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1 "Jamie Hamilton" [JHAMIL18 Thank you re conversions
2 "Beckett, Ron" [rbeckett24Rover Anti-theft Methods
3 Graeme.Oxley@classics.ut41Re:Rover V8
4 James Mercer [james@mips52Bush Rangie vs Lada Niva.
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From: "Jamie Hamilton" <JHAMILTON@earwig.ed.ac.cowan.edu.au>
Date:          Tue, 12 Nov 1996 10:31:17 GMT+0800
Subject:       Thank you re conversions

To all who replied to my question regarding conversions - Thank you.

There were posts both pro and against but basically the common view 
was that each had advantages and disadvantages.

When I finally sell my current car (a P5B Rover) I start looking for 
a good SIII probably prefer the original engine but if the right 
vehicle has a conversion that will be fine.

Thanks again

Jamie

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From: "Beckett, Ron" <rbeckett@nibupad.telstra.com.au>
Subject: Rover Anti-theft Methods
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 96 22:38:00 EST

From: SPYDERS@aol.com
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 12:55:36 -0500

>day-to-day thing like The Club (which is oh-so-highly recommended by
retired policemen all over Pennsylvania).

I also use a CLUB (made here in Australia) but not in the normal manner.  A 
TV show over hear showed how a car thief can get one off in a few seconds if 
you put it on as recommended.

Install it from behind the steering wheel so that the lock point away from 
you.  I know it's a bit hard to describe in an email.  This way they can't 
just pull it off.

Regards,

Ron

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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:18:32 +1100
From: Graeme.Oxley@classics.utas.edu.au (Graeme Oxley)
Subject: Re:Rover V8

Hi Russ,

>"Dick Mason" <dickm@dedot.com> wrote:
>>you're correct, it was used in 1962 Oldsmobiles and Buicks (Cutlass and
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>scale, and I suspect will ultimately be hard to find cheaply.
>Trivia from Russ in Oz

I think that the Leyland version was also stroked to 4.2 litres. Not a bad
idea, considering how oversquare the Rover motor is. (Revs well, though.
Especially with a cam..... (-:   ) Also, the original Rover motor runs at
10.5:1 CR, and pings like crazy on our so-called "Super". The Leyland
version runs at a much more sensible 9:1, or thereabouts. (Well, I think
that it's more sensible. I'll have to pay the bills for the piston crown
damage )-: I haven't had any yet, touch wood. Anyone know of a good supply
of Avgas in Hobart?)

Just some more trivia.

Graeme.

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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 15:24:57 +0800
From: James Mercer <james@mips.cs.murdoch.edu.au>
Subject: Bush Rangie vs Lada Niva.

Hi All,

I saw an interesting happening at the Perth 4wd show on Friday night.

John Davis was over here and had a couple of his Bush Rangies/Rangers
with him.  After performing some minor repairs to the machine fitted 
with the Fielder Air Suspension, he proceeded to drive across the
bullbar of a trashed niva that they had staked down for recovery demos.

John started by driving across the top of the bullbar from right to 
left.  He just sort of nosed up to the side of the niva and then 
applied some power, and the beast just eased its way up the side.
He didn't drive completely over, and had to back the Rangie off.
He next approached the niva from straight on, and ran the Rangies
drivers side wheels up the drivers side of the niva.  He didn't stop
the rangie till its front tyre was directly over the drivers seat
of the niva.  He couldn't drive completely over the top as the back of
the niva was lashed to a largish tree :).

John told me that he would send me the photo to add to my Rangie home
page. http://www.cs.murdoch.edu.au/~james/rangie.html

The green rangie with the Air suspension is fitted with a 4.6lt
Supercharged v8 producing ~500HP (I think).  John also mentioned
something about building a mid-engined racing Rangie fitted with an
american built racing v8 and a 6 speed gear box (I think 6lt and
~800HP). 

Someone also had a v8 off-road racing Defender capable of 250km/h.

Land Rover didn't supply any vehicles for the test track either :(.

Later,
James.

PS: Apparently the Fielder air suspension will be fittable to the old
leaf sprung Land Rovers... :)

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