Grimmer
THE Winner
lpoolalan
Active Member
Not ****part were they
:welcome2: to the madhouse
You soon learn not to buy ****part when you always buy 2 just in case
lpoolalan
Active Member
True.
I keep a few really cheap bits in the back of my defender to get me home if it gives in along with a few basic tools.
The best thing about my old disco is when the timing belt snapped and all it done was bend a few rods it was back on the road in a couple of hours.
You done much to yours yet
biggzy
New Member
Well I got myself a disco 300tdi 1994 I did a straight swap for a frontera it came off road ready with 5alloys with road tyres and 5steel with 235 85 17 insa turbo mud tyres the truck is already lifted in spacers but also included was the suspension and springs to lift it another 2"
It has a starting /running problem where air was getting in the fuel line but that's been sorted now. I've only had the car 1 month and so far I've ....
New oil with flush first
Oil filter
Air filter
Fan belt
Lift pump
Track rod ends drag bar too plus tracking
Diesel filter
New rear break pads
Refurb front calipers with new pistons seals and bleed nipples
New intake hoses
Diesel leak off pipes
Glow plugs
Rocker gasket
Earthed all the light correctly
New injector seals
Cleaned injectors
Twin battery set up under hood
Got speedo to work
Replaced bias plate on gear box (hate pop rivets)so now I can find the gears
Radiator cleaned out and new coolant with distilled water as it had a higher boiling point all hoses checked and cleaned
Taken the intake and intercooler off and cleaned with petrol the washed in soapy water then I got the heat gun on them to dry
Still running diesel forte injector cleaner through the system
12v twin fluorescent light fitted in boot
The car is fitted...
Diff guards
Steering guard
Cb antenna and wiring
Touch screen Bluetooth with voice call that come through the speakers
Roof rack and ladder
Spot lights in front
Work light in rear
Snorkel
Rock sliders
Alloy cheque plate around the bottom if the truck
Cheque plate on rear door with makeshift drop down table
Custom steel front bumper with recovery points welded to the chassis
Adjustable/removable tow bar and electrics
Still have left....
New alternator
Grind rock sliders down as they catch
Re secure all fixtures and fittings inside the truck
Change suspension over
Fit poly bushes to suspension and radius arms
Refurb wheels back to black and sand and spray the alloy cheque plate then buff truck with a compound
Not bad in a month with the weather we had and I don't have a garage lol
It has a starting /running problem where air was getting in the fuel line but that's been sorted now. I've only had the car 1 month and so far I've ....
New oil with flush first
Oil filter
Air filter
Fan belt
Lift pump
Track rod ends drag bar too plus tracking
Diesel filter
New rear break pads
Refurb front calipers with new pistons seals and bleed nipples
New intake hoses
Diesel leak off pipes
Glow plugs
Rocker gasket
Earthed all the light correctly
New injector seals
Cleaned injectors
Twin battery set up under hood
Got speedo to work
Replaced bias plate on gear box (hate pop rivets)so now I can find the gears
Radiator cleaned out and new coolant with distilled water as it had a higher boiling point all hoses checked and cleaned
Taken the intake and intercooler off and cleaned with petrol the washed in soapy water then I got the heat gun on them to dry
Still running diesel forte injector cleaner through the system
12v twin fluorescent light fitted in boot
The car is fitted...
Diff guards
Steering guard
Cb antenna and wiring
Touch screen Bluetooth with voice call that come through the speakers
Roof rack and ladder
Spot lights in front
Work light in rear
Snorkel
Rock sliders
Alloy cheque plate around the bottom if the truck
Cheque plate on rear door with makeshift drop down table
Custom steel front bumper with recovery points welded to the chassis
Adjustable/removable tow bar and electrics
Still have left....
New alternator
Grind rock sliders down as they catch
Re secure all fixtures and fittings inside the truck
Change suspension over
Fit poly bushes to suspension and radius arms
Refurb wheels back to black and sand and spray the alloy cheque plate then buff truck with a compound
Not bad in a month with the weather we had and I don't have a garage lol
gemsdad
NOT BOTHERED.
well done matey,what did you do to it after lunch???
biggzy
New Member
biggzy
New Member
me and george who owns coney green farm used to skive school together
my first car at 14 was a nissan silvia 1.8t rwd that hit 100 in 3rd we took that around the 4x4 track up their one night when his old man was out lol it took a few hits but still worked until i wrote it off a week later
my first car at 14 was a nissan silvia 1.8t rwd that hit 100 in 3rd we took that around the 4x4 track up their one night when his old man was out lol it took a few hits but still worked until i wrote it off a week later
