V8jon · Feb 23, 2012

Telboy111 said:
Hi v8jon, how do you get on with mot with disco axles on? How much wider than normal 11a are they?

Mot not a problem,it went straight through,infact the brakes were so good it jumped out of the rollers!
The axles are about 3" wider each side so if you have offset rims like modulars on they will stick out further than the body

If you don't want to fit defender arches you can fit standard series swb rims which will just fit nicely in line with the series body.

Telboy111 · Feb 23, 2012

Thanks for your reply, I have picked up td5 axles and the are 10" wider than my original ones so hoping to put alloys on and bring them back in a little and currently looking at strenghtening them a bit, I was a bit worried about mot.

V8jon · Feb 24, 2012

Provided the axles are fitted corectly and are secure there shouldn't be a problem

V8jon · Feb 29, 2012

Not done much over the last week but got a good bit done over the last few days

Got both wings on

Bolted everything back on the wings and did a bit of rewireing

Plumbed in the triple washer jets,but broke one of the t-pieces so only got 2 jets!

Test fitted the snorkels as the rollcage is now where they used to fit so need to move them

You can see from the pic above that the screen is cracked on the drivers side and at some point it's had a full width glass fitted. I wanted to put it back to a split screen but the bulkhead that was on before was a s3 so the screen frame wouldn't fit the s2 bulkhead. So i took the glass out of the s3 frame,cut the centre divider bit off and fitted it to the s2 frame with the glass

Glass removed

Center piece fitted prior to welding

Welded and glass fitted

And a pic of the front with the screen as it should be

barleywine · Mar 1, 2012

Hi, can I ask what the tube that passes across on the inside of the windscreen for?

V8jon · Mar 4, 2012

barleywine said:
Hi, can I ask what the tube that passes across on the inside of the windscreen for?

It's to demist the screen,it hasn't got a heater so the pipe runs along the bottom of the window and is plumbed into the heater pipes on the engine.

V8jon · Mar 5, 2012

Went to visit family in yorkshire over the weekend so didn't get much done but while we were there i nipped out to buy some goodies

I got on with fitting the snorkels today but it wasn't as simple as just fitting them back in the same position because the rollcage is now where they used to fit

I didn't want to put them on the outside of the cage and risk them getting ripped off by trees so i tucked them in behind out of the way.

I cut a new hole in the wing for the flexy pipe to feed into ( im gonna block the old one)

Welded some mountings to the rollcage

did the same at the other side and thats it,all nicely tucked in behind the rollcage

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=jon= · Mar 6, 2012

Looks like a nice job

How close are the 'new' shock mounts on the axles compared to where the original disco ones were? Just been looking at disco axles on fleabay and they don't look that far off:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=260946648486
(original item is LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2 TD5 COMPLETE PAIR OF AXLES | eBay if the other link doesn't play)

Do you reckon you could re-use the original shock mounts using your method if you were to do it again?

V8jon · Mar 7, 2012

=jon= said:
Looks like a nice job

How close are the 'new' shock mounts on the axles compared to where the original disco ones were? Just been looking at disco axles on fleabay and they don't look that far off:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=260946648486
(original item is LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2 TD5 COMPLETE PAIR OF AXLES | eBay if the other link doesn't play)

Do you reckon you could re-use the original shock mounts using your method if you were to do it again?

It would have been ideal to use the original shock mounts on the disco axle as the ones i made are in the same position,u unfortunately i cut them off when i fitted the axle because i didn't need them at the time!

johnny curt 1 · Mar 7, 2012

hell of a machine youve got there matey and plenty of inspiration for us first time landy restorers somehow someday ill have one as serious looking as yours but at the moment ill just be happy with a tidy runner

V8jon · Mar 10, 2012

Got my arse into gear over the last couple of days and got a fair bit done.

Fabricated some outriggers for the rock sliders which bolt to the now strengthened original tub outriggers

Then as the weather was good i got cracking and rubbed it down ready for painting

And got the first coat of paint on with a trusty wilko's roller

johnny curt 1 · Mar 10, 2012

jesus christ ill never finish mine before you now

its gonna be another good day tomorrow so rollers at the ready i think ill do the underside of me seatbox tomorrow
getting closer to the inevitable bulkhead overhaul

keep up with the great work mate yer showing us young uns how its done

V8jon · Mar 10, 2012

johnny curt 1 said:
jesus christ ill never finish mine before you now its gonna be another good day tomorrow so rollers at the ready i think ill do the underside of me seatbox tomorrow
getting closer to the inevitable bulkhead overhaul

keep up with the great work mate yer showing us young uns how its done

Thanks, there's no rush though mate just enjoy what your doing,its taken me 13 years to get mine to how i want it,adding and changing things over the years,its a way of life for me

johnny curt 1 · Mar 10, 2012

V8jon said:
Thanks, there's no rush though mate just enjoy what your doing,its taken me 13 years to get mine to how i want it,adding and changing things over the years,its a way of life for me

i just wish i still had me old landy as by now it would have been perfect but its about 10 years since that went so im starting again just trying to get as near to how that one was before i start useing it and i have decided fook em im carrying on with the thread no matter what happens

V8jon · Mar 11, 2012

I'm smiling like a Cheshire cat tonight

Got the paint work finished today

also put all the bits back on and gave it a run up the road for the first time in 5 months

Still a few bits to do but man it was a good feeling to be on the road again

PembsLandy · Mar 20, 2012

Just joined the forum, because I enjoyed your rebuild thread. Don't suppose you were driving into Goodwick last Sunday afternoon from the St Davids side. What I passed was yellow and very loud !!!

V8jon · Mar 21, 2012

PembsLandy said:
Just joined the forum, because I enjoyed your rebuild thread. Don't suppose you were driving into Goodwick last Sunday afternoon from the St Davids side. What I passed was yellow and very loud !!!

Yeah that was me,can't miss me really

V8jon · Apr 17, 2012

Just a bit of an update,got the inside all painted and cleaned up

Still confused cos the switches are in the middle now not in front of me!

Also finished painting the rear tub and ammo boxes and cleaned up the chequer plate

And that's it,all done!

Were out this weekend doing a bit of Laning as a first test run............can't bloody wait!! "yippee!"

PembsLandy · Apr 17, 2012

Looking really good !! Hope to see it in the flesh some day.

SeriesJay · Apr 17, 2012

Looking very good and very disinctive, good work! Just a quick question, is that a standard box? And if so what is it like with the v8 power through it?

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