Disco tray back project

Truck is painted and looks amazing!!! Raptor is the way forward haha! Just another 101 jobs left to do but it's getting there slowly.

Next job on the list is rear lights and seats to mount.

Damn that's nice! Lovely finish to it, let's see how it holds up to the elements haha

How did you spray it on? Just directly over the old paint once keyed up?

Ignore that last bit, I didn't see the other post on the other page! lol

The stuff sticks like **** hahaha keyed it down a bit and slapped it on with a compressor and gun. Did three coats on the cab and the cage had two coats, used 8litters or raptor paint

Ah nice! Not bad then, would need a fair amount more for mine if I ever were to do it. I'd probably do the chassis and everything as well lol

Lights are on! Iv gone for magnetic trailer light that are mounted to plates on the cage. Only reason for this is to stop me smashing light eveytime I go out haha. Lights are powered by a 7pin socket on the rear of the cab

Bit of a update on the disco!!! Iv had a few problems with the engine lately! After getting it up and running I was having a few issues at high revs, it would splutter. I noticed a slight fuel leak on the injector pump! Not good!!
Managed to get hold of another pump and swapped them over! Cracked it over and it started ****ing out with fuel!! Just my luck haha

Time for the third pump! By this time I was getting faster at striping it down haha, pump was fitted and did not leak got the truck started but was soon having problems next job was to take the head off and get tested! Found out to have a cracked head !

Just waiting on new head to be skimmed and it will be back up and running

Meanwhile Iv ticked a few more jobs off the list, footwells are welded and painted with bed liner paint. I have also fitted some bonnet latches.

Work on the second engine rebuild is underway, fair to say Iv learnt a lesson! Always get the head pressure tested before rebuilding lol!

Great truck, love one of these one day

Fresh from the powder coaters and happy to say Iv gained 4 inches haha

Before and after lift! Truck now has 33" tyres on tho

Got the headlights in! Gone for split halos

They look great. Love the spaceframe as well

Jack300tray said:

Bit of a update on the disco!!! Iv had a few problems with the engine lately! After getting it up and running I was having a few issues at high revs, it would splutter. I noticed a slight fuel leak on the injector pump! Not good!!
Managed to get hold of another pump and swapped them over! Cracked it over and it started ****ing out with fuel!! Just my luck haha

Time for the third pump! By this time I was getting faster at striping it down haha, pump was fitted and did not leak got the truck started but was soon having problems next job was to take the head off and get tested! Found out to have a cracked head !

Just waiting on new head to be skimmed and it will be back up and running

Meanwhile Iv ticked a few more jobs off the list, footwells are welded and painted with bed liner paint. I have also fitted some bonnet latches.View attachment 134691View attachment 134692 View attachment 134693

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see those rubber bonnet latches i had them on my 2a and after a year they split in half if stretched a little and are rubbish and i installed a second set and after that ditched them altogether and cleaned up my bonnet striker pin and latch. if you can try to get higher quality rubber as the cheapo Asian made ones just are bad well only the rubber not the zinc parts.
if you like them try to use ones that are metal like on military vehicles or early land cruisers.

Tony.

How did you get those headlights to fit mate? Was there a bracket that you can buy so they fit in the circular hole or do they just fit straight in? Absolutely love those want them in mine or something similar

Tomushh said:

How did you get those headlights to fit mate? Was there a bracket that you can buy so they fit in the circular hole or do they just fit straight in? Absolutely love those want them in mine or something similar

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They fit into the defender headlight bowls pal, bought them off eBay for about £12. So easy to install and look awesome

Jack300tray said:

They fit into the defender headlight bowls pal, bought them off eBay for about £12. So easy to install and look awesome

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Got a link to the item listing?

ifloochies said:

Got a link to the item listing?

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Gone up in price now but you may find one cheaper on eBay if you look https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/152163501643

New arms came today!! This should put the springs back to normal

Saving room by replacing washer bottle with this washer bag, also makes room for when I fit the snorkel pipe work.
Can't go wrong for £14 of eBay, just need to tidy the wires up.