Craig's 1989 RRC

[craig]

It sure looks great Craig!! Very well done.

Jeffrey

Thanks Jeff!

Like the "Bradford Rovers" username. The good old days!

 

[Douglas]

Craig, I see your RRC around my neighborhood every so often. I am an avid Ham, so your license plate always grabs my attention. I live in Ballard.

 

[craig]

Say Hi if you ever see me.

 

[Douglas]

Say Hi if you ever see me.

Do you ever keep your radio on 146.52?

If you ever see a white LX450 with the license plate KY7S, that is me.

 

[craig]

Yep, the radio is tuned to 146.520 all the time, though I don't usually have it on in the city. I'll start leaving it on.

K7NAV

 

[craig]

No sexy pics, but the Rangie got a fresh R380 from Ashcroft installed, reconditioned radiator, and a new Defender LT230 also from Ashcroft (to gear it correctly for 32" tires). With the rebuilt 200TDI the drivetrain is in great shape now.

On to the interior.. If anyone knows where I can get a good set of RRC carpets, please let me know.

 

[kevb]

Loving this build, really nice job Craig.

 

[Nonimouse]

Craig, do you have any more pictures of the winch install? I've a couple of Pearce's, an Old Ramsey RE12000 short drum, all the bits to make a Husky 8000 and a rather nice Desert Winds 9500 - so I'm interested in mounting one on the front of my '93 200Tdi Disco

 

[Nonimouse]

I'm losing it - I meant Desert Dynamics, not Desert Winds

 

[craig]

Loving this build, really nice job Craig.

Thanks!

 

[craig]

Craig, do you have any more pictures of the winch install? I've a couple of Pearce's, an Old Ramsey RE12000 short drum, all the bits to make a Husky 8000 and a rather nice Desert Winds 9500 - so I'm interested in mounting one on the front of my '93 200Tdi Disco

Not really. I could crawl under there and take a few if you want. In the end it was a long process of mocking it up with cardboard, measuring 10x, and still cutting twice. I was fortunate to have a good friend who is an excellent fabricator help me realize my ideas in way that is both functional and safe.

 

[Nonimouse]

I'd be grateful - it would help fill in some blanks in my ideas sheet

 

[craig]

I'd be grateful - it would help fill in some blanks in my ideas sheet

I just crawled under there and there isn't much of anything to see from the underside. It really needs to be off the truck to see how it was put together. It's a winch tray that bolts directly to the frame. We cut out the bumper to place the tray inside and flushed the face of the bumper to the front of the winch tray as best we could to make it look clean.

Sorry I don't have anything better to show you.

Craig

 

[Nonimouse]

No worries - I'll have to use CAD - Cardboard Assisted Design