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The price ive got the Disco up for

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Do you think my price is fair?

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Now for sale!

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Also what about defenders with spare wheel carriers on the bonnets with no wheel on it

A few pics from Bures on sunday

It was very dry and the ground was like concrete

Well after Bures the disco looked like this:

So got steve round to jet wash it and underneath (hence ramps):

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And also all sharp edges have rubber caps, and with the height of it, the person i runover would have to be a giant to hit them. Itll be the bumper, spots, steering guard, Big tyres that would get them long before that! Thats why i put them as near to the windscreen as possible...

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make sure you take those off before encountering trees, all 3 of mine died this way .

they were useful though, i could carry haybales on the roof and use the racks to stop them moving lol.

mikey

Yeah they wont stay on there, just had to collect a ladder...

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Tried out the Discos roof rack, handy to have:

My mate gave me a set of ladder brackets, so a plan was hatched:

Welded a nut and washer on the end:

Cut the hook parts off and drilled some holes:

Marked and cut my waffle boards:

Tried them for size:

Welded some plate on to stop them dropping:

Drilled a hole and rivetted them in place to stop them spinning:

Cut down the bar and job done:

And as theyre ladder clamps theyre lockable too

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i dont think the vauxhall recovery point are a good idea, why not just use jates rings

They have been used quite thoroughly and work very well.

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Got some more corner bumpers as mine flew off so i industrially fitted them:

And trimmed them down:

Sorted:

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Mainly the exhuast as the Y section needs extending to past the x-member before it bends down to the centre section, make new exhaust brackets as its all sitting too low and will be the first thing to get caught and rip off if i take it off road at the moment. On the good side i fitted my home made snorkel today so im hopefully one steep closer to 'being able to drive thro' water without misfires'.

Still got atank guard to fix, adjust me toe bar to allow for steeper decent angle and sort out an annoying knock on the front driverside!

Drizz Im hoping to convert to megasquirt soon so i should be able to join you in the deep stuff but i wont be polluting the water with nasty chip fat lol

Whos the daddy LOL

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I have fitted the headers, y section and center box, but not yet happy with it as i need to modify/fabricate the transmission cross member. My plan is to remove the centre box and just run the rear silencer which should give a nice rumble (John & Drizz should hear it the most as we cruize past them!!)

Sounds better than before so im happy. Hopefully will make bures on the 3rd but not sure as time is short at the moment to work on the truck.

Thats ok you speed on past. Then when youre stuck in a puddle we can trundle on past with a

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When are you fitting the headers? It would be good to hear yours then I can convince myself I need a set.

As for the roar, I'd just rather leave them in our dust....

Bures is open on May 3rd, Whos coming?

As per my text Brian. Bures on 3rd of may then skating with everyone in the evening for my birthday....

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Time for an update.

I've not been out for ages now, the timing is always wrong for Bures and my mates seem to have given up on the Laning.

Not given up just been busy

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Oh behave LOL

Im trying to keep the UK's economy up!

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Use it and abuse then flog it/break it

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Thanks, i appreciate that

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Did i buggery LOL its only got to last a year. Defender should be done by then

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Just need to tint the top of the roof spots bowls as they shine on the bonnet too much.

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I got the spots wired up on the Disco:

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Dont look like anymore LOL

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Got the Snorkel off:

And chopped it down an bit (reason will become clear later):

Drilled 3 holes in the underside of the inlet for my breathers to sit in:

Got my bar on and lights on hence shortening the snorkel a touch:

Whilst John got on with the rear arches:

And outside to turn it round:

Cut the other arch down:

And on:

and the other side:

And a blurry complete pic:

Still more to do yet, but thats enough for today. Big thanks to John for his help on the arches. he deserves the credit!

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I thought John had done his? or is he looking for the front ones?

The guy near me will be completly breaking his 2 discos over the next week or so.

We dont want STD ones, we are uprating diffs and half shafts

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my 110, johns 90

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If you are upgrading to extra strength after market internals then fine, if you keep stock the you are better off buying a complete axle.

Have you considered the differences between axle cases?

If you upgrade a 10 spline axle to 24 spline you will still be stuck with the older style case.

I am not sure what this will affect but certainly LR decided to move from 6 bolt ends to 7 bolt on the later front axle. This was presumably to increase the strength?

Marc.

I see, Well we will be upgrading the half shafts and diff in the rear axle but keeping front STD

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Because we have a set of ten splines in the garage and want to rebuild them off the vehicle, and have the cases powder coated. Saves disabling the vehicle whilst we do it