discovery d1 d2 body swop project

d1 chassis running gear 300 tdi engine d2 body project i thought you might like some pics of how its going if you dont just say

Well keep um coming then....

is that an atlet reach truck chain driven reach forks ??? used one in work could get two double stacked pallets on legs then two double stacked pallets on forks great truck until mate dropped it of back of wagon.

discover300tdi said:

d1 chassis running gear 300 tdi engine d2 body project i thought you might like some pics of how its going if you dont just say

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Yeh more pics please!
Be the best of both worlds if you can get it right, solid 300 chassis (well compared to td5s) and solid body (compared to 300s) dunno about the rear mounts mind as i think the td5 bodys are that little bit longer? sure somone will know the exact figures etc and put me stright

more pics i hope these load ok

as you can see only few patches to do on the chassis

Yeah be brill if it works out im sure it will yeah it all is bit longer and wider its the bumpers that are the hardest bit to get right.

got her running today.

discover300tdi said:

got her running today.

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Well done mate. I love reading up about projects like this.

would it have been easier just to do the engine swap?

cheers crispy . yeah i could of done the engine swap but the d2 chassis rot like any thing this way i got best of both. the better body and better chassis.

Nice work. How did you mount the body to the chassis?
Forklifts are brilliant for removing disco bodies

lol lots of messing about but it does fit in the end

I'm a pussy and intend to keep my D2 as stock as possible with the odd mod for comfort and bling lol. I haven't got the stones or technical know-how to do s*** like this, I just about managed to change the interior lights over to those bright LED ones. I intend to get a nice Defender later this year / early next year to do some proper offroading but it'll be a ready made one as I haven't a clue.

lots of you said it cant be done but here it is .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhSWxPleoiQ

shame we cant watch that video as its private.

jayf12000 said:

shame we cant watch that video as its private.

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sorry try now.

discover300tdi said:

lots of you said it cant be done but here it is .
Ryan's discovery 2 300 tdi. - YouTube

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Need more pictures or video's of the engine, work done etc.

Just looks like a TD5 from the outside.

So what tax would you pay on that?

flatline said:

So what tax would you pay on that?

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well its still a d1 as i only changed the body its all d1 chassis and running gear.