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Engine,
driveline and suspension.
This 90
is set up more for off road trips, but is still at home on the touring front.
The motivation
is the ever popular Td5, a 2498cc 5 cylinder direct injection turbo diesel that, in standard form has output figures of 90kw
and 300nm of torque. This in a stock 90 is quite enough power, BUT, I wanted more so I contacted a good mate Tombraider (Total
Rover Tech) and had the ECU re mapped to 195kw and 500nm. I also added his silicon turbo hoses and the upgraded intercooler.
A slight modification to the airbox, installing a boost over ride module, removing the EGR system and fitting a 3inch exhaust
completes the engine for now.
I did a
fair bit of playing around with the suspension to get as much usable travel, both up and down as possible. I went through
several rear shock mount designs before I settled on the ones fitted. The OE rear mounts I’ve converted to pin top from
eye as I found that the eye top bush was binding a substantial amount, and I was replacing the rubber shock bushes every 8000klm’s.
The new mounts are also 30mm higher up.
I machined
up some 32mm solid 4140 rear trailing arms and cranked them to suit my 3’’ lift, fitted super pro bushes at both
ends. Built some re location cones and HD spring clamps and extended the rear ‘T’ piece bracket for the brakes
by 2’’.
The front
end is similar. The top shock towers were removed and replaced with some 2’’ raised ones I knocked up on a reo
bar bender. The bottoms have HD spring clamps fitted also. The bottom shock mounts need to be changed to eye type and the
spring perches also need to be cut of the diff case and re welded.
The
front drive shaft has a wide angle uni cross fitted to both ends the shaft is stock. I came across a second hand one at the
right price and lengthened it by 200mm to suit the rear, good by binding rear shaft. The front shaft is phased because of
its length so the rear one was set up in line like the OE rear. And no, I don’t have any vibes J
Apart from
the usual diff guards, HD track and drag links etc etc that cover most the underside.
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Inside and shiny side.
The inside
and the shiny side have been modified to suit.
The wing
tops and the rear quartes have had alloy plate added for both purpose and pose…. For one, I can now walk on my wing
tops and use them as shelves while camping. The rear quarters (rear of the wheel arch) were done to strengthen up the lower
panel and the inner quarter was added due to I had some spare alloy lying around. The bearmach tyre carrier had to be split
apart, bent parallel to the rear door and re welded so the tyre when mounted wouldn’t hang off at a peculiar angle.
The
rear bumperettes will be replaced as soon as I make up something similar to the NAS rear bar but for now they are handy to
step up the ladder to no where, as its been namedJ
I fitted a 42L front runner sub tank to the driver side, combined I now carry 102L of fuel.
The front
end I’ve made a light bar that holds 4x 100 watt spots for night drives. There are also small rock lights mounted under
the front bumper. Up front the ‘A’ bar is made of 3’’ pipe and is bolted to the mounts on the chassis,
this will last as long as it takes to come across an M8274 at the right price then I’ll make a custom winch bar.
Some rock/tree
sliders complete with a week day wench step for the wife, the obligatory aerials, driving lights, and roof racks this mostly
covers the exteria.
Inside the
cab I’ve added tacho, boost and EGT gauges all by VDO. Dullbird and muddymech brought me some alloy gear knobs back
from billing. A pioneer CD/mp3 head unit replaces the factory one, in behind all that I managed to fit a pioneer ipod control
unit, 2 cross over’s, 3 extra switches and a heap of wiring. After knowing what I was going to fit in that space I had
to go out and get an overhead console to hold my 40ch UHF. Again dullbird and muddymech are to thank for the custom stitched
DWE waterproof seat covers that I sit on. Just added is a 13’’ sports steering wheel.
The rear
of the tub houses a shelf and sub box that holds a pair of 10’s and an amplifier, next job will be to build
a draw for under the shelf, plastic boxes just don’t last! The whole tub, sides, sub box and shelf area have been coated
in hippo liner to both seal the joints, isolate the noise and protect the paint not that I’ll ever see it again. The
windows are tinted and I have heat/noise insulation fitted to the roof.
with the
alpine 4'' splits up front the 10'' subs and a pair of carbon clarion 6'' splits filling the rear speaker holes it really
is a pleasant car to drive for any distance.
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My ricer shopping list.
Bearmach Raised Air Intake, Safari top.
Bearmach Spare Tire
Carrier. (Modified to fit properly).
Bearmach Front Differential Guard.
Bearmach Alloy Wing tops.
Heavy duty Track
Rod and Drag Link.
HD ironman steering dampner.
Front Detroit True Track LSD.
Rear Detroit
locker.
42L sub fuel tank and custom filler.
Pioneer cd/mp3, 80Gb iPod, 6 1/2''clarion splits rear and 4'' Kenwood splits
front, 300W Amp
and a pair of 10’’ Pioneer subs.
Total Rover Tech
intercooler, blue sillicon hoses,
Re-programmed ECU
Boost overide box and Air box modification.
VDO Boost, tacho and EGT gauges.
Uni Filter and snorkel sock.
Outback
roof console and Uho15sx UHF.
Dual 870cca Batteries
Custom rear forward facing seats. (removed till the kids arrive.)
285
75 R16 silverstone MT117 Sports.
Rock lights front and rear.
LRA springs front and Dobbinsons springs rear.
Traxide head light/driving light wiring upgrade.
Traxide SC40 split charger.
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Manufactured, modified or added by DWE.
Rear Differential Guard.
Front 3’’ Tube Bar C/W
spot light and aerial mounts.
Rear bumperettes C/W Hi Lift Jack points
Heavy duty Track Rod guard.
Rear Dislocation
Cones.
Heavy duty front and rear Spring Clamps.
2’’ raised front Shock Towers,
Heavy duty Tower
Rings.
1 ¼’’ solid 4140 Cranked Trailing Arms (poly bushes).
Front
Jate Rings, Rear Recovery point and Hi Lift Jack Converter.
Rear alloy Chequer Plate Corners, x4.
Rhino Rack Alloy In-fills.
Couldn’t help my self…
2’’ front Brake Tube extensions.
Rear ladder.
Rock/Tree sliders, C/W wench step.
30deg wide angle rear prop
shaft.
Modified rear top shock mounts, converted to pin type.
Extended diff breathers.
Slotted swivel balls.
Removed main Muffler, 3'' straight through exhaust system.
Light bar and 4x 100w spot lights.
Custom waterproof seat covers.
Black Range Rover Sport badges.
Gas Bonnet Strut kit.
Shovel holders.
Rear door shelf,
sub box and Tub all coated in Hippo liner.
Custom 86mm backspace disco rims.
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