Land Rover series X-treme 4
- To build and equip a Land Rover series 2 capable of following the Dakar rally event and then continuing on an overland expedition into the heart of Africa. Using two damaged vehicles to build one. The base vehicle a solid series 2 Land Rover the donor vehicle a mechanically sound Land-Rover Discovery 300TDI, Old technology meets new. Project was started on the 20th November 20
The Project vehicle
Parts used from Series 2
Chassis
All Body Panels
In the end I ended up spending almost twice the amount of time and money on this project than what I originally estimated but then 10 000 euro is still not that bad considering I now had the vehicle I wanted
The Donor vehicle
Parts used from Discovery
300 TDI Motor and all ancillaries
All mounting brackets from chassis
Complete Power steering system
Multifunction steering wheel
Front and rear Differentials
Complete front suspension system
Complete ABS Braking system
Electronic Traction Control
Seats
In addition a TD5 Gear and transfer box found in the TD5 Defender
Engine management computer for motor
Suspension Coil springs and Front Diff firmly in place on the chassis of the series.
Land Rover Series 4
Accessories List
9500 Winch
Storage System
Roof rack
Fridge Gas 12V
Roof top tent
Gas cooker
Spot lights
Sound System
Branch deflectors
Compressor
220 Volt converter
Rock Sliders
Oil Temp Gauge
Undercarriage protection plate
Water purification system
Rev Counter
Water Tank
GPS navigation System
Jerry can holders
Duel battery system
Long Range Fuel Tank
Safe
A Bar
Curtains
Headlight protectors
Alarm system
Toolbox
Cargo nett
Outside lighting system
Awning
INTERCHANGABILITY
With money and time and a little creativity anything is interchangeable, Landrover however make this a little easier as the basic vehicle has change very little between the various models The parts outlined below were changed on my vehicle
The donor a Land rover Discovery 300 tdi automatic built in 1997 built 26 years later than the series vehicle
Engine The original 1971 series The New Discovery 1 1997
Petrol Diesel 300 TDI
6 cylinder 2 625cc 4 cylinder 2 500cc
83 bhp (net) at 4500rpm 82kw (111hp)
Max. Torque 128nm Max. Torque 265Nm
Realistic 20l/100km 10l/100km
Transmission
The old The New
Standard non synchromesh gearbox. Lt77 % speed with centre diff
Suspension
Leaf sprung rear
The front suspension was changed to Coil Springs ( A BIG JOB )
Differentials
Both front and rear were changed to the Discovery 3.54 ratio diffs, I used the entire differentials and housings, the front was east as all the mounting matched the new coil suspension in the front, for the rear I had to cut and weld new mountings on the casing. This later made the disc brake conversion a piece of cake.
Brakes Disk brakes with full working ABS system
The wiring took almost 3 weeks to complete
Before in between After
