ovalandrover
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As some of you know I have got myself a Range Rover sport in the Discovery 3 disguise but when I went to pick it up from the dealer and drove it for 600 kms it overheated without warning and blew the head gaskets so i took it back to the dealer and who looked into it and needed a new engine so I left it with them and got a secondhand engine fitted that has done about 70 000 kms so complete engine with FIP Injectors new belts and adjustors also a new Radiator as the car had been run through spear grass and the seeds had blocked radiator causing overheat and also a New Battery. went and picked it up monday and have now run it for 2000 km and all is ok. as the temperature is about 35 c here at the moment I had thew indows tinted to help the air con keep it cool .I dont care if it looks like a drug dealer.
Next thing is to fit side steps and a snorkel and mabee at a later date a Bull bar with winch and exta fuel tanks for when I take it on some desert tracks.
While I was up north I called into to see a friend who had a classic fitted out for desert tracks with an Isusu 4 lt turbo diesel and 200 liters of fuel tanks.and in his workshop is a classic 94 LSE the 8 inch longer version made for the Arabs in which he is fitting a 300 diesel.
I will keep you informed on any other things that will go wrong. Also driving this you need a university degree what with DSC hill descent control and different settings for different surfaces
Next thing is to fit side steps and a snorkel and mabee at a later date a Bull bar with winch and exta fuel tanks for when I take it on some desert tracks.
While I was up north I called into to see a friend who had a classic fitted out for desert tracks with an Isusu 4 lt turbo diesel and 200 liters of fuel tanks.and in his workshop is a classic 94 LSE the 8 inch longer version made for the Arabs in which he is fitting a 300 diesel.
I will keep you informed on any other things that will go wrong. Also driving this you need a university degree what with DSC hill descent control and different settings for different surfaces