All things being equal, I would normally agree, but as I mentioned in the post, I will probably adjust the front steering geometry to re-align the Ackerman angle to lie on the mean axle, so the calculation should remain valid

LOL, I think I've made it complex enough already ! I need to eat and sleep at some point ! :p

Well I've ot about 9' of boot space with all the chairs folded up, but coffins weren't really part of my design consideration ! o_O

OK, so a little maths with regard to turning circles : sin a = W/R Where R is the turning radius or half the turning circle W is the distance between axles a is the maximum angle of the steering wheels I was going to get out in all this lovely rain and measure a, but as we already know the...

Oh absolutely, colour is a very personal choice, you will never get a colour and trim combination that works for everyone. For me, it was always going to be black and chrome, and I love the Santorini Black When she's done, the bumper trim and headlight trims will also be black, the door handles...

That's an interesting idea. I did look at the possibility of doing an axle lift previously, but I was looking at lifting the centre axle, and only to lower wear, the same reason trucks do it, but decided it wasn't worth the effort as wear will be low anyway, this being a low mileage vehicle, and...

Well let me know next time you're in Yateley on a weekend or evening and I'll give you a tour !

Well, it's been a productive weekend, I transferred the con-rods from the old pistons to the new, ringed 'em up. Honed the cylinders and fitted my shiny new pistons So now I have a block with 8 shiny pistons and no heads yet. Hopefully they'll be back from the machine shop in the next...

Yes I knew that, but the AJ133 is a better engine. And the 4.2 still used the 6hp28 so same issue with the transfer box. It was the BMW 4.4 that had the 5-speed box and correct transfer box

LOL, well as mentioned in the description, the front axle is from a P38a which has its diff on the left of the vehicle, rather than the right as is more normal on the disco. When I was planning to use the Rover V8, I was matching it to the ZF 4HP24 with the borg-warner transfer box also from...

Well damn, I just got informed by DVLA that I cannot retain my original registration number and they are going to assign me a Q plate :mad: I probably should have seen that coming, and it's not the end of the world, but I kinda liked my '03 plate. Oh well

That's a good question, I'd love to use it every day, but that's not really practical. It doesn't fit a standard parking space for example, so parking is always going to be an issue. With 6-wheel drive, I'm going to bet that it will be awesome off road, but I don't know if I will ever find out...

Good point, well spotted, updated now ! o_O

Work Still To Be Carried Out I've posted my progress so far, but there is still quite a lot to do, The body is looking really good now, but the chassis is not quite finished, I need to lift the body off and modify the mounts for the new powertrain, it then needs blasting to remove the surface...

I also tracked down the ZF gearbox for the engine And the electric motor is on the way, so the powertrain is really taking shape. The engine management has need to be upgraded to EMU IV now as EMU III did not support variable cam timing or direct injection, and the first EMU IV PCBs should...

It is worth discussing a bit about my background now. I am an electronic engineer, and it was while working for Bosch, that I got the bug to develop my own range of automotive ECUs. Car Hobbyists and kit builders frequently shy away from electronics like fuel injection as it is considered...

The next step was building a body onto the chassis. I first sourced a solid body with some minor rear end damage To this was added the rear half body from the same vehicle that had provided the rear half chassis Attachment was again the job of experts, because try as I might, I...

I vividly remember the handful of 6-wheel range rovers that used to float about in the early 80s, I was too young to drive at the time, but remember thinking how awesome they looked and how that’s what I would love to drive one day. Fast forward a few decades, and just as my mid-life-crisis...

They're for the optional CD changer which I guess your vehicle does not have fitted

It's certainly safe to undo on the Disco 2, so I imagine it would be ok on the Disco 1, but maybe someone else can confirm