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"Almost stock" L-series MY'00 :der:
 
I am VERY jealous of Winu's freelander. I would love to have one like it but there has been alot of time and money and skills put into making it the car it is. More than i have!
 
It's still unfinished ;) . I need to make new interior trims (match it to roll cage paint and safety harness) , and some engine mods for more torque.

Brakes are finished and uprated :

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Now we start some engine mods. Winter is a good time to do garage jobs ;). SES88 made some nice pipework for new boost system:) , but this is only a first step.

Trim works starts on spring.
 
I'm currently driving a W reg 1.8 manual SW that is in 2WD mode.

I'm very impressed with the 1.8. It is so nice to drive a petrol again. I couldn't afford the fuel bill, but it feels faster than my TD4. I wouldn't want a manual either. Driving around South London in and out of gear..... no thanks. The v6 would be even better, but at 15-20,000 miles a year I would need a mortgage to pay for the fuel.. :lol:
 
Interesting to know, centre bore same size and everything?

Yes. I've got spacers fitted and they fit the centres like a glove. Obviously they have a different off-set though. Not sure by how much, but they would still stick out enough even without spacers. I would recommend them to anyone wanting something different on their Freelander although the sleeved nuts are a must.
 
Yes. I've got spacers fitted and they fit the centres like a glove. Obviously they have a different off-set though. Not sure by how much, but they would still stick out enough even without spacers. I would recommend them to anyone wanting something different on their Freelander although the sleeved nuts are a must.

Do you have a link for the sleeved nuts? The white wheels would go lovely with my cairns blue paint, couple of sets on eBay at the moment as well, very tempting
 
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I'm currently driving a W reg 1.8 manual SW that is in 2WD mode.

I'm very impressed with the 1.8. It is so nice to drive a petrol again. I couldn't afford the fuel bill, but it feels faster than my TD4. I wouldn't want a manual either. Driving around South London in and out of gear..... no thanks. The v6 would be even better, but at 15-20,000 miles a year I would need a mortgage to pay for the fuel.. :lol:

I like the petrol Freelanders myself. The 1.8 is faster than the diesel equivalent. The 2.5 V6 is in a different league in both performance and thirst. I do about 6000 miles a year at a fuel cost of something like £1800!! or 30 pence a mile
 
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I like the petrol Freelanders myself. The 1.8 is faster than the diesel equivalent. The 2.5 V6 is in a different league in both performance and thirst. I do about 6000 miles a year at a fuel cost of something like £1800!! or 30 pence a mile

That confirms what I thought.

The 1.8 is fun! if I was doing a lot less miles I would buy one.

No.

Actually I would get the V6 :D I prefer autos, though playing with a manual petrol every now and then is fun.

My TD4 is currently working out at 20p/mile, and that should be better than that, so hopefully will get better. Though now my car will show more miles as the tyres are smaller.... :(
 
Do you have a link for the sleeved nuts? The white wheels would go lovely with my cairns blue paint, couple of sets on eBay at the moment as well, very tempting

Standard flat seat M12 x 1.5. Plenty on Ebay all the same. £29.99 for 20, free delivery. I bought a set of 16 and 4 locking nuts due to the amount of people who kept asking about the wheels. Cheapest locking nuts on Ebay are around £17.
 

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