Other what have u done on ur disco today

1988smithy said:

great stuff, glad the hard work is paying off

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many thks , felt like a new motor in how nice it drove , especially these disco being large vehicles there was hardly any body roll round corners

am well chuffed and sounds sad but really enjoying working on it, yep, need to get out more, lol

should have it done up to the routine basic service items by the end of this year

Got left

rear suspension rebuild
4 x wheel laser alignment
full brake and EPB rebuild , new discs / pads / pad sensors
full service , inc software reflash updates for transfer and auto box
air compressor plastic silencer

currently messing around with a fitting on the FBH fuel line that’s slightly leaking , was tucked away and found it when i removed the wheel arch liners

gstuart said:

am well chuffed and sounds sad but really enjoying working on it, yep, need to get out more, lol

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better than spending your time and money in a **** boozer or down the bookies , ive missed messing about with mine with this house move got a few jobs lined up but not going to be as busy as you! ill try and get pics up as i do them, i love seeing what others are up to

really are sad arent we

1988smithy said:

better than spending your time and money in a **** boozer or down the bookies , ive missed messing about with mine with this house move got a few jobs lined up but not going to be as busy as you! ill try and get pics up as i do them, i love seeing what others are up to

really are sad arent we

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indeed, don’t pub it and never gambled in my life

originally bought this as a project and am the same, is good seeing what others are doing , inc picking up some great tips etc along the way

have had to buy more tools with this disco seeing it has heavier duty parts , plus enjoyed learning new things along the way , just take my time and like all of us here do the job properly

what work u got on ur disco plse , ah yes moving , nothing like a bit of added stress, lol

gstuart said:

now that looks like real fun ,

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Not a bad job to be honest, air powered impact gun makes life easier and having the correct uj attachment for it. Next job is dislocation cones on the rear but I have bought another project which I collect in a couple of weeks.

Marmaduke said:

Not a bad job to be honest, air powered impact gun makes life easier and having the correct uj attachment for it. Next job is dislocation cones on the rear but I have bought another project which I collect in a couple of weeks.

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those impact guns are indeed extremely useful, tried mine out for the first time the other day and what a blessing, saves struggling on the end of a bar, also looking at all the different air tools now available

Daft question if i may , what’s the dislocation cone, is it to do with the coils plse ???

u know ur have to just buy another house with more land for the collection, lol

gstuart said:

those impact guns are indeed extremely useful, tried mine out for the first time the other day and what a blessing, saves struggling on the end of a bar

Daft question if i may , what’s the dislocation cone, is it to do with the coils plse ???

u know ur have to just buy another house with more land for the collection, lol

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Dislocation cones allow the springs to relocate during articulation off roading helping you to avoid this happening



Our next house will have a garage but we're back down to two and a half cars at the moment

Marmaduke said:

Dislocation cones allow the springs to relocate during articulation off roading helping you to avoid this happening

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Our next house will have a garage but we're back down to two and a half cars at the moment

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cheers , wow , don’t tell me i may have got something right for a change , lol

maybe u could build a landy kit with them, always remember there used to be fibreglass body kits that used discovery chassis’s , alas can’t remember the name of them as it was a good few years back

I wonder how many landies it will take before ur beloved says NO, lol

gstuart said:

cheers , wow , don’t tell me i may have got something right for a change , lol

maybe u could build a landy kit with them, always remember there used to be fibreglass body kits that used discovery chassis’s , alas can’t remember the name of them as it was a good few years back

I wonder how many landies it will take before ur beloved says NO, lol

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Until I start losing money on them
I did see one earlier that was a twelve hour drive away which she didn't seem to keen on

Marmaduke said:

Until I start losing money on them
I did see one earlier that was a twelve hour drive away which she didn't seem to keen on

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careful if u go on a long journey , as SWMBO could use that time for shoe shopping , with ur credit card, lol

shame ur too far away as i would have really liked seeing them without the chassis etc

gstuart said:

careful if u go on a long journey , as SWMBO could use that time for shoe shopping , with ur credit card, lol

shame ur too far away as i would have really liked seeing them without the chassis etc

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I'll take you some photos the next time I do one, might be doing a D2 as someone told me the other day that they were desperate for a decent chassis for one..... Ker-ching
Oh and two kids at uni cost way more than a wife

Finished off fitting new brake line and flexible hose on the front passenger side. Getting the front driver side ready for when the flexible hose comes tomorrow. The franklin flaring tool works well.

Been having a few minor issues with performance and last week a weird staring issue and the Landy going into limp mode with M&S lights flashing.. Having read a few posts on here and searching YouTube I decided I should check the Red plug to the ECU... I was not shocked to find oil, in fact I was kind of hoping there was oil as it would explain the issues... but i was shocked at just how bad it was..



The plug to the injector loom was worse


So I got to work with some electrical contact cleaner, cotton buds and copious amounts of kitchen roll (don't tell the wife) and cleaned away all the oil.. I then decided to check inside the ECU fearing it would be flooded with oil.. It wasn't, only the tiniest spec of oil visible.



Took the girl for a spin afterwards and what a difference, runs smoother, tons more power and the bottom end (although I don't know why)
Not changed the injector loom yet, have one ordered along with a new rocker cover gasket which i will fit next week..

Now I'm about to climb underneath to replace the worn drag link end.. (wish me luck)

Nige

Drag link ball joint done.. nice and easy if not a little messy... steering is spot on now

Checked all water and oil levels, and gave her a ruddy good power washing...

Nige

Nige4927 said:

Took the girl for a spin afterwards and what a difference, runs smoother, tons more power and the bottom end (although I don't know why)

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As you're probably thinking, "Engine oil is an insulator, and the contamination runs down the inside of the wires". Basically that's true, but it isn't really the oil which does the damage, it's the contaminants in the oil such as the carbon and minute metal fragments which once they get into a connector they start to add resistive connections and electrical leakage where there should be none.

Bought 300tdi disco yesterday, checked transfer box and axles both errrrrrrr were pretty low on oil, topped them all up with 1.25 litres of ep90.

Bit quiter now!

gstuart said:

what work u got on ur disco plse , ah yes moving , nothing like a bit of added stress, lol

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Nothing too heavy, really need to get the chassis prepped and painted and some sort of product injected inside it.
Got a rusted through mudflap bracket to replace, snapped headlight fixing to drill out and tap, bit of rusty paintwork on sills and above windscreen and replace all the drivetrain oils.
House move while stressful was well worth it as I've now got my own drive to work on as opposed to a car park and a decent sized garage. Trying to convince the wife we need a carport as well then I can get a series landy

1988smithy said:

Nothing too heavy, really need to get the chassis prepped and painted and some sort of product injected inside it.
Got a rusted through mudflap bracket to replace, snapped headlight fixing to drill out and tap, bit of rusty paintwork on sills and above windscreen and replace all the drivetrain oils.
House move while stressful was well worth it as I've now got my own drive to work on as opposed to a car park and a decent sized garage. Trying to convince the wife we need a carport as well then I can get a series landy

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Yes you to can have a series 2a chassis leaning on your car port for nearly two years

I spotted that. I thought you have a nice project.

Marmaduke said:

Yes you to can have a series 2a chassis leaning on your car port for nearly two years

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That's the plan!

Hicap phill said:

I spotted that. I thought you have a nice project.

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It will be when I stop buying discoverys and get on with it