ebay: The world's WORST Land Rover!

[BKCowGod]

I don't even know what to say...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1959-...3A1|240%3A1318

A Landrover with DS suspension

The suspension, steering and front brakes are from a Citroen SM (great stuff, tough, strong and extremely well engineered). The engine is from a 1985 Nissan 300ZX Turbo, as is the wiring, for the most part. 5-speed transmission, transfer case and front differential came from a 1985 Nissan Frontier/Pathfinder. The rear differential and inboard disc brakes are Jaguar (don’t remember from what model). Both differentials are limited slip, at a 3.5:1 ratio. The rear wheels are set up with tie rods that mount to the frame. This was all engineered with Janet Jones ( Indy car driver) and the rear toe in is adjustable. The rear toe adjusts according to body lean. You can really accelerate when exiting a corner. After extensive trial I am running 32 bar in the front spheres and 18 bar in the rear spheres, with strong valving both front and back. It still rides better than any 4x4 I've ever been in. I am using adjustable DS spheres on all four corners. The frame is boxed stainless steel, self-made. The fire wall is hot dip galvanized as are the Citroen sub-frames. The door latches are Mercedes with 69 grand prix handles on the outside. There are other neat little parts from other cars but I've listed the main ones.

The car has been driven in its current state for about 25,000 miles so all of the little bugs have been worked out. The mechanical components have proven to be trouble free. With the weight distribution, the traction is tremendous, even in deep (2 foot) snow.





The rear of the chassis, with differential (with inboard brakes) from a Jaguar. The rear suspension arms and wheel hubs are normally found on the front of a SM (or DS).

The front of the chassis with SM suspension and wheel hubs, SM diravi steering and SM inboard brakes mounted on a Nissan front differential.

Mounting point of front differential.

Front inboard brakes from a SM

Nissan 300 ZX Turbo engine. The Citroën pressure regulator with accumulator sphere and the hydraulic pump are clearly visible on the left of the photo.

The Citroën priority valve and brake accumulator mounted on the right hand frame.

A view under the hood.


Vehicle has not been driven for past 8 years. Has only moved 50 feet to another storage spot. Vehicle is all intact and parts accounted for.


For more detailed photos please Email with specifications.


Open to trades.

[stevenmd]

I'm not really sure what to make of that. I'm looking at it, thinking, hmmm... a 350Z engine, OK, it's different... but then, all that other "stuff"... yeah, me no likey. I'm confused.

[andyrad]

Hell, that guys going to give us Canadians a bad name. Maybe he partnered up with Red Green and the chassis is held together with duct tape.

[ujoint]

Interesting.....

[mountainclimber8]

Hell, that guys going to give us Canadians a bad name. Maybe he partnered up with Red Green and the chassis is held together with duct tape.

Didn't Johnny Cash have a song about a Cadillac like this? (not the duct tape)

[450 DUDE]

Ya that thing will never break down......

ken

[vengeful]

Wow...it's really too bad that Calgary is so far away, because I'd drive over there right now to buy...erm, uh...I mean slap this guy for creating such a sacreligious monstrosity!

I mean....a 4-wheel independent suspension Land Rover? WHO does that?!

I particularly like the part where he says it's reliable, but hasn't been driven in 8 years. Haha.

[michaels]

I mean....a 4-wheel independent suspension Land Rover? WHO does that?!

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well, land rover itself, of course.

[xped]

could be a fun rallycross truck. I put a Starion turbo motor in my 4x4 Mighty Max and it's fun as hell on fire roads and sand dunes, but when I tried to put my cabover on it for expedition travel it would overheat like crazy and I have granaded 3 transmissions. I now have a 4x4 van for travel but still have the Mighty Max. You got to hand it to the builder of the rover, the build photos look pretty good. I would have used a 90+ nissan 300zx motor, I don't remember those 80's turbo Z's having much power.

[dieselcruiserhead]

Really, I look at that as a conglomeration of info and parts before things like the Internet. My guess is a very skilled fabricator took the knowledge and parts and systems he was directly aware of and had been able to accumulate over the years and implemented them into a rover. There is no doubt that it looks very skillfully constructed and the rover probably boogies and handles pretty well. It is a bummer that it is just such a mut -- designed to circumvent all of those drawbacks of the old school series rover ('73 Series III 88 rover owner myself once upon a time).