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    bobtail discovery build up/project thread

    ....ahh well.ive stopped being lazy! 10 pictures for you, got the front up on axle stands on friday/saturday and cleaned up all the patches on the passenger floor and plate them,and cleaned all patches on inner arches ready for plating! comments...
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    welding costs !?

    Badgers work for monster energy and chips. But your a little far away! Welding upside down is possible with mig and tig, I was doing it todayy, but the mig splatter goes EVERYWHERE !! By the sounds of it I would budget 500 quids worth of welding or get someone on here mate
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    bobtail discovery build up/project thread

    Noo I haven't uploaded anymore pictures because I'm lazy :) buuut I have built a new front bumper :D and its sexy! Big picture update tomorow after work :D
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    just broke my 200tdi within 10hours of owning it

    669hoff, he has a fair point,I would remove that post! You never know who's on here!! Mr.fleg, thankyou :) I'm always willing to help anyone,I know how annoying it is trying to fix something when you don't know where to start!! That's how I've learnt! If anybody else needs a shout with...
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    bobtail discovery build up/project thread

    i was planning on that!! i dont like the idea of tubular,to common for my liking,plus im sticking to the saying built not bought ;)
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    just broke my 200tdi within 10hours of owning it

    i did read on the first post he was going enfield to oxford, and i assume your at oxford uni? the road in your picture you uploaded looks familiar,especialy the house behind your landy, but as i said,pm me or something and if need be ill give you a hand, us landy owners stick together, i might...
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    Disco Project :D

    as i said mate,if you get all the steel you need,get all your rusty areas prepped up and ready,and ill come over one weekend well hit it hard and get it done! ive still got both front inner arches, and rear floor to rebuild from underneath so welding all day long is not a bother!
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    bobtail discovery build up/project thread

    scary times aye?! im going to either build/buy a front winch bumper. as for the rear bumper,i think im going to leave as is! thanks for the offer, just get me a can of green monster energy and a pack of fags and ill teach ya all day long! let me know when you need help and ill pop over dude
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    just broke my 200tdi within 10hours of owning it

    how about we save allll this hassle, ill come and have a look at it if you like,i live in oxford and have had way to much experience with broken halfshafts and diffs for my liking,but experience could come in handy here . let me know mate.
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    bobtail discovery build up/project thread

    without running it through the load space there was no of doing side exit ,i didnt want to run it underneath the chassis legs! ill see how i go with it there,and if it dont work ill build it differently,
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    bobtail discovery build up/project thread

    heres a couple of recent pictures ,just to show the exhaust and stuff i built.as usual,comments please!
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    bobtail discovery build up/project thread

    yeh so all is gooood! hopefully be on the road ready for lro at billing :D give me a minute im just uploading a few pictures for you all to laugh at (:
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    Disco Project :D

    :) do it from under the bonnet, then underseal from beneath,then arch liner will fit fine
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    Disco Project :D

    oxford fabrication are on staple hurst farm on the main staight through weston, regards to your wing, i would cut a strip the full length and a little bit wider then the wedest rust hole,then weld all the way around , unless the rest of the inner arch is shot, i would bother replacing the whole...
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    bobtail discovery build up/project thread

    hi guys,sorry i havent been on for a while,been working stupid hours!! will upload my recent pictures when i get home later.BUT i have some news for everyone thinking of bobtailing or tray backing a vehicle. as i write and i quote.all this information has been given to me by VOSA and there...
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    bobtail discovery build up/project thread

    more pictures of the rear fuel tank frame etc,the fuse block for the battery etc and my rear speakers back in!
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    bobtail discovery build up/project thread

    newest pictures guys, first two are my cable exit point for trailer electric socket, the next lot are the frame built behind the front seats to house the battery and the fuel tank and you can see where my fuel lines and my cable entry points are> check out my silver fuel tank ;)
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    bobtail discovery build up/project thread

    i have seen several bobtails be them range rovers or discos. all of them retaining their original plates.we will see what happens when the time comes . new pictures soon!
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    bobtail discovery build up/project thread

    oh god,i dont think i need to ask what it is! what do you think to my exhaust?
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    bobtail discovery build up/project thread

    i didnt pay for mine mate, i got them off a mate with a defender that brought2 inch extended ones,but i would pay more than 40 quid for a set as youll need to trim them anyway!