1988 Range Rover Classic with ARB Air Locker, Maxxis 33s, Body/Spring Lift, LPG

1988 Range Rover Classic
Another regretful sale, but the time has come to sell this beast of a 4WD. I've had this Rangie for a while now, prior to that it was a district nurse's car up in Bendigo, so a lot of the 320k or so that it has done was cruising on country roads. Most of the work done on the car has been since I had it, in which time I've only done just on 50,000km in it. The intention was to build and use it, though I have got rather busy about 90% through it, and haven't quite done all the things I'd have liked given the time, let alone use the thing for its intended purpose. It has only ever done one trip to the high country and that was prior to it looking anything like it does now. I've got no time to do anything these days unfortunately, least of all go bush, so I have to sell Roger Rangie.
Here's a list of modifications, upgrades and accessories the Rangie has:
Five 33x12.5x15 MAXXIS Bighorn tyres on -25mm offset 15x8 Black Dynamic rims - travelled less than 7000km (spare not shown in photos)
Rear ARB Air LockerDual battery systemARB front bullbarLPG with 70L tank5L Aluminium compressed air tank with air line outletBushranger Max Air II Compressor (plumbed up to the tank and diff locker)Complete wiring and switches for compressor and rear locker plus switch and wiring loom added for future front locker2.5 inch LRA (White Tiger) body lift kit2 inch spring liftGoodridge 4" Extended Brake Lines (front & rear)
APT Fabrications heavy duty adjustable panhard rodKoni steering dampenerExtended Lovells shocks3 degree castor corrected radius arm bushesFlatdog 50mm Flexi FlaresTriple AirhornsTraxide Headlight and Spotlight heavy duty wiring kit (dual relay mounted and ready for spotlight cables)WIPAC 7" HeadlightsGME TX3400 UHF radio & GME antenna (coax cable to antenna run but not hooked up)Pioneer Head UnitTwin amplifiers - rare 4 channel Avantgarde for speakers & and bridged 4 channel Audioline for subwoofers (mounted under each front seat)Twin 8" Precision Power Subwoofers in custom made boxCustom rear shelving in place of original spare
14" timber steering wheel & boss kitLambswool seat covers (also arm rests and centre console - luxury!)Fuse block in passenger footwell for ancillaries (that all run off the 2nd battery)12V cigarette lighter point in the rear for fridgeDouble switched cigarette lighter sockets in the frontDash mat
Good hoodliningAftermarket remote control central locking (all original door actuators replaced)
Other items that have been replaced within the last 10,000km are:
New (second hand) power steering pumpRadiator overhauled, cooling system flushed
All fan belts replacedNew fuel pumpReplaced tie rod ends
There's been a lot of time and dollars spent on this Rangie as can be seen in the above lists.
As you'd expect from a vehicle this age there's issues. Most of the electrics work, though the electric mirrors don't like going upwards and sometimes the front passenger electric window play funny buggers. The spigot bush chirps if you are not gentle with the clutch when taking off. There's bits of rust here and there and surface rust on the underbody but nothing major, the aluminium body panels obviously help. The aircon works but needs re-gassing. There's oil leaks from the engine bay, as you'd expect, in line with Land Rover's automatic rust protection technology. Having said that, surprisingly it drops far less oil than my mate's newer Discovery.
As far as the rest of the condition of the Rangie goes, the interior is pretty good as the photos show. The body has a few dings in it as can be seen - the main ones are on the tailgate and passenger front door; the dints came from considerate people in carparks - none from the minimal 4WDing it has done. There's also been some damage to the right rear quarter panel before I owned it. The paint is not the best, nor are the vinyl rear upper quarters and as can be seen there's a lack of clear coat on the bonnet and roof.
The vehicle drives very well on the road with all the modifications, the castor corrected bushes were essential in making the steering feel as close to stock as possible. Under heavy braking it pulls to the left though I'm sure that can be rectified. The engine has done a few kilometres but just keeps chugging away as all old Rover V8s do and it has never given me any grief. Speaking of, this has been the most reliable LPG equipped vehicle I've had, it has never had an issue running on LPG and has never backfired, though was installed with a neoprene air intake sock just in case. It's no Ferrari, particularly with the 33s on it, but with the 33s on it you can park on top of a Ferrari. If your insurance is good enough.
Having only done around 1500km in the last year I was tempted to switch to club registration but with so little use it is time for the old beast to move on. The Rangie's registration is valid until August, but a getting a RWC will be up to you.
Similarly to all Classics, Roger is getting on a bit and is rough in places, but he hasn't had a tough life and certainly deserves to have the final touches added to him, and then taken up to the high country for some fun.
If you have any questions, fire off a message and I'll get back to you.
Pickup is from Richmond, Vic.

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