New Rover owner...a few problems

[TigerDan]

Kind of fun to re-read this old thread I started when I first got my RRC. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then. I still have the truck, it's been a work in progress. We've taken a lot of of trails together over the past few years, from Oregon to Death Valley and from the Redwood Coast to the Rubicon.

Nowadays the '91 sports a 3" lift. For quite some time I ran aggressive 33" tires but am currently back down to the 265/75 BFGs like were on it when I bought it. Great all-around tires and I can still pop the 33's on if I need them for a trip. I'm also running a lot of protection, homemade diff guards that I built when I swapped the axles, ('92 RRC in the front with TrueTrac, D1 in the rear with a Detroit locker) Rockware sliders, GDE front bumper, Bottorf rear (yuk!) which I plan to modify extensively as it's poorly made and a crappy design to begin with. Also running a semi-hidden winch mounted between the frame rails and pulling through the front bumper.

As for drivetrain, I'm running a '95 4.2 through an R380 5-speed and an LT230. The front driveshaft is a DII unit I rebuilt, the rear is stock. There are a number of other upgrades, including a full drawer/storage system in the rear which I designed and built with help from a friend who owns a cabinet shop.

As for me, I've managed to increase my knowledge of Rovers considerably over the years, having thrown myself into them whole-heartedly. I'm member of the Northern Ca. Land Rover club (NCLR) and am a moderator on another Rover forum, and am currently making a living parting out, flipping, restoring and otherwise working on Rovers. I currently have my '91 and my '61 SII and have added a '94 RRC LWB, two '95 LWBs (which I co-own with a friend and partner) and a massively lifted '88 RRC on 39.5s (which is actually a parts truck.) I also have gathered most of the parts I need to build a D90 which will be my primary off-road and rough trail rig, keeping the '91 in reserve for more daily-driver and mild trail/expedition duties. Plans for the '91 include a possible diesel conversion at some point in the future.

My, how things do change with the passage of time...!