Project Description
Chris Rollinson in USA
97 Discovery, 5 speed manual, recently converted from 4.0L V8 to 2.8 TGV Diesel, economy up from 17 to 30 MPG. Safari Gard springs, Bilsein remote shocks, 265/75×16 tyres, home made skid plates, 2.5 inch straight through SS exhaust. build in 30 watt solar panel, 130 ah AGM battery and shelving system replacing rear seats for camping. Ashcroft 1:1.003 Transfer case gives true overdrive 5 th gear, relaxed 60 MPH cruising at 1800 RPM with a little torque in reserve. The “Silver Brick” is real SUV, 2,000 miles to Utah in reasonable comfort then a competent Off-roader on the Moab Trails.