Project Disco... !!

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:27 pm

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!!)

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:52 pm

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!!!

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:55 pm

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1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:00 pm

turoa

Ta M8 How you do dat i cant seem to get the pix working

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:03 pm

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

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:17 pm

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

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Fish13 · Post by **Fish13** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:19 pm

Looking good,

Where did you get the 2" lift kit?

Cheers,

Hugo.

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:36 pm

Fish13 wrote:Looking good,

Where did you get the 2" lift kit?

Cheers,

Hugo.

Scorpion Racing UK..

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:38 pm

Day 28 Pickup & fit new rear shocks (fronts were newish KYB so will stay!)

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:47 pm

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

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:04 pm

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

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:20 pm

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

Fish13 · Post by **Fish13** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:10 pm

Looking good mate

, did you order springs from Scorpion direct or through a parts place here in NZ?

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:11 pm

damn that looks nice. nice work :wink:

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:29 pm

mint disco champ.. :mrgreen:

basics · Post by **basics** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:54 pm

gota love full size trucks

coxsy · Post by **coxsy** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:03 pm

pity they didn't exit the factory like that , looks cool

MAHINDRACJ4A · Post by **MAHINDRACJ4A** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:25 pm

that looks nice, love the tyres

Discostu · Post by **Discostu** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:49 pm

Hey Nice Disco, Did you get Scorpion springs from local supplier here in NZ? What Shocks are you using.

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:39 am

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

Engineer · Post by **Engineer** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:26 pm

looks mint mate, i love disco's aye! Im in love :lol:

Ryan.

lilpigzuk · Post by **lilpigzuk** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:19 pm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 839812.htm

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:27 pm

lilpigzuk wrote:http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Land-Rover/auction-120839812.htm

Yup dat's me

lockie · Post by **lockie** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:32 pm

you did a great job on that one but did you get it dirty?

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:17 pm

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

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:06 am

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!

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:08 am

Sunday: just about there!

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:06 am

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?

Cloggy_NZ · Post by **Cloggy_NZ** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:10 pm

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?

1bad4x · Post by **1bad4x** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:16 pm

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+