My First Discovery

dan_vtec · Apr 14, 2009

Drizz said:
good boy. Been there, done all that LOL

lol yeh i know, just looked thru all the pics lol. did u do away with rear eats when u did the floor?
im wanting to keep mine for now.

Drizz · Apr 14, 2009

I did but theyre back in now

Ghost · Apr 14, 2009

Motors looking good mate, you've certainly had a baptism of fire with that one!

Can I ask what size tyres they are, you seem to need a lot of cutting and trimming to get them to fit even with the 2" lift! I'm assuming they're quite big like 265s?

I've provisionally bought a set of 235s and I'm hoping I can get away with a minimum of arch cutting. My Disco is a three door 300tdi though, so the rear arches should be a lot easier to do as I won't have to worry about back doors! It's also got a home made front bumper that will give a lot more clearance so with any luck ill be ok

Drizz · Apr 14, 2009

Yes 265s, works out to be 32" tall

Ghost · Apr 14, 2009

Hopefully these 235/85s will go on a bit easier then, although they're of a similar height they're narrower so I'm hoping they'll clear the arches at the side and will only require cutting slightly at the front and back of the arches. One of the reasons I looked for a 3 door as I knew I'd be trimming the arches at some point!

dan_vtec · Apr 15, 2009

Drizz said:
Yes 265s, works out to be 32" tall

same as me, 265 75 16's on mine, bronco dirt devils

Drizz · Apr 30, 2009

Tried out the Discos roof rack, handy to have:

My mate gave me a set of ladder brackets, so a plan was hatched:

Welded a nut and washer on the end:

Cut the hook parts off and drilled some holes:

Marked and cut my waffle boards:

Tried them for size:

Welded some plate on to stop them dropping:

Drilled a hole and rivetted them in place to stop them spinning:

Cut down the bar and job done:

And as theyre ladder clamps theyre lockable too

Sirus · Apr 30, 2009

Foook its one of them bear trap things

Brian S · Apr 30, 2009

Nice one Dan..... At least I wont have any more muddy boards in the back of my truck now...

Drizz · Apr 30, 2009

Thats my reasoning for it. Plus you can climb out the window onto the bonnet to get them off and lie on the bonnet to place them down if need be

Brian S · Apr 30, 2009

Do you think there will be much mud on Sunday?

Drizz · Apr 30, 2009

I doubt it TBH

sam300tdi · May 1, 2009

Drizz I reckonise that user name and pictures of the discovery from over on audi-sport. I am dsmclark30v on there. you still building the overland defender?

Suffolkandgood · May 1, 2009

While we're on the subject, i'm CoupeUK from Mig

Drizz · May 1, 2009

sam300tdi said:
Drizz I reckonise that user name and pictures of the discovery from over on audi-sport. I am dsmclark30v on there. you still building the overland defender?

Yes, theres a build thread on here somewhere...

CoupeUK said:
While we're on the subject, i'm CoupeUK from Mig

Hello!

Brian S · May 1, 2009

What a coincedence, I'm Brian Stirrup from Mig...

Hello

Drizz · May 5, 2009

Also what about defenders with spare wheel carriers on the bonnets with no wheel on it

A few pics from Bures on sunday

It was very dry and the ground was like concrete

Well after Bures the disco looked like this:

So got steve round to jet wash it and underneath (hence ramps):

Drizz · May 13, 2009

Now for sale!

jai_landrover · May 13, 2009

Strops! I'm gonna go and burn the worlds supply of lifting strops! Jai

Drizz · May 13, 2009

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