1. defender1990

    Home Made off road Modifications

    id have 5 or 6 mm aluminium, but 3mm steel is thick enough with some supports to protect the steering, as any heavier and you will struggle to fit it
  2. defender1990

    Home Made off road Modifications

    currently planning to do: diff guards Steering guard - for disco Tank Guard - For Disco and a front bumper with winch mount of somekind - For Disco Ill be using mainly 3mm steel, some 2mm in some areas
  3. defender1990

    can someone identify this noise?

    is it a rumbling loud noise you get? and what tyres are you on?
  4. defender1990

    Home Made off road Modifications

    out of a discovery? hmmm 88 mph in a 3.9 v8? might aswell just burn the £20 notes in my wallet!
  5. defender1990

    Home Made off road Modifications

    we can all dream....Unless an all aluminium chassis and body? if i win the lottery i shall have a go!
  6. defender1990

    Home Made off road Modifications

    Hi All I plan on making my own set of off road guards, i will design them and put them on here with all dimensions for anyone with a workshop to make. Does anyone have anything they would like to request me to design? Peter
  7. defender1990

    What is the best method to bleed the clutch?

    now that you have the moajority of the air out make sure the bleed nipple is fully closed and just sit and pump the pedal for a good five minutes, or go for a drive Peter
  8. defender1990

    Why did you buy a disco!!

    i swapped a hyundai coupe for a 94 disco v8 auto, and regretted it due to fuel bills up to the day i removed the exhaust! now i love it but rarely use it
  9. defender1990

    Things To Do With A Discovery 1 V8?

    Its a crappy auto box though, sort of ruins it for rallying i could chuck a manual box in though i suppose :)
  10. defender1990

    Things To Do With A Discovery 1 V8?

    It wasnt because she told me to it was more a choice of how to spend my time, lying under a car or lying on top of her...
  11. defender1990

    Things To Do With A Discovery 1 V8?

    My Mate Currently Has a Mondeo which is sat in his garden too, and i was wondering if i loosened the disco body bolts and crashed them together.....body swap?
  12. defender1990

    Things To Do With A Discovery 1 V8?

    Hi In my garden i have a 1994 Discovery 3.9 V8 sat rotting away slowly, and i feel bad about the poor thing sat there all alone. Id like to do something with it and was wondering if anyone had any ideas? bear in mind that im 20, im an engineer so any work is easily done and i used to do a lot...
  13. defender1990

    can someone identify this noise?

    I had something similar in a 90, a rumbling at around 50mph, on mine it turned out to be worn out propshaft UJ's and i had to replace all of them which stopped the rumble. Give them a good grease on all 4 and then go for a drive and see if its any better. Peter
  14. defender1990

    can someone identify this noise?

    I had something similar in a 90, a rumbling at around 50mph, on mine it turned out to be worn out propshaft UJ's and i had to replace all of them which stopped the rumble. Give them a good grease on all 4 and then go for a drive and see if its any better. Peter
  15. defender1990

    V8 Discovery Offroad Body Swap?

    is it worth the money so far?
  16. defender1990

    3.9 V8 Disco, 10 MPG??

    hehehe, its an auto, and ive decided the cheapest option was to buy a smart car, and just use the disco for the weekends where im working on beating your 80 miles to a tank of fuel juiceyv8 :D its now time to break out the lead foot and see if i can push the pedal through the bulkhead floor!!
  17. defender1990

    3.9 V8 Disco, 10 MPG??

    Hi Guys Ive got my 3.9v8 and recently checked the mpg, im getting about 10, and thats driving very sensibly, im pretty sure that it should be slightly higher than that? or am i just hoping its meant to be higher? Peter
  18. defender1990

    LPG system swap from 3.5 to 3.9?

    i got fed up with trying to get the dam thing working, so onto ebay it went, Managed to get £150 for the whole thing in the end
  19. defender1990

    V8 Discovery Offroad Body Swap?

    Hi All Ive got a 1994 3.9 Disco that has a rotten body, i dont want to scrap the car as i have a love hate relationship with it, i love it, it seems to hate me and break down everywhere :) Id like to to a body swap and was wondering what you all thought of the mutant 4x4 conversion? if not...
  20. defender1990

    LPG system swap from 3.5 to 3.9?

    Mine has 3.9 on the plenum chamber and it runs off a 14cux injection system, so would it fit do you know? The kit i have removed cuts power to the ecu by breaking the two yellow wire going into the ecu, would this be the same wires on the newer disco running the same ecu? The ecu on the 93...