Picked up a D90, few questions...

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landyv1rgin said:
Yep..i should have researched etc before. But I got taken a back by the amazing shape of the rest of the vehicle
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Dont worry about it then. If the body and chassis is in good condition your almost there. When you have the money, get yourself a Disco 200 or 300tdi engine and get the Steve Parkers conversion, and just change out the engine. You won't regret it.
 
landyv1rgin said:
Is it a straight bolt on? How much would I be looking to pay for a 200tdi?

Thank you for the help
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The 200tdi is pretty much a straight bolt on. The 300 is alot more work. I bought my Disco 200tdi for £350. Prices tend to start from there. The Steve Parkers conversion kit is £800 I think, but its very well made, and unless your good at making your own custom parts, you will need it.
Of cause, if you can find a Defender 200tdi, then that is a straight swap, but a Defender 200 is very expensive, tend to be around £1k.
 
Scooby22 said:
I have just googled scrapping a car and all the scrap yards I looked at are offering quotes for buying scrap cars.
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If you have removed the engine from a vehicle, it will cost you to get it to a scrap yard. Don't get me wrong, there probably are companies that will give you a couple of quid. But I still find it easier to buy an engine already stripped.
 
Pappasmurf said:
If you have removed the engine from a vehicle, it will cost you to get it to a scrap yard. Don't get me wrong, there probably are companies that will give you a couple of quid. But I still find it easier to buy an engine already stripped.
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Yes admittedly it is a lot easier if you can find an engine at a reasonable price, if not an engine from a whole very cheap disco is an option, once its removed as long as the scrap yard takes what's left they could have it for nowt.
 
A 300 isn't a great deal more work than a 200. I bought a discovery and drove it home, butchered it for all the bits it wanted then hired a trailer and scrapped it. Also being a 300 I could upgrade the axles for 24 spline ones and you've also got the option to fit a discovery transfer box....
 
Marmaduke said:
A 300 isn't a great deal more work than a 200. I bought a discovery and drove it home, butchered it for all the bits it wanted then hired a trailer and scrapped it. Also being a 300 I could upgrade the axles for 24 spline ones and you've also got the option to fit a discovery transfer box....
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I think a 300tdi is easier to fit than a 200tdi from a Discovery, they are probably easier to find.
 
Buying an engine out on the floor also means you can't test it.

I was pretty desperate for mine so I just picked the nearest one, seller didn't mention the blown head gasket :rolleyes:
 
owas said:
Buying an engine out on the floor also means you can't test it.

I was pretty desperate for mine so I just picked the nearest one, seller didn't mention the blown head gasket :rolleyes:
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I guess I must have been lucky then. My engine had already been removed and had been put on a pallet ready for me. After a 24 monthly service, plus change all the belts and new clutch, it runs beautifully.

£300.
 
Pappasmurf said:
Except it will cost him to scrap. It cost £200 to scrap an old car.
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I think your scrap man has misunderstood the system or he saw you coming!

You do get money for cars. I sometimes buy a whole car for certain parts. I just give away the shell and anything else left to a local scrap man with a wagon and removes it. I have never given him a penny, he thanks me for the cars when I say just take it - he would usually give people £50 to take a car away for scrap so I can only assume he is getting over £200 for a car given he drives about in a 7 ton wagon to collect them - £50 to the owner and then his running costs of the wagon - he ain't doing it for £20.
 
Marmaduke said:
A 300 isn't a great deal more work than a 200. I bought a discovery and drove it home, butchered it for all the bits it wanted then hired a trailer and scrapped it. Also being a 300 I could upgrade the axles for 24 spline ones and you've also got the option to fit a discovery transfer box....
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Frankly, I wouldn't even waste my time on a 200tdi - they are a bit clattery and they are now fairly difficult to find a good example - a 300tdi is a little bit more refined - people say things like a 200tdi is easier to work on blah blah - that's a daft comment there is nothing difficult about a 300tdi.

Just fit it in the slightly more rearward position, get a couple of oil lines made up here: https://www.flowfitonline.com/hydra...n-hydraulic-hose/gates-hydraulic-hose-builder
Get the exhaust extended 4 inches on the downpipe and really the rest is easy enough. There is also a good Steve Parker kit that you can buy bits from (just call them up and they sell you sections from the kit - tell them it is a replacement part) and that gives you rad pipes and stuff if you cannot be bothered with the hassle of working it all out.
 
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