My Disco.........its begun !!!!

Well had the Disco a week and already got the modding bug ;D Went to Woodlands last weekend and totally loved it so thought it best i start getting prepared for next month
First two mods are 2 " lift and of course off road tyres
Tyres were fitted yesterday by Des who at the same time modified the injector pump to give me a little more power ;D ;D
He also gave the front bumper a little trim so the tryes did not rub
Then today we did the springs, big thanks to Mark aka Wrecker and Pete aka plant pot pete !!!! Who helped to do it, starting off in daylight and finishing in the rain and dark ??? Top lads ;D ;D ;D ;D
The truck as it sat on bigger wheels ;D 235/85/16 so nice and tall

Nice shiny yellow springs ;D

Old and new

Having trouble with the botom bolts and yes they were a right git :-X :

How one looked after the springs fitted

Mark about to say a few words of encouragement to the bolt so it would undo easier !!!!!!!!


Then the light failed so will add some more pics tommorrow when the light is better ;D ;D

Once again big THANKS to Mark and Pete for the time they gave up to get it done

Next few bit to do will be the camel cut, egr removal and fit the cb
I cant wait to get out and play

Tony

Well been out this morning and got a couple of pics to show the new found height ;D ;D




Then i sorted the rear wheel arch clearance with a neat camel cut too ;D ;D ;D ;D
Before

After ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D


Next on the list will be be roof lights, cb fitting, side exit exhaust and a few more bits

Cant wait to get muddy mow

Tony

I keep reading about side exit exhausts.. what benefit do they have?

i was told its fur when yu go off roading - if yu need to reverse out of summat - yu aint gonna fill yo egg sauce full of crud. whether thats right or not - someone else will confirm.

Daft's right they get yer eggsauce out of the way and stop ya from snapping the bugger orf if ya smack the backend down on summat. or have to reverse

blurry eck pikey, first OD - now you - i might start believing my own propaganda and fink i know summat .

The Mad Hat Man said:

blurry eck pikey, first OD - now you - i might start believing my own propaganda and fink i know summat .

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Nah I wunt go that far if I was yu

Yep thats right, easy mod to do as well.

I will be doing mine tommorrow so will take some pics and put them up for all to see

when you fitted the lift kit did you have to adjust anything or was it just a case of swapping the springs over as i am wanting to do the same
thanks

k341sjr said:

when you fitted the lift kit did you have to adjust anything or was it just a case of swapping the springs over as i am wanting to do the same
thanks

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Just springs mate but i will be fitting +2" struts very soon

Loony Landy, I'm intrigued...you've only had yer motor a week but you seem to have had a million probs - are they all sorted? You've had erratic running, cutting out, oil light on, loss of oil, lumpy running, blocked injectors that maybe need cleaning, turbo seals gone, sedimenter blocked, injection pump knackered, just from reading through yer last few posts. Sorry if I missed anything, there may be more. How did you manage to sort these probs out? Great that you did, and have now put yer new wheels on and modded the bodywork etc.

sp33der said:

Loony Landy, I'm intrigued...you've only had yer motor a week but you seem to have had a million probs - are they all sorted? You've had erratic running, cutting out, oil light on, loss of oil, lumpy running, blocked injectors that maybe need cleaning, turbo seals gone, sedimenter blocked, injection pump knackered, just from reading through yer last few posts. Sorry if I missed anything, there may be more. How did you manage to sort these probs out? Great that you did, and have now put yer new wheels on and modded the bodywork etc.

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The main problem was a split fuel hose under the bonnet which was causing the truck to run lumpy and stall, the oil was my fault when it stalled i checked levels and the oil had not settles so i topped it up a little too much Turbo is fine we checked it injectors were fine, sedimentor and fuel filter checked/replaced. The injection pump was not as fault as we thought so that is fine too.


As for the wheels and suspension /body mods i dont waste time doing things

Looks good

Dont forget the extended brake flexi hoses will you

Especially if your offroading it ...... dont wanna go popping a hose on axle articulation do ya

Moved the exsisting brake line bracket through 90 degrees to extend them but will fit longer one when i do a body lift

Its a start but work in progress



tony