monkeyb0y

thanks for info guys.. ive had the carpet up and interestingly, the bootfloor looks very good except for a couple of holed 1 inch square pieces at the back end near the crossmember....i didnt know whether this would be a problem?..its only 5 seater so there are no seatbelt mountings or anything in the area..ill try and patch em without melting the fuel tank..... The inner wings as far as i can see look ok - the motor aint too bad (tempting fate)...just the passenger sill is a mess (which i knew when i brought it)... the biggest issue at the moment with the exception of the sill is the whiney gearbox which ive lived with for 6months - but ive got a pretty good sound sytem thats loud.... rich

I did mine earlier this year - when i first brought the motor.... jumped underneath with a 17mm ring spanner.....took one look at the size of the sump plug and thought "im gonna need a bigger spanner" lol its not a difficult job, just renowned as being the dirtiest of all servicing on the disco (the drain will be directly onto a gearbox supporting crossmember (i think thats what it is)so when the oil hits this, itll fly everywhere....so my advice is, expect spillage, and dont perform this task on a public road !! I also put some molyslip in (an additive from halfords)....as my gearbox sounds like its flat out in reverse when driving along ...its good stuff but not cheap - along with the correct transmission fluids... Rich

Firstly, being a newbie here, i'd like to say "Hi all".... I was wondering if any of you guys could give me some advice on my project Disco - its a 96 - TDI300. I wish to replace the sills which are pretty rotten with some 100x60x3mm box section. Ive seen it done on here (superbly documented by Mr Orange) and beleive its definately the way to go. my first question is, regarding keeping it road legal, is there any potential issue with using non standard panels \ parts?...This area worries me a bit as i know testers do like to argue the toss over trivial stuff at times...(btw, i know requirements in general for welding, im asking about using box section as opposed to original \ like for like sills here... second question....are the front inner \ engine bay wheel arches MOT-able?... another question...i wish to replace these inner arches anyway with my own replica sections which ive made, but i need to weld right next to the baulhead inside the engine bay ( main wiring loom other side - inside passenger footwell).. I cant realy get the loom far enough away from the baukhead to be happy-ish that its safe from being burnt from the other side....anyone got any advice here?.....the metal ledge inside the engine bay in this area has rotted right back to the baulhead.... If anyone can lend some knowledge, i would be most thankfull..... Rich