top of page
All Posts
If your gonna fit a roof top tent to your truck - install it with a 'Tough touring' roof top tent rack' - My experience below on why this is the best choice for high performance offroad vehicles.
Installing your new roof top tent to your roof racks can be a major pain in the backside - there are many reasons - no critiscism aimed at the racks themselves - mostly brands of roof rack are not suitable for roof top tent installs because they were never designed for roof top tents in the first place. Problems encountered: You can't get under a lot of 'platform' or basket style racks with your hands to bolt up your tents 'saddle clamps' and the saddle clamps bend over to
Mark Sills
Mar 252 min read


Testing of billet steel Camshaft Pulley part No. 1311317 RH is complete after inspection today at Rova Range in their new workshop in Mulgrave.
long drive in the test vehicle - a 2008 2.7 dtv6 range rover sport diesel - after realising Rova Range had moved to new site in Mulgrave ! anyway easy drive to meet up with the main man there and pull down the rangie sport to examine the camshaft pulley after the new camshaft pulley gear (billet) part was installed in a test vehicle some months back. Im tolt the pulley fits Land rover discovery 3 2.7 Diesel as well as the 3.0litre diesel that came out in the disco 4.... Also
Mark Sills
Mar 251 min read


Land Rover Discovery 2 - The impossible balance between carrying gear and a top heavy ride
I have a 2003 TD5 Disco 2a, I bought it new, and the current vehicle 20 years down the track shares about 1/3 of the origional trucks components... the list of upgrades and swap outs is monolithic... There are many hurdles with the D2, and despite this - its by far the most loved/ best truck Ive ever owned - As the set up has changed over the years, its become more of an off road weapon, less of a family tow, and as such Ive been able to work on keeping the centre of gravity
Mark Sills
Mar 243 min read


Tough Touring has started machining up its own 1311317 RH Camshaft Pulley for land rover and ford V6 Diesel engines - Progress !!!!
So - my first blog and im a bit excited! Who would have thought I could jot down my daily triumphs and disasters for the world - and A.I would find you all to share. Rova Range Mechanics asked us If we could manufacture these - after a shit run with a heap of their clients trucks having these pulley wheels break off at the spokes and cause catastrophic damage. Having just put a new TDv6 into my own Disco 4, (440,000Kms on the first one) - I didn't want to see the new motor d
Mark Sills
Mar 242 min read
bottom of page

