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Offline markyb

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Rang rover body Alloy or not
« on: March 17, 2008, 07:15:58 »
Having a bit of a debit about range rover bodies are they mainly steel or alloy?
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Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2008, 13:20:23 »
chassi, sills inner skin, floor, bulk head and the likes all steel, outer skin bar rear corners and tails gates alli.
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Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2008, 14:25:46 »
Doesn't it depend on which model of Rangie it is?
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Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2008, 17:08:22 »
Roof is alloy, bonnet is steel, door skins are alloy, front and rear wings alloy but as said not the rear corners or the tailgate.
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Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2008, 17:02:23 »
The rear floor on my 1990 classic is alloy, I think they changeed to steel shortly after  :huh:
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Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2008, 19:50:15 »
Lot less steel in the new L322 ;-) Even the doors are totally ally  :shock:
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Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2008, 02:56:34 »
The rear floor on my 1990 classic is alloy, I think they changeed to steel shortly after  :huh:

True, I think when they introduced the fuel pump access hatch on the concealed hinge body.
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Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2008, 20:17:44 »
early rrcs had ally bonnet as well

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Re: Rang rover body Alloy or not
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2008, 01:48:20 »
Very few, mostly with the word VELAR on the bonnets, they cracked and had to be replaced my steel bonnets.
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