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Ally Bruce

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Those of us who drive in the desert will be familiar with the need to pull stuck vehicles out of the sand (usually Land Cruisers). This is a weird one .. a guy who managed to get his Dodge Challenge R/T well and truly buried. While I recovered him OK, the slick tires on the Dodge absolutely refused to grip, meaning I was pulling a couple tonnes of dead weight American muscle .. the strain on my 110 (4.5 JED V8 - pushing about 260bhp) proved a bit much, and after recovery, it spluttered and died. Thankfully nothing serious ... i'd just bought this, and fears of a full rebuild just 7k after it was put together filled me with dread. Torn air intake hose was all ... think the strain has caused the engine to move around a bit on its mounts, something I'm fixing this week.
 

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bankz5152 said:
Very pretty landy! I like that. What was he doing out in the sand in that anyway?
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There's a sand track that's almost navigable, but there was no way to get him out along that in reverse -- just had to pull forward into some flatter sabkha (compressed, flat salty sand). Previous owner did a great job on the aesthetics -- looks pretty much stock but for the roll cage. Hides a lot of very well selected performance mods, and of course, that insane John Eales 4.5 V8. Upkeep is likely to be pricey, though
 
bankz5152 said:
Thats exactly what I thought, very tasteful. What transmission it running?
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Mostly standard -- have been advised that standard is good up to 300bhp. Quaife front diff, though. Came with a damaged Ashcroft transfer box with 1.667 ratios as a spare.
 
oooo very nice! I'd be tempted to put the Quaife diff in the rear, bit of slidey slidey in the sand! haha
 
bankz5152 said:
oooo very nice! I'd be tempted to put the Quaife diff in the rear, bit of slidey slidey in the sand! haha
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I may well do that. TBH, I was looking for a potential overland vehicle, then this came up - great pedigree, and some great work done. But it does push me more into the quick rally raid vehicle territory. A few more months getting used to it (and saving!) and I'll know what to do. A fast rally raid overlander most likely!
 
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