TeriAnn

I think it is a great idea who's time has not yet arrived unless you are wanting just a short distance vehicle. One for a short work commute or that goes out to the nearest town for groceries or whatever no more than once a day. Those you can cobble together using a bunch of car batteries or a couple of gulf cart batteries. I took a ride in such an electric Fiat in the mid 1980's. It works fine for a short range vehicle that drives a short distance and sit for hours on a charger. It would be a fun and likely very gratifying project for someone who needs only a occasional (once a day or less) short distance trip. But for longer distances I would wait. There are companies and universities spending a great deal of money developing the technology, motors, charging systems and batteries for reliable long distance electric cars. Once they are in production costs go down, technology improves as users gain experience and parts become available at the local breaking yards.

I'm not sure when I can pull this together. I don't expect to see any money before the end of the year, possibly later, then I need to get some time consuming dentistry done & a gearbox swap in my truck before the trip. I'm not sure if I can make it before Mid April but I'm tentatively targeting the end of March. I will need to pack up everything I own and put it into storage and I want to get my TR3 painted first along with front suspension work so it will be ready when I get back. Right now I'm hoping April through however long I'm still having a good time. At least through the end of September, maybe longer since I don't expect to be able to repeat this kind of trip. Thanks for your suggestions so far.

I am hoping to get the money together to ship myself and my Land Rover Dormobile to the UK & points East sometime this spring and hope to spend the summer camping then head home sometime in the Fall. The trip will be one woman traveling and camping in a 1960 Land Rover Dormobile. I have not been able to locate a calendar of LR events for 2010 nor am I sure which are the must see shows. So I'm hoping for some help. First can anyone tell me which are the big "must attend" shows and Land Rover parts boot sales in both the UK and throughout the EU. I tend to think of a 3000 mile trip as a normal outing so distance is not an issue. I would like to attend as many as are practical in between touring to new places in my Dormobile. Here's what I'm looking for: - What is the show - 2010 Date(s) - What to expect - Location - If I need to make advance arrangements, what, how & how much would it cost - Any pertinent comments In addition to the shows what places would be of interest to a Land Rover enthusiast to visit? In between shows I hope to just tour the country sights visiting ruins, scenic locations and possibly a historic reenactment or two. I've made several visits to the UK & Western Europe by plane and have visited several cities. This time, assuming I can swing the trip, I hope to get a feel for the countryside and a firsthand look at the history. This will likely be the only time I bring my Land Rover to Europe so it must be a trip of a lifetime. Any suggestions or advice??

Humm I surprised that rear D110 calipers aren't the same as rear D90/Discovery I/Range Rover Classic rear pads. They seemed to use the same brake components across models. Or is that yet another misconception of mine?

The Series section did not really cover D110 rear axle assemblies. At least note well enough for me to understand what was used when. I thought it best to go to the Defender section to get my misconceptions about D110s cleared up. As to my end goal of a conversion on my truck, I have not been able to find part numbers mentioned and some of the components mentioned are not available in the States. I may not have found the correct old thread and was operating under the impression that LR never fitted disc brakes on a Salisbury. I apologize if I've breached a forum rule by not being able to find the information I wanted elsewhere.

Thank you for the clarification. Since there is only one year of D110 imported to the States by LR I had a very limited view of what was available. Much appriciated

So then it was just the V8 D110's that got a 24 spline Rover rear diff starting in 1994? Or am I just totally confused because 1993 was the only year that D110s were imported into North America and we only had D90s from 1994 through 1998? May I assume I could get a caliper mounting plate off a mid '90's D110 tdi, a mid '90's Range Rover or Discovery I rear stub axle & hub, Calipers & rotors from the same vehicle and convert from Series III Salisbury rear drum brakes to rear disc brakes? No issues with axle length? We just needed more D110's in the States!

I'm trying to track down some information and you lot seem to be experts on the subject so: Which models and years of the One Ten or D110 were factory fitted with a rear Salisbury AND rear disc brakes??? My eventual goal is to be able to find factory parts that would allow me to upgrade a SIII Salisbury rear assembly from drum brakes to disc brakes. I hope to be able to go from models & years to part numbers for the parts needed to make the conversion. Thanks

Measure that static distance between mounting flanges of both vehicles. That will give you a good idea about dynamic fit. Just because you can get a propshaft to fit when a vehicle is at rest doesn't mean that it won't be to long or too short at maximum articulation and cause damage to other components of your drive train. (been there, done that, paid the bill for a "cheap" solution) Many times the cheap quick solution becomes a very expensive trouble maker in the long term.

Now I'm a tad confused, a normal state for me. It is my current understanding that Land Rover fitted the D110 with a Salisbury and rear drum brakes through 1993 then for 1994 went to a Rover diff and rear disc brakes. Its my current understanding that the factory never fitted discs to Salisburys. Am I wrong? The US spec 1993 D110's came with rear drum brakes. Also parts can be hard to find here and quite expensive so a trial end error approach to seeing what fits could easily go well over $1000 for a pile of parts that may not fit. Thanks for your encouragement so far.

Since there seems to be a lot of expertise on this I would like to ask the same question with a twist. Parameters: US Based Series II Dormobile that: Already has a GM based disc brake conversion up front Has a Series III Salisbury in the rear with hardened axles and ARB Goal: replace the rear drums for rear disc brakes using consumable parts (rotors, calipers, pad sort of stuff) from Rovers sold for sale in the US. This means 1994 through 1998 V8 Defender, 1994 and newer Discovery and 1989 and newer Range Rover. Discovery I and early to mid '90's range Rovers can be found in wrecking yards (with a lot of hunting) as a source of used parts. Question: Given the Series III Salisbury set up I have, is there a rear disc brake conversion I can make using all Land Rover parts available to me in the States? I want to be able to go to my local auto parts store and order replacement parts as needed. Thanks

I don't know what the UK market is so this might not be a practical solution for you. In the States a custom made new propshaft can be had for little more than the cost of an imported UK propshaft. So last time I needed a front propshaft I had one made up. I measured and provided the static distance between the two mounting flanges (transfercase & diff) and requested high angle U joints (allows greater spring flexing without binding) and a long slip joint (allowing greater axle movement when both wheels are moving in the same upward or downward direction simultaneously). I ended up with a propshaft that can adjust to much more articulation than the stock one can that is the proper length for MY Land Rover. All for a little less than 1-1/2 times the cost of an imported stock propshaft that would bind with my suspension and the way I drive. Make do adapting propshafts from a different vehicle will often cause problems if you exercise your suspension. If you do resort to that, measure the static distance between the mating flange mounts and pick one from a vehicle with the same or very nearly same distance.

Harder to do if there is a California license plate on the truck A? Good suggestions all so far. My main concern about my passport is the possibility of driving into Islamic countries. A lot of people have the mistaken idea that all Americans hate Muslims. But I would really like to get a picture of my truck with a Pyramid in the background and I would like to visit some of the ruins in Turkey. I have an ill defined notion of possibly hooking up with someone driving into that area going through as a group. Where I have been in the UK so far: London, about 1-1/2 weeks total, Billing Aquadrome, 4 days camping, Edinburgh, 2 days, Glasgow, 1-1/2 days, Manchester, 1 day, Liverpool, 2 days. In other Countries, Paris for about a week and a half total, a little time in a small coastal town on the Normandy coast, Berlin, Ziest, Stockholm (mostly the inside of a conference hotel), Frankfurt, Munich, and Hanover. Outside the UK, mostly fly in, stay at a trade show for a week and fly out.

Umm, what's a car park? A parking lot or perhaps what Americans call rest stops?