I was going to post in the intro section, but with all the updates I'm planning I figured a project thread was more appropriate.

I've owned my 2007 LR3 V8 SE in Java Black for about 9 months now. Bought her in South Carolina while on a job and drove it back to Brooklyn in a straight shot. 82,000 miles, 3 owners, completely stock, totally free of rust (as fas as I can tell), and had never been off road upon purchase. It also spent the 3 years prior to me purchasing it parked and under a car cover. All in all, I think I found myself a gem.
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• Tranny service.
• Power steering flush.
• Front, rear, and transfer case fluid changes.
• Lower Control Arms with PolyBush and new ball joints.
• Plugs.
• Fuel injector clean.
• Belts.
• Some other stuff I'm forgetting...

• Gap IID BT Tool
• Baja Rack's standard rack.
• Proud Rhino sliders.
• Tactical Rovers skid plates.
• Frontrunner ladder.
• Black Discovery 3 badges.
• Discovery 3 mesh intake cover.
• Mantec rear luggage rack (with fire extinguisher mount).
• Syder LED taillights.
• PIAA 2700K fogs.
• Grabber AT2 rubber (full size spare).
• Stoptech cross drilled rotors.

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• Ball joints and LCA bushings: shot when I bought it.
• Thermostat was sticking in cold weather.
• Compressor failed in sub-zero temps:
  • Was receiving an intermittent non-critical suspension fault during the summer and fall: Pressure does not decrease when venting gallery.
  • From reading up here I determined it was most likely an issue with the dryer, and I was hoping it would last till the spring.
  • My non-professional theory: there was excess moisture in the unit do to the dryer issue, and the sub-zero temps froze everything solid and finished the thing off.
• Rat chewed through my knock sensor wires: rewired, so far all good.
• Replaced leaking front valve block to fix overnight suspension sag.
• Sunroof and windshield were leaking like sieve's:
  • Windshield was leaking through the heated windscreen ribbon connectors beneath interior a-pillar trim.
  • Sunroof is still an issue: sealed up for the winter, I'll fix it come spring.
• Heater is not blowing as hard or hot as it should: currently troubleshooting.

I've got a number of mods planned, but nothing too crazy as this is still my DD. I'm currently running the wiring harness for a Baja Design LED bar, and waiting for my Prospeed mount to arrive. I'll post some pics once I get it all situated. Running the wires has so far been easier than I expected, although I still need to fish the switch wires through the firewall.

Looking forward to contributing here, and nice to meet you all!










Little bit about myself outside the Rover...I'm originally from New Jersey, and currently reside in Brooklyn. I work as a freelance Director of Photography, and run a small production company by the name of NDH Cinema that has me traveling most of the year. Purchasing the LR3 was both a work and pleasure thing, and it's working out great so far. Plenty of room with the addition of the roof rack for all my film equipment, and I was even able to rig a 3-axis gimbal mount for stabilized driving shots out the rear hatch. I got her on the trail a handful of times this past summer around the Delaware Water Gap and up in the Adirondacks. My brother, myself, and a bunch of friends rent a house up in Vermont for the winter. We spend snowboarding season in the Green Mountains, so she's getting put through her paces (VT is where the compressor failed and thermo started sticking).

Drone is a Mavic Pro for what you see so far. And these last 3 were taken with a Sony A7s ii. All shot on L Glass.