Whatisthatmetric · Jan 5, 2018

Hello all

My Land Rover is a Discovery 1 300TDi with 4'' body and suspension lift on 38s

I've been a Land Rover fan for many years but never owned my own till beginning of last year. In that time I have learned a lot about what it needs fixed, upgraded, and so on. Joining This forum will hopefully aid in my endeavors. I have 10 years of at home mechanic experience. (Several motor swaps, minor rebuilds, ect in the garage/driveway). I live in the north of Iceland where it actually put me less than 50 kilometers from the edge of the Arctic Circle

Without further ado, my big baby:

dieseldog69 · Jan 5, 2018

Welcome to the forum.

That is a beautiful Discovery!!!

How have you altered the gearing to compensate for the 38 inch tyres?

doriz · Jan 5, 2018

I do like the colour. If you need any parts driving up @Marmaduke is yer man. Welcome

JohnM70 · Jan 5, 2018

They don't do things by half there... welcome to the forum

Marmaduke · Jan 5, 2018

doriz said:
I do like the colour. If you need any parts driving up @Marmaduke is yer man. Welcome

If you're paying for the diesel

Mr S1 · Jan 5, 2018

Welcome chap

went to Iceland in 2014 as is in my top three places I've ever been. The 4x4's out there are literally road legal monster trucks, they're epic ! Will sort out some pics I took.

doriz · Jan 5, 2018

Mr S1 said:
Welcome chap went to Iceland in 2014 as is in my top three places I've ever been. The 4x4's out there are literally road legal monster trucks, they're epic ! Will sort out some pics I took.

S'on my bucket list, keep dropping hints with her in doors, but we keep ending up in Merka.

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Mr S1 · Jan 5, 2018

Icelandic 4x4's !

Whatisthatmetric · Jan 5, 2018

Thanks for the warm welcomes!

Yeah in Iceland off roading and giant tires is a thing of ours. Seeing beefed up 4x4 vehicles on 38s or 44"+ is a common sight here.

Since I live in a small country type town in the north (capitol is in the south west) having a big 4x4 is useful and often used; especially in winter.

The landrover was lifted and reheated by the guy I bought it from. Discovery and Defender are coveted LR models here. When this green meanie showed up for sale I jumped on it. The costly and hard lifting work was done so I couldn't pass the chance up. However as with any modded car, the previous owner also did questionable and half assed things. Ex: turbo elbow cold side was a pvc like elbow, no rear seats, no exhauat past the center muffler etc. I've fixed and relaxed quite a lot so it would pass inspections. It did and do I'm just building it up. Loooots to do. I'll make a build thread soon enough

Whatisthatmetric · Jan 5, 2018

Mr S1 said:
Icelandic 4x4's !

They're great and everywhere

In my little town there is a 6x6 dodge on 46"s. Yes, 6 wheels.

Mr S1 · Jan 5, 2018

Love that Disco fella !

Mr S1 · Jan 5, 2018

Whatisthatmetric said:
They're great and everywhere

In my little town there is a 6x6 dodge on 46"s. Yes, 6 wheels.

Pics ?!

wattfield · Jan 6, 2018

Velkominn!

Intestinalworm · Jan 6, 2018

Whatisthatmetric said:
Hello all

My Land Rover is a Discovery 1 300TDi with 4'' body and suspension lift on 38s

I've been a Land Rover fan for many years but never owned my own till beginning of last year. In that time I have learned a lot about what it needs fixed, upgraded, and so on. Joining This forum will hopefully aid in my endeavors. I have 10 years of at home mechanic experience. (Several motor swaps, minor rebuilds, ect in the garage/driveway). I live in the north of Iceland where it actually put me less than 50 kilometers from the edge of the Arctic Circle

Without further ado, my big baby:

Good to hear from someone in Iceland - a real tourist hot-spot (and I don't just mean for the ones that fall into the hot geysers or lava flows!

) these days! As a 7-year-old living in Glasgow (now an adult with teenage kids living in Australia) I was always fascinated with Iceland - swatted up on all the capital cities and was able to impress all and sundry with the fact I knew that the capital city of Iceland was Reykjavik.

My wife bought the Landy as a new vehicle (2003 Disco 2 Td5) but I enjoy working on it now - almost like a favourite pet! Good thing is that there are plenty of parts and accessories out there with plenty of forums for good (and sometimes bad) advice. Wife wants a Defender - real women drive Defenders!

blueovalcraig · Jan 6, 2018

Welcome to Landy Zone. Disco looks cool

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