My disco 300tdi 3 door build thread

[Paulmitchell1984]

ye you too i swear down mine is a tree magnet lol....they will be fitted ones rear quaters and arches are fitted (when the arches arrive).

lovely looking motor in the flesh too

 

[jabbae46]

ye you too i swear down mine is a tree magnet lol....they will be fitted ones rear quaters and arches are fitted (when the arches arrive).

lovely looking motor in the flesh too

Cheers mate she's getting there slowly, I'm sure mine will look battle scared wen I've done with it lol,
Are u fitting ur rear quarters you self or body shop job?

 

[Paulmitchell1984]

Doing it myself..wimdows getting help from uncle...gotdrivers side done today passenger will be done monday all being well then time for paint...just dont know what colour yet

 

[jabbae46]

Doing it myself..wimdows getting help from uncle...gotdrivers side done today passenger will be done monday all being well then time for paint...just dont know what colour yet

Sounds good mate get some pics up,
I always fancied a flat battle ship grey that's color mines off wen I do it

 

[Paulmitchell1984]

nmothing abit of gaffa tape wouldntg sort on the electrics lol..

yeah il be getting pics up soon need to do a build thread at some point.

iv got two of those batterioes aswell, makes a huge difference in the -temps for start up, got to get a split charge system sorted yet though.

 

[jabbae46]

nmothing abit of gaffa tape wouldntg sort on the electrics lol..

yeah il be getting pics up soon need to do a build thread at some point.

iv got two of those batterioes aswell, makes a huge difference in the -temps for start up, got to get a split charge system sorted yet though.

Sound lookin forward to ready ur build thread, yeh I kno what u mean the disco fires up a whole load easier with the new battery on, gunna try and bottom the wiring fault Sunday as long as it ain't snowing then ill be out playing lol

 

[discocheese]

Looking good mate, not long to go now ay, well until you take her off roading n break her!! Like I did, well like my hum hum FRIEND vdid!! Lol...

Can I ask wheir u got your front winch bumper?? Desperately need one n do like the look of yours, you sourced a winch yet??

I notice your not to far away frm us lot, all going well il have my truck fixed in 2 weeks, justbin time for track day up telford, absolutely cracking track at that, only me in my disco and my mate in his bobbed classic v8 range going but your more than welcome to join us if your up for a good hard day off roading, nice when theirs a few of us drive up in convoy...
Just thought id throw it out their, more the merrier n all that.... clive

 

[jabbae46]

Looking good mate, not long to go now ay, well until you take her off roading n break her!! Like I did, well like my hum hum FRIEND vdid!! Lol...

Can I ask wheir u got your front winch bumper?? Desperately need one n do like the look of yours, you sourced a winch yet??

I notice your not to far away frm us lot, all going well il have my truck fixed in 2 weeks, justbin time for track day up telford, absolutely cracking track at that, only me in my disco and my mate in his bobbed classic v8 range going but your more than welcome to join us if your up for a good hard day off roading, nice when theirs a few of us drive up in convoy...
Just thought id throw it out their, more the merrier n all that.... clive

cheers mate yeh shes getting there thanks god be on the road for middle of next week
still fitting
whole new suspension
full exhaust next friday
new roof bar and spots
full poly bushes
rear ladder
having door bottoms painted next few weeks
rear seats and door cards to fit
construct a complete rear storage section in back
snorkle to pipe up

LOADS AND LOADS to keep me outta trouble pmsl,

i got it off ebay mate ill trya nd get u the item no,


yeh 4x4 day sounds good mate theres a few of us so il drag my mate with me in his 90 if hrs not workin, just let me know couple days before

 

[Paulmitchell1984]

im looking for staorage ideas aswell, id liek a drawer in the back but need some heavy duty runners ie 100kg +, ladder takes about 10 mins to fit, get some rivnuts on it

 

[SpaceDawg]

Hi,

Superb work, but I have a daft question, what's that white stuff you have painted on the weld seams?

Chris

 

[thebiglad]

cheers mate yeh shes getting there thanks god be on the road for middle of next week
still fitting
whole new suspension
full exhaust next friday
new roof bar and spots
full poly bushes
rear ladder
having door bottoms painted next few weeks
rear seats and door cards to fit
construct a complete rear storage section in back
snorkle to pipe up

LOADS AND LOADS to keep me outta trouble pmsl,

i got it off ebay mate ill trya nd get u the item no,


yeh 4x4 day sounds good mate theres a few of us so il drag my mate with me in his 90 if hrs not workin, just let me know couple days before

Very nice work you're doing there mate, just one thought - the wheelnut arrow markers are normally set point to point. The idea being that if the points are not aligned something has moved and it's easy to see straight away.

Dave

 

[jabbae46]

Very nice work you're doing there mate, just one thought - the wheelnut arrow markers are normally set point to point. The idea being that if the points are not aligned something has moved and it's easy to see straight away.


Dave

Cheers mate, ill be honest I saw them in mr noisy disco so just copied him, hes shouted all ready for being a copy cat pmsl ha,

 

[jabbae46]

Hi,

Superb work, but I have a daft question, what's that white stuff you have painted on the weld seams?

Chris

Cheers mate, were do u mean inside the vehicle

 

[Mr Noisy]

Cheers mate, ill be honest I saw them in mr noisy disco so just copied him, hes shouted all ready for being a copy cat pmsl ha,

Tee hee yeah you're in enough trouble!

Problem is you can't fit Checkpoints point to point on 5 stud!!

Also, they tell me you're selling your airbox!! Going blown??

 

[Mr Noisy]

Hi,

Superb work, but I have a daft question, what's that white stuff you have painted on the weld seams?

Chris

Its seam sealer pal, sorts any gaps or pinholes in panel joints

 

[jabbae46]

Tee hee yeah you're in enough trouble!

Problem is you can't fit Checkpoints point to point on 5 stud!!

Also, they tell me you're selling your airbox!! Going blown??

Lol yep that's also why there fit like that but mainly cos I copied u pmsl,
She's gone mate already lol haha,
Yeh gettin my half cage and pole positions in and the ESS POWER BOOOOOOOOOOM

 

[Mr Noisy]

Hang on just need to decode that!

Half cage = obvious.

Pole positions = seats??

ESS POWER = blower??

You speak in riddles to me

 

[jabbae46]

Hang on just need to decode that!

Half cage = obvious.

Pole positions = seats??

ESS POWER = blower??

You speak in riddles to me

Half cage yeh that's obvious pmsl, yeh recaro pile position bucket seats, ESS super charger 550hp sorry mate was speaking bmw talk

 

[Discophil34]

fookin awsome mate. what I aspire to with mine, well, except mine is a 5 door, and green and I have no cash, and..... ah fook it lottery on I think.

Love the stance but just wondered how that goes with MOT the tyres sticking out from arches? or can it stick out a little?

 

[Discophil34]

and congrats on 200 post...phew I'm tired just reading them