Compiled by Dave Maunder... Thanks Dave!
Last update - Feb 2nd, 2003
Compiled by Dave
Maunder... Thanks Dave!
Last update - Feb 2nd,
2003
------------------------------------------------- FAQ on the Dakar 4x4 and Bushranger 4x4 vehicles. ------------------------------------------------- Updated: 21/May/2k2. 0.0 - Index. -------------- 1.0 What are they? 2.0 History. 3.0 Manufacturers. 3.1 Dakar Cars (United Kingdom). 3.2 Dakar Cars (Holland). 3.3 Dakar Cars (Germany). 3.4 Bushranger (Australia). 3.5 United States Distributor. 4.0 The Mailing List. 5.0 The DODO Club. 5.1 The DODO website. 6.0 General Specifications of the vehicles + numbers. 6.1 Standard Dakar. 6.2 Standard Bushranger. 6.3 Lighting & Electrics. 6.4 Drive train. 6.5 Engines. 6.6 Rims and Tyres. 6.7 Best Recovery Method. 6.8 Build Numbers. 7.0 General information. 7.1 So... your buying a second hand Dakar / Bushranger 8.0 General Questions. 8.1 Has anyone in the United States have such a vehicle? 8.2 Can it be made street legal in the U.S.? 8.3 Can a kit fit onto a donor vehicle that is not a Range Rover? 8.4 Can they be lifted and have bigger tyres? 8.5 Can you rally drive them? 8.6 How fast do they go? 8.7 Q&A from Harry Sheppards site. 9.0 Web Sites. 9.1 The Dakar 4x4. 9.2 The Bushranger 4x4. 9.3 The Rotrax. 9.4 Other sites. ---------------------- 1.0 - What are they? ---------------------- The Dakar and the Bushranger are basically a scrapped Range Rover, chassis has been removed behind the rear wheels, a roll cage added and a fibre-glass shell body placed over the top. The interior is usually that of a Range Rover, or a Discovery, and the engine and gearbox is also Range Rover or Landrover, however a few mild to wild engines have been used. In kit form, where one buys the shell, and the roll cage from either manufacturer, one must then purchase a donor vehicle - usually a full chassis Range Rover (from wrecking / scrapping motor vehicle yards). Initially the donor vehicle is pulled down to a 'bare bones' rolling chassis, and then the process of putting the kit together starts. Time wise, it can take anywhere from a few months to a couple years, all depending on how much time, effort, and money one has. The following is probably one the better descriptions, which was taken from http://www.landroverclub.net//Club/HTML/Dakar.htm without alteration, and without permission. "The Dakar is a kit car based on complete Range Rover mechanics and shortened chassis. The body is made of GRP plastic. At first it may look strange but in fact it's a funny car. Maybe a good alternative if your RR body is slowly rusting away. The car weights only 1500 kg and, as the chassis is shortened, has almost no front and rear overhang. The standard Rangie engine will do wonders with the lighter car. Length: 3,71 m (RR: 4,56m), width: 1,81m (RR 1,89m)" --------------- 2.0 - History --------------- Back sometime in the early to mid 1980's Dennis Adams built the original Rotrax vehicle utilising Ford Cortina donor parts including running gear, engine & trim. Sometime later down the track, Barry Chantler bought the rights for the design of the fibreglass shell from Dennis, and after widening and lengthening the design of the fibre glass shell, that was on the Rotrax, he made it fit a 100 inch wheelbase Range Rover chassis. The 'Dakar' was then born and its name came from the famous Paris to Dakar rally that is held every year. Barry is still producing the Dakar both in complete form and in kit form for the home builder to put together after purchasing a Range Rover themselves. Dakar Cars web site is: http://www.dakar.co.uk , and Barry can export them all over the world. Around 1991-1992 a John Davis from Sydney, Australia, who has had his own Range Rover workshop in Sydney for the past 28 plus years, bought one or a few kits from Barry, and had them imported into Australia to his Sydney workshop. He put them together and thought that they were such a brilliant design that he modified the shells enough to get pass legalities to call them his own. Lengthening the front end and the bonnet by a few inches, incorporating the headlights into the body shell, a slight increase in the reinforcing to the roll cage, and adding a different bull bar (nudge bar) are the only differences from a Bushranger to that of Dakar. The name Bushranger comes from early Australian history where bush men who turned to thieves (bush bandits) would hold up people travelling in the bush at gunpoint. These men usually stole all money and jewellery items that the travellers had. Some Bushrangers were good men - they would steal only from the rich and give to the poor, others were only cattle thieves, and others were blatant murderers. John hasn't gone into mass production of these vehicles - he has only built around 25 or so, with at least three kits being sold. It appears that around the winter/spring of 2001 JDM has pulled the plug on the building of any more Bushranger vehicles, however they will still service and repair their existing creations. --------------------- 3.0 - Manufacturers --------------------- 3.1 - Dakar Cars (United Kingdom) ---------------------------------- Contact Barry Chantler at Dakar cars in the UK. Ask for prices on a complete vehicle, kit form, exportation to other countries, vehicle brochures, or build manuals, etc. Kit costs around £3000. Labour for Dakars Cars to build one are around another £1500. (1998 prices) Phone: 044 (0)1322 614044 Fax: 044 (0)1322 668500 E-mail: barry@dakar.co.uk sales@dakar.co.uk Website: http://www.dakar.co.uk - the official Dakar cars homepage Address: Dakar Cars Ltd. Stanhill Farm. Birchwood Road, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent DA2 7HD Great Britain. 3.2 - Dakar (Holland) --------------------- For Dutch enquiries, contact Remco De Jong. Phone: 0031 (0)593 33 14 52 Fax: 0031 (0)593 33 14 97 E-mail: Website: http://www.dakarcars.nl Address: Remco De Jong Dakar Cars Sliemkampen 5-7 NL 9431 JR Westerbork The Netherlands 3.3 - Dakar (Germany) --------------------- Phone: ++49 (0) 2202/458578 Fax: ++49 (0) 2202/458577 E-mail: webmaster@dakar4x4.de Website: http://www.dakar4x4.de/ - German Dakar Cars homepage with Prices, Pictures and specifications. Address: 3.4 - Bushranger (Australia) ------------------------------ Contact John or Bruce Davis at John Davis Motorworks in Sydney, Australia. Ask for prices on a complete vehicles, in kit form, exportation etc. Phone: +61 2 96791179 +61 2 96791180 fax: +61 2 96791160 E-mail: jdmotor@bigpond.com.au Website: http://www.jdm.com.au Address: John Davis Motor Works 15A Amaroo Park Raceway Annangrove Road Annangrove, Sydney NSW, 2156 Australia 3.5 - United States Distributor --------------------------------- There was. Or at least the thought was there. Back in 1999, East Coast Rovers were a distributor of John Davis Motorworks, and on their website [ http://www.eastcoastrover.com ] they had a 'new area of R&D' where the Bushranger was underneath it. It may have just been an experimental idea due to only being six months later, that section of 'R&D' was taken down off their site. No contact was made to them asking as to why. Perhaps just due to lack of interest? >From a Land Rover Defender US email lists, some people say that East Coast Rover will do anything for their customers, so it may be a worthwhile idea to send them an email and ask if they still could/would built or import such a kit. Phone: fax: E-mail: Website: http://www.eastcoastrover.com Address: ------------------------ 4.0 - The Mailing List ------------------------ Anyone can join the little Dakar / Bushranger yahoo groups mail group by sending an email at: http://www.yahoogroups.com/dakar4x4/ (about 55 odd members...). Traffic is very minimal, however when a subject that everyone likens to, traffic can rise up to 20 to 30 emails in a day. And then it can go idle for the next fortnight. Any questions that this FAQ does not answer, should be posted onto this list. --------------------- 5.0 - The Dakar Owners club --------------------- The Dakar Owners Club is the main club for owners, drivers and builders of this remarkable vehicle. Email: andy@cunningham.me.uk Website: www.dakarowners.co.uk Address: Being updated - please e-mail for now. 5.1 - The Dakar Club website ---------------------- The Club runs the mighty Dakar club web site: http://www.dakarowners.co.uk The Dakar 4x4 Owners Club web site was built by Jon Hudson and and is now maintained by club member Andy Cunnnigham. Corrections, Comments, Questions and suggestions are all welcomed at:- andy@cunningham.me.uk -------------------------------------------------------- 6.0 - General Specifications of the vehicles + numbers -------------------------------------------------------- 6.1 - Standard Dakar ---------------------- Chassis Range Rover box section, twin rail ladder frame with Dakar full CDS round tube roll cage. Body Unstressed GRP tub section with separate bonnet and inner wings. Suspension, front Live axle, radius arms and panhard rod, coil springs and double acting dampers. Suspension, rear Live axle, radius arms and A frame location, coil springs, telescopic dampers and Boge Hydromat self energising levelling device. Steering Power assisted recirculating ball, worm and nut. 3.25 turns lock to lock. Brakes Dual circuit, servo assisted all disc system. 4 piston front callipers, 2 piston rears. Engine options Rover 3.5 V8 carburettor, Rover 3.5/3.9 V8 Efi, Rover 4.2 and 4.5 high output V8, Chevrolet 350 small block V8. Various diesel options available. All engines can be fitted with turbocharger or supercharger. Transmission 4/5 speed manual or automatic with permanent four wheel drive, centre differential lock, two speed transfer gearbox. Wheels and tyres 8 or 10 x 15" rims with 33 x 12.5 x 15" all terrain or mud terrain BF Goodrich radials. Length: 144 inches Width: 72 inches Height: 75 inches Weight: 2200 pounds Wheelbase: 100 inches Ground clearance: 11 inches minimum Approach angle : Departure angle: Ramp over angle: Quarter mile: 6.2 - Standard Bushranger --------------------------- Engine 3.5 litre V8 petrol engine. Fully rebuilt, carburetted, 2 inch exhaust system Transmission 4 speed manual or 3 speed Borg Warner automatic (rebuilt) Differential Standard Range Rover 3.54:1 ratio. Suspension Standard Range Rover design. All re-bushed, replacement springs. Chassis Modified Range Rover 100" wheelbase, braced to allow bolt on tow bar option, baked enamel. Roll cage Tubular steel roll frame, fully padded and upholstered. Windscreen Laminated Australian standard. Dashboard Standard Range Rover complete dashboard assembly. Interior Fully re-upholstered, custom seating for five people with fully adjustable front bucket seats covered in velour or UV resistant vinyl. Full carpets with two removable floor mats. Canopy Complete top, rear and side curtains fitted with ultra clear windows. Impact bars Huge front and rear impact bars, baked enamel. Lighting All lighting is supplied as per Australian Roads and Traffic Authority requirements. Wheels & Tyres 15x7 Sunraysia with 10.5x31x15 BF Goodrich A/T tyres. Power Steering Standard Range Rover components. Fuel System 80 litre alloy fuel tank. Battery System Two boxes and one heavy duty battery. Provision for a second optional battery. Fittings Adjustable mirrors, sun visors, ventilation, heating and inner windscreen panels upholstered. Jack & Wheel brace Standard Range Rover items. Complete and built to Australian Design Rules. Supplied with a full engineers report. 12 months / 20,000 kilometre warranty. Length: 3830mm 150.8 inches Width : 1830mm 72 inches Height: 1870mm 76 inches Wheelbase: 2540mm 100 inches Track: 1480mm 58.5 inches (front) Track: 1480mm 58.5 inches (rear) Overhang: 240mm 9.0 inches (front) Overhang: 130mm 5.0 inches (rear) Weight: 1480-1660 kg Ground clearance: 11 inches minimum Towing capacities: Trailers w/o brakes: 500kg Trailers w/ brakes: 1750kg (on-road), 1000kg (off-road) Double bogie trailer: 3000kg (on-road), 1000kg (off-road) Approach angle : Departure angle: Ramp over angle: Quarter mile: One such modified Bushranger (Dakar shell) has the following measurements: Length: 147" Width : 77" Height: 77" Weight: 2040 kilograms 6.3 - Lighting & Electrics ---------------------------- Dipped hi/lo beam lights are usually that of Cibie, with additional Cibie or Hella range of auxiliary lighting. (Spot / driving lights) 6.4 - Drive train ------------------ The drive train is typically taken from the donor vehicle, being either the (automatic) ZF series or the (manual) LT or R series of gearboxes. Depending on the type of Range Rover gearbox that is used, a transfer case may be incorporated into the box (LT85), or a separate transfer case (LT230) may be bolted onto the rear of the gearbox (ZF, LT77, R380). Diffs and axles are also typically Range Rover or Discovery, being the Banjo differential, along with centre axles and constant velocity joints. The Banjo diff can be upgraded to the Salisbury diff, which are a stronger unit and are used in some models of the Land Rover Defender and Front Forward Control 101. If there is any concern with breaking axles in the standard Banjo diff, either from big engine torque or big tyres, or both, another option is to replace the axles with stronger units, made by a number of different manufactures, both in England, Australia and the US. The Banjo diff, taken from a Range Rover, or the Salisbury diff (equivalent strength to Dana 60), taken from Series III Landrovers can be locked using automatic lockers - Detroit or Lockrite, or manual control lockers - ARB airlockers, McNamara, or Maxi-drive locker. UK -- West Coast British http://www.offroadexperience.com/wcb M.J. Lee Engineering http://www.mjloffroad.co.uk Southdown 4x4 http://www.southdown4x4.co.uk Australia --------- Jack McNamara http://www.mcnamaradiffs.com.au Maxi Engineering http://www.4wdworld.com.au/products/maxidrive/maxidrive.htm - 28 spline heavy duty half shafts. United States ------------- GBR - 24 spline GBR heavy duty half shafts. Ashcroft http://www.autoconv.com/ - 30 Spline Rear Axles. 4340 300M heat treated. Safari Guard http://www.safariguard.com A reasonable link site for other such off road stuff is at: http://www.ibex4x4.co.uk/links.htm The following was taken from Ashcrofts web site, without permission and without (much) change. There are three types of main box: LT77, R380 and LT85 (Santana). The following questions will help identify which type of box you have. 1) Is reverse underneath 5th gear? If yes, you have an R380 . Please go to point (a) to identify which type. If no go to question 2. 2) Is reverse gear next to 1st gear? You either have an LT77 or LT85. Question 3 will identify which one. 3) Is the main casting black or aluminium? If black you have an LT77, please go to point (a) to identify which type. If aluminium, you have a LT85, Santana box. Please go to point (b) to identify which type. (a) The gearbox number should be printed on the identification plate (smooth flat metal) just below the filler level plug, on the right hand side of the gearbox. The relevant numbers we require are the first two and the last letter, i.e. 54A1234567D. But in some cases this may be very dirty and greasy. If you are not able to identify this number we will need precise details about the type of vehicle you have. (b) The sides of the aluminium housing will either be smooth, which will be a 20C, Solid Case, or cross hatched, which will be a 22C, Split Case Auto box There are two types of auto boxes, 3 speed and 4 speed. If you are unsure what type you have this can be easily identified by sitting in the cab and looking at the shifter. The following diagram of the shifter will identify your model. 3 Speed 4 Speed P P R R N N D D 2 3 1 2 1 If you have a three speed box you have a TF727 box. If you have a four speed box there are several different types. To identify this further we will need the identification number, which is on the left-hand side behind the selector rod, on a 3 x 9cm nameplate. The numbers will begin with 1043 and are followed by six further numbers, i.e. 1043 010 744 Transfer boxes There are two types of transfer boxes, LT230 and Borg Warner. To identify which type you need look at the high-low transfer gear lever. If it moves forwards and backward only you have a Borg Warner, see point (c) If the gear lever moves both forwards and backwards, and side to side (diff lock), you have a LT230 transfer case, see point (d). (c) The Borg Warner serial number is printed on the bottom middle of the rear face, as shown. The numbers will look like this: Model No: 123456789 - The numbers and letters after the model number will vary from type to type so we will need to know all the numbers or letters shown. This is okay for Classic and new shape Range Rovers. (d) Ratio of the LT230 can be identified by looking at the transfer box. There may be a sticker showing the ratio no. i.e. 1.222 RATIO. However this is often missing but there should be a number shown, in either of two places, on the transfer box. The number will appear like this 28D1234567C. It is the first two numbers and the last letter that we require. It will either be on the bottom left of the rear face, below the PTO cover or at the bottom of the left-hand side, as shown below. Input gears 200 tdi Disco’s and Defenders will need a FTC5089, 26 tooth, input gear. All 300 tdi Discos will need a FTC5087, 28 tooth, cross-drilled input gear. 6.5 - Engines --------------- Range Rover, Land Rover, Isuzu, Mitsubishi, Chev, and GM engines are all possible to power these vehicles. How much money, and how fast does one want to go? The smallest engine in a Dakar is probably that of a Dakar in Holland, with a 300tdi engine (a 4 cylinder turbo diesel engine taken from a Land Rover Defender or a Discovery). However there may be others with the same sized engine. The largest engine in a Dakar is Barry Chantler's 440 cubic inch running on nitrous. No road is straight and long enough for Barry to 'max' out this Dakar. The smallest engine in a Bushranger is probably that of Dave Maunders - with a 200tdi engine (also 4 cylinder turbo diesel engine taken from an early model Land Rover Defender), it is very economical, being around 26 to 28 MPG, however it has no guts at all. The largest engine in a Bushranger would be that of a 'Mud Runner' that was specifically built by John Davis. It had a 427ci engine, running on methanol, pumping out around 680 hp. It was believed to have an acceleration time of around one quarter mile in under 10 seconds. (Drag car times) 6.6 - Rims and Tyres ---------------------- Rims are usually 15 inch in diameter and 8 inches in width. Either Chrome alloys, Mags, or steel Sunraysia's. Probably the most common tyre type is that of the BF Goodrich Mud Terrain in the common size of 33 inches in diameter and 12.5 inches wide. Of course, depending on the use of the vehicle (on-road and off-road use), and the owners financial position upon the time of tyre purchase, different tyre sizes and brands will be mounted on to their vehicles. 6.7 - Best Recovery Method -------------------- Front and rear lockers with front and rear winches. Failing this, you then usually walk. Helicopter? 6.8 - Build Numbers --------------------- Known number of Dakars built: Approx 80-90 Known number of Bushies built: Approx 28 ---------------------------- 7.0 - General information. ---------------------------- 7.1 - So... your buying a second hand Dakar. ---------------------------------------------- The following is from Jon Hudson off-the-top-of-his-head, slightly edited for this FAQ and public distribution. * Check all the mechanicals - same as when buying a 2nd hand Rangie. * Check any of the Land Rover magazines as they regularly have buyers guides in them. From a Dakar point of view, the kit is pretty straightforward. Things to check are... * Bodywork, Check for cracks or discolouration with the fibre glass shell and or gel coat finish - a lot of Dakar's are not sprayed, they are coloured using a pigment in the gel coat. Gel Coat colours to avoid are RED's which suffer from UV and can fade after a few years - although some seem to get away with it. * Electrics, A lot of Rangie electrics are not needed/used on the Dakar conversion, check the wiring has been tidied, and if it's an early rangie be especially cautious of the old three fuses for the whole vehicle set-up - especially when additions have been added like horns, lights Radios, electric fans, etc. Don't want something that's going to burn/melt. * Transmissions/Engines, A lot of vehicles have been retrofitted with later engines & gearboxes from later vehicles, check these are genuine parts (I.E. not stolen) and the conversions have been done correctly. * Roof/Doors, Check these are included to start with, and then check they are in good nick. A new set is best part of 700 quid. * Wheels & Tyres, BF Goodrich are 100 quid a corner in the usual Dakar tyre size of 33x12.5x15, so consider tread and tyre condition when sorting a purchase price. A known early fault with Dakar's was the spare wheel mount, it was susceptible to flexing and eventually failing... Worth a check to be sure. Later ones were braced rather than just angled metal, and later still a thicker gauge metal was used. * Bumpers, Steps etc... Check these are good and in the case of the side steps, they are fitted. * Toys, Consider what you are going to be using the vehicle for... A cheap Dakar without a winch, big mud tyres, suspension lift, etc.. may well start to cost more than one with this already fitted once you start upgrading. Of course, if you're just buying it for cruising then likewise, a winch can be removed, sold on, and get you a few quid back in your pocket! * Seats, The standard fit Corbeau seats are folding jobbies, great for climbing in the back, but the seat fold button rubs against the seat vinyl and wears through... Once worn through a small hole doesn't stay small for long! Rear seats are often custom jobbies, if indeed they have been fitted at all! Check what you get and if rear seats are included, then check for seat belts in the rear, then double check how these have been fitted. Factory fresh roll cages from Dakar have NO PROVISION for rear seat belts so you're at the mercy of the builders welding skills! * Windscreen, This is just a flat piece of glass, so easy to get replaced, but check that it's fitted properly as windscreens is one of the more trickier parts of build & it's not unheard of having a windscreen fall into your lap whilst driving a Dakar :-o * Registration, Dakar's are just registered as Open Top Range Rovers on the V5 Docs, however they are rarely listed as so. Check all the usual legal stuff though, serial numbers, transmission, etc. * Fakes, There is at least 1 fake Dakar in existence, be careful what you buy! The give away on that fake one was the roll cage main hoop was not of the usual large drain pipe size ;-). They're also a lot of Rotrax vehicles built on Suzuki other small 4wd donors - there's nothing wrong with these vehicles, but they are not Dakar's as such. They are still welcome in the club though! * LH/RH Drive, It's not cheap to switch from LH to RH drive, a lot of Dakar's have been built for foreign markets, check which side you want to sit! ------------------------- 8.0 - General questions ------------------------- 8.1 - Has anyone in the United States have such a vehicle? ------------------------------------------------------------ Aaron Whittaker of Michigan, United States, bought a kit from John Davis Motorworks in Jan 2001. Arrived in April 2001, and was probably half finished around June 2001. I believe that Aaron is the only person in the United Sates to own one of these styled vehicles. Aaron's email is: akwauto@comcast.net And can also be contacted through his web site at: http://www.globalrv.com He mightn't reply due to the fact he is out the back, attacking the chassis with his angle grinder. So have patience. He was as enthused about them after seeing them, as most people are after their initial 'What is it?' question. 8.2 - Can it be made street legal in the U.S.? ------------------------------------------------ Aaron looked into this, and it is legal in Michegan. The Californian road rules are the closest to New South Wales road rules, which apply to getting the Bushranger vehicle past Australian Design Regulations as well as Road and Traffic Authority rules for the design of such as vehicle. The importing of a Landrover Defender is illegal in Canada and some states in the United States. One would have to chase up as to why and how to get around such problems - smog pollution perhaps? 8.3 - Can a Dakar/Bushie kit fit onto a donor vehicle that is not a Range Rover? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Not without headaches. But yes, anything is possible with enough time. However the kit certainly will not just bolt straight onto a Jeep, Ford, Chev, Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi or even a Landrover Discovery without much modification. 8.4 - Can they be lifted and have bigger tyres? ------------------------------------------------ Yes and yes. 2 to 4 inches of lift are probably the most common sizes in a lift, either by using blocks as a body lift, longer springs, or a combination of both. However, a lift of 8 inches has been achieved in one Bushranger. The standard size of a tyre on the Dakar is 33". To stop 'scrubbing out' of the tyres on to the body, when putting on larger tyres is to lift the vehicle. 35" tyres will fit with a 2" lift with minor scrubbing when at maximum articulation. However adding larger tyres will add more stress to the drive train components of the vehicle. 8.5 - Can you rally drive them? --------------------------------- Yes, but at around a third to a quarter the speed at which the professionals do it at. If you want to rally drive, go buy a Subaru WRX Sti, or a Lancer Revolution IV. 8.6 - How fast do they go? ---------------------------- Fast enough to get speeding tickets. 8.7 - Q&A from Harry Sheppards site: http://www.ragerover.com/faq/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Q) What happens when it rains? (Asked when the roof and doors are off) A) You get wet. Duhh... Q) Don't you get people looking at you? A) Err - yeah - it's unlike anything else on the road! The most amusing incident to date included a kid of about ten on a scooter - he spotted the Dakar and tried to twist round so far he fell off! Q) Is it fast? A) The Dakar isn't a sports car (far from it!) but it certainly isn't slow - a rough guestimate is 0-60 in around 10 seconds. Not TVR-quick, but certainly enough to put the boom-boy Nova boy-racers in their place at the lights :-) ----------------- 9.0 - Web Sites ----------------- There are quite a few web sites floating around in the ether. Some of them have come, some have gone, some have come and gone. And a few remain. The following is a non-updated list of links. Some have totally disappeared and are still in the list for historical purposes. Why? Why not. 9.1 - Dakar 4x4 ----------------- http://www.dakar.co.uk - The official Dakar Cars web page. http://www.dakar4x4.de/ - German Dakar Cars homepage. http://www.dakarcars.nl - Remco - Dakar cars, Netherlands. http://www.netcologne.de/~nc-stuessgu4/index4.htm - German Dakar Cars homepage. http://www.netcologne.de/~nc-stuessgu4/gutachte.html - Specs. German Dakar Cars homepage. http://www.dakarowners.co.uk - Dakar Owners and Drivers Organisation. The clubs website! http://www.mez.co.uk - Eliot Mansfield's Dakar 4x4 build and escapades. http://www.rpiv8.com/projects-030-dacar.htm#top - Eliot's Dakar at RPI Engineering. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~luzbys/index.htm - Gingers Emporium, Casper. http://ginger4x4.co.uk - Gingers Emporium, Casper. http://www.ragerover.com - The continuing story of Q498 SDS by Harry Sheppard. http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/6464/cars.html - Matt Robertson's page with the Dakar 4x4 & Bush Ranger. http://www.motorbase.com/picture/pid/-1560184671.htm - Remcos' white demo Dakar. http://www.team.net/wwwktud/dakar/html - Ktud Dakar 4x4 page. http://www.scotwest.org.uk http://www.transxion.nl/dakar.html - Robin Does - Dutch Dakar http://home.clara.net/rigden/offroad/reports/wpi98/wpi98.htm - "RLE 60R" at Weston Park International 4x4 show, 1998. http://www.cruzers.com/~twakeman/LR/Dakar.htm - Anneka Rice Dakar 4x4 on TeriAnn's web site. http://home.t-online.de/home/Ka-Bu/WebII/page7.html - Black Dakar, 45-VV-47 on a climbing frame. http://www.landroverclub.net//Club/HTML/dakar.htm - The Dakar. http://www.landroverclub.net//Club/HTML/Billing1999.htm - "Billing 1999" Mark & Marie Dakar 4x4. http://www.landroverenthusiast.com/billing/billing_gallery.htm http://www.landroverclub.net/Range_alt/Dakar.htm http://www.worldoffroad.com/vehicles/dakar.asp - review of the Dakar in the 1997 Malgre Tout. http://www.worldoffroad.com/events/maltout.asp - Le 11eme Raid du Malgree Tout World Off-Road write up. http://www.worldoffroad.com/events/mal98.asp - Malgre Tout World coverage of the 1998 Malgre Tout. http://4wd.sofcom.com/Conv/Dakar.html - Australian Dakar 4x4 page. 9.2 - Bushranger 4x4 ---------------------- http://www.jdm.com.au - John Davis Motorworks. The man behind the Bushie! http://www.4wdworld.com.au/~jdavis/bushrane.htm - The John Davies Motorworks page on 4WD World. http://4wd.sofcom.com/Conv/BushRanger.html - Bushy at Sofcom Oztralia http://bushy.lookscool.com - Bushies, Bush Ranger site http://www.drive.com.au/news/video/ - Video of the Bushranger that can be downloaded. http://www.eastcoastrover.com - E.C. Rover had plans to build the Bushranger. http://www.asianauto.com/aai_asianautoindex_co.asp - XXXXXXXXX (still exists?) http://www.homepages.tig.com.au/~evasion/fwdpic.html - XXXXXXXXX (still exists?) http://www.webpti.com/dan/cars/bush_ranger/bush_ranger.htm - XXXXXXXXX (still exists?) 9.3 - Rotrax -------------- http://www.rotrax.co.za/atv.htm http://4wd.sofcom.com/Conv/Rotrax.html http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ransford http://rotraxcars.8k.com/index.htm - Steve Latty's Rotrax page. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ransford - A Rotrax users page (for sale) http://www.rotrax.co.za/atv.htm - Rotrax Technologies http://www.sadid.co.za/SADID_6/files/c_pages/p174.html - Rotrax Cars International 9.4 - Other sites ----------------- http://www.landroverclub.net/ - The Internet Land-Rover Club http://www.4x4mag.co.uk - 4x4 Internet Magazine. http://www.kit-cars.com/index.html - Kit Cars Magazine web site. http://www.kitcarnet.com/ - Kitcarnet site http://www.rangie.com - For all things Range Rover. http://www.cyates.freeserve.co.uk http://www.british4x4.com - Replacement Parts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MMII - web site managed by the Dakar 4x4 Owners Club, "Dakar 4x4" name and logo are registered trademarks of Dakar Cars, Dartford, Kent, UK. "Bushranger", "BushRangie" and "Bushie Ute" are registered trademarks of John E Davis Motorworks, Sydney, Australia. "Rotrax" is registered trademark to Dennis Adams. Land Rover, Range Rover & Discovery, and the Land Rover logo are registered trademarks for Land Rover Limited, Solihull, UK. Paris-Dakar and Dakar are the registered trademarks of the TSO organisation. This FAQ is public domain and belongs to the people who are dedicated Dakar and Bushranger enthusiasts! Send your comments, errors, flames and suggestions to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/dakar4x4 Thanks go to all on the list, as well as those who own the sites that I acquired information from. All credits go back to them. Dave Maunder. "I ain't the keeper of this FAQ, I just started it." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
