freelander offroad mods

ruaritreble

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Re: freelander offroad mods

« Reply #15 on: September 21, 2010, 04:41:40 PM »

Is this not getting a bit out of hand now

Doug saw some funky tyres on a freelander ata driving day and now is going for the whole space frame, rollcages custom built kit.

Stick to getting some oil into the gearbox - there not water lubricated, and a quick touch of hammerite on the bonnet.

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jumbo

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Re: freelander offroad mods

« Reply #16 on: September 21, 2010, 10:11:12 PM »

that wasnt james's freebie? they were cracking tyres, just the business lol

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doug
2005 3door freelander td4
1986 90s/w with 200tdi

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freelandy1

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Re: freelander offroad mods

« Reply #17 on: September 22, 2010, 10:42:22 PM »

My tyres are the dogs off road, and as for capabilites, the freebie is as good as the Disco, I recall the last driving day, one or five discos getting stuck where my freebie managed through. Go for it Doug, build a disco chomping freebie! ill start you off want to buy mine?

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TD4 freelander 1
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jumbo

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Re: freelander offroad mods

« Reply #18 on: September 22, 2010, 10:51:00 PM »

lol, freebies do shock some of the old school with how much they can do.

has anyone any knowledge about the engines, is it possible to re-map them? adjusting idle speed would it allow the car to creep slower on tick over?lower its chances of stalling at low speed

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doug
2005 3door freelander td4
1986 90s/w with 200tdi

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neils

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Name: Neil Scott

Re: freelander offroad mods

« Reply #19 on: November 28, 2010, 05:52:59 PM »

Jumbo, did you get anywhere with the recovery points and re-mapping?

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geoffg

Re: freelander offroad mods

« Reply #20 on: November 28, 2010, 05:57:39 PM »

Could find Lauryn and I at the next GRR in her Nana's Freelander if the 110 keeps being a pressure cooker. No way!! ??

Geoff

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ffourphantomfixer

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Name: Andrew Forrest

Re: freelander offroad mods

« Reply #21 on: November 28, 2010, 06:47:55 PM »

Converting to automatic should help with the slow speed work.
Just a thought.
Drew.

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NIJ

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Name: Nigel Kelly

Re: freelander offroad mods

« Reply #22 on: November 30, 2010, 10:45:43 AM »

Heh you guys,
Freebie may not be butch but it's a really handy competant little tool (no inuendo intended!).
Again, take a gander at this month's LRO Issue 1 2011 Jan - couple of interesting relavant articles.
Nij

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Scoosh

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Name: David McLaren

Re: freelander offroad mods

« Reply #23 on: December 06, 2010, 11:00:49 AM »

Hi Doug,
November's LRO (pp 54-58) had a useful article on a guy in the Flatlands who bought a cheap 134,000 mile manual Freebie and did some mods to make it more suitable for off-roading (greenlaning

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Good article - and I was thinking of you when I read it - assuming you'd be on to it like a tiger onto a goat ....

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