I believe he said it is a L322 roof rack, chopped to fit the P38.
JohnnyCrash
New Member
I found one for £500 wingwangs.
Probably cheaper to get someone to make one bespoke.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-GENUI...ccessories_Touring_Travel&hash=item2c6a40d956
Or get one for a different vehicle and bodge it to fit.
996TURBO
Active Member
Right it's a L322 Range Rover Safety Devices rack. Custom mounts for the P38 gutter. Still intact to fit my next rangie, a TDV8 later!!
Grit Valve
2000 4.6 Vouge
I spotted this I never seen a Standard rack
NorthSea92
New Member
It's a bit annoying that i can't get any off road kit for my P38, i've started to think up a few ideas and have put some down on paper.
At least with nothing available i've got to make anything i want myself, it will keep me occupied and will probably be cheaper so it's not too bad
At least with nothing available i've got to make anything i want myself, it will keep me occupied and will probably be cheaper so it's not too bad
O Bife
Active Member
What is it you are after?
SnowmanV8
Well-Known Member
I'll take my disco. Only mods are cb abar and MT tyres. You take the p38 and lets see who gets stuck first, and I would never try and boast my disco could out perform the standard defender.
StuckAgainSteve
Well-Known Member
A P38 at offroad height has more ground clearance than an early Disco - I don't see why you think they're going to be such a disaster off road. they don't like water (electronics) other than that they are very capable off road.
SnowmanV8
Well-Known Member
LR themselves state the defender is offroad with on road ability. Disco is a half breed a bastard of on and off road skills. The range rover is a road going vehicle that is capable at moderate offroad! Not saying they are ****e offroad but a standard defender vs a standard range rover it would be no contest!!
The L322 did give the Defender a quick battering in an off road test held by a well known magazine when it was launched way back when....Not sure how exacting the test criteria was (and the mag isn't known for being super accurate admittedly), but even so, a Range Rover will give a Deffie a good run for its money!
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Aslong as good Off Road prep is done, the door seals are in good form and are suitable lubed with a dose of Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline basically) and the engine bay is prepped well enough, the P38 will wade to its book value quite happily.
StuckAgainSteve
Well-Known Member
Most Discos are rebodied Range Rovers with some of the posh kit removed, why would they be better off road? Of course it went round in a complete circle and the Range Rover sport was based on the first (non Range Rover) based Disco. The L322 and the L405 Range rovers have the best wheel articulation of any road going production vehicle.
kooky_guy
Well-Known Member
It's not just P38s that are vulnerable to deep water. Pretty sure the later defenders have their electronics under the seat too or at least in a position which means they need to be moved if deep water is going to be a regular feature of their use - remember seeing harness extension kits in LRO for them.
SnowmanV8
Well-Known Member
Early range rovers. And the discovery was to replace the classic so the p38 could go much more road bias to compete with the new suv class that the classic started. But they are all land rovers and would destroy a jeep offroad so why do we need to argue?
kooky_guy
Well-Known Member
Don't think that's true. The major selling point of the Range Rover has always been it's off road ability. It has always been advertised as such - it would be disastrous for LR's reputation to dumb down their flagship.
My understanding was that the Disco was introduced to tap into the new shopping trolley/school run market for which the RR was perceived to be too expensive compared to the new Japanese competition. The fact that it was actually adequate off road was an accident of it's origins rather than a particular intention...
SnowmanV8
Well-Known Member
Your an idiot
