The Land Rover Appreciation Group.

[treebloke]

Our Fire Engine, its a 200tdi manual.

 

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[Gups 1828]

Where was the fire engine mate? Is it ex airport fire service? Interesting truck!

[treebloke]

Me and the Mrs out for a drive in the country.

 

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[treebloke]

Where was the fire engine mate? Is it ex airport fire service? Interesting truck!

 

I bought it from south Wales but I think it was over Nottingham way.

[treebloke]

I may have put this on before I can't remember, its what we use at the moment for competing. It may not look much like a Land Rover but its a Discovery 2 chassis and running gear with a 4.2 V8 with megasquirt pushing it along. The roll cage and body work is by Malcolm Whitbread in south Wales, he certainly knows his stuff, it is called the Thug for obvious reasons. It is road legal although we do not use it on the road.

 

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[mendiplogs]

Me and the Mrs out for a drive in the country.

 

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HI TREE re your warn 8274 is it a stander one or tune up one like 2 motors thanks im still thinking of a red winch thanks jon

[treebloke]

HI TREE re your warn 8274 is it a stander one or tune up one like 2 motors thanks im still thinking of a red winch thanks jon

 

Jon, we use standard winches and twin motors on 24v, for what you do a standard 8274 is more than up for the job.

[swinny]

Started my defender the other day and it started first thing even after being stood for 3-4 months Brilliant

[mendiplogs]

Our Fire Engine, its a 200tdi manual.

 

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HI TREE as you no mate them 200tdi eng are very good mate nice truck that thanks jon

[peatff]

The roll cage and body work is by Malcolm Whitbread in south Wales, he certainly knows his stuff, it is called the Thug for obvious reasons. It is road legal although we do not use it on the road.

 

Has it been through an IVA test or is it "road legal" as in built on an unmodified chassis retaining it's original parts and on it's original number plate? Even the bob tail Range Rover is not strictly legal if the chassis has been cut, it doesn't bother me either way but I built a chassis for a car and had to go through the test to put it on the road and they are strict not like MOT, a lot keener on sharp edges and sticking out tyres etc. I helped fit a 200tdi into a series 2a which had been rebuilt on a galvanised chassis and the same lad is now doing a 300tdi conversion on a 97 Land Rover which he bought this year. I get to do the wiring usually

Edited December 16, 2013 by peatff