Old Range Rover - should I or shouldn't I?

[ChilliWhizz]

Any Rangie fans out there, I'm looking at a 1988 3.5 4dr vogue classic 5 speed manual... I had a 70's RR back in the mid 80's, two door jobbie and wish I still had it...

So, any thoughts from those in the know? Probably be doing less then 4k miles a year, fuel consumption not an issue, and I'm very familiar with the RV8 lump.. Just fancy an older model Rangie....

Cheers,

Chilli

[foliedouce]

The Classic shape, is just that, a classic.

I'd say yes do it, a friend of mine's Dad had 2 of these in the '80's and they still hold a special place in my heart.

You may want to ask this on the Land Rover section for more detailed technical info

[Dusty964]

I miss mine, and would have another in an instant. still plenty fast enough, comfortable enough and more than practical enough to mix with more modern stuff.

[skyrover]

Can you weld?

[ChilliWhizz]

skyrover said:

Can you weld?

Yes

[skyrover]

ChilliWhizz said:

skyrover said:

Can you weld?

Yes

go for it... biggest issues generally will be corrosion.

The 3.5 likes frequent oil changes with a high zinc 20w 50 oil, but is otherwise the best version of the rover V8

[ChilliWhizz]

Thanks for the replies fellas

Skyrover, be interested why you think the 3.5 is best.. The 3.5 in my BGT (factory V8) was a corker, and my current P&J has an RV8 in it, but it's a slightly larger capacity...

Thanks again,

Chilli

[skyrover]

ChilliWhizz said:

Thanks for the replies fellas

Skyrover, be interested why you think the 3.5 is best.. The 3.5 in my BGT (factory V8) was a corker, and my current P&J has an RV8 in it, but it's a slightly larger capacity...

Thanks again,

Chilli

All of the larger capacity engine's are prone to slipping cylinder liners as the block simply can't dissipate the heat very well from the over bored cylinders.

Simply put... they took the block past it's fundamental design limits, which in low mileage racing application would have been fine, but on a public car running for thousands of miles was always going to cause problems.

[ChilliWhizz]

Ah righto... hence top hat liners...

[skyrover]

yes... you can get an engine built to your specification which will be less prone, but I would be looking at Chevrolet rather than Rover if I was going down the new engine route.