jules Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 made me smile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I quite like the look of the front and view down the wing. I dont like the back end at all - reminds me of a chrysler voyager! Shame they didnt tart the inside up at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibbon Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 made me smile "THE CAR HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO FRONT WHEEL DRIVE BY ME BECAUSE, THEY DRIVE RUBBISH AS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE" What an idiot! You quite simply wouldn't swap your own car with him for fear of what he might do to it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Actually looks pretty well done. I love the front view. Dont like the way the arches have the flat spot at the top, I think it would be better keeping the same curve, and lowering the car a tad more. Prefer the standard rear lights... as for the boot reminds me of the chrysler PT cruiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 chrysler PT cruiser. Thats what i meant to type instead of voyager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy'd Gentry Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Why? I can just about understand ther body mods. The engine? I know the k-series is prone to head gasket issues, so, ok, a rover 2.0. but removing the 4 wheel drive and converting it to two wheel drive? MADNESS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 It has been beautifully done but why do all that work to a old £750 Freelander.... I saw in Kent a P38 in black lowered and same thing done and had the obligatory bunch of hoodies in it which again made me smile but the P38 is a top line car and has a V8 running it so its got pedigree but a freelander is alright inside and all right to drive but not all that.. The P38 did look very cool, totally useless as a car as it couldn’t have towed and the speed bumps in the Ashford shopping centre were proving tricky for the driver but as custom stuff goes it was well thought out and look to be a very good standard of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 Why? I can just about understand ther body mods. The engine? I know the k-series is prone to head gasket issues, so, ok, a rover 2.0. but removing the 4 wheel drive and converting it to two wheel drive? MADNESS! The swap is supposed to be fairly strait forward considered what LR drivers are prepared to do to there cars I wanted to put a Tomcat (2.0li turbo) in my freelander racer but it was too fiddly to get the gearbox to fit the engine for me and pushed it out of production class. Not saying I would want it. I love the way a freelander drives and on country lanes once they have been wound up I can out run any rep mobile the big sports Skoda’s are the best fun, when they can't keep up with a old S reg Freelander....you can't do it with the prop off it slides all over the place and its balance is all wrong it becomes unpredictable in 2wd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangebean Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I like the idea of a button on the back door (tailgate) that you press and it pops open. Do you think that'll ever catch on on production motors? Imagine the possibilities- you could even fit one inside the cab and open the rear remotely. Not in my lifetime, I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brighouse shed Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 "THE CAR HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO FRONT WHEEL DRIVE BY ME BECAUSE, THEY DRIVE RUBBISH AS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE" The man is a genius, ahead of his time and all that, LR only just cottoned on themselves and launched the official version. do you think this was the prototype mule? alternatively it's a lot easier to lift entirety of vitesse front end and bolt it in than messing about with all that fiddly stuff and getting power to the back as well. To paraphrase George Orwell "Two Wheels Good Four Wheels Bad" Oh my new jacket thank you, oh fastens at the back as well hmmmm, do they do other colours than white, oh you've decorated my room nice padding on the walls ........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerboy_y2k Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 "THE CAR HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO FRONT WHEEL DRIVE BY ME BECAUSE, THEY DRIVE RUBBISH AS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE" So the drivline was playing up and removing the rear prop was the cheapest solution. Also how did it pass an mot with no reversing or fog light? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 "THE CAR HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO FRONT WHEEL DRIVE BY ME BECAUSE, THEY DRIVE RUBBISH AS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE" So the drivline was playing up and removing the rear prop was the cheapest solution. Also how did it pass an mot with no reversing or fog light? I dont *think* a reverse light is part of the MOT. I dont know about the fog light - perhaps both were combined in one/both of the rear lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 So the drivline was playing up and removing the rear prop was the cheapest solution. Also how did it pass an mot with no reversing or fog light? If it's not fitted, it's not tested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 "THE CAR HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO FRONT WHEEL DRIVE BY ME BECAUSE, THEY DRIVE RUBBISH AS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE" So the drivline was playing up and removing the rear prop was the cheapest solution. Also how did it pass an mot with no reversing or fog light? Surely a Vitesse 2.0 Turbo came from a front wheel drive car so much easier to slot it in by keeping the FWD gearbox it was built with. Marc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 If it's not fitted, it's not tested. Reverse light isnt in the MOT, but a fog light is a requirement from sometime before 1984 (mine needs one, but not sure what year it came in). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 "THE CAR HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO FRONT WHEEL DRIVE BY ME BECAUSE, THEY DRIVE RUBBISH AS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE" So the drivline was playing up and removing the rear prop was the cheapest solution. Also how did it pass an mot with no reversing or fog light? Just spotted, the're either side of the numberplate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 I must admit it's starting to grow on me, someone shoot me now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-rover Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Bang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn668 Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 There is a reason that people in car companies are given jobs as car designers. It's because they are qualified to craft beautifully designed shapes out of metal. Then of course the bean-counters in the accounts department have their say and the beautiful concept cars become a little more restrained. HOWEVER, this person has taken the designer's dream, stifled by the bean counters... and destroyed it. What on earth was he thinking? I despair of humanity sometimes. His car, his passion, presumably more money than sense, and he does this to the car. He needs to go back to doodling on the back of his school books. Oh - and ditto all the comments about why he has converted it from four wheel drive to two. The only exception to above is the previous generation of Beemers - apparently designed by a Brit. That must have been some sort of valiant attempt to destroy the German car industry. They were hideous. Good on you, whatever your name is. I am sure some people reassessed why they "needed" a BMW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crclifford Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I quite like the following.. THESE ARE GREAT CARS, SIMILAR TO SUBARU WRX NISSAN SKYLINE 200SX 300ZX FORD SIERRA COSWORTH ESCORT COSWORTH ETC... A freelander compare to the above!!! Nice Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range Rover Blues Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 So he compares it to some of the best 4x4 cars on the road, then bins the 4wd system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazelle Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 He needs to be careful of the new ASA rules that came into force 1 March 2011 see here for example. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 wickid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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