Any reason for chosing the auto over a manual? Looking forward to seeing this project unfolding and seeing the end result:)
 
hows this now? seems like a year since first pictures..

Nice thread here with all the progress pics... I wish I had a workshop like that!!
 
Today then i started by getting the gearbox crossmember off:

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Then John got the engine chained up:

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And we started extracting it:

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And all out:

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Then i got all the fuel out and put it in my other one. Half a tank :) Bonus!

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More tomorrow!
 
Today then i started removing the dash parts:

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Whilst John removed the engine mounts:

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Then i got the wings off:

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Whilst John got under to undo/cut off the A bar:

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Then up to get the axle off:

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After getting the rear axle off:

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It had a brand new OE Land Rover exhaust. An extra bit for eBay :)

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Thats it for this week :)
 
Yesterday was a treacherous trip up to the workshop:

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One we had changed Brians knackered suspension we got the donor ready to go:

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And today we backed the trailer under:

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It wasnt quite that simple but Laney and i got it on in the end:

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And once at the scrappy and don'd our hard hats and high viz we got it off:

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And there was a rather shortened Rangey there already lol:

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cracking thread very intreged... id love to have the time to do this but her indoors would make life unbearable
 
you dont happen to have the radio aerial off that discovery you scraped no? mine is gone down some lane...need a new one!
 
Shows how bloody heavy the engine is lol:

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So now the Disco has gone i can get the chassis back out:

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And removed the defenders engine mounts:

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And mounted the engine on the chassis:

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Oh hang on, wrong way. I couldnt bolt the box down as needed some new mounting bushes, so picked them up from the local specialist and ill go back and bolt it down tomorrow ready to get the engine mounts welded on. Also struck a deal with the guy to get my out riggers that i need for the same price i found them on the net. I think ill be a regular at Phils place!






Right so today i arrived, armed with my new mounts:

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And got the Gearbox and TX box mounted:


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Then jacked it all back up to cut the old engine mounts off, and grinded back the welds:

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Then i bolted up the old disco mounts that need welding on here after id flapped them down:

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And dug out 2 of the 4 out riggers that need welding on. Pick the other two up saturday:

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And then got the donors rear axle ready to go to Johns, as he's buying it for his 90:

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Just wondering do you "do project work" for a living or hobby?

I get the feeling from the thread and title that this one is to be your toy.

Is there anyone on here that plays with Land Rovers, either re shelling them, restoring them, exop fitting them, exporting them?

I would love to do something like that for a living but think it will have to come as my retirement present!
 
Collected my new rear outriggers:

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Got them welded on, and then the Engine mounts:

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And engine mounted :)

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