Should I?

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Mark Solesbury

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• Apr 17, 2005

• #1

All,

I currently have an 87 RR V8 EFI, she is getting a bit tatty now and things
like the upper tail gate are gonna need to be replaced soon.

Ive seen parked down the road a H reg 3.5 V8 EFI dicso for £1300 and 98000
on the clock.

It looks in good nick etc, but do i really want to change from a ranige to a
disco.

I only use my landrovers for playing in, and the rangie has a 2inch lift.

If i did get the disco, would i be able to swap the lift from the rangie? Do
they have the same running gear as each other?

Mark

87RR V8 EFI

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Apr 17, 2005

• #2

On or around Sun, 17 Apr 2005 09:23:36 GMT, "Mark Solesbury"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>All,
>
>I currently have an 87 RR V8 EFI, she is getting a bit tatty now and things
>like the upper tail gate are gonna need to be replaced soon.
>
>Ive seen parked down the road a H reg 3.5 V8 EFI dicso for £1300 and 98000
>on the clock.
>
>It looks in good nick etc, but do i really want to change from a ranige to a
>disco.
>
>I only use my landrovers for playing in, and the rangie has a 2inch lift.
>
>If i did get the disco, would i be able to swap the lift from the rangie? Do
>they have the same running gear as each other?
>
>Mark
>
>87RR V8 EFI
>

I thought I replied to this one. or did I send it by mail by mistake?
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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Apr 17, 2005

• #3

On or around Sun, 17 Apr 2005 09:23:36 GMT, "Mark Solesbury"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>All,
>
aha. I see, 2 posts. that explains it.

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Tim Hobbs

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• Apr 17, 2005

• #4

On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 11:17:34 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Sun, 17 Apr 2005 09:23:36 GMT, "Mark Solesbury"
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>All,
>>
>>I currently have an 87 RR V8 EFI, she is getting a bit tatty now and things
>>like the upper tail gate are gonna need to be replaced soon.
>>
>>Ive seen parked down the road a H reg 3.5 V8 EFI dicso for £1300 and 98000
>>on the clock.
>>
>>It looks in good nick etc, but do i really want to change from a ranige to a
>>disco.
>>
>>I only use my landrovers for playing in, and the rangie has a 2inch lift.
>>
>>If i did get the disco, would i be able to swap the lift from the rangie? Do
>>they have the same running gear as each other?
>>
>>Mark
>>
>>87RR V8 EFI
>>
>
>I thought I replied to this one. or did I send it by mail by mistake?

You replied to Mark's original post on the 15th. I think....
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Nige

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• Apr 17, 2005

• #5

Mark Solesbury wrote:
> All,
>
> I currently have an 87 RR V8 EFI, she is getting a bit tatty now and
> things like the upper tail gate are gonna need to be replaced soon.
>

Only costs £200 for the aluminium frame.


> Ive seen parked down the road a H reg 3.5 V8 EFI dicso for £1300 and
> 98000 on the clock.

Very good price sir.............

>
> It looks in good nick etc, but do i really want to change from a
> ranige to a disco.
>

Same bloody car in my view, drive the same, just looks different body wise.

> I only use my landrovers for playing in, and the rangie has a 2inch
> lift.

Swap the bits over.

>
> If i did get the disco, would i be able to swap the lift from the
> rangie? Do they have the same running gear as each other?

They are pretty much the same I believe under the body shape.

>
> Mark
>
> 87RR V8 EFI

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Austin Shackles

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• Apr 17, 2005

• #6

On or around Sun, 17 Apr 2005 16:31:01 +0100, "Nige"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Same bloody car in my view, drive the same, just looks different body wise.

well, they would... however, it's a bit more than looks, in the body
differences. especially, the rear door is either much better or much worse
than the RR split tailgate, depending on what you use it for you personal
preferences.

you can also get extra seats in the back of the disco, which to some is
important.


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and those who can't" (Anon)

 

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Nige

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• Apr 17, 2005

• #7

Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Sun, 17 Apr 2005 16:31:01 +0100, "Nige"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> Same bloody car in my view, drive the same, just looks different
>> body wise.
>
> well, they would... however, it's a bit more than looks, in the body
> differences. especially, the rear door is either much better or much
> worse than the RR split tailgate, depending on what you use it for
> you personal preferences.
>
> you can also get extra seats in the back of the disco, which to some
> is important.

Yeah, good point, what I meant was if you removed the RRC body & the Disco body, they would fit onto each
others chassis (i think)

Not doing either down, both corking cars in my view, but the Disco is a bit more modern body shape. But
if all Tim's doing is messing in mud body shape don't matter too much!



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Series 3 Landrover 88" (Albert)

'"They called him Jimmy the gent"

 

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Tim Hobbs

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• Apr 17, 2005

• #8

>Not doing either down, both corking cars in my view, but the Disco is a bit more modern body shape. But
>if all Tim's doing is messing in mud body shape don't matter too much!
>

Leave me out of it!

But whilst you are asking... Prefer the Disco actually - more
headroom and less to go wrong. Later Range Rovers are prone to
buggered engines whereas Disco's seem not to be, but Disco's have
gearbox weaknesses to compensate.




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Austin Shackles

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• Apr 17, 2005

• #9

On or around Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:55:20 +0100, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>>Not doing either down, both corking cars in my view, but the Disco is a bit more modern body shape. But
>>if all Tim's doing is messing in mud body shape don't matter too much!
>>
>
>Leave me out of it!
>
>But whilst you are asking... Prefer the Disco actually - more
>headroom and less to go wrong. Later Range Rovers are prone to
>buggered engines whereas Disco's seem not to be, but Disco's have
>gearbox weaknesses to compensate.

I assume that the RR with the LT230 has the same problems, mind. However, a
lot of the later ones have the borg-warner T-box, which has a chain to
stretch instead

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Niamh Holding

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• Apr 18, 2005

• #10

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Nige) wrote:

> > I only use my landrovers for playing in, and the rangie has a 2inch
> > lift.
>
> Swap the bits over.

We fit different springs when lifting Rangies & Discos....

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Austin Shackles

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• Apr 18, 2005

• #11

On or around Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:40 +0100 (BST),
[email protected] (Niamh Holding) enlightened us thusly:

>In article <[email protected]>,
>[email protected] (Nige) wrote:
>
>> > I only use my landrovers for playing in, and the rangie has a 2inch
>> > lift.
>>
>> Swap the bits over.
>
>We fit different springs when lifting Rangies & Discos....

the back ones might be stronger. Mine has rangie diesel HD fronts on it

Back disco ones are a bit of a puzzle, or were last I looked - no-one seems
to have rates for 'em. They seem to be similar to HD 90 rears.
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