aman
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Let me introduce you to Muggsy, my 97 Discovery 1.
I bought it from the family of a recently deceased friend of the same name. They were going to scrap it and neither I, nor Muggsy whould have wnted that.
RIP Mugsy, I will look after your truck for you Bruv.
I know very little about this truck and I obviously cannot ask the previous owner anything so I am 'Learning on the job.'
There is a lot to do to this truck -as with most vehicles that at 20 years old- but I intend to keep it for a very long time so I don't mind taking my time and turning this vehicle into something to be proud of.
I don't have a lot of money to spend so -as always- I am going to have to do all/most of the work myself and be creative when it comes to sourcing parts etc.
I have always worked on my own vehicles so I have a general, DIY mechanical knowledge but I am relying on you guys for guidence from time to time.
Apart from a series 3 in the 90s this is the first Land Rover I have owned in a long time. I have always been a massive fan of the marque but I just never seemed to be in the right place at the right time to own another Landy until now. Concequently, I am not a Landy expert by any stretch of the imagination. This is why I am glad that I have ended up with a Didcovery 1. I woild have loved a Defender but -for me- this is the very next best thing. It doesn't seem too complicated ( although it does have electric windows) and I reckon I can learn to fix it and keep on top of the maintenance.
So, what have I learned so far. Well, mechanically it seems pretty sound. the engine runs smoothly dispite10,000 miles for every one of it's 20 years and the chassis is awesome for its age. It has some rust in all the appropriate places and most of the switches and buttons don't appear to do anything but on the whole I am not to daunted by the project. I have until November to get it to a state where it will sail through an MOT with no advisories. That is my main aim for now. I want this truck to be as solid as the day it was born and to just be a reliable and useable truck capable of towing our vintage Airstream around the countryside.
I will use this thread to document all the work i do to the truck
aman
I bought it from the family of a recently deceased friend of the same name. They were going to scrap it and neither I, nor Muggsy whould have wnted that.
RIP Mugsy, I will look after your truck for you Bruv.
I know very little about this truck and I obviously cannot ask the previous owner anything so I am 'Learning on the job.'
There is a lot to do to this truck -as with most vehicles that at 20 years old- but I intend to keep it for a very long time so I don't mind taking my time and turning this vehicle into something to be proud of.
I don't have a lot of money to spend so -as always- I am going to have to do all/most of the work myself and be creative when it comes to sourcing parts etc.
I have always worked on my own vehicles so I have a general, DIY mechanical knowledge but I am relying on you guys for guidence from time to time.
Apart from a series 3 in the 90s this is the first Land Rover I have owned in a long time. I have always been a massive fan of the marque but I just never seemed to be in the right place at the right time to own another Landy until now. Concequently, I am not a Landy expert by any stretch of the imagination. This is why I am glad that I have ended up with a Didcovery 1. I woild have loved a Defender but -for me- this is the very next best thing. It doesn't seem too complicated ( although it does have electric windows) and I reckon I can learn to fix it and keep on top of the maintenance.
So, what have I learned so far. Well, mechanically it seems pretty sound. the engine runs smoothly dispite10,000 miles for every one of it's 20 years and the chassis is awesome for its age. It has some rust in all the appropriate places and most of the switches and buttons don't appear to do anything but on the whole I am not to daunted by the project. I have until November to get it to a state where it will sail through an MOT with no advisories. That is my main aim for now. I want this truck to be as solid as the day it was born and to just be a reliable and useable truck capable of towing our vintage Airstream around the countryside.
I will use this thread to document all the work i do to the truck
aman