Don’t just paint with the likes of hammerite, it won’t last. The best bet is as above, shot blasted, zinc coated and then painted. The steps are exposed to salt and muck from the road so need doing properly.
Oh and I’ve found the ideal spray booth ! Forget building it in the garage! I’ve just been granted planning permission for an extension on the back of the house replacing my conservatory which we seldom used for a 8x6mt kitchen / family room, so...
Steady progress this weekend have got the gearbox tunnel cover and the steel bit that joins it to the bulkhead ready for primer after some patch repairs. Handbrake and gear sick cleaned and painted, window hindges cleaned up and ready for some...
What a magical day I had today 🙄
Thought it would be a fairly quick reassemble of the manifold, oh how wrong I was!
Refitted and torqued up 9 out of 10. Number 10 become righty loosey 😢😢
Stud almost fell out.
Panicking about what to do as I...
The seabelt points on the rear tub are now drilled and ready for final fit:
And the LH B pillar is done too:
Just need an hour or three to get a clear run as the sealant wont give us a second chance.
Time for a few patch repairs on the front...
Just spent the past 2.5hrs undoing and freeing up one front radius arm bolt, one more to go tomorrow.
Seriously thinking about taking up stamp collecting as a hobby instead!
No experience of any companies as such as my 90 will benefit from the same at some point. I know one of my local independents does chassis changes using Richards chassis amongst other mechanical work. Worth asking your Indy for a quote, although...
I removed the radio as I couldn't hear it 😄
Can't see me putting one back in unless I change the engine or massively soundproof the vehicle (neither of which will happen).
Pete
A disco 2 on air springs won’t wallow like you think. Definitely worth considering unless your mind is set on a disco 3. But then a low spec on coils will also wallow like a disco 2 on coils.
I’ve had two bulkheads galvanized so far and had no issues, if they do decide to drill a hole I can always fill it in with lead solder before painting, I’ve used this method on galvanized front bumpers to fill in the end cap holes. Beauty with...
As the weather is so bloody awful today think I’ll hide in the garage, plan is to patch up the bulkhead to tunnel cover (sand blasted revealed a few holes) then straight out the tunnel panel, clean up the heater box and fan and get everything...
I have the feeling you want something that doesn't exist, also no one sits at 85mph on the motorway anymore if you want to keep their licence.
200tdi will sit on the motorway at 70mph no problem.
Now you don't want diesel as its too slow, you...
Mot on Monday so thought I'd best patch the holes in the passenger footwell. My Dads brill at all sorts of fabrication so he welded and answered the million and one questions my 10 year old had, lovely to see!
It's a bit of a bodge but if it...
As did I this time round but it was a few years ago when I first bought the D2
Nice of them to do, probably because its costs them roughly £250 a unit 🫣
Mines a few years old now, easier to drop it down the workshop and have it done same day...
Exciting Easter Friday! Finally got round to sorting the slightly warped exhuast manifold, shockpy yes even the CJM Manifolds will warp given enough time.
This one was on my old D2 now on my 110, probably covered closed to 60k at least and I...
A disco 2 will fit the bill for your requirements. A V8 will easily keep up with traffic on lane 3 on the motorway. So too will a Td5, although I suspect you want speed over economy. They don’t eat brakes or suspension like a disco 3. I’ve had a...
A friend of mine had a disco 3 and her experience put me off getting one. Aside from the ridiculous excise duty, it had two failed TDV6 engines. After the second failure, unsurprisingly it was sold. This is probably quite an extreme case but both...
Some of the jobs I missed off new rear prop , poly bushed rear trailing arms couple wheel bearing, new diesel tank , new battery box , timing belt , new water pump & p gasket, upgraded clutch spring