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A Week with the 2017 Land Rover Discovery

August 10, 2016 Banner, News, Test Drives

Jaguar Nashville loaned a new Land Rover Discovery to us for a week while the Jaguar XKRS was in for service. We took this opportunity to tell you guys a little about it!

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- Pink Floyd Is Alive!
  
  We finally took the car for the first drive! We now have 45 miles on it and after fighting several leaks we think it has stabilized. Read More »
- Floyd – Week 4 Progress Update
  
  Week 4 has been wrapping up the bulk of the soda blasting. I finally got the door hinges and door strikers removed. I had to grind Read More »
- Chasing a McLaren 720S on the Dragon, 4K BTR 2018
  
  The Full Octane Garage took our classic Porsche 911 996 Cabriolet along with 11 exotic cars to drive the back roads of North Carolina with the Read More »
- Project 5 Window Chassis Update
  
  We made some nice progress on the chassis of the 1950 Chevy five window truck. We cleaned up and reinforced a bunch of the welds and Read More »
- 1955 MG TF is complete
  
  The 1955 MG TF restoration is now complete. [nggallery id=12] Read More »
- DIY Brake Lines Made Easy plus a REVIEW of the Eastwood Brake Tube Flaring Tool
  
  DIY Brake Lines using the Jegs UNIVERSAL BRAKE LINE KIT Item 555-63095 and the Jegs PROPORTIONING VALVE 555-63022. We used the Eastwood Brake Tube Flaring Tool Read More »
- Project 63 SWC is Finished
  
  Project 63 is finally finished. The new trailer came in yesterday so life is good! [nggallery id=90] [nggallery id=86][nggallery id=75][nggallery id=76][nggallery id=77][nggallery id=78][nggallery id=79][nggallery id=80][nggallery id=85][nggallery Read More »
- Project GMC LS-Z57 – Day 5 Tear Down – Mar 17, 2017
  
  OK, it is now day 5 and we have completed the final tear down. The only parts left now are the parts we will not be Read More »
- Pink Floyd – Week 20 (Body meets Chassis)
  
  Finally week 20 is here and the body is ready to put back on the chassis. [nggallery id=58] Read More »
- Picked up a LS 5.3 and 4L60E trans today
  
  We picked up a complete LS 5.3 and 4L60E trans from a GMC truck today, I have plans to freshen it up and put in the 1950 Read More »
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with a 63 Split Window and President Obama
  
  This turned out to be much funnier than I had anticipated. Awesome 63 Split Window Corvette!!! Thanks to Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee for another great Read More »
- A Small Bit Of Bad News :( (but it is not too bad)
  
  While cleaning out the rocker area I uncovered some severely rusted metal under the fiberglass, who would have known there would be metal in a fiberglass Read More »
- C2 ZR1 ’64 Corvette Stingray
  
  This is a custom C2 Corvette called C2 ZR1 with the new aluminum block LS9, supercharged ZR1 powerplant. Thanks to Miatamaniacmike for this video. Read More »
- Can a Spark Plug Break Glass?
  
  More fun from youetube! This is pretty crazy, who is going to try this first? Read More »
- What does the inside of a Fuel Filter look like after 300,000 miles?
  
  For those of you who skimp out a little on maint you might think twice after seeing this 🙂 Credits to Chris Fix. Read More »
- Men’s Room Sink
  
  We were out to brunch at the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville and I know it is hard to say a bathroom is cool but this one Read More »
- Barry Alexander Classic Garage Tour
  
  We had a very nice tour of Barry Alexanders awesome new collector garage! Some very nice cars. [nggallery id=71] Read More »
- Removing and Storing the Freedom Roof Panels for the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
  
  Today the Full Octane Garage will cover, with the help of our good friend Elvis from the Golden Drive and our fellow Jeep enthusiast, Zlatko, how Read More »
- Project 63 Engine Bay Refresh
  
  I am making progress on the engine bay refresh. It is getting close to the point I can start putting things back together 🙂 Don’t mind Read More »
- Project 57 Has Arrived
  
  It has been a long wait but the 1957 GMC arrived from California today. The body is in better shape than I had anticipated. Read More »
- Corvette Montage
  
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- Pink Floyd Week 19 Progress (Color is looking GREAT!)
  
  Week 19 continues to bring a lot of progress. We started color sanding the body and it is looking GREAT so far! We have been working hard putting Read More »
- Floyd – Week 3 – The car formally known as Pink Floyd
  
  Week 3 has been more soda blasting. So far I have used 500 lbs of baking soda. I have decided to start going to weekly progress Read More »
- 1964 Chevy Truck with a Cummins Diesel
  
  This was a very cool truck we came across at a local show. He converted to a duel wheel with a Cummins diesel. Read More »
- Very Cool Right Hand Drive 58 Corvette
  
  This is a very nicely done 58. With the custom right hand drive it looks like he must be in Australia or New Zealand. Read More »
- Frame Assembly and Parts Painting Begins
  
  Now that the body is almost ready for paint I had to finish up the frame repair and paint work and get it out of the Read More »
- Eastwood Brake Tube Flaring Tool Review (Item #25304)
  
  This is a non-sponsored review of the Eastwood Brake Tube Flaring Tool (Item #25304). This is the firs time we used the tool and it is Read More »
- Project Z57 GMC Chassis from RR Frames has arrived
  
  The new custom built Chassis from RR Frames arrived for Project Z57 GMC last night. This is built to accept C4 Corvette suspension and running gear Read More »
- Project 63 gets an engine
  
  Well it is getting close now, we got the engine back from the machine shop this week so this weekend project 63 got an engine and Read More »
- Project GMC LS-Z57 – Day 4 Tear Down – Mar 16, 2017
  
  We completed removing all of the parts today that we plan to use and the parts have been delivered to media blast. Now the week or Read More »