Land Rover Discovery 2 Overland Build

We describe our engine through the timeline of our ownership.

Land rover discovery 2 overland build. Old vs new land rover discovery. You know you have had your discovery for a while when you think of the engine as a timeline of rebuilds and engine swaps. Christophe noel september 12th. Its all part of a project dubbed nanuuq to setup my lifted land rover discovery 2 as a home on wheels do just about anything off road overland rig.

When the discovery first became available in the us i drove to the new boise idaho land rover center. Arb bullbar 9000lb winch with synthetic rope hid lightforce 170s mantec steering guard qt diff guards 2 hd lift with air on the rear 2756518 cooper stts 30mm wheel spacers ebc drilled and grooved discs safari style snorkel alive tuning stage 2 package arb compressor ashcroft rear air. And ive often wondered how much it would take to knock one off if the weld didnt penetrate for. The fast lane truck 494757 views.

I focused specifically on independent overland websites which opted to use a land rover discovery as the preferred vehicle. Throughout decades of overland travel the land rover series and defender have been successfully crossing continents. We have a 2001 land rover discovery 2 it had its original engine when we purchased it in 2010. For me the desire to own a land rover was immediate and persistent.

My first thought is to look over it closely to see if there are any bareoddly painted spots of a roughly quarter sized coin shape. Our rover was a 2001 land rover discovery 2 v8 40 without. In this post i provide examples of the land rover discovery and its role in trans africa overland trips. What others are saying my overland build expedition portal 2004 land rover discovery es premium with.

The shafts ive ordered from them have all had little coin sized steel balance weights seen below pair in the foreground held on with a pair of fat tack welds. Theres something about a half buried land rover deep in some rainforest that connects with all of us whether or not you would own a land rover. It was replaced with a 1995 land rover discovery series 1 which over the course of three years was built it into a highly capable expedition vehicle. There are many reasons why these vehicles hold such sway over our emotions and make no mistake land rover ownership is first and foremost an emotional decision.

This heavily modified truck was great at conquering the most challenging off road trails and obstacles but the modifications made it highly impractical as an overlanding and expedition vehicle.