New Sheriff coming to town

[Gotrovr]

There will be a new sheriff in town hopefully by Friday of next week.

I couldn't pass up this fully loaded CPO 2005 LR3 HSE with HD and Tow packages, DVD player, and 24 month 24k mile Land Rover Assured extended warranty. Only problem is that I happened to find it on the other end of the earth. Tony can't wait to get his hands on it to check it out. ;)

Now taking suggestions for MOD's

My tenative wish list is as follows

1) 19inch MTR's or switch to 18inch wheels and go with Cooper LTZ's
2) Under Body protection and sliders are a must
3) Roof rack, gotta have a rack, Genuine LR G4 or ______________
4) LR A frame winch capable bumper to save weight or go Safarigard like JZ
5) Winch, Warn 9500 or similar with synthetic line
6) Lights, gotta light up the night. Probably 2 or 3 large HID on bumper with 4 smaller on rack
7) Iphone/Ipod/Navigation Screen/DVD Player Integration, Tony is working on a prototype
8) Swing away rear tire carrier with matching spare
9) ARB or Engle Fridge
10) Dual battery setup probably to coincide with the winch addition
11) Tent cot or Roof Top Tent ???

[wineryrover]

Excellent Will! Nice find.

I am interested in what Tony comes up with (mod #7). I would be interested in that too.

[RON CT110]

Congrats!


1) 19inch MTR's or switch to 18inch wheels and go with Cooper LTZ's

Go for 18s - more sidewalls

2) Under Body protection and sliders are a must

Sliders a must - break the LR3 in and come to the Return to Shaver Lake trip.

3) Roof rack, gotta have a rack, Genuine LR G4 or ______________

Might want to talk to Enrique; he had a rack for the LR3 and can share this exp. And ask DBregman.

4) LR A frame winch capable bumper to save weight or go Safarigard like JZ

SG - we will be getting club discount!

5) Winch, Warn 9500 or similar with synthetic line

SG - talk to Casey about Superwinch - we get club discount!

6) Lights, gotta light up the night. Probably 2 or 3 large HID on bumper with 4 smaller on rack

Dbregman is running Light Force.

7) Iphone/Ipod/Navigation Screen/DVD Player Integration, Tony is working on a prototype

Cool!

8) Swing away rear tire carrier with matching spare

Yes

9) ARB or Engle Fridge

Either

10) Dual battery setup probably to coincide with the winch addition

Yes

11) Tent cot or Roof Top Tent ???

Depends. Roof top tent if w/family. Tent cot if solo. Both.

Also stickers avail e.g. tread lightly, Mountain Hardwear, and now SG coming soon.


There will be a new sheriff in town hopefully by Friday of next week.

I couldn't pass up this fully loaded CPO 2005 LR3 HSE with HD and Tow packages, DVD player, and 24 month 24k mile Land Rover Assured extended warranty. Only problem is that I happened to find it on the other end of the earth. Tony can't wait to get his hands on it to check it out. ;)

Now taking suggestions for MOD's

My tenative wish list is as follows

1) 19inch MTR's or switch to 18inch wheels and go with Cooper LTZ's
2) Under Body protection and sliders are a must
3) Roof rack, gotta have a rack, Genuine LR G4 or ______________
4) LR A frame winch capable bumper to save weight or go Safarigard like JZ
5) Winch, Warn 9500 or similar with synthetic line
6) Lights, gotta light up the night. Probably 2 or 3 large HID on bumper with 4 smaller on rack
7) Iphone/Ipod/Navigation Screen/DVD Player Integration, Tony is working on a prototype
8) Swing away rear tire carrier with matching spare
9) ARB or Engle Fridge
10) Dual battery setup probably to coincide with the winch addition
11) Tent cot or Roof Top Tent ???

[sasquatch]

Congratulations Will!!!! Hope you get her soon. How about being the first in our circle by going with a hidden winch mount! Almost wish I went that route. Can't wait to see it! :cool:

[Gotrovr]

Congratulations Will!!!! Hope you get her soon. How about being the first in our circle by going with a hidden winch mount! Almost wish I went that route. Can't wait to see it! :cool:

I can wait to see it either, you don't know how bad I want(ed) an LR3, Tony knows... Him and I were having a quiet competition to see who could find the best deal. He won of course, but in the end we both got what we wanted.

As for the hidden winch, I like the idea, clean looking, but only if I was going naked that is without an after market front bumper, also I would question the lack of accessibility if a bind or jamb or something would happen and you know it would happen, Murphy's Law

Something I want to keep to a minimum is the added weight associated with piling on lots of accessories.

[jz-is-fishing]

GREAT For you Will. Lots of fun to modify.

Look I agree with most of what you're looking for. i have the iPod from LR and it's cool but I saw Coy from Safari Gard He has a ripper set up, integrates everything and then some. i don'tknow what it is but He'll sure be happy to tell you about it.

Also talk directly to Casey at SG they have some very cool stuff happening for the LR3.

Skids for sure the gas tank alone will cost you 3k if it gets buggered and it sits below the frame.

My personal suggestions are go as light as you can, steel bumpers sort of are a must in the end. The Bi Xenon lights are like 1600 bucks so the brush bar is kinda important. It also improves approach. LR has that brush bar thingy which sits about 2mm from the rig and will surely damage the car when it's hit.

I know SG are working on a rear bumper, I'd like to see it as it is lower profile and improves departure. The kaymar bumper does not finish off nicely unless you install the plastic LR Mudflaps which will last 2 minutes.

Winch I went light as possible the EP9, superwinch with Synth line.

Skids I have searched out and have all the info on. happy to share it with ya. basically if you are cool with Aluminum then the Rasta set up is cool, covers quite a bit and it wil get scuffed up for sure. Otherwise the options are limited, HiCountry and ASFIR both I have opinions on. SG should be getting somewhere soon and I don't know what Rovertym Really have. Rover specialties is hard to get ahold of for anything LR3 but Adam from Off Roving is a great help with the Sliders - A must.

The lift is cool for sure.

Rack and all the rest is pretty much like you say.

If you're at the MORG I'd be happy to give you some opinions in person. Plus you can see the bumper and skids in person.

Hey by the way I have a bunch of SG Stickers and someone from the club should take them off my hands.

Cool stuff Will

Cheers

[jz-is-fishing]

Hey by the way if you do weigh it down, which there is plenty of free wieght to play with - the rig is over 6000 pounds with what your alrready talking it'll reach 7,000 pounds easy and has a GVW of 7200pounds or something. But what you can do is the cat back exhaust or something to that affect. Any extra wheight that would slow you down going up a hill, say truck hill, would be offset with the few extra Horse power you pick up.

Pardon for all my spelling mistakes. My bloody keybboard sticks....

[Gotrovr]

JZ,

I'm confident SG makes great stuff, my D1 is a rolling advertisement, front and rear bumpers with skids and diff guards, 3 link suspension......

I'm thinking of aluminum under body for weight bias so Rasta is on front burner for now. I noticed your SG front bumper lacks fog lights like RTE. Yes I plan to roll out my LR3 at the next MORG for sure, possibly at the MOM at Mexxi's on the 23rd, but not if it doesn't arrive from South Carolina by then.....

No convincing me regarding the LR3's capabilities, simply anihilated any competition by being the only truck to make it up Truck Hill at last April MORG.

[jz-is-fishing]

Great Stuff. I thgink the Rasta gear is the way to go, also alot less headache. But if you are going for a bumper than you won't need the skid under the bumper. Also SG have made a prototype bumper with fog lights, I think they are testing the strength before release. I may switch mine out for that one.

Hey when you get your LR3 CHECK THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE REAR GAS STRUT IN, as per Luis's suggestion. Mine was loose also and if it drops into the body, it's a pain.

[astateofmike]

Congrats Will......

[Disco2Guy]

Sweet!! Hope to see it on the 23rd.

[GriffSC]

very nice, mr. president! have you told Shrek yet? might want to consider some pre-emptive counseling for the old dude.

hope to see it in person in June.

[Desertcrawler]

Shrek or the General?

And which one is coming on the Rubicon with us in July?

[Gotrovr]

very nice, mr. president! have you told Shrek yet? might want to consider some pre-emptive counseling for the old dude.

hope to see it in person in June.

Yeeeeaaaaaaa...... I don't think that will be necessary........

But if it was possible and if I could, I bet you would like me to say something like.... Shrek, see this silver shiny stallion, let me introduce "Donkey"


Mental note, make sure to ask Mark's wife if he is current with his medications......

[Gotrovr]

Shrek or the General?

And which one is coming on the Rubicon with us in July?

Bad timing for me, the Rubi and Jeepers in July

[Jantiz]

Well, congrats, Will. Sure looking forward to seeing it in person. Also looking forward to JZ's moded beast to get ideas and see first hand how it all fits.

[GriffSC]

Yeeeeaaaaaaa...... I don't think that will be necessary........

But if it was possible and if I could, I bet you would like me to say something like.... Shrek, see this silver shiny stallion, let me introduce "Donkey"


Mental note, make sure to ask Mark's wife if he is current with his medications......

now that's funny right there!

[Gotrovr]

My LR3 is on a transport heading to it's new home

ETA: AM delivery on 6/04

[Jantiz]

My LR3 is on a transport heading to it's new home

ETA: AM delivery on 6/04

WOOHOO, just in time to make its appearance at the June Morg!!!! Congrats, Will!

[jz-is-fishing]

Bring it and we can play I'll show you how to dismantle the dash, it all snaps apart anyway. Just kidding though. Look stock and all that thing will do everything. it'll climb the hill better than mine I bet, less weight, easy.

JZ

[Jantiz]

Bring it and we can play I'll show you how to dismantle the dash, it all snaps apart anyway. Just kidding though. Look stock and all that thing will do everything. it'll climb the hill better than mine I bet, less weight, easy.

JZ

I would guess that at this point you would have to paralize him from the neck down to keep him from taking the new girl out to play and even then, he'd probably just get someone to drive it for him :D

What will be nice is that if it's still riding on stock tires we'd have a nice even point of reference to compare our traction findings to.

[jz-is-fishing]

Up that hill the stock tires will do just fine with a bit of air out. But i Agree it'll give a good ref point

[Gotrovr]

just donned on me......

would have been a neat idea to have placed an active SPOT device in the truck and tracked its progress from the right coast

[Gotrovr]

I'm pleased to announce the arrival of my '05 LR3 HSE

Too late for pics, 9:15PM

But we're ready for the MORG

I gave it a once over looksy underbelly, and wow very clean, never driven off road...., no rust anywhere, very little oil residue.... I'm very pleased so far....

[astateofmike]

Too late for pics, 9:15PM.

Will, it's called a FLASH, you must own one? Don't you have access to construction equipment? How about some task work lights?

Come on man, you know you are camped next to it in the garage/driveway..share!:D

[Gotrovr]

give me a minute....

[Gotrovr]

Ok not the best but......

[monty]

niiiice. good choice on color too.

[RON CT110]

I'm pleased to announce the arrival of my '05 LR3 HSE

Too late for pics, 9:15PM

But we're ready for the MORG

I gave it a once over looksy underbelly, and wow very clean, never driven off road...., no rust anywhere, very little oil residue.... I'm very pleased so far....

Congrats! Nice!

Did you sleep in it last night? :D

Let the build-up begin. And thanks Will for helping stimulate this economy. :D

Might see you @ the MORG if I get the front 3rd install wrapped up.

[astateofmike]

Ok not the best but......

Are you kidding?

New Rover + photos = BEST

[Jantiz]

Congrats, Will! I can only imagine if it had been me, I probably WOULD have slept in it :D after waiting for it this long! I do have to admit it's gonna feel a little weird watching Will driving an LR3 after seeing him on Shreck for so long.

I remember when I first joined the club with the LR3 (at the time brand new) I think I was one of the very few LR3 owners in NCLR. I remember probably two other LR3s, Dave's and Gary's. Felt sort of sorrounded by an ocean of Discos. With the prices of a used LR3 dropping drastically, and the different mods widely available with even more in the works for release very soon, the numbers are slowly reversing :eek::cool: It does sound like we'll even probably have majority at this coming MORG which will be a first for any NCLR gathering that I can recall.

The biggest, and arguably only drawback of the LR3 has always been the lack of real clearance, mainly affecting directly the long overhang of the rear bumper and the inability to fit serious rubber under it. But with Dave's rods we now have not only a great solution but a cheap one as well. When was the last time anyone lifted a rover for around a couple hundred bucks with brand new parts and in under 10 minutes?

We are now clear in the realm of 32" tires and 33's are attainable with some very minor trimming. I can only guess that the day of the LR3s being the daily driver and ocassionaly the mild trail rig are all but over. Welcome to the new era were the LR3 being the serious trail rig is common place. I always knew this day was coming. I'm only glad to see it here finnaly ;) Just in time to buy a second one :cool:

See you all at the MORG!

[monty]

i've noticed that too, Luis. pretty soon, DI's are gonna be a real outnumbered vehicle on these trips. i hope to get into an lr3 in a few years so there will no doubt be more.

[HMBRover]

Very nice, Will. Looks like it's eager for its mods to start. :) Hope to see you at the MORG.

[jz-is-fishing]

So well statted Luis. Thanks for the update also on the weather.

Hey Will, She/he looks great. Looking forward to seeing you there.

[Gotrovr]

My goal is to get this LR3 into expedition shape by June 17th

1) RS II slim line sliders purchased and in route
2) 18" ten spoke wheels (Purchase Pending)
3) Genuine Land Rover G4 Rack and Ladder (Purchase Pending)
4) Dura Trac tires (plan on ordering 5 of these 275/65-18 on Monday from my local supplier on corporate account)
5) Sasquatch Rods (Purchased, to be delivered and paid for at June MORG)

[Disco2Guy]

That LR3 is going to be smokin'!!! :cool:

[jz-is-fishing]

Hey Will Pick up some plates, skids for the Tank, at 3k to repair it is a good idea and so is the Rasta gear.

[Gotrovr]

Hey Will Pick up some plates, skids for the Tank, at 3k to repair it is a good idea and so is the Rasta gear.

roger that, I'll gather more intel at the MORG

[Tony DII]

My goal is to get this LR3 into expedition shape by June 17th

1) RS II slim line sliders purchased and in route
2) 18" ten spoke wheels (Purchase Pending)
3) Genuine Land Rover G4 Rack and Ladder (Purchase Pending)
4) Dura Trac tires (plan on ordering 5 of these 275/65-18 on Monday from my local supplier on corporate account)
5) Sasquatch Rods (Purchased, to be delivered and paid for at June MORG)

Damn,

The man has a plan.. and I've only been playing with the electronics.. he he :o

[Gotrovr]

just had to scratch that off road itch, couldn't wait till this weekend, just went for a little run on my own hill side

[jz-is-fishing]

Man it sure looks sweet and clean, sure you want to take it out? I do like the 6 spoke 19" rims they look good on the rig.

[Gotrovr]

Man it sure looks sweet and clean, sure you want to take it out? I do like the 6 spoke 19" rims they look good on the rig.

got to, only way to keep my sanity ;)

[Gotrovr]

My LR3 is currently at Cerrones to exterminate a few minor bugs under warranty :)

1) RS II slim line sliders in possession (Cerrones to install)
2) 4 black powder coated 18" ten spoke wheels in possession
3) Genuine Land Rover G4 Rack and Ladder in possession
4) Requested price quote from corporate supplier for GY Dura Tracs in 275/65-18 and Cooper Zeon LTZ in 285/60-18
5) Sasquatch Rods in possession
6) One 18" ten spoke wheel (spare) in route from AZ and upon arrival will go straight to local paint shop for powder coating

[jarrodw]

My LR3 is currently at Cerrones to exterminate a few minor bugs under warranty :)

1) RS II slim line sliders in possession (Cerrones to install)
2) 4 black powder coated 18" ten spoke wheels in possession
3) Genuine Land Rover G4 Rack and Ladder in possession
4) Requested price quote from corporate supplier for GY Dura Tracs in 275/65-18 and Cooper Zeon LTZ in 285/60-18
5) Sasquatch Rods in possession
6) One 18" ten spoke wheel (spare) in route from AZ and upon arrival will go straight to local paint shop for powder coating

I am seriously a slacker. I got my LR3 9 months ago and I have only done the family friendly mods. Dog guard, G4 rack, tow hitch for the Swing Daddy bike rack, rubber mats in all three rows and rear load space mat. I am running new toyo tires that the dealer put on before I bought it. I sipped them and they seems to be good rain and light snow tires, but I am concerned that I will just shred these tires on the trail. Will, I like your list. I look forward to seeing your LR3 join the ranks of the trail ready. I hope to join you guys by next season.

-Jarrod

[Gotrovr]

I am concerned that I will just shred these tires on the trail.

only one way to find out :D

[Gotrovr]

ok, just put on new shoes with the rod mods....:D
before and after

[sasquatch]

Man! That looks Killer!! The height looks perfect. I liked the shot of the stock vs. new shoes shot from the rear. How did the rod install go? 12mm? What a transformation :cool::cool::cool:

[Jantiz]

Now THAT"S what an LR3 is suposed to look like!!!!!!!!!!:cool:

[Gotrovr]

Man! That looks Killer!! The height looks perfect. I liked the shot of the stock vs. new shoes shot from the rear. How did the rod install go? 12mm? What a transformation :cool::cool::cool:

10 mm and it took me all of 15 minutes, once I figured out how to remove the stock rods, it was all down hill from there. I made sure both pairs were EXACTLY the same measurement and 10mm shorter than stock

I'm really impressed with the powder coating..... ;)

I even went to purchase new center caps in black LR logo

[sasquatch]

Who did the PC and how much?

[Gotrovr]

Who did the PC and how much?

"Body by Hank" in Watsonville (extreme custom paint/body shop)
they actually outsourced to another custom shop that specializes in PC

I'm talking these wheels are now like 1st place car show quality. I had too only because when I originally brought them home from the CL purchase, my wife said " your not going to keep these are you, look at the bubbling and the paint looks horrible, I would buy new ones, these look like crap"

so I pony'd up $100 per wheel which included stripping of old PO ******up powder job

[GriffSC]

very nice, mr. president, very nice. there will be no mistaking your LR3 in town, that's for sure. i don't think the other SC LR3s will even know you're driving the same vehicle. that ride looks so good now that if we were ever to cross paths, i would be sure to park the 110 down wind so as not to get any of its stink on your truck.

[jz-is-fishing]

They do look good. Nice work Will, once you start it's hard to stop, what's next?

Looking forward to seeing those slim sliders. I'm getting new front lower control arm bushings in tomorrow and hopefully the sway bar bushing shims as well. Seems that has been causing me the knock, if it's anything different I'll post somewhere. I seem to remember, if I'm correct, that you had a knock also.

Cheers Will hope to see the rig, and you also at the morg,, soon

[Gotrovr]

very nice, mr. president, very nice. there will be no mistaking your LR3 in town, that's for sure. i don't think the other SC LR3s will even know you're driving the same vehicle. that ride looks so good now that if we were ever to cross paths, i would be sure to park the 110 down wind so as not to get any of its stink on your truck.

speaking of the 110, any thought of saving your current set of off-road tires, I'm sure you can find a set of cheap street tires on CL that will fit........... :p

[Gotrovr]

They do look good. Nice work Will, once you start it's hard to stop, what's next?

Looking forward to seeing those slim sliders. I'm getting new front lower control arm bushings in tomorrow and hopefully the sway bar bushing shims as well. Seems that has been causing me the knock, if it's anything different I'll post somewhere. I seem to remember, if I'm correct, that you had a knock also.

Cheers Will hope to see the rig, and you also at the morg,, soon

thanks, John

next, I'll probably work on the known tire clearance issues and mount my roof rack. After that possibly a swing a way spare carrier/rear bumper????

[GriffSC]

speaking of the 110, any thought of saving your current set of off-road tires, I'm sure you can find a set of cheap street tires on CL that will fit........... :p

you will not be getting my vote in the next election. :mad:

[jz-is-fishing]

thanks, John

next, I'll probably work on the known tire clearance issues and mount my roof rack. After that possibly a swing a way spare carrier/rear bumper????

let me know what you think of going for on the rear bumper. it's Kaymar, which needs the oem mudflps to cover the distance or, RTE, or Safari Gard, but i have seen no photos even though i have asked. I think Casey may be overseas.

Rig is looking good. By the way the new bushings on the loweer front controlarms worked geat, I also put the shims on the sway bars. no more knocks when driving over small bumps.

The dealership also aligned the car to the new height - which is real nice. No worries with the warranty - they turned a blind eye.

See ya:)

[Gotrovr]

John, little help implementing the following

1) shims on sway bars, source for parts

2) ARB compressor tied to air suspension system as redundancy air source

btw, this Sunday I relocated the rear heater lines and trimmed the panel seams in the fender wells. No more rubbing.....

[jz-is-fishing]

How ya going? been awhile since I've had a chance to get out. Got to let Ron know if I can make it to play on the Rubicon next Month. Tiings are looking tight I may not be able to go.

Anyway the Shims are easy to source at the dealership. Cost me 5 bucks i think at the Dealer in Corte Madera, they had them in stock but best to check. i put them in myself. Otherwise i think it is a 2 hour job for them to do it.

Next time I'm in I will try to get them to do the upper control arm too, I just want it a bit tighter and I noticed a bit of rubber being chewed up around the bushing. Probably because tthe lower control arm was so loose.

With the ARB Compressor it is a bit tricky, in some ways. basically my thoughts are to run it straight to the line that goes into the tank. Thh line between the compressor and the tank. ( I just have a T Piece that I can use to do the job. The T piece has a valve just like a tire). this way if you need to fill the airbags it would run from the tank which can handle the pressuure from the ARB. The Tank is suppossed to be 150psi and ARB shuts off at 180 psi, but i believe that is all close enough. Then Presumably from the Tank to the airbags, via the original air compressor and the valves at the front and rear.

Mostly the problems are the height sensors themselves and I have heard that LR has used 6 different airpumps for the LR3 trying to get theright one. I gues they have it figured out now anyway.

Hey with the sliders, which I really would like to see, you may want to see about where to locate the T Piece for the airline. Otherwise in an emergency you will have to drop the sliders. i suppose you could run a line to the slot openings ( in th eslider) near the original air compressor.


Hey now I have not tested this theory of mine, but ran it by the technician and got the "Yeah Ok that would work" from him. I have been too lazy to drop the slider, to see. Although I have the parts with me in the rig. All you are doing ids filling the tank.


Hey if you can check it with Tony. i am keen to have this confirmed.

Good job on the heater lines. It is also on my list to do. Great little easy mod that one. Very useful.

Give me a buzz if you want i think yopu have my number.

Cheers
JZ

[Gotrovr]

John, thanks for the input

planning the ARB install I need to focus on the following

1) Location of ARB compressor
2) Location of on/off switch and routing of electrical lines
3) Point of connection of ARB air supply line and routing to air tank
4) Location of power source and routing of electrical lines


Secondary thoughts

1) shrader valve on a tee in supply line for 3rd source of air supply?
2) Check valve between factory compressor and air tank?
3) Check valve between ARB compressor and air tank?

[Gotrovr]

update

for those of you that have been following this thread, I have something of real value for LR3 owners

Ever since I bought my LR3 I've been hammered with ghost electrical faults, especially when in low range and in country. Not a comforting sight. To make a long story short and with a happy ending, I paid a visit to my local Sears and purchased a Diehard "International" group 94R. Night and day compared to the former battery. My LR3 now starts with authority. No faults since last Sunday......