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Project Disco... !!
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:27 pm
by 1bad4x
DIY Discovery on a Budget !!
NOTE
*** Bloody PHOTOBUCKET have changed their policy on photos, so they are not showing. I wont edit all the posts I have done but will add most pic's here, sorry if they are not in order.
Day 1 buy a white Disco
Day 2 Wash said Disco
Day 3 List it on TM (why?? just because!!)
Day 4 Sell said Disco for profit HeHeHe
Day 8 Get the loot swap the owner details while out buy green Disco
Day 8 List new Disco on TM (why?? just because!!)
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Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:52 pm
by 1bad4x
Day 10 Wash new Disco
Day 11 Tint windows
Day 16 Get Demon Deal on new DVD Player
Day 17 Get paid while @ home fitting said DVD player (Ps MAJOR MISSION!!!!)
Day 23 Get new 2-1/2" lifted springs for Disco
Day 23 Start fitting Springs
*Note the how safely the truck has been propped up*
Day 25 Finish fitting Springs
Day 27 Pickup set of new Mudzilla's 33 13.5 15...
But Rims on back order 2+ Weeks Ahhhhhhh Bugger!!!
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:55 pm
by turoa
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:00 pm
by 1bad4x
turoa
Ta M8 How you do dat i cant seem to get the pix working
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:03 pm
by turoa
1bad4x wrote:turoa
Ta M8 How you do dat i cant seem to get the pix working
you need to make sure the address ends in .jpg.
so instead of [img]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x54/1bad4x/lift2.jpg
?t=1189413852[/img]
its [img]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x54/1bad4x/lift2.jpg[/img*]
Nice looking disco by the way. Looks
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:17 pm
by 1bad4x
Ta M8 would have been up till early hrs nutting that one out & getting real p'd off
& Yea Thanx, It's a nice Truck & getting better!! (the lady I got it from may not agree tho
)
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:19 pm
by Fish13
Looking good,
Where did you get the 2" lift kit?
Cheers,
Hugo.
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:36 pm
by 1bad4x
Fish13 wrote:Looking good,
Where did you get the 2" lift kit?
Cheers,
Hugo.
Scorpion Racing UK..
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:38 pm
by 1bad4x
Day 28 Pickup & fit new rear shocks (fronts were newish KYB so will stay!)
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:47 pm
by 1bad4x
Day 44 After a Loooooong wait & still aint got my new mags
found some Mangles on TM & after a bidding battle with some Ass-H forcing me to pay lot's
I won my new Mags.
Day 44 On way home after picking up mags ABS light came on
"who cares" I Thought ! then at 11pm wanting to paint new mags cant get truck out of garage
stuck in park "$#!+ #*@# Tantrum" off to bed
Day 45 Have poke around find that the ABS light ment the brake light switch was shagged
no brake circuit no getting out of park,
so bridge two wires forcing brake lights so I can drive
Day 45 Paint Mags
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:04 pm
by 1bad4x
Still Day 45 BIG DAY!! Start the Nibbler up.
Bit nervous "This was once a $100,000 truck" Ok not any more but it's my $100,000 Toy!
& the guy I got mags from tells me story of guy who cut to much Shagging his back door
& once started the Nibbler goes a tad wild !!
1st Cut front guard Allllll Gooood !!
Day 45 2nd cut, Back door all Good spin truck around
3rd cut other back door sweet as
Day 45 Cant wait any longer fit first tyre to rim
Now the Mudzilla Don't give like the BFG so 30min's of sweat get 1 on by hand & fitted to truck
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:20 pm
by 1bad4x
Day 45 Last cut Sweeeeet as...
Day 45 spend 20 Min's trying to fit tyres lot's of sweating
But not winning still only on 2nd tyre Bugger this
Load truck
down to tyre Shop
Guy fit's them for me
No Charge YEA Baby !! "Firestone Direct Birkdale" Thanx M8
Day 45 back home fit them to truck
Make sure no rubbing
Looks WOW!!!!
Day 46 Down to roverland to get Switch
start Backing truck out of garage
Hit Garage door with roof rails Hmmm too High
Adjustment to door out she goes
Day 46 fit new brake light switch $100
Day 46 Test Drive to Pauanui "2nd home of Land Rovers & Range Rovers"
She Turn's most heads
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:10 pm
by Fish13
Looking good mate
, did you order springs from Scorpion direct or through a parts place here in NZ?
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:11 pm
by turoa
damn that looks nice. nice work
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:29 pm
by niblik
mint disco champ..
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:54 pm
by basics
gota love full size trucks
rover
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:03 pm
by coxsy
pity they didn't exit the factory like that , looks cool
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:25 pm
by MAHINDRACJ4A
that looks nice, love the tyres
Nice Disco
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:49 pm
by Discostu
Hey Nice Disco, Did you get Scorpion springs from local supplier here in NZ? What Shocks are you using.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:39 am
by 1bad4x
Thanx Guy's
& Fish13 / Discostu The shocks are KYB front & Munroe rear
As for the Springs got infromed about them from Ashly Lucas the NZ Agent
But due to some very lucky timing I had some brought over
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:26 pm
by Engineer
looks mint mate, i love disco's aye! Im in love
Ryan.
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:19 pm
by lilpigzuk
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:27 pm
by 1bad4x
lilpigzuk wrote:http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Land-Rover/auction-120839812.htm
Yup dat's me
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:32 pm
by lockie
you did a great job on that one but did you get it dirty?
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:17 pm
by 1bad4x
lockie wrote:you did a great job on that one but did you get it dirty?
Not as yet but the wheels n tyres went on 8 day's ago
It will get dirty though as you can see from my other builds in signature photos
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:06 am
by 1bad4x
Ok lost count of days
this weekend tho
sat: Pickup winch (Big thanx to mark & Graham for organizing a great deal for us Offroad Express Members!!)
& A big Thanx to
http://www.winch.co.nz for the deal !!!
sat Night: Strip the front off to see where this puppy will fit!
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:08 am
by 1bad4x
Sunday: just about there!
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:06 am
by Steve_t647
Looks good the only thing I have seen a lot more often recently is people mounting the solenoids remotely to the winch keep them out of the dirt water and mud.
Most are moved just up inside the bonnet, this could have been to stop someone running out the winch and hooking it on your rear tow hook and winching the vehicle into a u shape, there were a few issues a while ago in the north island with that.
You could also have a power disconnect under the bonnet to sort the second thing, looks really good how long will you be able to keep it clean?
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:10 pm
by Cloggy_NZ
More detailed pics please.
I have ordered mine with the same mounting plate so it will be good to see someone fit theirs before I have a go at mine.
Did you bend the trans cooler out of the way or did it always sit up there?
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:16 pm
by 1bad4x
Steve_t647 wrote:Looks good the only thing I have seen a lot more often recently is people mounting the solenoids remotely to the winch keep them out of the dirt water and mud.
Most are moved just up inside the bonnet, this could have been to stop someone running out the winch and hooking it on your rear tow hook and winching the vehicle into a u shape, there were a few issues a while ago in the north island with that.
You could also have a power disconnect under the bonnet to sort the second thing, looks really good how long will you be able to keep it clean?
Yea Steve I did the remote thing on the Hilux Ute had it in a click clack lunch box. Had the coil in another one as well worked wonders!!! will do the coil lunchbox thing on the Disco as well!!!
Have set up kill switch though to stop tampering!. I had considered tucking the solenoids away, but there aint a lot of room under the bonnet of a Disco !! + the added cost of wire! from memory $80+
