My disco build thread.

[steve's P38 RR]

Interior progress has slowed down as I had a nasty rattle, was pretty scared to even look what it mite be. but feel better now I know engine is still all fine so gearbox but this isn't

You can just see the bearing casing broken here.

center bearing out of the double jointed prop today and a pile of bits left.

Got the prop rebuilt today and back on tonight for got to take any pictures of it rebuilt as i was running out of time at work to thought i better take some of it refitted with new nuts and bolts, #

Sorry about the poor pic's all took on my photo but with poor lights and flash.

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While its on ramps I couldn't help me self but offer up my new diff guards I got for my birthday.

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I was only looking at resealing the front diff as I had a slight leak but while I was waiting for the oil to drain I'd found i'd fitted the rear guard in a few mins.

:tup:]

Also been sorting out my front diff guard while waiting for parts, I had to make a spacer to get the guard to fit better also took a few tweeks in the vice, so not overly impressed with it, May be should of gone for bolt on not weld on.

Offered up to check fitment and see where i need to clean up to weld.

Tab's were welded on friday night and primed,

As you can see I gave the old welds on the axle a wire brush down and paint to as they were a bit rusty as can be seen in my last post.

Ooooo look how clean that engine is [cool2.gif]

All done

 

[discodrivercumbria]

Good Job!!!! really enjoy your thread,

 

[steve's P38 RR]

I don't know if it works but thought i'd give the disco some etc sound proofing while the interior was out, it did mean I had to take the front seats, center consol and carpets out to do the gearbox tunnel but I needed some of it out to fit my wiring looms I won on ebay for my front seats, also wax oil front foot wells too,

Cleaned and keyed in

sound proofing

Then the wiring loom and carpets back in

New air flow meter on today and it rev's up from cold better but haven't left the drive yet to test properly.
Also replaced the decompession valve, (breather thing between the rocker cover breather and intake air pipe.

As I have been slacking on getting the disco done due to my other cars, I thought I'd post a pic to show its getting used.

After billing.

running great now, but would like little more power. been adding some goodies lately.

Finally got time to take the old roof lining out :tup: more dirt up there too, also removed the foam protection around the top ot the door / windscreen, washed them all and washed map pockets too, then on good advice removed roof bars and resealed for protestion against leaks on the new roof lining and fitted my new cb aerial mount.

Ordered roof rail extensions today !!!! Always been on my mind and nows the time to do it if I'm going to, so ordered a new set of extensions.


First place let me down showed in stock but then rang me to say there on back order so placed another order, fingers crossed they come up with the good's wanna get my roof lining back in on sat, so if there's a delay I may have to forget the idea.

Dust all gone now just the refitting of new parts so all fun. Well apart from the cleaning of some of the used parts.

I've just be running some wires in for err stuff lol,

I've put in 4 gage power wire 2 the back from the not yet fitted second battery positon to power relays and 7 core for switch wires, a pair of phono leads for reverse camera and cb aerial wire you've seen. now some thin speaker wire for my led amber recovery lights x4 when my dad brings the wire round, and power for my lights in my make up mirrors lol, see my other thread on sun visors.

Thought I'd add the pic's not that there is much 2 see, All the cables run along the gutter line in the roof out of the way of being damaged and with the original looms

Cb power and aerial wires

phono / rca cable to o/s/r for camera(s)

Main live power cable (blue) and 7 core switched lives (black) N/s/r

Fitted my roof lining back in, cleaned the plastics as i went,

before

above doesn't really show it well you can make out the black out line

after

put in and conneted wires for sun visor lights

and cleaned my rear bench seat ready to fit soon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[steve's P38 RR]

Good Job!!!! really enjoy your thread,

Cheers thought I better up date the tread lots happening over the lats few months.

Rear bench seat in but no pic's sorry, was too busy working on my cb radio installation. happy with the result too.

Cut this hole was scray even though I knew it was under the trim

Was pretty dark when fitting

 

[steve's P38 RR]

Well been busy the last couple if days cleaned up more plastics, modded my D1 sun visors as they didn't fit level on my D2 (see pic's) made up a little wiring for my new door cards as these one's have tweeters in them :tup: :tup: and the connector the the main speaker is different which I thought was odd.

Also bought some stainless screws for the trims along the door shuts and trims around 6th and 7th seat mounts.

lastly this turned upo a week and a half later

 

[steve's P38 RR]

More pic's so prove it getting back together,

Rear seats

door cards (i like these)

and even gave it a quick wash, need a propper going over but will do the paint work once the interior is finished.

Sorry about poor pic sun was in the way lol

 

[auf_wiedersehen_pet]

Great work - keep it up.

How the hell did it get so dirty inside the headlining?

 

[steve's P38 RR]

It came from a farm but how it got right up in to the roof lining I don't know.

The second lot of roof rails came this week WITH the fittings this time on and looking good.

 

[steve's P38 RR]

Roof rail extentions now on !!!!! another mod i'm very happy with

 

[tomseries3tom]

Had it loved on a farm most of its life? Must of been well abused
Great thread
Tom

 

[steve's P38 RR]

Had it loved on a farm most of its life? Must of been well abused
Great thread
Tom

Yes it was a farm truck from a year old, then sat in a barn for a year before I got it.

 

[Glb8686]

Where did you get your roof rail extensions from? Quite fancy some of those

 

[thebiglad]

Yes it was a farm truck from a year old, then sat in a barn for a year before I got it.

Hi Steve this is a great thread and I reckon you are doing a superb job.

Just one thing though, I can't remember if you re-sealed your sun-roofs? I would hate the idea of rain mixing with that CB radio??????

 

[discomark10]

wow, nice build fella!

 

[steve's P38 RR]

Where did you get your roof rail extensions from? Quite fancy some of those

I got mine from duckworth landrover they do mail order on line, they did take longer to come and first lot were missing bits and they said they were on back order then so wasn't the greatest buying experience.

 

[steve's P38 RR]

Hi Steve this is a great thread and I reckon you are doing a superb job.

Just one thing though, I can't remember if you re-sealed your sun-roofs? I would hate the idea of rain mixing with that CB radio??????

Don't worry it's a non sunroof / leaking roof model

Thanks for all the great comments got more updates to do when I get time.

 

[steve's P38 RR]

Recently I've just replaced the turbo waste gate valve def go more go up the rev's and it stays in the power range when changing up now so a great improvement, still go too much turbo lag for my liking but I think everyones is the same with out a remap.

cards stripped, and the paint is drying over night let's see how they turn out tomorrow.

Primed

let the pics do the talking

Really really happy with the out come its so pleasing doing your own thing. there all built up but not on yet will get a pic of them when there back on.

 

[steve's P38 RR]

Then decided to colour code the trim just about the glove box

Hold clips up level with cut outs

This then allows you to open open the glove box fully

then use 10mm socket on quarter drive (the extension is only needed for the far left nut)

Trim is then off less than 10 mins including working out what tools I needed and walking from the work car park to my tool box to get them twice. lol

Also stripped a mid range speaker so i can do some more painting

All painted now

Also started fitting my cross overs for the front door speakers, I wish I could have got then behind the door card but there just isn't enough room on a D2 and didnt want them to get wet in the doors so this was my only option, but will get boxed in, in time.

 

[wiltshire landyman]

Then decided to colour code the trim just about the glove box

Hold clips up level with cut outs

This then allows you to open open the glove box fully

then use 10mm socket on quarter drive (the extension is only needed for the far left nut)

Trim is then off less than 10 mins including working out what tools I needed and walking from the work car park to my tool box to get them twice. lol

Also stripped a mid range speaker so i can do some more painting

All painted now

Also started fitting my cross overs for the front door speakers, I wish I could have got then behind the door card but there just isn't enough room on a D2 and didnt want them to get wet in the doors so this was my only option, but will get boxed in, in time.

no good putting them in my side pockets they were full of water the other wekk

 

[steve's P38 RR]

Were they, not mine.

some odd bits been going on pic's are better then typing / reading

fitting s trailer socket as needs to be wired up before i do the rear interior.

drilled an extra hole

cut off the original hole re- shaped (ok bent it)

fitted