simonmc73
New Member
I have been thinking about what to do with my 5 door disco 1 which i have sitting on the drive. I rebuilt the engine a while back but i have not refitted it due to a house move, finding the inner wings really need replacing and it could really do with the gearbox or transfer box looking at as it was noisy. Anyhow i have been also thinking about turning it into a long term project rebuild and turn it into a pickup. So im after ideas on what to do. I would like it to look sort of factory like, not just a chopped up disco. Ideas so far are:-
1. Use 3 door rear quarters and chop them down and make good.
2. Use the rear tub off a defender and make a proper cab.
3. Use a shortened rear tub off a Hi-Cap and make a proper cab.
At the moment im leaning towards option 3 as i like the idea of using landrover parts and the hi-cap tub sides would match the doors and front wings of the disco better than a standard defender tub.
I have seen the longranger kits but i dont really want any glassfibre on it and they are a bit expensive. This is going to have to be done on a limited budget, but my fabrication skills are pretty good and my time is free.
So what do you good people think, and if you where going to do something like this, what would you do?
Simon
1. Use 3 door rear quarters and chop them down and make good.
2. Use the rear tub off a defender and make a proper cab.
3. Use a shortened rear tub off a Hi-Cap and make a proper cab.
At the moment im leaning towards option 3 as i like the idea of using landrover parts and the hi-cap tub sides would match the doors and front wings of the disco better than a standard defender tub.
I have seen the longranger kits but i dont really want any glassfibre on it and they are a bit expensive. This is going to have to be done on a limited budget, but my fabrication skills are pretty good and my time is free.
So what do you good people think, and if you where going to do something like this, what would you do?
Simon