Bought a Rangie!!! - Land Rovers Only

Series 3 guy · 04-10-2007, 05:17 AM

It's not a new one but it is new to me!! It is a 4.6 litre V8 and it sounds wonderful!!!It has been awhile since I have had a V8 in a Landy and I am remembering what I have been missing... minus the MPG of course. I cant wait to take it off road and see what it can do once I figure out the Air suspension and what it is capible of doing.Maybe I will bypass the air thing and get a coil conversion.Any ideas on this??
Anyway I am off to wax it and figure out what all the toggle switches and buttons do.Man this thing has way more stuff on it than my series 3!

DISCOY2K · 04-10-2007, 10:14 AM

Sweet ride, congrats on your purchase!

I think you'll love the 4.6 P38, my friend has one and he's looking to do some kind of coil conversion on his sometime soon...good luck with everything!

Series 3 guy · 04-16-2007, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DISCOY2K

Sweet ride, congrats on your purchase!

I think you'll love the 4.6 P38, my friend has one and he's looking to do some kind of coil conversion on his sometime soon...good luck with everything!

Cheers-There is a lot to get used to as it is nothing like I have owned before.Too high tech.

Funrover · 04-16-2007, 10:01 AM

Great looking rangie!!! Congrats on the rangie!!!!

NCRover1 · 04-16-2007, 10:16 PM

Nice looking P38!

kellijo · 04-18-2007, 08:48 AM

Andrew, regardless of your dismay of your recent departure of the Disco...you have done well this nice looking Rangie....

Perhaps when you first attempt to get the tires muddy on this beauty.....you can listen to classical music, wear your smoking jacket and chew on the stem of your pipe...

300bhp/ton · 04-18-2007, 08:54 AM

Nice pics

We've had a couple of p38's (4.6 HSE's). Nice vehicles, although I never liked the handling as much as a regular coil sprung Range Rover Classic, but they do ride very well.

Personally I'd love to see one lifted with 35 or 36" agressive mud terrains and some other suitable off road gear. I did think about looking for a 2.5DSE as a DD but decided against it in the end.

Several places Paddock Spares, Simmonites, etc sell coil conversion kits, personally if I was going to swap the air to coil I'd want to be looking at a 3-5" lift at the same time and dramitically incrase articulaiton.

Then again I like my off roaders to be well, off roaders..........

Large alloy wheels, road biased tyres and pretty paintwork aren't really my thing.

Series 3 guy · 04-19-2007, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by kellijo

Andrew, regardless of your dismay of your recent departure of the Disco...you have done well this nice looking Rangie....

Perhaps when you first attempt to get the tires muddy on this beauty.....you can listen to classical music, wear your smoking jacket and chew on the stem of your pipe...

Good idea..but I'm more of a Cuban sorta smokin' guy. BTW when you suggested chewing on my pipe I thought you should know I sold my Crack Pipe on E-Bay.I know we had good times with it but I needed the cash for my Range Rover. Sorry.

Sailcnc · 04-28-2007, 09:42 AM

Do not change to coils. The airbags will do fine. You can have the computer adjusted to give you some more lift if needed. I would just put a spacer under the airbags. This will not let the rover kneel as low as you need but it will give you more clearance when off road. You will love the hill decend mode. do not touch the gas or brakes and just steer the vehicle down the grade. If you are going off road I would change out the rims also. the alloys take a beating on the rocks.

Joe

Badger1 · 04-28-2007, 10:32 AM

Congrats on a good looking addition to your Rover stable!

The looks of the P38 RR's is really starting to grow on me, wouldn't mind one for myself in the future.

04-10-2007, 05:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
Series 3 guy MISSING THE HELL OUT OF SEATTLE Join Date: May 2005 Location: Beckenham,Kent ENGLAND Posts: 1,968 Gallery: 5	Bought a Rangie!!! It's not a new one but it is new to me!! It is a 4.6 litre V8 and it sounds wonderful!!!It has been awhile since I have had a V8 in a Landy and I am remembering what I have been missing... minus the MPG of course. I cant wait to take it off road and see what it can do once I figure out the Air suspension and what it is capible of doing.Maybe I will bypass the air thing and get a coil conversion.Any ideas on this?? Anyway I am off to wax it and figure out what all the toggle switches and buttons do.Man this thing has way more stuff on it than my series 3! Attached Thumbnails __________________ 82' series III 109 safari prepared 2.25 pet.WILL NEVER GET RID OF!!!!!! 91'Range Rover classic 3.9L V8!(sold) 98' Land Rover Discovery with a MOD wolf 300 tdi(sold) 97' Defender 90 300 tdi (sold) 99' p38 Range 4.6 autobiography (sold) 2007 Porsche GT3..faster than the 109!

04-10-2007, 10:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
DISCOY2K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NC Posts: 61 Gallery: 0	Sweet ride, congrats on your purchase! I think you'll love the 4.6 P38, my friend has one and he's looking to do some kind of coil conversion on his sometime soon...good luck with everything! __________________

04-18-2007, 08:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
kellijo Mostly Harmless Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,488 Gallery: 0	Andrew, regardless of your dismay of your recent departure of the Disco...you have done well this nice looking Rangie.... Perhaps when you first attempt to get the tires muddy on this beauty.....you can listen to classical music, wear your smoking jacket and chew on the stem of your pipe... __________________ Kellijo 98 D1 'If we worry too much about ourselves, we won't have time for others.'

04-18-2007, 08:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
300bhp/ton The Best 4X4XFar Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: England, home of the Land Rover Posts: 601 Gallery: 0	Nice pics We've had a couple of p38's (4.6 HSE's). Nice vehicles, although I never liked the handling as much as a regular coil sprung Range Rover Classic, but they do ride very well. Personally I'd love to see one lifted with 35 or 36" agressive mud terrains and some other suitable off road gear. I did think about looking for a 2.5DSE as a DD but decided against it in the end. Several places Paddock Spares, Simmonites, etc sell coil conversion kits, personally if I was going to swap the air to coil I'd want to be looking at a 3-5" lift at the same time and dramitically incrase articulaiton. Then again I like my off roaders to be well, off roaders.......... Large alloy wheels, road biased tyres and pretty paintwork aren't really my thing. __________________ Land Rover Discovery (3 Door) 200Tdi 5-speed Mods:Allisport LARGE FMIC \| Allisport Tuned \| Simex Jungle Trekker II 33.11.50R15 Tyres \| 15x8 8 Spokes \| Heavy Duty Uprated Suspension (shocks & springs) \| Wheel arch Flares \| 1" Wheel Spacers \| Custom Straight Thru Exhaust \| Custom Trimmed Front bumper with twin NATO Hooks \| Custom Rear Bumper with single Large NATO Hook 360˚ Swival \| Front Light Guards \| Custom Aluminium Rear Floor \| Bonnet Straps \| 100w Spot Lights \| Upgraded Headlights The Best 4X4XFar

04-28-2007, 09:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
Sailcnc Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grimsby On Posts: 56 Gallery: 0	Do not change to coils. The airbags will do fine. You can have the computer adjusted to give you some more lift if needed. I would just put a spacer under the airbags. This will not let the rover kneel as low as you need but it will give you more clearance when off road. You will love the hill decend mode. do not touch the gas or brakes and just steer the vehicle down the grade. If you are going off road I would change out the rims also. the alloys take a beating on the rocks. Joe __________________ I understand your Jeep thing, That's why I drive a Range Rover I got your Jeep thing, Now it hurts when I pee. It's not a Jeep thing it's the real thing.

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04-16-2007, 10:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
NCRover1 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 39 Gallery: 0	Nice looking P38!

04-28-2007, 10:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
Badger1 Forward! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Loo-eee-ville, KY Posts: 2,159 Gallery: 1	Congrats on a good looking addition to your Rover stable! The looks of the P38 RR's is really starting to grow on me, wouldn't mind one for myself in the future. __________________ 1997 Disco 1 2000 Disco 2 1989 RR(gone but not forgotten ) Miami Valley Land Rover Society www.mvlrs.com ON WISCONSIN

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