NickVyse

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Thanks to a lot of info provided on this forum and elsewhere I've just finished (well, is it ever) pimping my old 200tdi Discovery. Had her for 9 years and she's been a star. Been a builders truck, winter snow wagon (I live in the mountains), people carrier and more recently duty as a provisioning van for my business.

As such I really needed AC to help keep refridgerated and frozen produce just that (South of France = heat). Finding a local parts car with AC was the clincher in restoring the old girl.

So out came the usual rot, in went new metal, AC and then paint, mucked about with dash and installed a TD5 interior. Didn't have time to post progress here and didn't even get that many pics along the way, but here's a potted history.

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The alloy lips on most of the door bottoms were missing through corrosion, so I cut the remaining bits off, cleaned and painted all surfaces and seam sealed and riveted them back together. That and a useful dose of waxoyl inside should be good for sometime I reckon. Fingers crossed.

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Replaced the central cubby box with a base bin - no pics of it installed yet, but it looks great and sounds better. Even leaves me with a small cubby box.

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Some hefty cutting required for the arches to fit, but the wheels needed it.

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The cut on the door for the arch completely separates the skin from the shell - we went with expanding foam, followed by sealer, followed by stone chip.

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Pre-detailing it will look a lot better - stereo needs to fit flush, the shift boots have been swapped for cheap ebay leather (7 quid for gear shift, tbox and handbrake - why would you bother making them yourself?) and a few other bits will be tidied.

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The finished article. We made a van back simply by riveting and seam sealing in some alloy - great for keeping out the sun and I love the look.

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Sitting down at the back a bit due to about a ton of **** in the boot, despite HD springs all round

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Got another new wheel coming so the spare works and matches

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And how does the new beast thank me for the zillion hours and several wallets of cash? She spat her rear diff on the road back to the south of France. Don't you just love old Land Rovers?
 
I think that looks like real quality work on the body and the overall finished article looks superb!!

Very, very nice work - sorry about the diff though.
 
it was looking really good until the dash..omfg is that furry type carpet on a dash board..
other than that looks gd
beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that - I wanted the whole dash flocked, but they couldn't turn it around in the time scale I had. This was the next best thing - the centre stereo pod (which will also get a boost gauge) is smooth metal and covering it and the dash pod in acoustic cloth tied it into the look of it all.

I like it in the flesh, and I'm not usually one to go for a hairy thing.

Thanks everyone, I'm chuffed, at least I will be when I get the new back axle in!
 
beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that - I wanted the whole dash flocked, but they couldn't turn it around in the time scale I had. This was the next best thing - the centre stereo pod (which will also get a boost gauge) is smooth metal and covering it and the dash pod in acoustic cloth tied it into the look of it all.

I like it in the flesh, and I'm not usually one to go for a hairy thing.

Thanks everyone, I'm chuffed, at least I will be when I get the new back axle in!
the disco don't get to see the mud then:rolleyes:
 
Looking good! I've never been too sure about those headlights on a disco but they really suit this one.
 
Hello mate, lovely work, was shocked/surprised by the finished pics, wasn't expecting sch a cool looking disco!! :D

Please tell me more about those RDX headlamps, what is involved with fitting?

Are they hugely better than the original lamps?

Thanks, Sam :)
 
The RDX lights pop straight in place of the Disco 300 lights/indicators, otherwise it's the normal 200-300 headlight conversion process.
They even use the existing plugs.
 
****, so one needs to cut holes in ones 200 shape front panels?

Not too keen on that! :(

(I'm a geek for maintaining the 200 specific aspects of the disco, love my 200!!)
 
That's good news. They are pricey though so need to be good, need confirmation, but I have just about had it up to here with 200 headlamps!
 
The RDX lights pop straight in place of the Disco 300 lights/indicators, otherwise it's the normal 200-300 headlight conversion process.
They even use the existing plugs.

yep, as pointed out by someone else, direct kit now for the 200 front end. Mine are SVX lights, supposedly better than RDX but have no idea what the difference is - chose them on the basis they were the only ones they had in LHD. At the mo they're LHD adjusted for RHD roads, and as such were pretty disappointing to be honest. Without searching I don't know if the Disco lights are on a relay. If they're not they soon will be.

the disco don't get to see the mud then:rolleyes:
Been a builders truck, winter snow wagon (I live in the mountains), people carrier and more recently duty as a provisioning van for my business.

didn't know mud was obligatory. Don't get much down here with the rainfall.
 
yep, as pointed out by someone else, direct kit now for the 200 front end. Mine are SVX lights, supposedly better than RDX but have no idea what the difference is - chose them on the basis they were the only ones they had in LHD. At the mo they're LHD adjusted for RHD roads, and as such were pretty disappointing to be honest. Without searching I don't know if the Disco lights are on a relay. If they're not they soon will be.



didn't know mud was obligatory. Don't get much down here with the rainfall.
where is here? put yr location on yr cp
 

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