Custom 2-Door Land Rover Rhino Chaser 1
(VIN #242116820)
1970/2002 LAND ROVER 110 DEFENDER/RANGE ROVER CUSTOM HYBRID
The Following supplied by Bowler Off-Road, Ltd.
- 3.9 Electronic Fuel Injected Rover V-8 Engine+Drivetrain
- R380 Gearbox with oil cooler
- Range Rover Transfer Box
- 4 Hybrid Drew Bowler Blue Cloth Seats
- 2 Forward Facing Fold Up Seats (black vinyl)
- Williams Cam Lock Harness Seat Belts
- Complete Set Of Land Rover Light Assemblies
- New Column Switches New Throttle cables
- Range Rover Power Steering
- Custom Roll Cage, fabricated by SRG
- New Fuel tank, Pump, Hoses and Cap
- New Breather kits for Wading
- 5 New Steel Rims
- New Calipers and Discs Front, New Drum Rear
- New 1/2 Doors New Door Catches and Hinges
- New Propshafts
- New Land Rover Wiring Harness Integrated to Aircraft Standards
The Following supplied by Rover Accessories
- Old Man EMU Heavy-Duty 751 Springs 230 lbs./in. in front +
762’s Rear (Progressive Sprint Rate 300-340 lbs.)
- Old Man EMU Nitrocharged Heavy Duty N115 Front Shocks
- Old Man EMU Nitrocharged Heavy Duty N46 Rear Shocks
- Front and Rear Differential Steering Guards
- Modified Rear Trailering Link
- ARB Bull Bar, Warn Winch 9500 + Accessory kit
- Air Force One Intake System with K&N Air Filters
- Front Pinion-Tie Rod Guard
- Max AX Tool "Max Tool Combo"
- Custom Range Rover Front & Rear Axels
- Custom Nerf Bars with Hi-Life Jack Points by SRG Engineering
- All Axles and AWD Differentials Rebuilt by Chris Choat of ACE Engineering,
Barbados
- Custom SS. Dash. Fabricated by A.K. Engineering, Barbados
- Magnaflow Exhaust Components
- Thermo Tec Cool It Mats
- Dixon Bate Front & Rear Recovery Points & Jadte Rings
- Standard Band Brake (Transmission Hand Brake)
- Optima Yellow Top Battery
- Marine Kill Switch
- Power Tank Liquid CO2 for Power Tools & Inflating Tires
- Rule Blower & Marine Flex Tube for Drivers Side de-fog Interior
+ Windshield.
- Sunbrella Fabric Custom Awnings with 3M Double Hook Velcro
- 3M Smoke Soft See Thru Window Plastic "Custom Roll Up"
- 2 Forward Facing Fold Up Seats (black vinyl)
- Marine AM/FM Cassette Receiver
- Marine Antenna
- Flush Mount Marine speakers+ Jen Amp Amplifier
- Paulie Island Hammock
- Cooler
- Custom Canvas Work & Roll Up Windows & 3M Velcro by Roger Edghill
of Barbados
- All Metal Sandblasted, Expoxied Primer-Epoxy Paint White
- New Track Rods & Drag Lines and Ball Ends
- Cobra CB Radio
- Rear pinion Guards
- Air Pressure Guage In case Super Accurate 0-15 Ibs. For Airing
Down
- Water Can
- Smart Tire Remote System
- All Battery Cables Tinned Copper
- Sears Craftsman Comprehensive Metric-Standard Tool Box
- New steering Column
- Orig. Defender Steering Wheel
- 5 Mickey Thompson 40 36 31-10-16 HP Tires
- Custom Spare Tire “Door”
- Lockable Gas Caps
- All Engine and Gearbox Mounts Custom made
- 2 PIAA Fog Lights
- Custom 3/4' 'Epoxy-Fastened' Marine Plywood Expedition Box
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Acknowledgements
- Drew Bowler, quite simply is the top Land Rover racer on the
planet (Bowler Off-Road, Derbyshire, England), for everything,
especially the hard-to-get custom TVR chip.
- Chris Choat, both Junior and Senior, who
mated the Bowler tube frame to the 100” chassis resulting in
the strongest racing Land Rover ever produced in Barbados.
- Mark Bishon who sand blasted and painted the frames and chassis
with aircraft two-part epoxy.
- Chris Straker of “collision l” who was responsible
for painting all the vehicles, and coating the bottom of each
chassis with stone chip and two-part epoxy.
- The one and only “Fred Corbin”, for the fabrication
and welding experience that took the pile of bits and turned
them into a work of beauty.
- Dennis Lashley of Dalteck Inc. for
his kind help with the racer project.
- George Ullyett, his wife Marie and son Jeff,
for their help with the engine, gear box, transfer box and drive
train – and so much more.
- Simon Gilmore of SRG, the top man in Barbados, responsible for
the overall build of both the Rhino Chasers and the racer.
- Adrian at SRG, for the wiring job that my friend Ivan Pena had
started and was a great asset to the build.
- Paul and Steve of Tom Cat Motors sent for their tested springs
and beautiful molded GRP Bonnet.
- Jeff Ward for fabricating the NASCAR radiator shroud to hold
the twin Land Rover fans.
- Roger Edghill for all the Sunbrella work on the two Rhino Chasers.
- Nigel Richings of “Undercover Canvas” for
all the Sunbrella work on the racer.
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