspecting a blown
ing and a ‘73 Series III
fuse, I turned off the car and fiddled with
88”. The 88’s have served
head lights and no
the two fuses. Both looked fine and when I
me well, but I really love
wipers.
turned the key to “on” and hit the rocker
my 109”. One of these days
switch, a fine blast of warm air met my hand.
I’ll fit a heater in that thing!
Relieved, I closed the hood, stepped back into the
[The Editor knows of what Brent Lane
car, and hit the starter button. Nothing, barely even a
speaks, for he has walked in his shoes. His Rover,
click; with no electricity present hand-cranking the
however, would not make it as far.]
car accomplished nothing. Fortunately, I was in a
pocket of cell phone reception [not that common in
Elsewhere in this issue we chronicle the refurnorthern New England]. A call to AAA brought a disbishment of my Series II-A. When a ship is launched
embodied voice asking whether my breakdown had
into the sea, it goes through a set of tests called sea
occurred at an identifiable intersection. I noted the
trials. There’s every expectation that one or another
unidentified logging road 10 miles west of me and
component or system will fail; it’s just better for
informed her that this main road ran 40 miles
everyone involved if the failure is discovered before
between significant intersections.
the vessel is too far at sea.
The tow truck arrived and the driver, after
East Coast Rover undertook a superb job in
hooking up his voltmeter, wrote out the death certifibringing my 39-year old Land Rover back to life.
cate on the alternator. The final 30 miles of the trip
Normally, restoration shops ask to road test all new
components and systems. My work schedule gave the provided the best gas mileage I’ve ever seen the
Rover get. A call to Rovers North brought an alternacrew one day of testing - essentially, a drive home at
tor the next day.
the end of the day. I picked the car up on a -10 F
Now, when I start the car, I check the warning
day. It started very reluctantly but made it back to my
lights to see that the charging system light goes on
island town in time for one of greatest blizzards in
before engaging the starter button. That simple
decades. Just starting the car was a challenge for a
check might have enabled me to make it the entire
few inches of snow covered the battery, distributor
150 miles.
and wiring. Once dried off, it spent part of the day
battling the blinding, two feet of snow.
The next day, it faced a 150 mile drive in subzero temperatures. With a high-quality, professional
refurbishment and new components everywhere, I
All-New
Land Rover Discovery 3
Named WhatCar?
The all-new Land Rover Discovery 3 TDV6 S Automatic was named the What
Car? Car of the Year 2005 at an awards ceremony in London last night.
What Car? group editor Steve Fowler, said: "To be a good car isn't good
enough - “ our Car of the Year 2005 must be great. We're looking for the car
that has done more than any other to improve standards in its class and has no
major weaknesses."
He added: "The Discovery is three cars in one. On the way to work it's an
executive saloon. With the kids in tow it's a family-friendly MPV. Come the
weekend it's a hard-as-nails 4x4. No other new car is as many things to as
many people - “ that's why it's our Car of the Year 2005."
Like other years, the What Car? awards 2005 were very hotly contested,
with all the category winners short-listed for the grand prize. Land Rover beat
outstanding opposition from Volkswagen's Golf GTI, the Mini One convertible,
Porsche's 911 3.6 Carrera Coupe, BMW's 525d SE auto, Jaguar's XJ6 and many
others to the evening's main award.
Land Rover's managing director, Matthew Taylor, said: "From Mexico to
Scotland, the Discovery 3 has picked up many prestigious accolades. The UK is
our home market, and What Car? is the voice of the British consumer - “ it is a
great honour to have their endorsement, and with an order book for the
Discovery 3 well into March 2005, it seems that we have the vote of the buying
public too."
Priced at £33,490, the Discovery 3 TDV6 S Automatic comes with a generous specification and a host of new safety features and technologies.
Highlights include a comprehensive occupant safety package benefiting from
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Genuine Vented Steel Wheels
ce!
Great Pri
Series II, IIA, III
Brake Drums
PLC534
PLC545
PLC216
PLC504
88 Series III 10” Brake Drum, ProLine ......................$
88 Series II, IIA 10” Brake Drum, ProLine ................$
109 Series II, IIA, 2.25ltr thru Suff. G, ProLine ........$
109 Series IIA, III, 2.25ltr 1971 on, ProLine ..............$
49.00
49.00
69.00
42.95
Series Brake Shoes
88” and 109”
Genuine Land Rover Steel Wheels for off-road use. The absolute strongest wheels
you can bolt onto your Land Rover. Designed for extreme off road use. 16 x 7 inch.
Buy a set of four or five and save even more!
Range Rover Classic, and Discovery I, Series II, IIA, III, D90/110
RNW216 Steel “Wolf” Wheel finished in black...................$ 89.00
RNW216/4 Set of four Wheels ...................................................$ 339.00
RNW216/5 Set of five Wheels....................................................$ 395.00
RNS066
Steel Wheel Lug Nut ..............................................$ 2.36
Range Rover P38A, Discovery II
RND260 Steel Road Wheel, Finished in silver...........$ 159.95
RND260/4 Set of four Steel Road Wheels ....................$ 619.00
RND260/5 Set of five Steel Road Wheels .....................$ 749.00
RNH611 Steel Wheel Lug Nuts...................................$ 1.77
RNW216
SAVE!
Bonded Brake Shoes Sold in Axle Sets (enough for 2 wheels)
PLF320 88” Bonded Shoe Axle Set, front and rear....................$
PLF343 109” Bonded Shoe Axle Set, front only, 2.25ltr .............$
PLF321 109” Bonded Shoe Axle Set, rear only, all models ......$
PLF342
Brake Shoes for handbrake, Series IIA/III...............$
41.50
54.95
44.95
29.95
RND260
Wheel Cylinders
for 88", Series II,
IIA, III
In addition to offering Genuine Land Rover Wheel
Cylinders, we’ve been able to source out
Lucas/Girling wheel cylinders directly and have
passed on the savings to you!
PLB535
Check Out These Girling Prices
RNB535
PLB535
RNB536
PLB536
RNB537
PLB537
RNB538
PLB538
Front Right, Genuine ....................................................$
Front Right, ProLine (Lucas/Girling) ..........................$
Front Left, Genuine.......................................................$
Front Left, ProLine (Lucas/Girling).............................$
Rear Right, Genuine.....................................................$
Rear Right, ProLine (Lucas/Girling)...........................$
Rear Left, Genuine .......................................................$
Rear Left, ProLine (Lucas/Girling) .............................$
69.95
45.00
69.95
45.00
71.76
49.00
71.76
49.00
Genuine Series Brake
Pipe Kits
Insure the most effective operation of your restored brakes with new
brake lines. Our kits include all Genuine metal and rubber hydraulic
lines from master cylinder to wheel cylinder for one entire vehicle.
RNK680
RNK681
RNK682
RNK683
88” Single System, Early Series IIA.........................$
109” Single System.....................................................$
88” Dual Power, Series IIA........................................$
88” Dual Power, Series III .........................................$
154.00
159.50
192.50
185.00
V8 Fuel Pump Genuine update kit
Discovery I Fuel Pump Kit includes new Genuine Fuel Pump, Wire
Harness Link, and Fittings.
RNK500 Discovery I Up to Vin VA546029/VA714241 ...................$ 269.00
RNK501 Discovery I From Vin VA714242/VA546030 with
advanced evaporative,.....................................................$ 319.95
Range Rover Classic Fuel Pump Kit includes new Genuine Fuel Pump,
Wire Harness Link, and Fittings.
RNK502 Range Rover Classic 1991-1995......................................$ 259.00
Range Rover Classic 1987 - 1990 does not require an update Kit.
RNF131 Range Rover Classic 1987-1990, Genuine.....................$ 389.00
PLF131 Range Rover Classic 1987-1990, ProLine ......................$ 239.00
RNF132
PLF132
Defender 90 1994-1997, Genuine ....................................$ 229.95
Defender 90 1994-1997, ProLine .....................................$ 239.00
Lucas Brake Fluid
We recommend using Lucas Brake Fluid to
protect the rubber seals in your
Land Rover’s hydraulic system.
GBF4250 Lucas Brake Fluid, 250 ml .....................................................................$ 4.00
GBF4500 Lucas Brake Fluid, 500 ml .....................................................................$ 7.00
Master Cylinders
PLF285
NEW
Girling Brake
Master Cylinders
Series IIA, III
PLC752 Series IIA CV 88”.........................................................$
PLC753 Series IIA CV 109”.......................................................$
PLC454 Series IIA, III, 88”, dual power .................................$
PLC762 Series III 109”, dual power........................................$
Defender
PLF285
Defender 90/110 ..........................................................$
Discovery
PLB200 Discovery I w/ABS......................................................$
Range Rover Classic
PLB172 Range Rover Classic, non-ABS (Lockeed) .............$
PLB180 Range Rover Classic, non-ABS (Girling).................$
79.95
84.95
211.15
221.45
174.95
259.00
199.95
259.95
Girling Clutch Master Cylinders at
Great Prices – Beware of Inferior
Steel Imitations
PLF289
Series IIA, III
PLC752 Series II, IIA with independent reservoir
1959 - 1968....................................................................$
PLF289
Series IIA, III with integral reservoir 1969 on ........$
Defender
PLF289
Defender 90/110 ..........................................................$
Discovery
RND939 Discovery I ...................................................................$
79.95
69.50
69.50
An affordable alternative to Genuine without sacrificing quality. These NEW Brake
Calipers are an incredible value.
Defender 90/110
PLF300A Defender 90, Front Caliper, NEW, RH........................................................$ 199.00
PLF301A Defender 90, Front Caliper, NEW, LH ........................................................$ 199.00
PLB198A Defender 90, Rear Caliper, NEW, RH ........................................................$ 149.00
PLB197A Defender 90, Rear Caliper, NEW, LH.........................................................$ 149.00
PLF200
Defender 110, Front Caliper, NEW, RH......................................................$ 314.95
PLF201
Defender 110, Front Caliper, NEW, LH ......................................................$ 314.95
Discovery I
PLB192A Front Caliper, NEW, RH................................................................................$ 189.95
PLB191A Front Caliper, NEW, LH ................................................................................$ 189.95
PLB198A Rear Caliper, NEW, RH ................................................................................$ 149.00
PLB197A Rear Caliper, NEW, LH.................................................................................$ 149.00
Range Rover Classic
PLB014A Front Caliper, NEW, ‘87-1989 .........................RH........................................$ 179.00
PLB015A Front Caliper, NEW, ‘87-1989 .........................LH ........................................$ 179.00
PLB011A Front Caliper, NEW, ABS & Hunter, ‘90-1995,RH.....................................$ 179.00
PLB017A Front Caliper, NEW, ABS & Hunter, ‘90-1995,LH .....................................$ 179.00
PLB018A Rear Caliper, NEW, ‘87-1989..........................RH........................................$ 149.00
PLB010A Rear Caliper, NEW, ‘87-1989..........................LH ........................................$ 149.00
PLB198A Rear Caliper, NEW, ‘90-1995..........................RH........................................$ 149.00
PLB197A Rear Caliper, NEW, ‘90-1995..........................LH ........................................$ 149.00
137.95
Girling Clutch
Slave Cylinders
Series IIA, III
PLB599 Series IIA......................................................................$
PLC535 Series III .......................................................................$
Defender
RNE222 Defender V8 .................................................................$
RND627 Defender Tdi ................................................................$
RND493 Defender Td5 ...............................................................$
Discovery
RND627
RND627 Discovery V8 ................................................................$
Brake Calipers
with NO core CHARGE
69.95
49.00
59.95
89.95
64.46
89.95
Series
2.25ltr
Fuel
Pump
NEW Girling brake calipers
Discovery II 1999-2002, Range Rover P38A 1995-2002
PLD016 Front Caliper, Rebuilt, RH.............................................................................$ 274.95
PLD017 Front Caliper, Rebuilt, LH .............................................................................$ 274.95
PLD004 Front Caliper, Rebuilt, RH.............................................................................$ 85.95
PLD005 Front Caliper, Rebuilt, LH .............................................................................$ 85.95
Brake Pad Fitting Kits .
Use these Brake Pad Fitting Kits when replacing your worn out pads.
PLB199
PLD161
PLH320
PLH321
PLH320
Front, solid disc, Defender, Discovery I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Front, vented, RR Classic, Defender, Discovery I . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Rear, non-vented, Defender, Discovery I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Rear, RR Classic, Defender, Discovery I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
9.95
8.50
7.95
6.95
PLB199
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Series 2.25ltr
PLC349
Fuel Pump, 2.25ltr. petrol, SPECIAL . . . . . . . $ 30.00
RNB640 Fuel Pump gasket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1.99
Simply the BEST KITS and BEST PRICES
Air Suspension to Coil Conversion Kits
Range Rover Classic LWB
Land Rover designed and built into the Range Rover Classic LWB a fantastic air suspension
system that was way ahead of it’s time. However, when a malfunctioning component needs
repair or replacement, it can quickly get time-consuming and expensive. Do away with all the
air suspension hassle and expense by converting your Range Rover Classic LWB to a coilsprung Range Rover. This kit contains all Genuine parts and includes everything needed for the
proper conversion and continued reliable on or off-road performance. Our customers have
been so satisfied with the improved ride quality and handling after installation of this kit, most
claim they prefer the coil conversion suspension to the factory air suspension! Includes
detailed instructions and all necessary hardware.
GENUINE SPRINGS
RNK5105 Coil Spring Conversion Kit, Range Rover Classic.................................................$ 349.95
RNK5105A Coil Spring Conversion Kit (with OME springs), Range Rover Classic .............$ 384.95
Range Rover P38A
with electronic ECU bypass to avoid fault code readings
Our exclusive Range Rover P38A Air Suspension to Coil Conversion Kit is a simple conversion kit that most DIY
mechanics can do themselves. While the Range Rover P38A air suspension provides a remarkably smooth ride, if
any part of the suspension fails, the entire system fails, resulting in a bumpy ride and very expensive,
time-consuming repairs. With our exclusive coil conversion kits, you can easily cure the problem by installing one of
our kits listed below. Give us a call and we will help you determine the most appropriate package based on your
driving needs. Includes Genuine Land Rover Springs, coil isolators, spring seats, spring retainers. No one sells a better conversion kit for less money!
Our Range Rover P38A coil conversion kit includes: 4 Land Rover Genuine Springs, 2 rear coil spring isolators, 2 front
coil isolators, 4 coil spring seats, 4 aluminum spring perch adapters, 4 spring retainers, 1 EAS override pigtail; all
hardware and instructions.
RNK5106
RNK5107
RNK5116
RNK5117
Coil Conversion Kit, Standard, P38A .......................................................................................................$
GENUINE SPRINGS
Coil Conversion Kit, Heavy Duty, P38 ......................................................................................................$
Coil Conversion Kit, Standard w/Bilsteins, P38A ..................................................................................$
Coil Conversion Kit, Heavy Duty w/Bilsteins, P38A ..............................................................................$
899.00
999.00
1245.95
1355.00
Bilstein Shocks
Bilstein® is the world leader in gas-pressurized shock absorber technology. Technically the
most advanced shock available today, Bilstein utilizes a one piece seamless monotube
design filled with oil and nitrogen gas in a pressurized, sealed compartment. Completely
eliminates any foaming of the oil and the monotube design helps dissipate heat to prevent
shock fade. Bilstein’s shock bodies are precision-formed through a unique seamless manufacturing process. We recommend for use with Land Rover Genuine standard or heavy duty
springs. Great for off-road driving in normally equipped vehicles. Not recommended for
heavily ladened vehicles with oversize tires. Lifetime warranty.
Defender 90/110
RNA243/4 Set of four.....................................................................$
RNA243/5 Set of five (includes Damper) ...................................$
RNA235 Steering Damper.........................................................$
Discovery I
RNA243/6 Set of four.....................................................................$
RNA243/7 Set of five (includes Damper) ...................................$
RNA245 Steering Damper.........................................................$
Discovery II
RNA6046/7Set of four ....................................................................$
Range Rover Classic
RNA243/4 RR Classic w/coil springs (set of four) ....................$
RNA243/5 RR Classic (Set of four + damper)............................$
RNA2152/3 RR Classic LWB w/air susp (set of four).................$
RNA245 RR Classic, Steering Damper....................................$
Range Rover P38A
RNA2214/5 Set of four ...................................................................$
299.00
375.00
85.00
299.95
375.00
85.00
360.00
299.00
375.00
369.95
85.00
349.00
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Go AheadSupersize Me
Again continued from pg 17
converting diesel trucks and cars to run on vegetable
oil - and our customers get a free fill up as part of
the conversion.
The only processing of the french fry oil I do is
to pump it through a 12V pump and a filtering tube
that we sell - I insert the wand into the plastic jug of
oil, then pump directly into my fuel tank, and the
special filter - the Vormaxx - we’ve installed on the
truck does the balance of the filtering.
So, a brief description of the components
installed on my Rover that allow it to run on vegetable oil follows. My truck is setup as a two-tank
system - you start the engine on diesel (or biodiesel)
then switch to vegetable oil when it s warmed up a
bit. At the end of my commute I switch back to
diesel or biodiesel to clear the system of vegetable
oil. My rear 26 gallon tank holds the vegetable oil,
the front 12 gallon tank contains biodiesel, or diesel,
or a combination of the two. But in Berkeley, where
it rarely freezes, I’m running it as a single-tank system. So, I drive on (free) vegetable oil all the time.
The heating of the vegetable oil begins in the
rear tank, via a Neoteric Biofuels HotSTK - an aluminum tube that’s filled with coolant, and installed in
the tank. Then the fuel is pumped, via a Holley Red
electric fuel pump, through a Neoteric Biofuels
Vormaxx fuel pre-filter/fuel filter/fuel heater, then
drawn through our Vegtherm 12V/30A inline fuel
heater, which raises the vegetable oil to a final temperature of 168F. All of the fuel lines are stainless
braid over Teflon - overkill perhaps, but used widely
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in the auto racing and aircraft industry, and I don’t
want to spill any of my valuable-even-though free
vegetable on the rocks of Moab or while on expedition south of the border!
Under the hood is a Racor diesel fuel filter,
dedicated to the front diesel-or-biodiesel tank, and
mounted on the passenger seatbox is the brass lever
for a manual 6-port fuel selector valve that selects
which tank I’m running on. This dual-fuel system
gives me redundancy - even if something fails on the
vegetable oil side, I’ve still got 12 gallons of diesel,
the stock lift pump, and the dedicated diesel fuel
filter.
One of the huge attractions of the 300 Tdi is its
almost total lack of electronics - the 12V fuel shutoff
solenoid, with one wire to it, is the only required
electrical component on the engine, The one reason
I chose a R380 manual transmission over the wonderful ZF auto is the ability to push-start the truck if
the starter, alternator or both Hawker Odyssey batteries fail - a comforting feature in a truck that will
be taken out in the middle of nowhere frequently.
And unless the ambient air temps are below zero, I
could still rely on the coolant-heating of the tank and
filter to heat the vegetable oil.
I’ve also fitted a Webasto diesel-powered
coolant heater into the cooling system. Land Rover
installs them in 300 Tdi Discoveries and Freelanders
in the UK, in response to complaints from owners
that the heater and defroster never got up to temp in
their brief urban commutes and getting better
mileage as a result - that less heat is available for the
heater and defroster. So, fire it up before starting the
engine - either with a switch or via an optional timer
or key chain remote, and by the time you re ready to
roll, your french fry oil (and the interior of the vehicle) are toasty.
When Shane and I took the truck to the
National Rally in September, we had 50 gallons of
fryer oil in 10 - 5 gallon plastic NATO fuel cans, and
drove all the way there - 1000 miles - on that and
the 26 gallons of fryer oil in the rear tank, plus did
most of the trails on free fuel and made it part-way
back to California before we had to buy diesel.
I could’ve carried more NATO cans, but I was
concerned about the weight penalty and resulting
loss of power, but the new truck was able to pull
hills in 5th gear that my Defender 90 would’ve needed to be in 4th for - the pulling power and cruising
speed of the 300 Tdi is everything I’d heard it would
be. We got about 20 mpg cruising at 75 on the highway, loaded with fuel, tools, recovery gear, an ARB
fridge and food, and with 100 gallons in NATO cans
plus 38 gallons in my two tanks. Imagine running
your Land Rover without causing global warming,
acid rain, or relying on foreign oil!
[For more information, email Craig Reece at craigreece@earthlink.net]
Balanced Parabolic Spring
and Shock Kits
For Series II, IIA, III
After years of testing, research and selling four different types of parabolic
springs from around the world, we’ve determined these to be the best available. Improve your ride, improve your comfort, and get additional axle articulation out of your Series Land Rover. Includes four springs with u-bolts and
hardware. For best results, we’ve included a set of our OME Nitrocharger
shocks (as shown).
RNK112388
Balanced
RNK112388
RNK1123109
RNK1124109
Parabolic Spring Kits with Old Man Emu Shocks
2 leaf front & 3 leaf rears, 4 OME shocks, for 88” and 109” ..................................................................................................................$ 879.95
2 leaf front & 3 leaf rears, 4 OME shocks, Heavy Duty set, for 109 ......................................................................................................$ 879.95
2 leaf front & 4 leaf rears, 4 OME shocks, Heavy Duty set, for 109” ....................................................................................................$ 999.00
Balanced Parabolic Spring Kits with Pro Comp Shocks
RNK112388P 2 leaf front & 3 leaf rears, 4 PC shocks, for 88” and 109” ......................................................................................................................$ 714.95
RNK1123109P 2 leaf front & 3 leaf rears, 4 PC shocks, Heavy Duty set, for 109”........................................................................................................$ 714.95
RNK1124109P 2 leaf front & 4 leaf rears, 4 PC shocks, Heavy Duty set, for 109”........................................................................................................$ 834.95
Balanced Parabolic Spring Kits w/o Shocks
RNK1123
2 leaf front & 3 leaf rears for 88” and 109” ...............................................................................................................................................$ 549.00
RNK1124
2 leaf front & 4 leaf rears, HD set for 109”................................................................................................................................................$ 695.00
LOWEST price in the USA
Bilstein
Suspension
Kits
Polybush Kits
For performance and long life, these
polybushing kits are suitable for normal
as well as off road use. Includes all
suspension and all shock
absorber bushings. Made in England.
Discovery I,
Range Rover Classic,
D90 94 on
PBS1115
Polybush Kit .........$ 169.95
Genuine Heavy Duty
Springs & Bilstein Shock Kits
For owners using their Land Rovers in a mix of
commuting and off-roading. Perfect for vehicles
running factory tire sizes up to 245/75-16 with a
moderate appointment of off-road equipment –
not exceeding manufacturer’s gross vehicle
weight. Note: For heavier than normally ladened
vehicles, we recommend OME shocks.
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4x4 SHOCKS & SUSPENSION
Complete
OME Kits
Our choice for owners using oversize
tires combined with heavy duty
bumper/winch combinations. Provide
as much suspension lift as possible
without exceeding factory specs.
Improve your towing capacity, offroad traction, and on-road comfort.
Includes four springs and four shocks.
Defender 90
OMED90K1 Standard Duty .......................................$
OMED90K2 Heavy Duty.............................................$
OMESD32
Steering Damper...................................$
Defender 110 Station Wagon
OMED110K1 Standard Duty........................................$
OMED110K2 Heavy Duty.............................................$
OMESD32
Steering Damper...................................$
Defender 110 Pick-up or Hardtop
OMED110RK1 Standard Duty .......................................$
OMED110RK2 Heavy Duty ............................................$
OMESD32
Steering Damper...................................$
Discovery I
OMEDS1K1 Standard ................................................$
OMEDS1K2 Heavy Duty ............................................$
OMESD11
Steering Damper...................................$
Discovery II
OMEDS2K1 Standard .................................................$
OMEDS2K2 Heavy Duty ............................................$
OMESD02
Steering Damper...................................$
Range Rover Classic
OMERRK1
Standard.................................................$
OMERRK2
Heavy Duty.............................................$
OMESD11
Steering Damper...................................$
OME Shocks
For Land Rover owners
who require heavy-duty
shocks, off-road
performance and maximum load capacity.
Twin-tube design offers unsurpassed
protection against rocks and debris.
These heavy duty nitrogen-gas shock absorbers
are recommended for applications where more
dampening is needed for use with oversize tires.
639.00
639.00
69.95
639.00
639.00
69.95
639.00
639.00
69.95
Defender 90/110
RNK5201 Defender 90 without winch
.....................................................$ 589.00
RNK5211 Defender 90 with ARB winch
.....................................................$ 599.00
RNK5202 Defender 110
.....................................................$ 589.00
Discovery I
RNK5203 Discovery I, Heavy Duty
.....................................................$ 579.00
RNK5213 Discovery I, Extra Heavy Duty
.....................................................$ 589.00
Discovery II
RNK5208 Discovery II, 4 Bilstein shocks,
2 Genuine Coils .........................$ 529.00
Range Rover Classic
RNK5204 Range Rover Classic, 100” Standard
.....................................................$ 599.00
RNK5214 Range Rover Classic, 100” w/heavy
duty winch..................................$ 609.00
639.00
639.00
69.95
639.00
639.00
62.95
639.00
639.00
69.95
Defender 90/110
OMESKDEF Set of four shocks................................................................................................................$
OMESD32 Steering Damper...................................................................................................................$
Discovery I
OMESKDS1 Set of four shocks ..............................................................................................................$
Discovery II
OMESKDS2 Set of four shocks ..............................................................................................................$
Range Rover Classic
OMESKRR Set of four shocks ...............................................................................................................$
334.95
69.95
334.95
69.95
334.95
62.95
334.95
69.95
NEreW
built
not
Water Pumps
Series IIA, III Water Pump with Gasket
RNF334 2.25 litre petrol, diesel, Genuine .........................$
PLF334 2.25 litre petrol, diesel, ProLine ..........................$
RNC348 2.25 litre petrol, Military, Genuine ......................$
PLC348 2.25 litre petrol, Military, ProLine .......................$
Defender 90/110
RNC011 ‘93-1995 NAS, Water Pump, Genuine ................$
PLC011 ‘93-1995 NAS, Water Pump, ProLine .................$
RNC052 ‘97 D90 NAS, Water Pump, Genuine..................$
PLC052 ‘97 D90 NAS, Water Pump, ProLine ...................$
RNF361 2.5 petrol and diesel N.A., Water Pump,
Genuine...................................................................$
RNH257 200 Tdi diesel, Water Pump, Genuine................$
RNH258 300 Tdi diesel, Water Pump, Genuine................$
RNH360 Td5 diesel, Water Pump, Genuine.....................$
Discovery I ‘94-1999
RNC052 Water Pump, Genuine ..........................................$
PLC052 Water Pump, ProLine ...........................................$
Discovery II ‘00-2002
RNC052 Water Pump, Genuine ...................................................$
PLC052 Water Pump, ProLine.....................................................$
Range Rover Classic ‘87-1995
RNC011 ‘87-1994, Water Pump, Genuine...................................$
PLC011 ‘87-1994, Water Pump, ProLine....................................$
RNC052 ‘95, Water Pump, Genuine ............................................$
PLC052 ‘95, Water Pump, ProLine .............................................$
Range Rover P38A ‘95-2002
RNC052 ‘95-2002, Water Pump, Genuine...................................$
PLC052 ‘95-2002, Water Pump, ProLine....................................$
98.18
59.00
234.59
129.00
163.95
109.95
189.95
139.95
Air Spring Assembly
Range Rover P38A (1995-2002)
RND262
Air Spring Assembly, Front, Genuine .............................$ 229.95
PLD262
Air Spring Assembly, Front, ProLine...............................$ 119.95
RND263
Air Spring Assembly, Rear, Genuine...............................$ 288.90
PLD263
Air Spring Assembly, Rear, ProLine................................$ 185.00
PLD823
Air Spring Assembly, Rear, ProLine................................$ 185.00
Discovery II
PLD823
Air Spring Assembly, Front, Genuine .....$ 185.00
G
SA REAT
V
GR INGS
QU EAT
AL
ITY
249.95
309.26
88.40
150.51
189.95
139.95
RND262
189.95
149.00
163.95
109.95
189.95
139.95
189.95
139.95
Replacement
Bladders
PLB1017
Range
PLB1017
PLB1018
Range
PLB1017
PLB1016
Rover P38A (1995-2002)
Replacement Bladder, Front, ProLine ..................................$
Replacement Bladder, Rear, ProLine ...................................$
Rover Classic (1993-’95 only)
Replacement Bladder, Front, ProLine ..................................$
Replacement Bladder, Rear, ProLine ...................................$
89.00
99.95
89.00
99.95
Flex Coupler
GENUINE Flex Coupler for rear propshafts, Range Rover & Discovery I, II
RND196 Flex Coupler, Genuine
with hardware ...........................................$ 89.95
PLD196 Flex Coupler, PorLine
with out hardware ....................................$ 59.95
NEW Raised
Poly Axle Stops
Genuine
Hub Seal Kits
Includes Genuine hub seal, hub gasket, hub seal race and
locker for hub nut.
PLH057
PLH057
PLH057E
Orange Poly Axle Stop, standard 2 1/4 in. height
Front /Rear, Range Rover Classic,
Defender, Discovery ................$ 23.95
PLH057E Raised orange Poly Axle Stop, Front /Rear, 3 1/2 inch
Range Rover Classic, Defender, Discovery with raised
suspension.................................$ 28.95
Series II, IIA, and III
RNK552 Seal Kit, Genuine (4 req).............................................$
Defender 90/110
RNK5623 Seal Kit, Genuine (4 req) .............................................$
Discovery I
RNK5623 Seal Kit, Genuine (4 req) .............................................$
Range Rover Classic
RNK5621 1987-’89, Seal Kit, Genuine (4 req) ............................$
20.00
6.99
6.99
34.95
7.19
6.99
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Race inspired
performance shock
absorbers that offer longer
shock travel for your Land Rover.
Pro Comp ES 9000 Shocks for Discovery, Range Rover
and Defender. Nitrogen gas charged shocks with two
inches of extra travel. Designed for off-road performance
for vehicles with raised suspension of two inches or less.
Excellent all round ride quality and handling. Shock sets
include bushings and optional poly vinyl dust boots in
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Pro Comp ES 3000 for Series II, IIA, III, 88 and 109
Land Rovers with standard or parabolic springs offers
an extra inch of shock travel. These performance shocks
incorporate a twin tube cellular gas design that prevents
foaming and reduces shock fade to improve the ride
quality of leaf spring suspension. Shock sets include
bushings and optional poly vinyl dust boots in black.
PCS9030 Discovery I 1989-1999 front and
rear shock set...............................................$ 169.00
PCS9050 Range Rover Classic 1971-1993 with coil
suspension front and rear shock set ......$ 169.00
PCS9020 Defender 1983-1998 front and rear shock set
..........................................................................$ 169.00
PCS3088 88 front and rear shock set........................$ 169.00
PCS3109 109 front and rear shock set .....................$ 169.00
What Car? Continued from pg 20
the vehicle's Integrated Body-frame architecture, door-mounted anti-intrusion side beams
and eight airbags. Complementing the occupant
safety package are Dynamic Stability Control,
Active Roll Mitigation, Electronic Traction
Control, Brakeforce Distribution, Anti-lock
Brakes, Terrain Responseâ„¢ and park distance control technologies, putting the
Discovery 3 amongst the safest SUVs on the
market.
This latest award adds a second What
Car? Car of the Year trophy to Land Rover's
cabinet, following the Freelander's success in
1998 when it became the first and only 4x4
Priced from £26,995 to £46,995 the allnew Land Rover Discovery 3 is on sale now at
Land Rover dealerships across the UK, and in
over 100 markets around the world. This latest
award comes on the back of other notable successes around the world, including BBC Top
Gear Magazine's Best 4x4, What MPV & 4x4?
magazine's SUV of the Year, MotorTrend magazine (USA) SUV of the Year, Overlander magazine (Australia) 4WD of the Year, Scotland's
SUV of the Year, Mexico's SUV of the Year and
many others.
Editors' note: The Discovery 3 TDV6 S
Automatic, priced at £33,490, comes with a
generous specification including active fourcorner air suspension, Terrain Responseâ„¢,
cruise control, automatic climate control, park
distance control, bi-xenon headlights and 18"
alloy wheels. Fuel consumption (combined
cycle) is 30.0 mpg on the TDV6 manual (27.2
mpg with automatic transmission) and CO2
emissions are 249 g/km (manual) and 275
g/km (automatic).
ever to pick up one of the industry's most coveted awards, until now.
(Land Rover Media)
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RNE0002 Defender 90..................................................................$ 529.00
RNE0004 Defender 110................................................................$ 619.00
RNE0005 Discovery I, ’94-1999...................................................$ 529.00
RNE0009 Discovery II, 2000-2002 ..............................................$ 639.00
RNE0005 Range Rover 1990 on..................................................$ 529.00
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Defender 90, 1997..........................................................$
Discovery I, Automatic, 1994-1995 ...........................$
Discovery I, Automatic, 1996-1999 ...........................$
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Defender 90
RNE0012 Manual Gearbox ’94 & ’95 .......................................$ 1,431.00
RNE0022 Automatic Gearbox ’96 on .......................................$ 1,431.00
Defender 110
RNE0024 Manual Gearbox ’94 & ’95 .......................................$ 1,445.00
Discovery I
RNE0013 Discovery I, Manual, ‘94-1995 .................................$ 1,431.00
RNE0033 Discovery I, Automatic, ‘94-1995 ............................$ 1,431.00
RNE0023 Discovery I, Automatic, ‘96 on ................................$ 1,431.00
RNE0043 Discovery I, Manual, ‘96 on.....................................$ 1,431.00
Range Rover Classic
RNE0014 Range Rover Classic ’87-88 .....................................$ 1,669.00
RNE0019 Range Rover Classic ’89...........................................$ 1,565.00
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5
You’ve Been
Roverhauled
Luckily, Mark Letorney of Rovers North pulled out all
the stops and sent us a long laundry list of parts that
we had asked for, including a new galvanized frame,
a full parabolic suspension, Mansfield heater kit and
much more. Those parts, combined with what ECR
and a few other suppliers would be donating could
make this Rover ready for a few more decades of
faithful service. At ECR we have always said that there
is only one the place for Land Rover parts, and once
again Rovers North showed their true colors on why
they are the only real source for Genuine and
ProLine Land Rover Parts, here in North America.”
“The parts then arrived. Oh yeah, and did I
mention that the fact that we are giving ourselves 6
days to completely refurbish this vehicle from the
frame up. Why you ask? Well, first to see if we could
pull it off, and second because we are so busy with
customer vehicles that we can’t take anymore than a
week to complete this project.” On “Overhaulin”
they have a team of about 30 people, on “Extreme
Make Over: Home Edition” they have hundreds. We
have four.
I worked in ignorance of the ECR/Rovers North
project. Regularly, I would call Rovers North and
urge them to hold odd parts for me and search for
NLA pieces. I also searched out and collected used
parts to replace those damaged by the accident. The
Rovers North staff I spoke with all hid from me the
extraordinary efforts going on behind the scenes.
The East Coast Rover staff lied even more boldly,
even to the point on concocting a ruse to lure me to
their shop without telling me of the car’s refurbishment.
Page 31
The complete story on the six-day refurbishment is available at www.eastcoastrover.com but I
should highlight major points of the project.
Day 1 began with an assessment. The photos of
the frame, where the spring hangar should be, and
the bulkhead, where the Kodiak heater should have
been, show the level of deterioration. Of course, in
true Land Rover fashion, the car ran steadily as it
always had done. Nothing really prepared me for
the level of deterioration. My motor has about
170,000 miles on it and runs quite well, and I
rebuilt my transmission and transfer case about 7
years ago. Nevertheless, the wear of 400,000 miles
and 39 years really showed on the car, from the
worn out steering box to the a totally worn out throttle linkage plate.
Rovers North and East Coast Rover have urged
me in the past to consider Rover upgrades that
would make my early II-A more usable for today’s
requirements. I must admit it took a voltage regulator fire and meltdown of the wiring harness for me
to finally convert from a generator and positive
ground to an alternator and negative ground. I was
the last rabid fan of single circuit brake systems; East
Coast Rover had pushed me to with at least a dual
circuit [“Jeff, they became mandatory in 1968!”] if
not the Rovers North disc brake replacement system.
I had the same reluctance to move from standard
multi-leaf springs to parabolics. Now, the car was out
of my hands and the experts added their modifications for safety and reliability.
Day 1 ended with a lot of cutting torch work
and calls for replacement parts. Day 2 saw a galavanized frame ready to accept a donor bulkhead and
the existing rear tub. The bulkhead received modifications to enable the Series III brake booster and
the Rovers North Mansfield heater. New brake lines
and fuel lines promised an easier reconstruction of
the car.
Day 3 included painting of a replacement
hood, fenders, doors and door tops. ECR also
installed the doors and hinges so that the body lines
could be set up and the bulkhead tweaked into the
correct position and then locked down with the bolted bulkhead supports. As Mike Smith wrote, “body
lines are crucial in a Series Rover to make the doors
work properly without having to slam them; to us it
is a vital step to make the 88 a nice vehicle to have,
rather than one that annoys you all the time when
the doors won’t close right.” Indeed, when I picked
up my Rover at the end of Day 6, the one comment a
young friend made concerned the solidity of the
door closing action.
Day 4 now saw the Rover with a radiator panel
[an NLA part from Land Rover] mounted - a stunning stainless steel model created by John Gerding of
Forever Rover in Vermont. It also saw the body bolted to the frame, and a flurry of activity to hook up
electrical, hydraulic and fuel systems. New Hella H4
halogen headlamps and driving lights will illuminate
future animal targets. Stainless steel brake lines and
new flex hoses will assure long term, safe stopping.
Of course, new wheel cylinders and shoes would
help, too. To help retain the spirit of the II-A, Mike
sourced a banjo-style steering wheel and box appropriate for my year’s Rover. I adore the look of the
Kodiak heater but love the BTU output of the
Mansfield heater. The answer - restore the box that
housed my Kodiak heater but replace the innards
with the Mansfield. Even on -0 F days, the Rover,
with its new door seals, is comfortable.
Day 5 included tuning up the engine that hadn’t run for many months, setting up the interior, running checks on all wiring, bolting on doors and lining them up. One other safety addition was Series III
burst-proof door locks; I even have keys for the
exterior doo locks. Mike also sourced a deluxe
hood/bonnet for me, which would be correct for car
Continued on pg 32
Page 32
You’ve Been
Roverhauled
continued from pg 31
as it is a station wagon. When the car was finished, it
looked and ran as if it had just left Solihull.
Day 6 witnessed me making a fool of myself in
shock and delight over the upgrade of the car. At this
point, Mike Smith made some recommendations.
Given the car’s body, interior, suspension, braking
and electrical system refurbishments, perhaps this
would be a good time to work on the drivetrain. The
front axles, u-joints and swivel balls were shot. So
was the differential, which had rust on the teeth. The
rear differential had too much play, too. I decided to
have all the axles replaced and/or checked, found
good, used differentials at Rovers North, and had
East Coast Rover install the new components.
Many readers have refurbished their cars by
themselves and their accomplishments speak volumes for the quality of the Land Rover community in
North America. Over the years, I have tackled
increasingly more challenging maintenance and
repair tasks on the car but never approached a challenge as great as that presented by my car. I learned
a new the gap between the professional and the amateur. If you open the hood of my car, you see many
dots of paint on hose clips and engine bolts. The
painted dots on the opposite sides indicate that the
clamp or bolt was properly torqued; as long as the
dots line up, I can be assured there’s been no movement. Every component worked on the day that I
picked up the car. Nothing rattled or failed to shut.
I’ve made two adjustments: one to tighten the hood
latch and one to tighten a hose clamp to the heater.
The newly installed wiring harness kept the correct
colors so I can use any schematic to trace future
electrical problems. All the wiring is secured and
clamped to the inner fenders and bulkhead. If the
QE I were an airplane or an blue water boat, I’d be
confident in piloting it anywhere.
Every component of the car was cleaned and
inspected, and replaced when necessary. The engine
looked just as good as it did when Rovers North
installed it about 10 years ago. When I peered under
the car, I found inner wheel well liners installed to
offer protection for components. Even though the
engine had not been refurbished, new gaskets must
have been installed somewhere as there are barely
any fluid leaks.
Over the decades, I’d forgotten that Land
Rovers left the factory in superb condition. Mine was
quite straight when I bought it, but it was 25 years
old with 111,000 miles. Except for a Rovers North
rebuild engine, I’d never experienced the car in its
showroom state. Charlie Haigh, a
former Rovers North employee, once drove my car
and blanched in fear at the steering. He reminded
me the problem with old Rovers was that most people had no idea just how tight and secure they were
meant to be when new; we only knew them as veryused cars. The new paint job alone doesn’t recreate
the factory experience; it takes professional dedication to high standards and expectations. This experience has taught me to aspire to those as an amateur
mechanic.
I’ve started with the “essentials” that I’ve carried in the car for decades. The sight of two huge
cardboard boxes, filled with stuff emptied from my
car, shamed me into raising standards. As I lived in
my car daily for many years, I started to accumulate
too much Rover “you never know when you’ll need
them” stuff. Mike Smith politely suggested that there
was little reason for me to carry four old distributor
caps, two of which don’t even match my current
“new style” Lucas distributor. Jim Pappas, the former
president of the Bay State Rover Owners Association,
once claimed my II-A was the only car that “could be
detailed with a garbage bag.” You can also see that
we have installed the doors and hinges so that the
body lines can be set up and the bulkhead tweaked
into the correct position and then locked down with
the bolted bulkhead supports. Body lines are crucial
in a Series Rover to make the doors work properly
without having to slam them, and doing this is a step
that most Rover shops don’t even think about, but to
us it is a vital step to make the 88 a nice vehicle to
have, rather than one that pisses you off all the time
when the doors won’t close right. The QE I now
resembles the car that left the factory in 1966 with
some hidden upgrades fromlater Rovers. I have
complete confidence that it can remain my primary
transportation for the next 39 years, provided I
improve my maintenance efforts to take advantage of
these improvements. Indeed, when I drove 150 miles
from my island town to my place of work in
downeast Maine, I spotted a Ford Taurus off the road
and buried downhill in a deep snowbank. I hooked
up tow strap, put the Rover in first gear low range
and gave it some wellie. I dragged the car about 25
feet before it could break free from the snowbank.
The QE I proved it was ready again for its new
journey.
Steve Williams, Mike Mathiau, Ian Cooke,
me [in blue vest] and Mike Smith.
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ProLine, rear, rotor, each....................................$ 39.00
Genuine, front, rotor, each.................................$ 94.10
Genuine, rear, rotor, each ..................................$ 76.34
EBC performance, front, rotor, pair ..................$ 224.95
EBC performance, rear, rotor, pair ...................$ 199.00
Defender
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110
ProLine, front, rotor, each .................................$ 39.95
Genuine, front, rotor, each ................................$ 76.34
EBC performance, front, rotor, pair .................$ 199.00
Discovery I
PLB006A
PLB012A
RNB006
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PLB012EBC EBC performance, rear, rotor, pair ..................$ 199.00
Discovery II
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RND024
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PLD024EBC EBC performance, rear, rotor, pair ...................$ 215.25
Range Rover Classic
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PLB022A
ProLine, front, rotor ‘90-1995, each ..................$ 39.95
PLB012A
ProLine, rear, rotor ‘87-1995, each....................$ 39.00
RNB006
Genuine, front, rotor ‘87-1989, each .................$ 76.34
RNB022
Genuine, front, rotor ‘90-1995, each .................$ 94.10
RNB012
Genuine, rear, rotor ‘87-1995, each ..................$ 76.34
PLB006EBC EBC performance, front, rotor ‘87-1989, pair ..$ 199.00
PLB022EBC EBC performance, front, rotor ‘90-1995, pair ..$ 224.95
PLB012EBC EBC performance, rear, rotor ‘87-1995, pair ...$ 199.00
Range Rover P38A
PLD028A
PLD024A
RND028
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PLD024EBC Genuine, rear, rotor, pair ....................................$ 215.25
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RNB195
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Lockheed, rear, Brake Pad, set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
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Genuine, rear, Brake Pad, set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
EBC performance, front, Brake Pad, set. . . . . . . . . . . $
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39.95
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Lockheed, front, Brake Pad, set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 39.95
Genuine, front, Brake pad, set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 67.08
EBC performance, front, Brake Pad, set. . . . . . . . . . . $ 69.95
Discovery I Brake
PLB208
PLB195
Lockheed, rear, Brake Pad, set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLB208EBC EBC performance, front, Brake Pad, set. . . . . . . . . . . $
PLB195EBC EBC performance, rear, Brake Pad, set . . . . . . . . . . . $
34.95
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69.95
64.95
Discovery II Brake
PLD036
PLD242
RND242
Genuine, front, Brake Pad, set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLD036EBC EBC performance, front, Brake Pad, set. . . . . . . . . . . $
PLD242EBC EBC performance, rear, Brake Pad, set . . . . . . . . . . . $
46.95
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94.95
79.95
Range Rover Classic Brake
PLB001
Lockheed, front, Brake Pad, ‘87-1989, non ABS . . . . $
PLB208
Lockheed, front, Brake Pad, ‘90-1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLB004
Lockheed, rear, Brake Pad, ‘87-1989, non ABS . . . . . $
PLB004
Lockheed, rear, Brake Pad, ‘90-1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RNB001
Genuine, front, Brake Pad, ‘87-1989. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RNB208
Genuine, front, Brake Pad, ‘90-1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RNB004
Genuine, rear, Brake Pad, ‘87-1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
RNB004
Genuine, rear, Brake Pad, ‘90-1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLD208EBC EBC performance, front, Brake Pad, set. . . . . . . . . . . $
PLB004EBC EBC performance, rear, Brake Pad, set . . . . . . . . . . . $
34.95
34.95
34.95
34.95
63.16
97.95
53.93
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69.95
64.95
Range Rover P38A Brake
PLD036
Lockheed, front, Brake Pad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLD242
Lockheed, rear, Brake Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLD036EBC EBC performance, front, Brake Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLD242EBC EBC performance, rear, Brake Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
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Raised Air Intakes
and Wading Kits
Originally designed to combat the sandy dust of the Sahara
Desert, MANTEC’s Raised Air Intake ensures a cleaner air
supply to your engine when driving in dusty conditions. Made
of zinc-phosphated steel and black polyester-coated
(paintable to match body color). Used in everything from the
Camel Trophy to the G4 Challenge. Includes hardware and
fitting instructions.
RNA1003
RNA1003 Discovery I Mantec Raised Air Intake . $ 429.00
RNA1013 Discovery II Mantec Raised Air Intake. $ 479.00
RNA1115 Range Rover Classic
Mantec Raised Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 429.00
RNA1002 Defender90/110 NAS
Mantec Raised Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 499.00
RNA2002TDIDefender Td5 Mantec
Raised air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 329.00
RNA1119 Freelander V6 Mantec
Raised Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 439.00
MANTEC’s Wading Kit includes breather extensions and
connectors for front and rear axles, gear box and transfer
box up to the height of your raised air intake to improve your
vehicle's wading ability in wet or flooded conditions. (Not
shown.)
RNA1012 Wading Kit, Tdi, V8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 102.50
Sill Protectors
The best available. MANTEC’s robust sill protectors prevent damage to body work during off-roading
adventures. Convenient receptacles allow use of Jackall adapter for recovery when high centered or
for changing tires. Includes all necessary hardware and installation instructions. May not be compatible with factory or after market steps.
RNA1117A
RNA1001
Discovery II Sill Protectors ...............................................................$ 299.00
Defender 90 Sill Protectors ...............................................................$ 299.00
(no jack points on 110 version)
RNA1117A
Convenient Jackall
adapter receptacles
Swingaway Wheel Carrier
The best tire carrier we’ve found. If you use your rear door even occasionally, you’ll appreciate how this
tire carrier makes access to the cargo area much easier and takes the stress and weight off of your
rear door hinges. Heavy duty tubular steel construction and hinge hardware, zinc phosphated and black
polyester-coated. Includes instructions and all necessary hardware for installation. Will fit Series II, IIA,
III, Defender 90/110.
RNA2550 MANTEC Swingaway Tire Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 499.75
RNA2550
Underbody Protection
Mechanical components under the body of your Land Rover experience some of the
most damaging treatment from off-road travel. MANTEC’s protective guards are
designed to protect your vehicle from unseen and unavoidable problems, allowing
you to concentrate on driving. Out of sight should not be out of mind!
MANTEC Steering Guard
Protect your steering control rods when the going gets tough. Constructed of alloy
fitted to a steel frame. All hardware and fitting instructions included.
RNA7002
RNA7005
RNA7007
MANTEC Steering Guard, Defender 90/110..................................$ 349.00
MANTEC Steering Guard, Discovery I, Range Rover Classic ...$ 375.00
MANTEC Steering Guard, Discovery II..........................................$ 395.00
RNA7002
The backbone of
your Land Rover
is its chassis. Start
with a new Rovers
North heavy duty chassis,
made for us by Marsland in
England! Our new, hot-dipped,
fully galvanized Series II, IIA, and III
chassis are machined to original Land
Rover specifications and include reinforced front horns, auxiliary fuel tank bracket, and
hangers for left and or right exhaust, all at the same
price as a standard chassis.
Genuine Land Rover,
Discovery II Thermostat
88” Series II, IIA, III
RNE416 Civilian 88” New Galvanized Chassis .....................$ 1,690.00
109” Regular Series II, IIA, III, 2.25 ltr
RNE412 Civilian 109” New Galvanized Chassis ...................$ 2,490.00
109” Station Wagon Series II, IIA, III, 2.25 ltr
RNE413 Civilian 109” Station Wagon New Galv Chassis ...$ 2,550.00
Aluminum DYI
Tailgate Lid Kit
for your
Range Rover Classic
SALE
This do it yourself kit is designed as a permanent and economical fix for your rusty
tail gate lid. Kit includes corrosion proof aluminum frame pieces finished in matte
black, hardware and instructions.
PLH514
All Aluminum Tailgate Lid Kit for Range Rover Classic ..............$ 424.95
Closing in
on 100%
In 2002 Rovers North
received a 96% Supplier
Quality Performance Rating
from one of America’s toughest
customers, the U.S. SPECIAL
FORCES. Coming from professionals that seriously rely on their Land Rovers, a 96% rating was a proud
moment. However, we were determined to improve it. Having
one of the fastest and most efficient Land Rover parts fulfillment
systems was still not good enough. To hit 100% we realized that
we needed to be able to have better parts availability than Land
Rover itself.
Supporting Special Forces taught us how to deal with
immediate must have parts situations. We set out to secure inventory directly from manufactures, and improve our on hand availability. One of the ways that we achieved this, was by developing
our own product line, called ProLine. Then we increased our
direct volume purchasing, which in turn, drove down our costs.
WANTED
RND564 Genuine, Discovery II Thermostat.......$ 8.95
A Classic Land Rover Enthusiast
(and you must be if your reading
this), that loves to work in a
classic Land Rover environment that is both challenging and fun.
Rovers North is an authorized Land Rover parts distributor,
that is seeking a detailed oriented person, with Land Rover
mechanical experience who can diagnose automotive problems,
give technical advice, and has strong customer service skills. Our
open team driven atmosphere requires excellent communication
skills for this fast-paced sales/technical position,
We offer both
competitive pay and a great benefits package. So, if your the type
of person who bleeds green and has nothing but Classic Land
Rovers on their mind, then please send your resume to:
Andrea Letorney
Rovers North Inc., 1319 Route 128, Westford, VT 05494 or you
can email your resume to: andreal@roversnorth.com
Classic Land Rover Councilor
With these advances to Rovers North we are able to offer you significant savings on the highest quality products.
So if you haven’t tried us in awhile, you might be in for a pleasant surprise. Since 2002, we have been steadily improving our availability and pricing
on the highest quality parts. Just to show you how hard we have been working
at being the best, we received an amazing score of 99.5%, in the 2004
Special Forces Supplier
Quality Performance
Rating.
We are determined to be the
best Land Rover parts supplier in
Norht America, by giving you a wide
range of high quality parts and accessories, at low prices. So please, give
us a trie and let us know what it will
take for you to rate us at 100%,
because we are serious about earning it. After all a 99.5% score still
leaves room for improvment.
ALLGO & NO SHOW
By Paul Bradford
[Paul Bradford, of Brewster, MA, owner of a 1964
IIA 88 diesel. Bought for the diesel and thrown into
a restoration project a few years too early. Here’s a
brief story of what Paul did to restore his IIA-ed].
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head), rebuilt injectors,
and on and on. I also
added lots of stainless fasteners, since it’s on the
beach so much.
This old Rover will be all go and no show
which is just what I want. No pretty paint jobs, just
the best 4x4xfar. Here are a few photos that take you
through my impromptu restoration project on my
1964 IIA 88 diesel.
It all starts about a year ago, when I found a 1964
IIA 88 diesel. Even though the chassis was not in that
good of a condition, I had to buy it, mainly for the
diesel. Since I did not plan on driving it all that
much, I was not worried about the condition of the
chassis. I figured it would make a nice retirement
project. Well, it ran so good that I drove it a lot, I
drove it a lot on the beach (I live on Cape Cod).
Finally the chassis gave way and I was kind of shoved
into a project that I had wanted to save till I was old
and bored.
I had been working in VT and heard that chassis were on sale at Rovers North. So I drove out to
Westford late one night (yes, you were still open)
and picked one up. The chassis came with a leather
bound handwritten history book, that unfortunately
only goes back to the late 80s but is still good reading.
Here’s a quick rundown on what I ended up
working on to get my Land Rover back up and running: galv chassis, parabolics and Ome shocks,
brake pipes, clutch, fr, rear main seals, valve guide
seals (they’re fun to put in without pulling the
Heavy Duty Steering Rod Kits.
They will handle the toughest terrain.
Designed for serious off-roading, our Heavy Duty (1 1/4” dia.)
Steering Kits will allow you to clear rocks and stumps without
getting hung up. Kits for Range Rover Classic and Discovery I
add additional clearance and protection to your steering
damper by moving the damper up front with the new drag link.
All necessary mounting brackets and hardware are included.
Our Extreme High Clearance Track Rod allows for increased
clearance over whatever gets in your way.
RNK5626
Heavy Duty Steering Rod Kit for Discovery I
and Range Rover Classic 1992 on (includes (B) High
Clearance Track Rod, w/hardware, (C) Relocating Drag Link
with OME Steering Damper, (D) Genuine Track Rod ends)
..................................................................$ 575.00
RNK5627
Heavy Duty Steering Rod Kit for early Range
Rover Classic 1987-1991
(includes (includes (B) High Clearance Track Rod, w/hardware, (C) Relocating Drag Link with OME Steering Damper,
(D) Genuine Track Rod ends)..........................................$ 549.95
Defender
(A) RNC876HD Heavy Duty Drag Link. Fits 90, 110 all models.
Use your existing Steering Damper
or one of ours (see pg. 12). ..................$ 154.95
(B) RNE448HC Heavy Duty high clearance track rod.
Fits 90, 110 all models ..........................$ 209.95
(D) RNS069 Genuine Track Rod End RH Thread....$ 39.95
(D) RNS070 Genuine Track Rod End LH Thread ....$ 39.95
A
B
C
D
C
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Front Differential
Guard
Essential protection for off-road use.
Anodized Steel guard clamps onto the front
axle housing and protects the front differential
from the most common off-road hazards.
Recovery Straps
A must have emergency
tool for your off-roading
adventures.
simply put, the BEST QUALITY,
at an UNBEATABLE PRICE.
DIFF01AA
DIFF02AA
DIFF03
Range Rover Classic & Discovery I..................................$ 89.50
Discovery II (non-ACE only) ..............................................$ 99.50
Range Rover P38A Front....................................................$ 195.00
Skid Plate
SALE
RNH548
2”X20’ strap, 20,000 lb. rating 220000 ............$ 24.95
RNH549
2”X30’ strap, 20,000 lb. rating 230000 ............$ 39.95
RNH550
3”X30’ strap, 30,000 lb. rating 330000 ............$ 59.95
RNH551
4”X30’ strap, 40,000 lb. rating 430000 ............$ 74.95
MID
ATLANTIC
RALLY
FACTORY AUTHORIZED DEALER
By Shane Westover.
Pictures by Les Parker.
Rovers North
This past Mid Atlantic Rally was held at beautiful
Pearls Pond in Buckinham County Virginia. The
event was held in October 1st through the 3rd.
Shane Westover, Les Parker, Rick Speer, and Dave
Westover were there not only representing Rovers
North, but also to aid in setting up the RTV course.
When we first arrived Thursday morning
there was word that the James River was overflowing. So we decided to drive our two Discoveries
down over the bank to take a look. What was a
usually small creek we saw that it was now a small
river. We then decided to attack the river Camel
Trophy style, and found out that the little creek
was a little deeper then anticipated. The water
quickly came up to the wind screen on the
Discovery. Due to the extremely deep water the
Made from heavy duty 10mm aluminum
alloy with galvanized steel brackets,
this skid plate is strong and
corrosion proof, yet lightweight.
Drain holes help prevent moisture
build-up. Designed to protect your
steering and front axle housing
from off-road hazards.
RNA4111
RNA4117
Range Rover Classic & Discovery I...........................................$ 419.00
Discovery II....................................................................................$ 429.00
ignition coil was temporarily disabled, so to prevent the second Discovery from the same problem,
we decided to winch the first Discovery back
through the creek to dry ground. After working
on it for a few minutes, we got it up and running.
We then drove up to the field and started setting
up our company booth and camp site. Our team
spent the rest of the day engaging in great conversation with other Land Rover enthusiasts.
Friday morning began by waking up to the
sound of our fellow Land Rover owners starting up
their engines and driving around. We went over to
find Robert Steele about setting up the RTV
Course. This is when he informed us that due to
the river being so high, that we may have to find
an alternative location to set up the course. The
rest of the day was spent back at Rovers North
booth talking with more fellow enthusiasts.
Saturday started out with meeting with
Robert Steele and deciding that due to the creek
still being so deep, the RTV course would have to
be set up in an alternate location. So by 9:00 a.m,
myself, Rick Speer, Dave Westover and a few other
Land Rover enthusiast had started setting up the
course. We had only two hours to build an entirely
new course. Les Parker stayed back to run our
booth for the company. It was very close, but we
were able to finish the RTV course in the nick of
time. Even though there were only a few hours to
set the course up, it was a huge success.
Unfortunately, all good things must come to
an end and we had to start our 18 hour drive back
to Vermont. A special thanks to everyone who
attended the event and helped us with the RTV
course. It was a great experience that none of us
will soon forget.
Behind The
Steering
Wheel
By Jeffrey Aronson
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from any porous surface. On this clear, sunny day,
the relatively clean, newly painted Rover gleamed in
the bitter cold. Once aboard the ferry, Nick and I sat
and luxuriated in the warmth of the Rovers North
Mansfield heater, which had replaced my Kodiak
heater. After an hour or so, Nick looked down at his
feet and asked, “What’s that?” Sweet smelling and
green, it was clearly antifreeze. Somewhere in my
new heater was a minor core leak. My car could not
go without a leak of some sort.
The following day forecasters predicted a blizzard and one of the greatest storms of recent times
dumped nearly 3 feet of snow and produced winds
of 45-50 mph. Even the plows stayed put for much
of the day. Of course, I had to drive around in my
Rover. I fabricated an excuse for a drive and
stepped outside into the snow. This time, the starter
chirped rapidly but the car failed to start. I opened
the hood to discover several inches of snow blown
onto the battery, distributor, coil and spark plug
wires. Once I dried it all off, the car fired up and I
pounded through the two foot drifts. With a rebuilt
steering box, new parabolic springs, Old Man Emu
shocks, new Cooper tires, rebuilt differentials and
propshafts, the car felt very solid in the storm. Even
with a slight leak, the Mansfield heater kept up nicely with the cold; those new door seals kept virtually
all of the snow at bay, even in the gale force winds.
Since the re-launch, the Rover has battled two
weeks of sub-zero temperatures every morning,
another snowstorm and hundreds of miles of rural
roads. Behind the “new” thin-rimmed banjo steering
wheel, I sit on a straw-filled “elephant hide” cushion
that sounds like breaking ice when you enter the car
on a cold morning. Of course, you sit bold upright.
All instrumental information resides down by your
right knee, forcing you to take your eyes off the
road. Best not to - just use your ears, eyes and other
senses. They’ll tell you all you know.
That’s why you drive a Land Rover anyway.
Oh, my, what a Christmas gift I received courtesy of
Rovers North and East Coast Rover. The whole story
appears elsewhere in this issue but the first day of
driving reminded me why I love Land Rovers, particularly, my ‘66 Series II-A 88” SW.
It’s a frigidly cold Saturday morning in January,
-12 degrees F. I have invited my “Little Brother,”
Nick Barton, to join me to pick up the car at East
Coast Rover in nearby Warren, ME. We get a ride
from the ferry terminal on the mainland to ECR and
gaze in wonder at my refurbished II-A. I take the
keys from under the mat and push the starter button.
It groans like Godzilla on his death bed; it will barely
________ P ________
turn over at all. “Ah,” said Mike Smith over the
phone, “you didn’t get the email message about your
The March issue of Road & Track
failed alternator.” As ECR’s Ian Cook said, “Your car
reminded me why my Land Rover
kept crying ‘New parts, I want new parts.’ Every time
required a refurbishment. Columnist
we touched something it fell apart.” In
Peter Egan writes of driving on a
the bitter cold, Mike found he had to take his wife’s
Wisconsin night when a deer “launched
car as his own truck wouldn’t start either.
itself out of a ditch in a graceful arc
Nevertheless, he came and jumpand slammed straight into the
started my Rover. We gave it
side of my car.” The deer that
some time to warm up
Once
destroyed
before we caught the next
I dried it
the front of my Rover, unquestionably a
ferry home.
New York Yankees fan, waited at the
all off, the car fired
Once underway the
edge of the woods before he ran in front
car seemed addicted to
up and I pounded
of my car.
additional choking in this
through the
There’s a host of reasons that
cold weather, not the
animal-vehicle collisions have risen. Road
norm for my II-A. It idled
two foot drifts.
building in suburban and exurban areas
superbly at 500 rpm or so
put macadam through deer territory. In New
and accelerated nicely while sitEngland, there’s a real decline in the number of
ting still, but it seemed weak-kneed
skilled hunters; those filling the diminishing ranks
under speed. Land Rover enthusiast Barry
often care more about beer consumption than cauEnis, Kent, CT, works as an
tious tracking. More and more land has been posted
airline mechanic and he reminded me that engines
against hunting, giving protection for deer herds. I
sitting for a long time can require some running to
remember the domesticated deer of Eastnor Castle in
flush out any sludge and evaporate any moisture
England, Land Rover’s spiritual home; now we have
the same in New York’s Hamptons. It may seem elegant and stately but while you can train a deer to
accept food, you can’t train it to look both ways
before it crosses the street.
Deer are a dangerous nuisance. My Land Rover
could be rebuilt; even my old MGB, also assaulted by
a deer practicing his long jump, could be repaired
after an accident. Moose are deadly. They stand
around 7 - 8 feet tall and weigh more than a horse.
Their coloration ranges from chocolate brown to
black - perfect camouflage for night attacks.
Thousands of moose- vehicle accidents have resulted
in hundreds of deaths in northern New England. I
came to the crest of a long hill on a rural New
England road last November and saw a moose cow
standing smack in the center of the road. She wasn’t
moving anywhere, even with cars stopped in both
directions. Nor did she look pleased by all the attention.The bull moose I saw on the side of the road
about two weeks later looked more like a theme
park monster than one of Mother Nature’s
progeny. A down east Maine resident told me of a
relative who was following a Kenworth down a rural
road one night. The semi hit the moose and killed it,
damaging the fender and grill of the truck, and continued down the road. The relative’s minivan ran
over the dead moose and still flipped over to on its
side.
In 1966, my Land Rover came with sealed
beam headlights powered by a 25 amp generator. A
single circuit brake system, operating 10” drum
brakes without any power assist, attempted to stop
the car. I used to think that dual circuit, power
assisted brakes were overkill. Mike Smith of East
Coast Rover insisted that it was the only system he
would install in my car; “I don’t want to see it back
because you hit another animal!” Once I could be
just as elitist about driving lights, but my newlyinstalled Hella lights and halogen headlamps from
Rovers North illuminate the road brilliantly. I now
drive at night, much comforted. If you’re out in your
Rover often at night, think about extra lighting for
your car.
If you decide to tackle a moose or similar
without additional help, you might lose. Fortunately,
a British enthusiast can offer you a heavenly experience in your last moments on earth. Alpha 4x4 in
Bedforshire, England, offers you a final ride in a
Defender 110 hearse. It’s a stately pearly silver with
discretely darkened windows. If you’re a country
mouse stuck in the city, desirous of returning to your
roots, you can also order an off-road trip for your
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final voyage. If you’re feeling a little down, the company’s web site also notes that the same company
offers wedding services, too.
________ P ________
I live on an island but work off island during
the week. When I arrived home one Saturday in
January, I found a telephone message from John
Esser of Clifton,VA. I phoned him back and enjoyed a
30 minute dialogue on the changes in Land Rover.
John and his wife own three Land Rovers, a ‘95
Discovery 5-speed, a Range Rover Classic and a late
Series II-A and he fears for the future. “We’re looking to replace my wife’s Discovery but the LR3 leaves
past the Disco on quality surveys - so any change was
bound to be an improvement. But the LR3 turned
out far better than even a die-hard Land Rover lover
might have hoped. It feels like a baby Range Rover,
with a smooth ride and driving dynamics that set
standards for true off-road vehicles. Its exclusive
Terrain Response control take the mystery out of
selecting the optimal settings for any driving condition (dry roads, sand, ice, hilly mountain trails). On
a single, miserable driving day - constant snow,
patches of ice, driving winds - the LR3 never felt less
than omnipotent.”
Thanks to young Robert Wollsclager, Mystic,
CT, I received a copy of Boating World’s test of the
Range Rover.
Supposedly,
they’re testing tow
vehicles but we
all know it’s really
just an excuse to
put seat time in
this stunning luxury off-roader.
Reviewer Dave
Kelley loved it;
“the unique lines
of the Range
Rover stand out
quintessential SUV. Want off-roading prowess? You’ve
got it. Four-wheeling in a machine this size has never
been better, with features such as hill-descent control, which allows the driver to concentrate on steering while the Rover helps with braking on perilously
steep grades. Want to stay on the pavement? The 4.4liter V-8 BMW powertrain provides a silent and
serene, yet surprisingly powerful, ride. Want a little
bit of luxury with your “sport” and “utility”? Check
out the standard Windsor leather seats, the cherry or
walnut trim, and the Becker GPS navigation system.
Want to see what’s possible? Take the Range Rover
out for a test drive at one of Land Rover’s off-roading
schools (see “The Ride of Your Life”) and ride like a
giant.”
Today, Puxsutawney Phil, the official groundhog, saw his shadow assuring six more weeks of
winter. Then it’s mud season. Feel like a giant. Get
out in your Series Rover, Defender, Discovery, or
Range Rover. You have the perfect vehicle for all
weather.
CHICAGO
LAND ROVER
CLUB
By Les Parker
me cold. I’m afraid, from what you
wrote in the article “Mars vs. Venus”
that you’re losing it.”
What had I written? The article
read, in part, “[the LR3 it’s far too
modern for my tastes (why do I
keep thinking of a Honda Element
when I see one) on the outside, but
I give Land Rover credit for making
a remarkable interior. When you fire
it up, the millions of pound sterling spent on modifying the Jaguar block into a proper Land Rover
engine becomes understandable. What a majestic car
on the road! 4.4 liters and 300 horsepower will do
great things; the 6-speed automatic added to the silkiness. There’s a tautness and agility not really felt in
any Land Rover I’ve driven. A multitude of cup holders and storage places give me the creeps; this car is
intended for on-road touring. Still, the plethora of
electronic aids for off roading, from Hill Descent to
4-wheel Electronic Traction Control to the new
Terrain Response control knob states firmly that
Land Rover hasn’t forgotten its heritage.”
Mr. Esser disagreed sharply. The LR3 throws
Land Rover in a frightening direction. Give him coil
springs, solid rear axles, an engine you can view and
work on without disassembling a cover and plugging
in diagnostic equipment.
James Cobb, NY Times, January 2, 2005, wrote
“the LR3’s predecessor, the Discovery II, may have
delivered more aggravation per dollar than any vehicle on the market -even cheap Korean Cars danced
[Rovers North’s Les Parker enjoyed time in the
Windy City at the October meeting of the Chicago
Land Rover Club. Here’s his brief report.]
beautifully from its competition. There’s something
elegantly British Colonial about the Range Rover’s
lines, a sort of discordance between how the vehicle
looks and what it’s capable of, very similar to the
way British Army officers of old always looked sharp
and spoke impeccably, even while they were storming into battle and causing general mayhem.”
What really captivated Kelley was the Range
Rover’s off road capability. “Need to work your way
along a creek bed with a 45-degree side slope? The
Rover can do it. In fact, it can do more things like
that than most folks are brave enough to try...Words
don’t do justice to the Rover’s off-road chops - you
really ahve to take a test drive with an experienced
driver, and see and feel it for yourself.” Yes, that’s
what separates Land Rovers and places them in a
separate category from SUV’s.
When Men’s Journal chose its Top 10 SUV’s,
the Range Rover came out First Overall. Here’s what
they said: “ It all started, more than 50 years ago,
with the classic Jeep CJ. Today, however, Land
Rover’s Range Rover sits at the top of the heap as the
I had a wonderful time at the club event. Thanks to
David Cooper, of Cooper Technica, for hosting the
meeting. I was certainly impressed with the great
turn out. For all those who did not attend, you
missed a great spread of food and the chances to
listen to me discuss my history with Land Rovers. I
had fun offering some great prizes, too.
Unfortunately, I had to miss the December 1
Holiday Party, which promised to be very entertaining. I know that members will be choosing new
officers and I want to congratulate those 2005 winners.
The club has already scheduled events for
the first part of the year and you can catch up with
them at www.chicagolandroverclub.com. If you
collect t-shirts, they have a nifty one available
through their web site. The president for the past
two years has been Neil Buchelt; thanks, Neil, for
the invitation to the meeting and for your volunteer
time on behalf of enthusiasts.
Propshafts
Convert you Discovery I Rubber Flex Coupler to the more durable U Joint
style propshaft. Kit Includes: New Propshaft, Flange, Rear Seal and
all hardware.
PLK4100 Proline Discovery I Rear Propshaft Update Kit . . . $ 319.00
Propshaft Assemblies with U Joints
PLF315
Front 88 & 109 Series II, IIA, III 88 & 109 . . . . . . . . $
PLE189
Rear 88 Series II, IIA, III 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLF358
Rear 109 Series II, IIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLE204
Front Defender 90 V8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLE201
Rear Defender 90 V8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLD665
Front Discovery II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLD473
Rear Discovery I & Range Rover Classic 100 inch $
U Joint
PLF411
RNF411
PLE611
RNE611
PLF411
RNF411
Repair Kit
Front Defender 90, 110, ProLine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Front Defender 90, 110, Genuine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Rear Defender 90, 110, ProLine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Rear Defender 90, 110, Genuine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Front or Rear Discovery I, Range Rover Classic
ProLine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Front or Rear Range Rover Classic, Discovery I . .
Genuine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
PLD665
Floor Panels for
Discovery & Range
Rover Classic
179.00
169.00
179.00
279.00
279.00
399.00
239.00
36.50
59.95
29.95
63.95
36.50
59.95
LRD147L
Discovery I
Outer Sill
Replacement
Have you
looked under your
carpets lately?
Land Rover door seals are prone to water leaks, which get absorbed by
your carpets and floor insulation. This provides an ideal environment for
mold and corrosion, which will lead to your steel floors prematurely rotting out. These new replacement floor panels are patterned as an exact
replacement for your inner sills and floor sections, making for a quick
and accurate weld-in repair. Replace your rusty and rotted out Land
Rover sills and floors with our new replacement body parts.
Discovery I Sill Replacement Parts
LRD147L Discovery I Inner sill Replacement..............LH .........$
LRD147R Discovery I Inner sill Replacement..............RH.........$
LRD146L Discovery I Outer sill Replacement .............LH .........$
LRD146R Discovery I Outer sill Replacement .............RH.........$
Range
RR124L
RR124R
RR121L
RR121R
PLK4100
Rover Classic Sill Replacement Parts
RR Classic Inner sill Replacement...............LH .........$
RR Classic Inner sill Replacement...............RH.........$
RR Classic Outer sill Replacement ..............LH .........$
RR Classic Outer sill Replacement ..............RH.........$
Protecting Your Land Rover
From Mother Nature
Waxoyl Professional Protection
Made in Switzerland to meet the toughest European standards,
Waxoyl products are now available through Rovers North in convenient DIY
large 500ml aerosol cans. Perfect for your underbody, chassis and interior body
cavities as well. Give your Land Rover the attention it deserves.
RNW5004
RNW5006
RNW5009
RNW5010
120-4 Rust Inhibitor Protection 500ml, interior body cavity & chassis ............$ *15.95
Hardwax Underbody Protection 500ml, exterior chassis & underside. ..........$ *14.95
Cream Wax - Pure Carnauba 0.5 liter, exterior paint finish & protection .......$ 23.95
100+ Paint Sealant Sponge. This easy to use high polymer formula sponge
is designed to shield your paint finish against fading, oxidation and
industrial fall-out. One application stands up to over 100 car washes...........$ 14.95
RNW5118K Magic Clay System. Includes one Clay Bar, one liter of Moisturizer,
and application spray bottle ...................................................................................$ 39.95
RNW5019 Magic Clay Bar (one bar) ........................................................................................$ 27.50
RNW5020 Magic Clay Moisturizer (one liter) .........................................................................$ 14.95
*SAVE 10% on cases of 12 - please inquire!
Visit the link below
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SALE to download the detailed
article on WAXOYL,
written by John Robison
The Land Rover
Enthusiast
in 2005
By Jeffrey Aronson
A discount auto parts store has limited offerings for
Land Rover owners but they can be great places to
purchase oil, antifreeze, gear oil and similar fluids.
Bruce, a 25-year old man works at one and listened
to me chatter about my Series II-A and my Triumph
TR-7. He told me of the Triumph Spitfire he worked
on with his uncle and of the Range Rover Classic he
still regrets selling.
How did Bruce, a man born 10 years after the
launch of the Range Rover, living 240 miles and
nearly 5 hours away from the nearest Land Rover
Centre, become a fan of the Range Rover? “I first
saw them on television shows. I loved that car,” he
said ruefully. “It was awesome on the highway or
off-road. It was great to drive, but I got scared by
parts costs and availability.” Working in an auto
parts store he knows the challenge of finding parts
for lesser-known cars; like actor David Spade in a
credit card commercial, he has to say “No” more
often than he would like. It’s not a position he
would like to take towards his own needs. The partnership between Land Rover Classic Parts and
Rovers North means that younger enthusiasts can
find themselves with affordable, Genuine Parts for
their cherished Land Rovers.
Older Land Rover enthusiasts cut their eyeteeth on Series Land Rovers when they came onto
the used car market. Although more primitive and
basic than others built in the 60’s and 70’s, plenty
of other SUV’s came with painted metal dashboards,
thin cardboard door panels, and minimal creature
comforts. As trucks of the era set the standards for
creature comfort and safety, Land Rovers did not
suffer too badly in comparison.
Just as Series Rovers were once available at
used car lots, tens of thousands of Range Rover
Classics and Discoverys have come onto the used
car market. North America has become Land
Rover’s largest export market. There’s never been a
better time to be a Land Rover enthusiast.
If you grew up in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, safety
concerns - from seat belts to interior padding to
braking systems - had become prominent.
Improved roadways and highways meant that cruising speed, decibel level, and acceleration had to
meet contemporary standards. You expected to find
real sound systems, climate control [including air
conditioning], comfortable seating and superb off
road abilities. Your car had to meet stringent emission and safety standards, too. If your folks bought
a Range Rover in the 80’s when you were a tyke, it’s
not a surprise that you might want
one when you reach your 20’s or 30’s, earning an
income and ready to get a quality car.
Range Rover and Discovery prices offer a
wide range of entry points for any enthusiast. The
January 2005 Rovers North Vehicles For Sale listing
includes Range Rovers at $1,450, $4,600, $5,000
and $6,140, up to $28,000. The huge range
includes custom convertibles, an original ‘87
and an elegant P38A from ‘96. Newer Discoverys
range from $11,500 - $17,900. How badly do you
really want that similarly priced Kia or Ford?
The Range Rover or Discoverys are cars you
can bring home to your spouse or significant other
without raising the specter of a separation. Your
future or present family will be delighted to ride
around in an seasoned Range Rover or Discovery.
They still look great, hold vast quantities of
necessary goods and cosset their drivers. They’re
safe and secure, ideal first cars for the one car family. And, if you so desire, you can work on them
yourself.
Oh, but you yearn for a Defender. Man, I
adore Defenders but with only 1,500 or so per year
brought in between 1994 - 1998, the market price
remains very high for them [you can forget the 500
1993 Defender 110’s unless you have the $37,000 $68,000 asking prices]. Most D 90’s run $20,000 $30,000. As an only car, they’re almost as tough a
sell as a Series Rover. Trust me on this - I’ve had
experience with this issue. Many a relationship of
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mine has foundered on my statement, “Let’s take
my Rover.” One prospective mother-in-law, unimpressed watching hand crank my II-A, high-fived
her daughter when she sent me the “Dear John”
letter.
Marketing experts and bankers will tell you
that Range Rovers purchased during the 80’s and
90’s were rarely a family’s only car; often, it was
one of a fleet. That means that many received excellent maintenance and rarely required significant
repair. Even the very popular Discovery was often
purchased as a second vehicle. The original Range
Rover Classic lasted over 25 years in its first iteration; the early models imported into the US (198792) became icons of simple elegance and continue
to appeal to many enthusiasts. Similarly, the
Discovery Series I provided superb transportation
you could maintain and customize; the earliest ones
even offered a 5-speed transmission.
In 2005, Land Rover reaffirms its commitment
by establishing Land Rover Classic Parts (LRCP,
aimed specifically at providing Genuine Parts for the
owners of Range Rover Classics (1970-1994) and
Discovery Series I’s (1989-1994). In North
America, the first account for Genuine Parts
through LRCP is Rovers North. With over 25 years
of exclusively Land Rover experience, Rovers North
is acknowledged as the center for classic Land
Rover expertise throughout the continent.Rovers
North will warehouse the entire line of Range Rover
Classic parts. Rovers North’s agreement with LRCP
means that Land Rover owners, contemplating the
purchase of older, classic vehicles, can purchase
them with the assurance that Genuine Parts will
remain available. Owners can drive, maintain and
restore their vehicles with confidence, knowing that
Land Rover continues to maintain and improve the
marque.
Rovers North president Mark Letorney noted
that the creation of LRCP “returns Land Rover parts
supply and availability to the high standing of
decades past when Land Rover set the industry standard.” This is also a breakthrough for Range Rover
owners; as Letorney noted, “LRCP recognizes the
Range Rover Classic customer as the do-it-yourself
owner/enthusiast who works on their own cars.” So
Rovers North and LRCP are now working closely
together to determine what parts North American
Range Rover Classic owners needed for maintenance, restoration and off-roading. LRCP has made
a firm commitment to assure the availability of Land
Rover parts at affordable prices, and Rovers North’s
unique standing with Land Rover means that it can
pass along price savings to enthusiasts.
Rovers North has maintained a formal relationship with Land Rover for decades; the
announcement of this agreement with LRCP solidifies Rovers North’s standing with enthusiasts. Mark
Letorney said that “the only thing that more fun to
drive than a new Land Rover is an old Land Rover.”
If you’re the kind of automotive enthusiast who
wants to control his car’s drivetrain instead of having electronics do all the work for you, the Range
Rover Classic or Discovery Series I is for you. Land
Rover Classic Parts and Rovers North make it possible. Hey, Bruce, it’s safe to go back to a Range
Rover Classic.
Jackall
(1)
Jackall Adapter
(1)
Fits into the jack receptacles that are located on
the Rovers North Sill Protectors, ARB and ZBar
bumpers. This adapter provides the safest way
to jack up your Land Rover on uneven terrain.
(2)
RNA908 Jackall adapter.............................$ 39.00
(2)
48” Jackall
A rugged, powerful, all-purpose tool that can lift,
pull, push or hoist up to 8,000 lbs. It is ideal for
self recovery and is widely recommended as an
essential component of an off-road vehicle’s kit.
RNA901 Jackall............................................$ 69.95
Hi-Lift
(3 48” Hi-Lift Jack
The original all cast, all purpose jack can
lift, pull, push or hoist up to 4,660lbs.
HL485
.......................................$ 69.00
(4) 60” Hi-Lift Jack
An all cast construction with a 4,660lb rated
capacity. This jack is ideal for Land Rovers with
oversized tires and or raised suspension, where
the extra lift from a taller jack is needed.
HL605
.......................................$ 72.50
(5 Off Road Jack Base
for Hi-Lift Jacks only
(3
(4)
(5)
(6)
This base improves the stability of Hi-Lift jacks
on soft ground surfaces. This is highly recommended for off- road use in mud and sand,
where the cast base of the Hi-lift will sink under
the weight of you Land Rover. (Base is for Hi-Lift
Jacks ONLY)
ORB
.......................................$ 34.95
(6) 4X4 RAC
This universal jack rack can be mounted inside
or out, where ever your jack will fit. It can be
used on Jackall or Hi-Lift jacks. Includes
hardware.
4X400
Hi-Lift 4X4 Rack ..........$ 29.75
Discovery Cup
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Fits both Discovery I and II (up to ‘02). These Genuine Land
Rover cup holders are the perfect addition to your interior. They
feature a slip-in molded insert for smaller drinks and have a nonslip bottom to keep the spills to a minimum. Easily installed with
supplied screws. Sets include 2 cup holders.
RND490
RND491
Genuine Cup Holder Set, beige.....................$ 54.95
Genuine Cup Holder Set, smokestone .........$ 54.95
Genuine Rubber Floor Mats
Genuine black rubber mats are simply the best. The passenger side has extra
material and templates for cutting to fit. Raised perimeter and deep tread trap a
surprising amount of mud and water. The best fit! Just hose down to clean.
Defender 90, 110
RNI067 Front Mats ................................................................................$
RNI070 Defender 110, Middle Footwell .............................................$
Discovery I
RNA626 Three Piece Footwell Set.......................................................$
Discovery II
RNA676 Three Piece Footwell Set.......................................................$
RNA708 Front Pair ..................................................................................$
Range Rover Classic 4 Pc. Set
RNA624 ‘87-1995 100” ............................................................................$
Range Rover P38A
RND220 Front and Rear Set ..................................................................$
99.95
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162.50
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124.95
179.00
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Keep your eyes on the road. Makes for easy tuning and adjustments while driving.
Can be used for a separate CB installation too.
RNH512 Defender Radio Facia Kit .............................................$ 37.68
Sightings
Once again, Jac’Kiye McCollett, N. Monmouth, ME,
has compiled the Sightings for the Rovers North
News. She reports “it’s bitterly cold and snowy at my
country home but your sightings remind me that
spring is really just around the corner. I’ve sent the
kids out to play so once again I can relax in front of
the fire with a hot cup of coffee that I hope, just like
many of you, will someday be in a Rovers North
mug. I’ve received a lot of thanks for recognizing
your Sightings in the News, but I am the thankful one
- if you didn’t search high and low for mention of
these British beauties, my life would be much
duller.”Let’s kick into winter’s final month and the
onset of mud season with a reminder of the rules:
Rule #1 - All Sightings receive recognition and
our appreciation, but not necessarily a mug. We
reward only those Sightings that capture the
unique qualities of Land Rovers and their owners, and display them in a unique way.
Rule #2 - If your Sighting does not really surprise
you, it won’t surprise us, either, and you won’t
get a mug. For example, we’re delighted, but not
surprised, that Land Rovers appear in British television programmes, British publications, films
with British themes, and shows about African
safaris. You shouldn’t be surprised, either, and
should consider looking for other ways to get a
coffee mug.
Rule #3 - At an ever-changing date before
publication, we close off the Sightings. If we’ve
mentioned the Sighting in an earlier issue, we
won’t mention it again. If you’re new to the
family of Land Rover enthusiasts, you may not
have seen your Sighting in an earlier issue.
Rule #4 - We’re not outfitting your kitchen.
If you qualify, one mug per Sighting per issue.
Rule #5 - Sightings that are Land Rover
references in books go to our Literary Land
Rover editor for mention, but only when space
permits.
Rule #6 - Psst... if we can’t read you name
and address because of atrocious penmanship,
we can’t recognize your Sighting nor send you a
mug. Psst...E-mail submissions - remember we
can’t send a mug by e-mail. Send us your real
name and shipping address, too.
Rule #7 - Grudgingly, very grudgingly, the Editor
admits he might make an error. Let me know if
you think you’ve been jobbed, but all decisions
of the Editor are final.
Out of all the Sighting entries we received this time
around we must say this one is our favorite. Hyter
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Lancaster, Versailles, KY, writes in hoping to “Win
Big” with this Kentucky Lottery ticket, which shows
an old Series Rover in appropriate surroundings.
Perhaps Hyter didn’t win the $12,000 prize but for a
coveted Rovers North mug - well, what’s $12,000?
Brian Hippley, Greenwood Village, CO, sent
us a couple photos of Series Land Rovers he found
in “The Edge”, a Denver newspaper. The campground in the back looks like the perfect Winter
Wonderland.
Peter Hoyle, Yonkers, NY, tells us he’s seen
Brad Pitt in the news promoting his new movie
Oceans 12, driving around in a new blue Range
Rover somewhere in Italy. We wonder if the Range
Rover will become the new gondola. He also tells us
the coming attraction for Jennifer Lopez’s new
movie, Monster In-Laws shows her in a new Range
Rover as well.
Another movie comes to us from Beth Taylor,
Rixeyville, VA, where a mid 90’s white Range Rover is
being rear ended in the first 10 minutes of the horror flick “Wrong Turn.”
Jim Senior, Terryville, CT, describes Michael
Keaton discussing the new movie “White Noise”. In
the clip he saw on the Today show, which dated
January 5th, he is having a discussion on a city
street, standing in front of a beautiful Epsom Green
“Range Rover Classic.” He also states “It looks great
in any environment!” Jim happily owns an Epsom
Green’98 Discovery Series l.
“Sweet Sixteen” a Scottish film features a P38A
Range Rover mid-way through. Steven Walls, Baton
Rouge, LA, says sending this in is his feeble attempt
at a free coffee mug. I’m afraid he’ll have to settle
for the recognition instead. We do wish you happy
adventures in your 1994 Defender 90.
A Canadian commercial for the 7-11 shows two
guys in a car with one eating a new breakfast sandwich. It turns out he is eating it from his friends
hand, but if you watch out the drivers door window,
you’ll see a P38A Range Rover drive by. Colin
Hughes, Cannington, Ontario, wonders if this commercial runs in the US as well. Well
Colin, we haven’t seen it yet, but we’re
sure hoping the friend watches out for
his fingers.
John Schranz, Tallahassee, FL, saw
a great photo of a cheetah sitting atop a
Series Rover (with tropical roof) on the
website http://go.to.funpic. I’d advise
parental consent when viewing this site
as it is a bit explicit. You’ll see a similar
ad, a cheetah sitting on a tire-clad bonnet, for the Boston Globe. An advertisement for Unmanned Systems Asia
Pacific International Conference shows
a D110 launching an Unmanned Air
Vehicle (UAV). Dan Rao, Great Mills,
MD, spots this in the December 7-13
issue of “Flight International.”
Reality television shows has
shown a lot of Land Rovers lately, and this next
Sightings is no exception. Nicholas Pistolakis, Point
Pleasant Beach, NJ, sighted a Defender 110 on the
Rebel Billionaire. Another Fox TV show that has
made its way in the Rovers North News this time
around is “The O.C.” Ryan and Seth drive around,
I’m sure looking very cool, in a black Range Rover.
We’ve noted it before, but congratulations to Chris
Cronin, Wells, ME.
Donald McFarlane, Princeton Junction, NJ,
was surprised to see a picture of a Land Rover on
the picture of the camera for sale at overstock.com.
What a great way to entice us to look at that camera!
Was the Land Rover for sale too, Donald?
Jerry Dockery, Kure Beach, NC, saw a Land
Rover Series III RHD in a Christmas Parade in
Carolina Beach, NC. He says it’s been recently
restored and sported a really great zebra paint job.
He also informs us it belongs to Barbara Bach;
owner of Pleasure Island Safari.
On the Sunday WB, a green Defender 90 is featured driven by a young couple to a getaway. Erik
Hemingway, Beverly Hills, MI, tells us he has never
seen the mainstream American Gen X embrace the
Rover before. We sure see the popularity of the
Defender crossing generations.
Michael Fredie, South Lawrence, MA, sent in
some pretty outrageous photos. It seems the crane
operators were unaware of the limitations of their
equipment. A crane, sent in to pull a Ford Focus out
of the water, collapses in a heap. What amazed
Michael was a navy blue Defender Station Wagon in
the background behind the cranes. The final photo
appears to be the Defender’s owner using his Warn
winch to pull out not only the Ford Focus but the
crane, too. What a wonderful example of a Land
Rover’s versatility.
Red Rover, Red Rover, send a coveted
Rovers North mug right over to Sarah
Terpening, Tucson, AZ, for a gorgeous RR
located in a Federal Credit union brochure.
Gina Jordan, Tucson, AZ, sends in a
photo of a beautiful silver Range Rover from
“The Specialists.”
Lt Col, J.F. “Bear” Daughtry, delights us
with a photo of a Defender escorting Prince
Hamzah and Princess Noor after their wedding in Jordan last spring. It was featured in
the June 04 edition of “iHOLA!” - a Spanish
high-society magazine.
An amateur radio advert clearly shows a
Defender displaying the use of a radio in an
outdoorsy setting, and Paul Shram, Fort
Wayne, IN, knows his rules as he lets us
know “this meets Sighting rule 1 for capturing unique qualities of Rovers”. He’s right, but we’ve
run it before, too.
Who ever heard of ‘threes a crowd’ wasn’t an
enthusiast of Landies. The Dec/Jan issue of Cargo on
page 192 shows a lovely ‘04 Discovery and Range
Rover. *Heath McGuire, Trion, GA, also spots a
Defender 110 in holiday Filson catalogue and a Green Series lll in the
Winter issue of Mini Boden catalogue. Thanks for all three of these
Sightings Heath, and look for your mug in the mail!
Ron Thompson, Baltimore, MD and Butch Dillon,
Hutchinson, KS found a sporty looking cream colored Series ll pick-up
stands out on the back of an Athleta Catalog. I’m wondering why would
they put this highly exciting vehicle on the back?
Robert Wollschlager, Mystic, CT, sent in a shot of a Defender on
the cover of Travel + Leisure magazine, which shows a woman standing on a chair that looks to be built into the grill, looking smart in a
crisp white outfit.
Letters to
the Editor
Dear Mr. Letorney,
Thank you so much for your generous support of the Houston Land Rover
Club. Because of your company, we were
able to give away really great door prizes
at our Annual General Meeting in
November, 2004. The Houston Land Rover
Club continues to grow with many new
members and strives at providing social,
educational and recreational family activities for our members. We really appreciate
the support we receive from Rovers North.
Barbara Jacoby Howell
Secretary (2004 Discover
Series II G4)
[Rovers North is pleased to join
other companies in supporting enthusiast
organizations like yours. On a personal
note, I remember a terrific trip I took to
Houston in 1998, a fun general meeting
and dinner, and a fine day of off-roading at
Lake Somerset. Keep up the good work ed].
________ P ________
Winners:
Hyter Lancaster
Versailles, KY
Michael Fredie
South Lawrence, MA
Brian Hippley
Greenwood Village, CO
Sarah Terpening
Tucson, AZ
Jim Senior
Terryville, CT
Gina Jordan
Tucson, AZ
Donald McFarlane
Princeton Junction, NJ
Heath McGuire
Trion, GA
Jerry Dockery
Kure Beach, NC
Ron Thompson
Baltimore, MD
Erik Hemingway
Beverly Hills, MI
Butch Dillon
Hutchinson, KS
Colin Hughes
Ontario, Canada
Dear Mark,
On behalf of the members of
SOLAROS [Southern Land Rover Society],
I would like to thank you and your team
for supporting the Eleventh Annual
SOLAROS Southern Appalachian
Expedition. Your generous contribution
helped us generate over $3,000 in the
Saturday Night Charity Auction. We will be
awarding checks to both the Children’s
Miracle Network and the American Red
Cross during our December meeting.
As small tokens of our appreciation,
I am enclosing both a t-shirt and a certificate for display. We will also be including
an advertisement for your company in the
Greenlaner. If there’s anything else we can
do for you please don’t hesitate to ask.
Thanks again for your support.
David Murrell
Atlanta, GA
[Your organization has grown rapidly and has embodies the qualities sought
by Land Rover enthusiasts. We’re excited
to be a small part of your success and
appreciate your recognition of the Rovers
North team. All we ask is that you continue
your commitment and energy to the values
of Land Rover ownership -ed].
________ P ________
Dear Mr. Letorney,
I would like to commend Rovers
North for the caliber and degree of excellence of the personnel that your corporation employs, in particular, Arthur
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Patsouris.
Without his tireless efforts I would not
have been able to put my Discovery back
on the road.
Arthur discovered that the Rover
Parts Catalogue was incorrect for a transmission bearing in my Discovery Series I.
Initially, we believed that an incorrectly
marked or boxed part was shipped from
Rovers North; however, through Arthur’s
persistence it was discovered that the Land
Rover Parts Catalogue was incorrect, and
that the correct part could only be
obtained from England using a UK part
number not listed in the USA parts catalogue. Thank you Rovers North - you’re
the greatest! Keep up the great work.
Walter Strieter
Newport News, VA
[Arthur Patsouris has answered
numerous questions for me, too, particularly those about related British Leyland
products. He’s quite encyclopedic in his
knowledge and he was thrilled with your
shared “discovery.” -ed].
________ P ________
Dear Mark,
I want to thank you for your help
and sponsorship of the Chicago Land
Rover Club meeting. I particularly appreciated Les Parker’s visit and always welcome
any chance I get to visit with him. He is a
great asset to your company. A number of
visitors at the meeting expressed pleasure
at putting a face with a familiar voice meeting Les in person.
One of the themes of our presentation was helping to update Series Land
Rovers to make them more comfortable
for people to use regularly. To this end Les
and I showed a number of parts including
the new alloy hinges, the Mantec spare
wheel carrier, and two new items, a seat
belt support bar for soft tops and a new
interior distribution box for the Rovers
North Mansfield heater.
I realized this week that we have
been doing business together for 15 years
and that’s a long time. I’m confident we
will be doing so for many years to come.
Continued on pg 46
Letters to
the Editor
continued from pg 45
David Cooper
Chicago Land Rover Club
Cooper Technica, Inc.
Chicago, IL
[We enjoy our contact with the club and really
appreciated the convoy of enthusiasts who drove to
the British Invasion a few years ago. Les had a great
time in the Windy City and took pleasure in meeting
voices at the other end of the telephone. Your company has been a great support for enthusiasts in the
Midwest; here’s hoping we all revel in decades of
continued enjoyment of our vehicles -ed.]
________ P ________
Dear Editor,
Thank you to Rovers North for the service you
provide to all of us Land Rover owners. The medium
duty Old Man Emu suspension and K&N air filer I
purchased from Rovers North for my Discovery
Series II have performed flawlessly.
Brian Hippley
Greenwood Village, CO
[We’re Land Rover owners, too, from Series
Rovers to Discoverys to Range Rovers. It’s great to
hear from enthusiasts who are pleased with
enhancements to their Land Rovers -ed].
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me. It was on my list! Sigh...thanks for the compliment. We’re thrilled that Land Rover called Rovers
North and gave us the opportunity to become the
first distributor for North America -ed]
________ P ________
Dear Rovers North,
I just wanted to let you know I’ve finished all
the major work on my 1971 Series II-A restoration. I
could always count on your for the parts and information I needed. I’d love to have it featured in your
catalogue if you’re looking for entries.
Michael Williams
St. James, NY
[Better yet, we’ll include it in this issue of the
Rovers North News. For additional information we
urge readers to visit www.roverhaul.com. . The
restoration looks terrific! It can proudly join your
2003 Range Rover in your Land Rover stable -ed]
________ P ________
Dear Rovers North,
I just wanted to let you know that your
“Roverhauln” for Jeff Aronson is unbelievable.
Although I am still looking for my own Land Rover,. I
check your BBS (www.roversnorth.com) and your
website every day for information, updates, etc., and
I have to tell you that all of my money will got to you
just for what you’ve done. I follow his comings and
goings in the Rovers North News and Land Rover
Enthusiast; just in case no one thanks you, well,
thank you.
David Stoll
Galway, NY
[The story begins
in this issue of the Rovers
North News; for additional
information, visit www.eastcoastrover.com. Just as
importantly, since you’re
looking for a Land Rover,
read their admonitions with
care. Believe me, I have only
begun to thank friends, colleagues and enthusiasts in
the Land Rover world for
helping me relaunch the QE
I , my Series II-A! -ed.]
________ P ________
________ P ________
Dear Rovers North,
Because Santa brought me a great 1994
Defender 90 on Christmas Eve, I now have two
Rovers in the garage, the other being my 1995 Range
Rover Classic. It seems I’ll be spending some of my
down time in the garage with these two gentle beasts,
and I was delighted that you’ve been
appointed the first official distributorship for Land
Rover Classic Parts.
Steven Walls
Baton Rouge, LA
[You received the Defender 90?!! That’s where
it went. I’m sure Santa was supposed to deliver it to
Dear Rovers North,
I’m the proud
owner of a 2000 Discovery
and a 1971 Series II-A 88”.
A growing family has caused
my II-A to sit on the sidelines but I do drive my Discovery daily. My family
and I have made the Low Country our new home, so
please keep the Rovers North News and catalogues
coming to our new address!
Drew Heinold
Mt. Pleasant, SC
________ P ________
Dear Rovers North,
The morning after receiving your always
informative and enjoyable winter edition of The
Rovers North News, here in northwestern
Connecticut we’re expecting eight inches of snow for
our ‘98 Epsom Green Discovery Series I. I look forward to getting out in the snow.
By the way, does anyone have a “Moose” spare
tire cover from a Land Rover dealer out there? We
bought ours at Land Rover - Rockville (MD) before
moving to Connecticut.
Jim Senior
Terryville, CT
[Maine, Vermont or New Hampshire Land
Rover Centers might have the moose logo you seek.
We certainly have enough moose in northern New
England; I saw 3 along rural roads over the past two
weeks. If not, why not look at the Africa theme ones
we feature at Rovers North? -ed]
________ P ________
Dear Rovers North,
The postman just delivered my “Sightings”
award mug. Great logo! Thank you and I really enjoy
the Rovers North News.
Pat
Defender 90 #1196
[We’re delighted that you enjoy the News; we
enjoy the effort you put into your Sightings -ed]
________ P ________
Dear Rovers North,
I have to put on the winter top on the D-90
today as rain is predicted. It’s rough here in
Southern California!
Gordon Miller
Sierra Madre, CA
[You can have the ran and the mudslides in
Southern California - we’ll take the endless snowstorms in northern New England. Fortunately, we
both have Land Rovers to tackle gnarly weather -ed]
Genuine
and ProLine
Radiators
all NEW radiators
the BEST PRICES period
Series II, IIA, III
PLC513 2.25 ltr, Series IIA, III, 1970 on. May
be fitted to earlier 2.25 ltr. Land Rovers by fitting late
type top and bottom hoses. Radiator, Proline
..............................................$ 239.95
Discovery I ‘94-1999
PLC062 w/ Automatic Transmission,
Radiator, Proline................$ 379.00
RNC997 Plastic Fill Plug, Radiator, Genuine
..............................................$
2.09
Range Rover Classic ‘87-1992
PLC020 ‘87-1998. Radiator, Proline
..............................................$ 309.00
PLC019 ‘89-1992, Radiator, Proline
..............................................$ 399.00
RNC997 Plastic Fill Plug, Radiator, Genuine
..............................................$
2.09
Defender 90, 110
PLD500 300 Tdi radiator with intercooler,
Proline.................................$ 499.00
PLD496 200 Tdi radiator only, Proline
..............................................$ 279.00
Cargo Tire Covers and Fitted Rear Tire Covers
Cargo Tire Cover
shown open with
zippered flap for
easy access, and
(inset) shown
zipped closed.
Choose from our two styles of high quality rear tire covers. Keep
your recovery gear organized and handy with our innovative Cargo
Tire Cover. It is designed with three large storage pockets under
the zippered flap to allow easy access to your gear when you need
it. Or choose our fitted Rear Tire Cover to protect your spare tire
from the elements. Both styles are made of thick, durable black
vinyl with elastic back to ensure a snug fit. Choose the Land Rover
Logo or one of our Safari themes shown. Covers with suffix A
fit original equipment standard tire sizes 205/80x18”, 235/70x16”,
255/75x18”. Covers with suffix B fit larger than standard tire
sizes 245/75x16”, 750x16”, 235/85x16” and 265/75x16”
[1]
[1] Land Rover
RNCCLRA Cargo Cover, standard................$
RNCCLRB Cargo Cover, large ......................$
RNE387
Tier Cover, standard....................$
RNE386
Tier Cover, large ..........................$
139.00
149.00
99.00
119.00
[2] 88” Series on Safari
RNCCSA
Cargo Cover, standard................$
RNCCSB
Cargo Cover, large ......................$
RNTCSA
RNTCSB
Tier Cover, large ..........................$
139.00
149.00
99.00
99.00
[3] Elephant
RNCCEA
RNCCEB
RNTCEA
RNTCEB
Tier Cover, large ..........................$
139.00
149.00
99.00
99.00
[4] Tiger
RNCCTA
RNCCTB
RNTCTA
RNTCTB
Tier Cover, large ..........................$
139.00
149.00
99.00
99.00
[5] Rhino
RNCCRA
RNCCRB
RNTCRA
RNTCRB
Tier Cover, large ..........................$
139.00
149.00
99.00
99.00
[2]
[4]
[3]
[5]
A
world of
enthusiasts.
© 2005 Rovers North Inc
1319 VT Route 128, Westford,
Vermont 05494-9601, USA
1-800 403-7591 • Tech: 802.879.0032
roversnorth.com / Code # NSP55
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