Body lift does need cert, provided its a "kit" to suit your vehicle and installed propery it should be a breeze. When i had my Rangie certified (body lift kit manufacter not a commercial kit) i said it was a rangie spare kit form Oz, certified no probs!!
Kevin

Have had a couple of calls from people wanting to see more pic's, have put some here (just be patient while they load) http://www.athenree.com/rangie.htm

If you are emmigrating see how much room is left in the container, or make sure there is room and put your toy in. As a first time immigrant you can bring all of your stuff (car included) duty and tax free. It will need any mod's certified before, and may need some things changing to meet NZ reg's ...

77 Rangie, Aussie imported Jan 2002, P76 V8, LPG, GM HEI Dizzy, H/D 4core rad, electric fan, 40mm body lift, flares, 255x85x16 BFG muds on reversed disco rims, sliders, front & rear bars, Maxidrive rear locker & axles, 4 spider front carrier, ARB Compresseor, XD 9000 winch, Dual batteries, ARB smart ...

Hi Andrew, I've got a snorkel on my rangie, it's dual fuel, and it works fine 99.9% of the time. The only problem i have encountered with it is when its really windy and when the rev's are at idle, sometimes a BIG wind gust will blow the fire out (puts too much air with the LPG and it stalls), not ...

I'm with scotty, but i would check the "safety relay" solenoid & wiring first. Had this prob with the rangie early in the piece and again when i fitted the bodged HEI. Would start run 2-3 sec's then stop. re ran the wire to the safety relay and all was good again. (Of course the temporary wire i ran ...

The legality side of things is a very valid point, Insurance companies LOVE a reason to not pay out. Keep it legal, flares are no big deal, ditto certifcation to keep it all legal. My rangie is repowered, body lifted, modified brake lines/bracketry, modifed steering arm, 100mm wider track with ...

When i had the Rangie certified they were very particular about the flares covering the tread area of the tyres, but were not worried about the sidewall being beyond the flares. The flares on mine only just cover the tread due to increase offset of my wheels, the BFG muds were OK but a Simex JT2 or ...

Where and when is it??

Hey Rat, What rims are you running, if steel have a look at getting them reversed. With an additional 50mm offset you might find you will get a lot of lock back, even with 35's. I have 255x85x16 on reversed disco rim's and still have plenty of clearance to trailing arms with out the stops adjusted ...

OK, for those that are interested this is what i needed to fit an HEI to the P76 (tall deck rover) V8. First there was the two donor distributers, with the std rover for comparison, http://www.enzemble.co.nz/solihl/3%20dizzys.jpg This is the buick V6 that supplied the body for the conversion http ...

Hi Bodge, Well its all in and pulls like a school boy. It starts fine hot or cold, petrol or LPG. Only done about 10-12km in it so far but the difference is huge. Gave it a run on "closed roads" last night and pulled hard to 135 on LPG, and when i backed off it was still pulling strong. It has built ...

It's got the rover cover/pump etc. What i had to grind was the front of the intake manifold by the bolt as i could not get the distributer in. Had to take about 1/4" off to make it fit. Still very tight but it works, just fouls on the cap a bit limiting the amount of timing adjustment, can only get ...

Hi Bodge Here is a couple of pic's. A word of warning it's not a very pretty engine bay. Anyway this first pic <br> http://www.enzemble.co.nz/solihl/HEI&Std.jpg <br><br>shows the size difference between a std rover and the HEI unit, the HEI is massive. Thinking about it, it probably would fit easier ...

Had a bit of success last night, after about 1 hour with the grinder attacking the inlet manifold and shaving part of the dissy housing i finally got the HEI in, what a PITA!! It is a VERY tight fit, but it did reward me by starting with just a touch of the key, despite being about 40 degrees ...

I wold also be quite keen for a copy of the engine pages, hard or soft copy if possible.
Kevin

Hi Bodge, The conversion is going well, but i'm at a bit of a disadvantage being miles from the city when i need to get what i have always thought of as the most basic of parts. I need to take a trip to Tauranga or similar to get silly things. I'm temporarily thwarted by bushes for certifgual ...

Thanks for tha Rat, but i'm now well on the way to a Rover HEI. I have found a Buick V6 Dissy with the same shaft dimensions as the std rover V8 dissy, and have converted it to an 8cyl using a mix of Oldsmobile reluctor etc and fitted it off with chev cap & coil. Fires a blue spark about 1/2" to 3/4 ...

Unfortunately no, but there are lots of places that do the conversions. Marks was one of the more popular when i was in Oz
http://www.marks4wd.com/RR-Chevy-V6-V8.html
Theres aquite a bit of info here on whats involved.
Kevin

Lucky bastard, mine is the std rover let all fluids in and/or out model that hickups in heavy rain.
Where did you get the twin point from?? Is it a buick item or adapted form something else. How much? big $$??
Kevin

Hi Richard, Can't remeber the make of the ignition, but it basically has a chopper system like a luminition that feeds a control box which fires the coil. The problem is it seems to lack the real GRUNT that i would prefer. I also seem to be changing/cleaning caps & rotors fairly often, much more so ...

Hi Rex, Hmm 4.4 or a chev, i must admit it had crossed my mind and while i have a love of SB chevs the leyland will stay for a while. While it would be easy to fit the chev (no they do not mount the same, but the conversion is common) my rangie has a good balanced feel to it as it is, good ...

Looking at trying to overcome my rangies biggest problem, reliable spark! Just need to look at water and it splutters and often dies which is not good. LPG also has problems as soon as spark gets weak. I'm running an aftermarket electronic system in std dissy, bigger coil, some custom H/D leads ...

Spring specs can be found here http://members.shaw.ca/jbarge/springinfo.html
John also has measurements he used for his calculations, which may be of some use, even though it is for a disco.

I have reversed Disco rims on mine, not the cheapest way to go but you can set them up with the offset you require to suit your RR & tyre combo. Mine were about $55 a rim to have split & reversed. Have it done by a pro then there are no cetification issues. With the extra 50mm offset the 255x85's ...

Well i had a few dramas a couple of weeks ago, the fish were biting so i went and picked up the old man, put the rods on the roof rack ond off fishing we would go. Pulled out his drive and there was a click/bang and all drive was lost! Oops! After years of abuse, bog holes, failed hill climbs etc ...

Shocks are great. Went to Whangamata yesterday and they transformed the hill road. Even with 1/2 tonne of wood inside & on roofracks, two big guy & tools they made a HUGE diference in ride & handling. Probably the best $200 i have spent on the rangie to date!
Kevin

A friend is looking at a stock, very low Km 74 rangie. Only downside is no power steer so he may be in the market for box, pump, lines etc if anyone is wrecking one.
Kevin

I personally think body lift is the way to go. My rangie is still stockish sprung with 40mm body lift and have no issues with vibes, castor etc but have plenty of clearance for the tyres. Although they are a bit more work i think its the way to go.
Just my 2c worth
Kevin

Thanks for everyones suggestions, i called around but ended up buying some from the Landrover dealer in the Mount. WAY cheaper than anywhere else i called. Picked them up yesterday and will fit them this morning. They quoted stock shocks at $98 each then could not supply and supplied some Gabriel ...