this is my bad boy...

ok this is my 3.9 bad boy,,,,,just fitted the arches ,wheels and tyres,,,,

Doesn't look too bad I suppose ... for a Disco!

Tom Mc wrote:

Doesn't look too bad I suppose ... for a Disco!

Och!

Tom Mc wrote:

Doesn't look too bad I suppose ... for a Disco!

someone is a little jealous nice truck mate

Nah, just that I've always loved the shape of the Range Rover Classic (perfect name - classic design an' all that) whereas I've never taken to the Discovery. Its interior may be more practical space-wise, but to me the RRC has flowing, aerodynamic lines ... for a 'brick on wheels' that is!

Each to their own.

tom you know i always had range rovers i love them,,,but finding a good one down here is getting harder ,,so next best thing is a V8 disco,,,,was playing hard last week and dropped into a big hole,,,snapped the half shaft,bent the steering bars,,,popped the lights out,,,,,ohh well thats off roading,,,,,,,,,,,,

Sounds expensive?

What made the half shaft brake?

Terracan Jas wrote:

Sounds expensive?

What made the half shaft brake?

the same thing that bent the steering those tyres lol bigger tyres puts extra strain on the steering and drive train hope you get it fixed soon

Terracan Jas wrote:

Sounds expensive?

What made the half shaft brake?

Torque and shock

Opps! Who put that hole there? Shock & awe(some) and Tuggy's always got a lot of torque.

i thrashed it,,,,,,thats what its for,,,,,,,

tuggy wrote:

i thrashed it,,,,,,thats what its for,,,,,,,

Good for you, it's meant to be used. All hail the mad tugster!!!

stripped it yesterday,,,,the CV joint decided it had enough,,so destroyed itself taking out the half shaft and damaging the chrome swivel as well,,,,so parts ordered should be here by friday and repaired next weekend...i could have used second hand bits but as im not in a hurry,,,[i have more transport than you can shake a shitty stick at] i will use new parts,,,

new parts ordered
swivel
halfshaft
CV joint
indicators left and righ hand
wing finishers l/h r/h
heavy duty steering bars
pro comp steering damper.

will post pics soon,,,,,

Tom Mc wrote:

tuggy wrote:

i thrashed it,,,,,,thats what its for,,,,,,,

Good for you, it's meant to be used. All hail the mad tugster!!!

tom remember that guy that had the V8 rail in the mud run at western park,,just wore motor cycle goggles to keep the shit out of his eyes,,,,,,,,,,,,,now he was EERRRRR TONTO,,,

Richard 'Hoppy' Hopkins - great bloke! Mad as a box of frogs but a great Comp Safari driver with it. Would take great pleasure from racing a cheap-as-chips full-bodied Disco and blowing away the opposition with their £60,000 purpose-built buggies.

This is the photo of him in the Weston Park mud run that appeared in Land Rover world magazine. Incidentally, the journalist who took it won an award for 'Best Sporting Action' at the the national journo awards that year; rightfully so!



It can be viewed much better here - http://richards4x4.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mudbogger1.png

Hoppy's website is listed in Macks 4x4 info ... of course! http://www.macks4x4info.com/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=54&sobi2Id=2847&Itemid=68

Tom Mc wrote:

Richard 'Hoppy' Hopkins - great bloke! Mad as a box of frogs but a great Comp Safari driver with it. Would take great pleasure from racing a cheap-as-chips full-bodied Disco and blowing away the opposition with their £60,000 purpose-built buggies.

This is the photo of him in the Weston Park mud run that appeared in Land Rover world magazine. Incidentally, the journalist who took it won an award for 'Best Sporting Action' at the the national journo awards that year; rightfully so!



It can be viewed much better here - http://richards4x4.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mudbogger1.png

Hoppy's website is listed in Macks 4x4 info ... of course! http://www.macks4x4info.com/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=54&sobi2Id=2847&Itemid=68



AY THATS HIM,,,,,

That buggy boasted a 3.9 litre V8 with a supercharger, and that was long before Land Rover started producing supercharged engines such as the Range Rover Sport. It was an awesome beast, unstoppable in that 300ft of Shropshire mud.

tom they were the good old days,,,when you could put an air boat on a duck pond,or a stally,and couldnt get it out,,,,,,,,,and nobody minded,,,


truly awsome,,,,,,

wish i had a pic,,,,,

WHY DOES THE WORLD KEEP MARCHING ON,,,,IF ONLY WE COULD GO BACK,,,,,

Now THAT is a FCUKING CAR. Absolutely.

It sounded incredible too!

Tuggy - That Stalwart that went swimming in the lake, it took a Dimond T wrecker and a Foden 6x6 wrecker to haul him out. Don't think the local anglers were too impressed when they lived up to their names and 'wrecked' their pontoon in the process!

As for the air boat, that had a 3.5 V8 - that also sounded fantastic. Happy days indeed.

yes i remember i was watching,,,he nearly turned the air boat over,,,,no pictures then,,,,,

I've no shots of that day either. Wouldn't happen now, with digital cameras so handy and cheap without the film and processing costs, we tend to take shots of everything. Great memory though.