islandman

i'm in n ireland and don't have a 90 to take bits from yet but will get one in due course when a decent county comes up that is suitable to use for the bits and id. i was thinking along those lines of setting the whole chassis/axles/bulkhead/ engine and gearbox up and then starting with the loom,pipes to see how i get on. i can do a fair bit myself and know a lad who is and auto electrician and is very neet/ good at what he does that i can pull in for a day or two when i start to hit major problems as i,m sure i will! i also have a pretty good and creative mechanic i can call on. i can see a lot of wire and pipe work coming up to get everything swaped over, looms abs and the cruise control etc. that was the my reasoning for trying to use the whole disco loom rather than trying to marry looms together. great idea about the labler, that is one to use ok as i'd say it would be very easy to lose track of whats what! great advice so far and will definatly post how thing's are going and pictures as a guide for other . thanks to all so far and keep it coming!

hi all i'm looking for some advice? i've bought a disco 97 300 tdi auto and want to build defender using as much of the disco as i can! ( except the chassis and body) i'm starting with a new galvanised 90 chassis and i know the engine/gear box mounts are ok and will have to mess about with prop shafts and the like. i'm thinking of using the loom from the disco as well and trying to keep the abs, central locking, alarm, cruise control and all the rest of the extras from the disco! any advice, has anyone done this conversion? any pitfalls to be aware of? thanks in advance!