Project series 2a 109 from disco 200TDi

cowasaki · Nov 17, 2013

We have a 200TDi disco which will donate it's entire running gear from wheels through chassis to steering/gearbox/transfer box etc plus a 2a with a knackered chassis/engine/box etc....

So I'm looking at a medium term project of ripping the body off the disco and transplanting the body from the 2a onto the disco chassis. Has anyone else done this? I was going to build a bespoke loom at the same time using parts of the series loom (mainly connectors), an old defender loom, the disco loom and including the extras I want at the sane time.

Anybody done this before?

Dr_evil · Nov 17, 2013

Well the wheelbase is 9" shorter on a disco for a start.......

cowasaki · Nov 17, 2013

Dr_evil said:
Well the wheelbase is 9" shorter on a disco for a start.......

Once the body is off the disco we can look at that, where does that 9" come from? I take it it is transfer box to rear wheels???

I know the disco is slightly wider too.

Dr_evil · Nov 17, 2013

yeah, middle section basically. You'll have to keep it registered as a disco as well

cowasaki · Nov 17, 2013

Dr_evil said:
yeah, middle section basically. You'll have to keep it registered as a disco as well

I'm sure it's going to be more series than disco

Dr_evil · Nov 17, 2013

Yeah but ID is chassis based not body!

Rattlegun · Nov 17, 2013

One of the magazines recently built one, they shortened the rear tub to make it fit the disco 100" wheelbase. Looked pretty good. Nice proportions, always thought 88/90 looked a bit short. The most work was adding outriggers and supports for the series bodywork.

cowasaki · Nov 17, 2013

Thanks, sounds like a goer then. The fitting of replacement outriggers when the chassis is bare is the time to do it

cowasaki · Aug 12, 2014

Well I've got a 300TDi Disco 1 as a donor now and just looking for the series landy for the rest of the bits. This was always going to be a long term project

Freetime101 · Aug 12, 2014

What happened to the 200tdi disco?

Instead of a IIa you should use a later III, they look similar but there's no sense in wasting a tax exempt series

cowasaki · Aug 13, 2014

Freetime101 said:
What happened to the 200tdi disco?

Instead of a IIa you should use a later III, they look similar but there's no sense in wasting a tax exempt series

I offered it free to anyone able to collect the 300 for me. I later got a message saying that it runs and drives so he got a bargain.

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