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Hi all. Im planning to go over to the UK on a "factfinding" mission and was thinking about bringing home a recon transfer box and r380 box. Any one have any idea of the approx weight of these?? Dont really want to go over the 800kg load limit of my wee van.

Ok. Before everyone wades in telling me to use the search function ...............I have! Im on a budget on the disco 1 and can get 265/70/16 at a reasonable price. If i put them on a set of 5 spoke castors do i need to buy wheel arch extensions?? I already have a 2 inch lift...

Hi all. Looks like I need to make up a set of sill to chassis mounts. What size steel do you use for this?? Some say 80x80 others 90x90. All i have is a big chunk of 100x100 box. Is this too big?? How have others done this. Im a novice welder at best and just looking for any tips any of you...

Im in a major dilemma at the moment. My faithful Disco 300 is showing signs of age and I think its time for a change. Thing is, part of me is thinking "buy a Defender. Ie more able off road and also parts interchangeable between it and the disco. the other part of me is saying buy a disco 2...

The old red shed is carrying a bit of rust at the rear so the plan is for a type of trayback build. but without the tray. Im planning to get a longranger trayback cab kit which will sort out my cab, get rid of the sunroof and generally make the driving and passenger area watertight and quite...

Well it might not be the prettiest bumper but it IS strong

Right. When I first got the old red bus i decided to giver a bit of a revamp in the suspension dept as she was showing the signs of 18 years of abuse. Seeing as i was not working at the time I upgraded the front and rear with Britpart hd springs, Regular height which actually raised her over an...

Hi all. Having endless trouble with the immobilizer in my 95 300tdi disco. What year did the spider become part of the system or do all 300's have it?? if there is no spider is there a way of bypassing the damn thing so i can start it??? Also when off roading, accasionaly when i try too hard and...

Hi all. Just been offered a set of leather seats out of a p38. Will they fit easily into a disco 1 xs model. The seats on my xs seam to have wider runners than the es model. Anyone tried this conversion. Also, whats the story with wiring the electrics????? Im looking for a little bit of comfort...

Hi All. Lust a quick question as i really cant get my head around this. My 95 300 tdi does 2100 rpm at 70 mph, My mates does approx 2700. What transfer box do i have as this seems very low? On the plus side my disco is a very civilized place at 70. I realise my transfer box was probably...

Hi All. I just bought a 300tdi but was just wondering would there be any benefit in fitting a rear LSD from Ashcroft???? It may well be overkill as i am just doing a +2" lift and going to be running 235/85 tyres. I just dont want to be left behind in the forests by the Defenders in the group so...

Hi all. Pat here from Ireland. After a few months or heading out "shotgun" with the clri i have finally bought a disco for myself. Surprisingly the boot floor and inner wings are very solid but the sills are knackered so i better get the welder out. :eek::eek::eek: