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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4790  
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BLACKWOLF wrote "Remember the Darien Gap expedition? A proper Land-Rover had to be flown in to "path-find" for the Rangies. No way would the new thing survive the treatment that Land-Rover soaked up!"
Here is a little about the crossing. The "proper" Land Rover was purchased locally ...second hand. The Range Rover diffs had a hard time.  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge 1982 88" 2.25 diesel 1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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17th Oct 2019 11:09pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018  
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Wasn't that more down to the huge tyres and wheels BS put on the RRs? I seem to recall he was told there would be issues before hand, wouldn't listen and then when progress was really slow had to go to a new plan. |
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18th Oct 2019 8:17am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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ISTR the diff problems were attributed to the oversize 'swamper' tyres that were fitted with for that stretch of the journey. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia Last edited by LandRoverAnorak on 18th Oct 2019 7:20pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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18th Oct 2019 8:21am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Darien Gap expedition is worthy of a thread all of it's own ~ it certainly was a major influence in my automotive life.
These were those infamous tyres:
and the second hand vehicle they bought in country ~ and didn't look after very well:
Loving the front bumper: Click image to enlarge Off to see if I have a book, video, or other bits and bobs about the expedition. |
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18th Oct 2019 5:39pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Both of the Range Rovers still exist, one part of the Dunsfold Collection and one at Gaydon:
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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18th Oct 2019 7:31pm |
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| Fat Cog Member Since: 19 Mar 2012 Location: Oxfordshire & Devon Posts: 502 
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A quick root around in my book shelf & quickly located my lovely copy of the expedition; in 1972 I was still at secondary school & I remember my Dad getting this after a visit to the Dutton Forshaw Land Rover dealer in Preston when he was trying to trade his IIA in for a S3 County...whilst searching for this I also found my copy of the 'Hawkwind Log'...I suspect only a few on this forum will know what I'm referring to!!!!
I, like Supacat & others attribute this & my Dad's love of Land Rover's for over 40 years of errr joyful (at times) Land Rover ownership... Click image to enlarge Since 1973...S1, Air Portable's, Defender's, but only my Wolf TUL HS GS remains |
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18th Oct 2019 8:28pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10983 
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^^^
Please could you enlighten me on what the copy of the " hawkwind Log " is please or a link to it  Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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18th Oct 2019 9:34pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Google (or DuckDuckGo in this case) is your friend:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_of_Space Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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18th Oct 2019 9:40pm |
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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1036 
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I thought the Darien Gap was the distance between the panel’s on my 90 Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200
Puma 90 XS - Sold D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold) Freelander 2 HSE - Sold Freelander 1 - Sold Disco 2 - Sold |
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18th Oct 2019 9:44pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6178 
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I thought I'd read somewhere that all the work LR did on the diffs of the rangies, is what resulted in the "4 pinion" HD diff?
I could be wrong though. |
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18th Oct 2019 9:59pm |
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| Fat Cog Member Since: 19 Mar 2012 Location: Oxfordshire & Devon Posts: 502
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The 'Hawkwind Log' was a sleeve insert booklet from the album 'In search of space' by the band Hawkwind in 1971... I really must get a life! Click image to enlarge Since 1973...S1, Air Portable's, Defender's, but only my Wolf TUL HS GS remains |
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18th Oct 2019 10:01pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10983
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Many thanks for the answer
I thought it was to do with the band Hawkwind, not 100% sure so had to make sure as they were an awesome band and saw them live a few times and got an album or two  Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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18th Oct 2019 10:34pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Is that a LR pamphlet? Any chance of uploading the other side/other pages? |
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19th Oct 2019 7:03am |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3150 
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I always said those late IIAs were the best models landrover ever built. The true hero of Darien. 😉🤘 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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19th Oct 2019 7:12am |
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