hello, new to the board

Your choice is exelent, the classic shares same components with defender, disco1...so parts are plentifull and cheap in england (paddockspares, ect)

I`m currently building overland range rover classic and since the vehicle is near completition, I would like to point out some things to consider that arised during my build up.

1. rust, look underneath the carpets, deal with it sandblasting and new sheet (zink plaled, not standard!) it is not worth of building on the rusty base.

2.roof rack, the range roof pilars are really weak, consider roll cage or similar support

3.transmission bearings, LT77 has an bearing problem that is cheap to fix (ashcroft transmission DIY kits) if you follow these:

Rebuild of the LT77 Gearbox - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

4. lift kits, dont go above 2" lots of more problems and money spending that needed, Paddock has lift kit with springs and good shocks under 200£

5. arrange sleeping padform to the rear, the size allows nice one! place watertanks and batteries underneath the sleeping platform. (keep the havy things as low as possible)

classic is exelent to drive, have had several toyotas and got really pissed about the prices of the spares, range can be build on the fraction of the cost....as far as the reliabilety goes I would not thinks toyota as superior...older vehicles are all worn, and the carnet de passage cost force us to keep vehicle price low.

here is a good series about range classic thought amazon all the way to the pacific, enjoy!

YouTube - ‪Top Gear Bolivia special challenge 2009 part 1 HD‬‎