ReadySalted
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Hi all,
I thought I'd share a few pics of my disco and it's mods, and also explain how it spent a night alone last night on a green lane.
Mods list is as follows:
Steering guard, Spots on bumper, HD springs, and Gas Dampers, Steel rims, with XZLs on front, and Kingpin muds on back, Safari style snorkel, and sleeping/ storage platform built in.
I've also fitted her with escape gear seat covers (which are actually made for a discovery 3), which aren't a bad fit, and help cover up my stained seats.
The storage platform has a fold up section behind each front seat, which when extended, allows almost bang on 6 foot of room which means that I can fit at a slight angle being 6"1' on a good day.
I also built a little unit around one of the rear windows which works nicely a little shelf for cooking on from inside the vehicle if the weather is bad, and also is good for resting a laptop etc. on if watching movies from the comfort of your sleeping bag.
Underneath it, is more storage space:
The platform has four compartments underneath for storage, and a long thin centre compartment into which a hi-lift fits nicely.
I carry tools and recovery gear in one box:
And the other is for cooking equipment on long trips:
The front compartment has a flip up lid, and I currently use one compartment for a fuel can, water can, shovel and a few bits and bobs, and the other compartment for engine oil, coolant etc. and the discos curtains.
Finally, on the back door I have a homemade cooker shelf
Anyway, last night I took her on a little greenlane outing which is where I took these pictures. Moments later, I decided to get her feet wet in what I thought was about 8 inches of mud, and breaking the golden rule, of getting around and measuring the depth of water, I drove smartly into some huge ruts, and bottomed out the disco, leaving her wheels dangling about 6 inches from the bottom of the ruts. I spent about an hour trying to dig her out, to no avail, and it was getting dark, so phoned somebody to pick me up. I then walked to the road and waited until midnight when they found me. (Lessons learnt: don't go laning alone, and always, always check the ground first before driving it).
This morning I went back up there with my Father in his range rover, and managed to get myself out. I don't have any pics of my disco stuck, as I was too concerned with getting her out at the time, but here are some pics, post recovery:
One smug range rover on the way home...
I thought I'd share a few pics of my disco and it's mods, and also explain how it spent a night alone last night on a green lane.
Mods list is as follows:
Steering guard, Spots on bumper, HD springs, and Gas Dampers, Steel rims, with XZLs on front, and Kingpin muds on back, Safari style snorkel, and sleeping/ storage platform built in.
I've also fitted her with escape gear seat covers (which are actually made for a discovery 3), which aren't a bad fit, and help cover up my stained seats.
The storage platform has a fold up section behind each front seat, which when extended, allows almost bang on 6 foot of room which means that I can fit at a slight angle being 6"1' on a good day.
I also built a little unit around one of the rear windows which works nicely a little shelf for cooking on from inside the vehicle if the weather is bad, and also is good for resting a laptop etc. on if watching movies from the comfort of your sleeping bag.
Underneath it, is more storage space:
The platform has four compartments underneath for storage, and a long thin centre compartment into which a hi-lift fits nicely.
I carry tools and recovery gear in one box:
And the other is for cooking equipment on long trips:
The front compartment has a flip up lid, and I currently use one compartment for a fuel can, water can, shovel and a few bits and bobs, and the other compartment for engine oil, coolant etc. and the discos curtains.
Finally, on the back door I have a homemade cooker shelf
Anyway, last night I took her on a little greenlane outing which is where I took these pictures. Moments later, I decided to get her feet wet in what I thought was about 8 inches of mud, and breaking the golden rule, of getting around and measuring the depth of water, I drove smartly into some huge ruts, and bottomed out the disco, leaving her wheels dangling about 6 inches from the bottom of the ruts. I spent about an hour trying to dig her out, to no avail, and it was getting dark, so phoned somebody to pick me up. I then walked to the road and waited until midnight when they found me. (Lessons learnt: don't go laning alone, and always, always check the ground first before driving it).
This morning I went back up there with my Father in his range rover, and managed to get myself out. I don't have any pics of my disco stuck, as I was too concerned with getting her out at the time, but here are some pics, post recovery:
One smug range rover on the way home...
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