bobtail discovery build up/project thread

[dollydisco]

And also, because the winch is sat dead in the middle of the chassis,it has a lower centre of gravity which means less stress on other components when winching!!

 

[dollydisco]

more pictures for you couple of the inside and such,one of my side panel where my fuel filler neck is going and the next one is parts for my new fuel tank! and the rest are of a lovely 2.5d series 3 that i have to do some work on, i decided to hose mine down aswell

 

[V8_Disco]

hope your not planning to drive it on the road with the rims on backwards!

 

[dollydisco]

As cool as it looks,no, but it gave me an idea of how I want my wheels ,looking at extreme offset modulars so I wanted an idea and they will sit perfect !

 

[V8_Disco]

As cool as it looks,no, but it gave me an idea of how I want my wheels ,looking at extreme offset modulars so I wanted an idea and they will sit perfect !

yes as soon as the wallet allows i will be getting some wide wheels for mine, as ive got defenter arches aswell

 

[306 sam]

Random pictures from today

 

[dollydisco]

hello peoples,long time no speak! ive been so busy and this friday will be 5 weeks without a day off because ive been absolutely flat out during the week,and all weekend,i didnt leave work till like 11.30 on saturday night and 11 oclock on sunday!
so feast your eyes on these little pictures
this is my sheet alloy for the fuel tank

ooooo pretty lights

my nice new shiny filler neck

the 2 end plates and centre baffles cut for the tank,

the top,bottom front and back plates

the first end plate tacked on

bottom and both end plates tacked on

the back of the tank ,this is slant sits again the slant in the back where the back seat footwells would have been

the 2 baffles tacked on

this is where the tank sits

nick welding the breather box together,the breather box sits on top of the tank alowing fumes to escape,but not my precious fuel,i will be using a 1/4bsp pneumatic air fitting with 6mm id nylon hose for the breather pipe,which runs up the b pillar and out of the top of it next to the window.

heres the tank all tacked together, little bit warped,but this is due to the fact it is only 2mm alloy and the fact it is sooo long!

heres the top of the tank,with the sender unit,the filler inlet pipe and the little breather box ,just waiting on the pipe for the feed and returns and the 1/4bsp fittings to arrive so i can crack on and finish the top!

i will learn to alloy weld like this one day !

the rear chassis strengthening plates

wooow shes up on the ramps ready for undersealing etc
oh and that would be christina my mate doing a bit of sweeping bless her!

rear bumper /crossmember welds

this landy is not going to be going rusty for a while

part of the rear frame,the idea is,im not having rear seats,but instead im having 3 sections, the bottom box which you can see,then another section above that for recovery gear etc etc then above that as boot space /storage etc etc .

the exit for the fuel tank breather

my breather routing, now i gaurantee atleast 5 of you will bitch on about using the plastic manifolds and having one pipe to the snorkel etc etc, well feck it,its my car,my judgement and my rules, it works better,what if that single pipe got blocked? then what? exactly, hence why im using separate ones.rant over

my engine with a shiny new waterpump and relocated air box and washer bottle. lovely

little bit more underseal please

well comments please as usual, if you have bitchy things to say,keep them to yourself,

 

[GRATCH]

Coming along nicely. A mate has bobtailed his disco recently and has had a fuel tank made similar to what you have done (I've not seen it yet).
Does the fuel tank breather exit to the outside? Next to opening windows which will suck the vapour straight back into the car? Might not be a good place to do it.

 

[dollydisco]

Thanks gratch it exits next to the window,then goes up through the roof gutter and stick about an inch up from the gutter rail.

 

[306 sam]

looking great badger yet again thanks for putting up with me at the weekends hope i'm not becoming too much of a bother lol. you're welcome to come over here sunday and help got the new welder today and the panels should be coming this week

 

[306 sam]

happy birthday mate

 

[dollydisco]

hi guys,sorry i havent been on for a while,its been my birthday and stuff and ive been working on the disco till like 1 am at every opportunity! i have a shed loads of pictures for you and my to do list is getting smaller by the day,im down to half an a5 page of jobs now!ill let pictures do the talking!!!


heres my fuel sender all finished up,modified to right height so that i get a true reading from fuel light to fuel tank.it sits smack bang in the middle of the tank aswell.

heres the front end,number plate mounted,bumpers painted,couple of stickers.lovely

a little bit of advertising

how mean?

battery tray,will be boxed over with removable lid etc etc

i just love the front end,just needs a winch and some big tyres and ill be away!

my fuel filler location and custom filler neck

heres the rear end,rough idea for you of where stuff will sit,the amp is screwed to the back of the sub box,and the whole lot is screwed through the box section frame which welded across the floor pan and steel inner skins of the body

my custom alloy rear door card,yeh the alloy is scratched and scuffed,but hey,its free

where the fuel neck meets the tank!

my front cambelt casing breather

another shot of the back

started boxing it in a couple of days ago, mdf because its cheap,easy to replace and easy to rip out of i change my mind, none of it is particularly square,its just done to fit , so its easier to remove, function over form!!

now i have to drive to luton to pick a new van up for my mate,so i will finish uploading when i get home! comments

 

[dollydisco]

home! more pictures now,

my filler cap all completed and fixed on,it has a rubber gasket and sealant behind to stop water getting in ( well most of it )

here the tank,all tacked together breather box is tacked on,pick up and return pipes fully welded in

front of the sub and the board which will house the aux. fuse box,isolator switch etc

breather box,fuel filler upstand and the pick up and return pipes

the back end together,,all of this wood will be waterproofed,front and back will be sheeted with 1mm alloy and the top will be carpeted,

tank in,and holes cut in top of the boxed part,the idea of the holes being round is so that when they are full of stuff,nothing can bounce out,they will also be covered with a webbing mesh sort of stuff for safety when i roll it there are 2 boxes with circle holes,1 either side next to the windows with oblong holes ,and the box at the backdoor, these will be used for shackles,tools,strops and recovery stuff and spare parts

so thats my nice big updates for you, the things left to do are carpet and alloy plate the inside and sort the rear headlining,
finish tank and fit
finish battery box and fit battery and wire it to fuseboxes etc,
paint the roof
strip and paint the axles
fit my lift kit,new spring retainers,dislocation cones all round,
extended bump stops and brake lines,
fit bigger wheels
then GO GET MUDDY!!!
comments please

 

[306 sam]

looking ace tis mad how much it's come on in 2 weeks

 

[Suffolkandgood]

Like that alot, wish I had your skills lol

 

[new2landies]

thats looking great mate, great vehicle when finished

 

[oldskool]

That fuel filler looks like its daring a tree to try and rip it off. Looking good though

 

[dollydisco]

Thanks guys I really appreciate the comments! My skills aren't that aamazing, I just have a couple of very good mates who know there stuff, other than the alloy welding I've done everything myself . I was thinking that about my fuel filler, but it will sit behind the line of my rollcage/rocksliders, my idea at the minute is get it back on the road, go to a few pay and play days to see what needs more work etc etc. Then continue with full rollcage, rocksliders, polycarb windows and my alloy sheeting underneath to protect stuff.

 

[dollydisco]

Hi guys,sorry I haven't been around for a while again been so busy at work, was at work till midnight on friday fitting my new lift kit and stuff and again last night after spending the day finishing the interior and painting the axles etc etc. Good news-the alloy tank doesn't leak and my custom fuel sender works spot on! Only trouble is, if I fill up to fast it can't handle it and squirts everywhere lol. Ill do a massive upload today when I get to work!

 

[dollydisco]

as promised heres the biggest update yet!! i finally got the interior finished today

pictures!!!!


some carpeting going on,messy stuff!

back of it carpeted, please dont bitch that the woods not straight and true,as i said before its cheap easy and just put in as we went along because its only going to get ruined!

shot of the newly finished tank thanks to shockwave motorsport for all the alloy welding (i.e ,the fabricator nick at my work!)

the fuel sender fitted and all wired up,and it works

another shot,from the passnger side ,all brackets and all of the sheet materials etc etc were cut and measured by me,then nick welded them up

another bracket

the front mounting brackets

the fuel filler pipe,breather box and fuel feed/return lines, all my own design

:0 shiny bits!!
bearmach +2" springs x4
procomp es9000 +2" shocks x 4
-2" terrafirma rear shock mountings x 2
-2" terrafirma front tubular shock turrets x 2
terrafirma HD turret rings x 2
terrafirma HD spring retainers x 4
terrafirma rear spring relocators x 2

little bit past it i think!

i think the old lift springs were slightly worn

shiny mounts and rear shocks fitted

i love zinc plating!

all back on the wheels now,decided not to fit front dislocation cones as one they havent arrived yet and two i could even get the front springs to dislocate with it hanging from a ramp!!

i like these tublar mounts,**** to fit though!

black hammered finish hammerite on the axles. lovely not to expensive either\!!!!

the back end with a bit more carpeting done!!

sorry none of the pics are in order!! the axle breathers here

not the neatest job in the world,but it works and looks decent enough!

another shot of it, this area will be used to store dry clothes,dry gloves etc etc and the alloy underneath will be home to my cb radio and a few lights

mine and pauls attempt and forming an alloy strip ! not the best but hey ho it fits and it does the job which it was designed to do!

top corners of carpetting

got her outside fora few pictures after i washed it

as for this one,im starting to think im going to need to shorten the rear bumper once i have bigger wheels,but will see how it goes.

and thats all the pictures!!
all thats left now is a few bits of chequer plating, roof is being painted over the next fortknight,then big wheels and i can put her back on the road! comments please