New member saying hello !!!!!!

[dazza the stag]

Read the article in the December LandRover Monthly magazine as Im thinking of buying my first Range Rover !! Came across the article and thought " Ive got one of those in the shed !"
It must have been around 7/8 years ago that I built mine and unfortunately has been sitting in the shed for the last 5 years. Haven't got a clue if its a mk1 or 2 or even what the difference is. I used all the parts from the person a bought it from. 

I may even "tow" it out of the shed into the garage. I live in North Norfolk so Im guessing there are a number in the area as the magazine article seemed to be local.  Anyone local to Fakenham please get in touch

Darren

[markh15]

Hi Darren,
Welcome to the forum. I built a S2 Toylander earlier this year before this wonderful melting pot of ideas was available, but I joined in anyway, to help other builders, share my experience and to have a laugh!
I am currently doing a re-fit on mine, addressing some of the problems of my own making and modifying a few things while it is in the shed for winter!
We are  pretty friendly bunch, and will try to helpout with ideas and solutions as and when.

Get the car re-started, give the kids a treat, and don't forget to post some pictures for us to look at!
Have fun,
regards,
Mark. (markh15)

[brian]

Hello Darren, welcome to pensioners anonymous.

You can tell the difference between a Mk1 and 2 by the rear of the car from the windscreen back.

The Mark1 has the panels behind the windscreen the same height as the front wings.

The Mk2 has an additional strip screwed to the top of the panels from the windscreen back making the rear panels higher than the front wings.

Certainly the fixed font axle will be a problem on surfaces that have bumps in them such as your average field. The solutions are fairly simple if you are a DIY man. The wheel lifting off the ground and losing drive can be improved by remembering the three legged stool principle where you only have three points of load contact between the body and the ground.

This is achieved by pivoting the front axle in the middle so the body has three points of contact, two rear wheels and the central pivot of the front axle around which the two front wheels can oscillate. There are drawings available from Richard for this.

If you look under any version of Land Rover, you will see that principal being used to make it the best 4X4 by far as they say.

Hope that helps.

Regards,

Brian.