Hi!

I'm "Dervish" and I live in Finland, and I have had a D2 for a bit over year now.
Too bad there is some idle user with my nickname, so I had to add i to mine that i've used since death rally was released.

It's a 7 seater originally sold in Germany and imported to Finland.
Some previous owner removed the rear seats (2nd and 3rd row) and registered it as a 2 seater van. This to drop the yearly tax from ~1100 euros -> ~600 euros. Also it has been changed to coils.

This is how it looked when I bought it, october 2021 with ~336k km on the dial.


And this is what is has transformed into with ~354k km on the dial.


Major upgrades done, from top to bottom....
-Fabryka roofrack and front bumper from Poland.
-Some tyrex 9500lbs winch by the previous owners.
-Two different size and function X-Vision led bars. Smaller is a hybrid, so it's beam is a bit wider and the larger is a spot so it'll show trafficsigns and catseyes from almost 3km on full power.
-6pcs of purelux very small led worklights on the rack.
-Rear ladders added.
-Some generic brand +50mm wheel arches.
-285/75/16 Toyo open country MT's on steels painted with bronze rubber paint. Still have those tires and wheels in the first pic.
-Terrafirma panhard.
-Terrafirma TF220 longer anti roll bar links
-Adrenalin 4x4 6 degree towing and radius arms with some poly bushes.
-Tyrex/Raptor 3" coils from Italy. Don't know the ratings for these.
-Terrafirma 3" shocks with the 4 stage adjustment.
-Terrafirma steering shock with 4 stage adjustment.
-Gwynn Lewis beefier propshafts. Front GL-DC-D2-EXT-BLUE. Rear GL-EXT-845-BLUE wide angle with the defender 4 bolt flange. No more rubber donut.
-Terrafirma stainless steel full exhaust with just a rear muffler.
- TD5Inside tune under work.

And a ton of smaller things done.

This is my daily driver I got to replace my Audi A3 1.8tq that I still have.
Also have a -91 gt mustang and a 2011 mazda 6 gh 2.2 diesel.

I keep a build blog at D2BC and on my local Rover club pages in Finland.

Hello and welcome

Hi and welcome!

Nice looking disco too!

Gotta add to this topic.

Few days ago I picked up a second D2. My wife wanted her own.



2004 4.6L V8 SE with trail 1 package minus everything else than the badge in the rear door.
144k miles on the dial.

Didn't pass MOT because of emissions, misfire on cyl 6 so all the values are high.
And some other smaller stuff.

Lot more about this D2 also at D2BC.

Dervishi said:

Hi!

I'm "Dervish" and I live in Finland, and I have had a D2 for a bit over year now.
Too bad there is some idle user with my nickname, so I had to add i to mine that i've used since death rally was released.

It's a 7 seater originally sold in Germany and imported to Finland.
Some previous owner removed the rear seats (2nd and 3rd row) and registered it as a 2 seater van. This to drop the yearly tax from ~1100 euros -> ~600 euros. Also it has been changed to coils.

This is how it looked when I bought it, october 2021 with ~336k km on the dial.

And this is what is has transformed into with ~354k km on the dial.

Major upgrades done, from top to bottom....
-Fabryka roofrack and front bumper from Poland.
-Some tyrex 9500lbs winch by the previous owners.
-Two different size and function X-Vision led bars. Smaller is a hybrid, so it's beam is a bit wider and the larger is a spot so it'll show trafficsigns and catseyes from almost 3km on full power.
-6pcs of purelux very small led worklights on the rack.
-Rear ladders added.
-Some generic brand +50mm wheel arches.
-285/75/16 Toyo open country MT's on steels painted with bronze rubber paint. Still have those tires and wheels in the first pic.
-Terrafirma panhard.
-Terrafirma TF220 longer anti roll bar links
-Adrenalin 4x4 6 degree towing and radius arms with some poly bushes.
-Tyrex/Raptor 3" coils from Italy. Don't know the ratings for these.
-Terrafirma 3" shocks with the 4 stage adjustment.
-Terrafirma steering shock with 4 stage adjustment.
-Gwynn Lewis beefier propshafts. Front GL-DC-D2-EXT-BLUE. Rear GL-EXT-845-BLUE wide angle with the defender 4 bolt flange. No more rubber donut.
-Terrafirma stainless steel full exhaust with just a rear muffler.
- TD5Inside tune under work.

And a ton of smaller things done.

This is my daily driver I got to replace my Audi A3 1.8tq that I still have.
Also have a -91 gt mustang and a 2011 mazda 6 gh 2.2 diesel.

I keep a build blog at D2BC and on my local Rover club pages in Finland.

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I just read your intro after our dialogue today.

Tervetuloa Neighbour.

Tack så mycket.

I have forgotten to drop links for my instagram accounts I've started for my D2's.

Welcome nice motors

Hauska tutustua.
I like what you have done with Disco No.1.

Tervetuloa LandyZone

Thanks Guys.

As as short update to the current status of my discos.
Well, I have 4 of them now.

Bought 2 discovery 1's last year.
For some few hundred euros per.
LOTS or new metal needed on the bodies on both of them and I mean a LOT.

Croker vs Rover had no rust compared to mine

Dervishi said:

Thanks Guys.

As as short update to the current status of my discos.
Well, I have 4 of them now.

Bought 2 discovery 1's last year.
For some few hundred euros per.
LOTS or new metal needed on the bodies on both of them and I mean a LOT.

Croker vs Rover had no rust compared to mine

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Please make a thread with the restoration process here. I've watched Crocker and his work is amazing I would say, but the discovery not rusty enough! Mine also needs a lot of metal, although I am probably getting better mileage now that it's lighter