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| zone30 Member Since: 07 Sep 2012 Location: Gent Posts: 669   
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I mean how far did you get your machine to lean?
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1st Nov 2014 1:25pm |
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| zone30 Member Since: 07 Sep 2012 Location: Gent Posts: 669
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At that point I was not aware I was leaning so much. However, I was driving in low 1st trying to bounce as little as possible.
Had I known I'd be having some people hanging on. Not quite sure but I think there's still 5 to 10 degrees left before I hit the advertised 40 degrees, no? |
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3rd Nov 2014 4:00pm |
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| lukev01 Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 412  
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The Defender is too shiny to take here without getting scratched in the process, so here is one of the S2A with someone who was a sweet little lad at the time, just getting into LRs.
Click image to enlarge He is going to have to buy his own now, though!  1970 Series 2A 88" |
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3rd Nov 2014 5:06pm |
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| strang Member Since: 16 May 2012 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 1381  
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My old Series Two - I had to remove the wing mirrors before doing this lane, and it would not have done my Defender any good at all......
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Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  Euro-Leafing to infinity and beyond..... |
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3rd Nov 2014 6:58pm |
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| Venomator Member Since: 25 Aug 2014 Location: Peterborough Posts: 2087
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A braver man than me Gunga Din... 
I reckon the tipping point may well have been potentially compromised by the loading of your roof rack...  Rog...
The GREEN One... MY2016 Urban Truck Build Thread - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40548....al[/color] |
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3rd Nov 2014 7:41pm |
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| Venomator Member Since: 25 Aug 2014 Location: Peterborough Posts: 2087
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Such a coincidence seeing this beauty after chatting about it at the weekend Luke...
That's a great looking S2A the like of which would suit my heart's desire perfickly...  Rog...
The GREEN One... MY2016 Urban Truck Build Thread - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40548....al[/color] |
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3rd Nov 2014 7:44pm |
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| JR Member Since: 07 Dec 2012 Location: Auchtermuchty Posts: 532  
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That's no lean, Strang's Series motor is better though.
Land Rover quoted in their 1984 brochure that the side-slope angle for a 90/110 was 40degrees, now that's a lean! Mind you I can only manage about 30degrees myself before the ar53 puckers big style! A Land Rover Experience instructor down south (I don't know his name) said "you haven't driven a sideslope till you can touch the ground! Just remember, if in doubt TURN DOWNHILL! |
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3rd Nov 2014 8:27pm |
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| zone30 Member Since: 07 Sep 2012 Location: Gent Posts: 669
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I tried to measure it today and I come up with (only) 22 degrees... It felt like it was much much more.
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3rd Nov 2014 10:31pm |
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| fatman Member Since: 14 Jan 2014 Location: Athens-Greece Posts: 126  
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One from me..
Click image to enlarge and one scarier(for me) &list=UU62Xa8qPiziU5Kf2CmY4D8Q |
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4th Nov 2014 1:26pm |
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| roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039  
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This is one of my better ones that I have a picture off.
Click image to enlarge Roel 1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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4th Nov 2014 6:26pm |
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| zone30 Member Since: 07 Sep 2012 Location: Gent Posts: 669
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Fatman's first picture is about 35 degrees, the current lean leader
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4th Nov 2014 7:25pm |
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| roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039
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To much lean?
Click image to enlarge Roel 1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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4th Nov 2014 8:09pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Remember going to an off road show many years ago and they deliberately drove a Camel 110 into a ditch at an angle to get it to fall on it's side. Just so they could demonstrate a side recovery.
Not my photos but do demonstrate the angles: Click image to enlarge
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Last edited by Supacat on 5th Nov 2014 12:02pm. Edited 3 times in total |
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5th Nov 2014 10:02am |
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| zone30 Member Since: 07 Sep 2012 Location: Gent Posts: 669
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As the series is (only) at 32 degrees and has the extra centrifugal force, but the outcome is unsure, I still favourite Fatman's lean.
Tilting over is a fail so disqualifies for the award of "lean king".  |
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5th Nov 2014 10:24am |
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