SnowmanV8
Well-Known Member
Well It's about time I put up a project thread now I have ordered a few parts and decided she is sticking around and getting serious work done. It would be much neater on the forum if I ask all question in here than elsewhere.
So looking to get a family car over the BMW I had, my father-in-law at the time was always going on about getting a 4x4 so I looked round wanting a defender 110, Noticed the prices of these where way way way out of my budget for a decent one I looked towards the rrc-p38 Disco 1-2 range to get what I wanted. This beautiful black V8 came up close by, But a guy rang 20 mins before me and brought the damn thing, I then hunted for another V8 LPG joined this forum while googling what to look out for in a discovery and rust being the main one with LPGs making V8's weak, So now I turned towards Non LPG V8's. Found a tidy looking one gave the guy a bell and just said don't sell the fooking thing I'm a 2 hour drive away my father-in-law is on his way to pick me up. So impulse and fear of missing out again I had just bought it without seeing it in the flesh and off Ebay of all place's. So 2 and a bit hours later me and my father-in-law arrive in a narrow street with the landy parked right at the end. My god she looked good, But what about the important stuff the realization I had bought this without seeing it first hit me and I worried if it was a complete dog. So 20 mins of coffee polite chit chat and poking around the landy and the worst of it seemed some bubble on rear bumper and boot floor, After grilling you guys and good on line research I felt this was OK for a discovery I now know it's spotless compared to some fookers I've seen.
So I went from this:
to this:
She has a full going over when brought and a fluid/leak/damage check and we went out and got her muddy and by the look of the servicing and condition she hadn't seen a spot of dirt before so was a christening of sorts
So after some personal issue's she came off the road, Now I have just bought some new tyre's, Exhaust, Bumper lights, A bar with spot's and lastly a 5th freestyle alloy!!
Removed rear bumper and wire brushed all the rust off and brush painted with Hammerite black satin same as the roof bar I got off Pikey!! Both waiting for a rub back with 2500 grit and top coat of rattle can Hammerite black satin. Going to give her a good once over so will update later with pics of work done and questions
Thank you for reading I hope you enjoy the follow tails of the Mud Monkey!
So looking to get a family car over the BMW I had, my father-in-law at the time was always going on about getting a 4x4 so I looked round wanting a defender 110, Noticed the prices of these where way way way out of my budget for a decent one I looked towards the rrc-p38 Disco 1-2 range to get what I wanted. This beautiful black V8 came up close by, But a guy rang 20 mins before me and brought the damn thing, I then hunted for another V8 LPG joined this forum while googling what to look out for in a discovery and rust being the main one with LPGs making V8's weak, So now I turned towards Non LPG V8's. Found a tidy looking one gave the guy a bell and just said don't sell the fooking thing I'm a 2 hour drive away my father-in-law is on his way to pick me up. So impulse and fear of missing out again I had just bought it without seeing it in the flesh and off Ebay of all place's. So 2 and a bit hours later me and my father-in-law arrive in a narrow street with the landy parked right at the end. My god she looked good, But what about the important stuff the realization I had bought this without seeing it first hit me and I worried if it was a complete dog. So 20 mins of coffee polite chit chat and poking around the landy and the worst of it seemed some bubble on rear bumper and boot floor, After grilling you guys and good on line research I felt this was OK for a discovery I now know it's spotless compared to some fookers I've seen.
So I went from this:
to this:
She has a full going over when brought and a fluid/leak/damage check and we went out and got her muddy and by the look of the servicing and condition she hadn't seen a spot of dirt before so was a christening of sorts
So after some personal issue's she came off the road, Now I have just bought some new tyre's, Exhaust, Bumper lights, A bar with spot's and lastly a 5th freestyle alloy!!
Removed rear bumper and wire brushed all the rust off and brush painted with Hammerite black satin same as the roof bar I got off Pikey!! Both waiting for a rub back with 2500 grit and top coat of rattle can Hammerite black satin. Going to give her a good once over so will update later with pics of work done and questions
Thank you for reading I hope you enjoy the follow tails of the Mud Monkey!
