If Surfs didn't exist, what would you choose?

[slobodan]

35's?
and whats the total lift as those are pretty much on the floor, standard.

Looking good btw, it's almost not ghey!

Pah, too much lift TBH, Spring over axle (about 6")
1 and a half inch body lift
+2" Old Man Emu springs

It's crying out for bigger tyres, 35's at the mo, but first it needs stronger axles etc. etc.

You know the score, it's a project without an ending.

[Dodge]

I'm happy with my second 'car'

Loving that... a lot!

More pics needed.

[Wolfracer]

Pah, too much lift TBH, Spring over axle (about 6")
1 and a half inch body lift
+2" Old Man Emu springs

It's crying out for bigger tyres, 35's at the mo, but first it needs stronger axles etc. etc.

You know the score, it's a project without an ending.

How's the standard gearing coping and what engine's in it?

[slobodan]

How's the standard gearing coping and what engine's in it?

I've swapped in a high output 4.0 from a Cherokee (was a tired 4.2)

I think because it's auto, it handles the tyres OK, but the gearing needs changing when I do the axles.

I kept the Cherokee Autobox which is a bit longer than the old box, so now my rear prop is about a foot long and at a scary angle. I made one using ford CV joints but kept busting them, now I have made a telescopic one with a double UJ at one end.
The front half shafts are from a IMT tractor.

This thing is the reason my Surf is absolutely standard. It is nice to drive a comfortable 4x4 and be able to safely go over 60 and stop in a reasonable distance.

[slobodan]

More pics needed.

When I got it.

[yoshie]

To qualify I spend a good part of my working week in a Defender and they're fcuking shocking. We have a few and they're all awful to drive, no elbow room, poor heating and ventilation, and they rattle, groan and shake, and protest more than a stroppy teenager. And these are about five or six years old, not seventeen like my Surf. The only good thing about Landrovers is their legal towing capacity.

On occasion drive a RR Sport and a Landcruiser which I would choose over my Surf for a daily but not off roading.


Back to the original question... there are few cars for the money that come anywhere near fulfilling my wants in a motor, so if the Surf went I would probably up my budget to either a Hilux Crew Cab (4 door), a Landcruiser or a large soft top Jeep (not a Cherokee)

Disco

[Wolfracer]

Disco

My neighbour bought a hlgh mileage disco with the idea of recovering the mileage over a number of years.... Hewas trying to start his not-so-old disco on friday. He had to jump it off another vehicle, but even so, it turned over for hours and still didn't start...
It broke it's airbag suspension on its last trip out...
He reckons its cost him the price of a decent surf to keep it on the road...

Just MHO

[yoshie]

My neighbour bought a hlgh mileage disco with the idea of recovering the mileage over a number of years.... Hewas trying to start his not-so-old disco on friday. He had to jump it off another vehicle, but even so, it turned over for hours and still didn't start...
It broke it's airbag suspension on its last trip out...
He reckons its cost him the price of a decent surf to keep it on the road...

Just MHO

Rangerover

[Rob5464]

4Runner

Maybe a Shogun; just bought one so time will tell.

[Predictable Bob]

TWO Range Rovers - I'll need to have something to drive while it's being fixed

[MWS]

I'd probably go for one of these.

[MWS]

I'd probably go for one of these.

Mind you, Arctic trucks do a nice line in re modelling some of the later stuff.....

[yoshie]

:-d

two range rovers - i'll need to have something to drive while it's being fixed

110

[JD_975]

110

Your fast running out of landrovers!

How about a nice Series 3?

[MWS]

Your fast running out of landrovers!

How about a nice Series 3?

That's an oxymoron. Its like saying, "how about enjoyable toothache".


As a real "left field" alternative, does anyone know anything about these? They were apparently built at the tahara plant, and looking at them, I suspect that they share something in common with the MkIV hilux....Comments, anyone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwJO2...feature=relmfu