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    disco 2001 td5

    Electronics are easy compared to the swiss cheese chassis :)
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    1992 110 defender to td5 project

    Cut the top out the disco tank where the pump fits, cut a bigger hole in the 90 side tank, made up sandwich plates and bolted the lot together. He used the disco fuel filter housing. Pipes were what he could use or plastic air pipe used in lorries. I looked at a 110/disco tank once upon a...
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    What wheels to run 285/75r16 on disco1

    I had 285/75/16 on a RRC with 8 x 16 ET 0 wheels. Body lifted 4" and it took a lot of cutting :)
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    1992 110 defender to td5 project

    I have a disco here i was planning stripping for a conversion. My mate converted his 200tdi 90 to all disco td5 bits when he blew up the 200. He didnt buy much...a throttle pedal as the disco wouldnt fit. He striped out lots of the disco loom and used it. We had it running on his garage...
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    1992 110 defender to td5 project

    Yes keep that and intercooler and hoses/pipes, header tank, power steering pipes might be useful , fuel filter Im sure theres more :)
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    DAB radio into older vehicle single DIN

    Its not just me then :) The old bent wire coat hanger used to work fine with FM, is it a no go with DAB
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    Performance restricted

    I doubt you can just block off the egr....it'll see that as a fault. Early egr valves were fine but later ones are not so easy to get rid of.
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    Alpha Fae The Highlands

    Theres no snow in Elgin....but there never is. :)
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    Is it safe to drive with one rear half shaft removed?

    almost all fronts, usually they have a rubber center cap on them, Disco/defender/rrc the early ones might need the holes drilled out a bit
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    Is it safe to drive with one rear half shaft removed?

    Use a drive flange from something that doesnt have the flange as part of the shaft. Threse loads of them. Halfshaft out/in is a damn sight quicker than a propshaft...its 5 bolts at the wheel. if your center diff is not locked you have no handbrake.....undo the last halfshaft bolt and the truck...
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    Is it safe to drive with one rear half shaft removed?

    I used to drive about on tar with one half shaft out when I had a welded rear diff. did tend to pull a bit to the side with throttle on throttle off but I still had drive to one wheel. With on open rear diff and a halfshaft out there will be no drive at the rear wheels. If the center diff is...
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    Disco 2 Hydro locked Td5

    I suppose rot might not be an issue in Cyprus. :) An engine might be a bit heavy for airmail
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    REAR DOOR SKIN REPLACEMENT

    The complete skin right around the window frame is not good to get off and leave with no marks. I fitted steel door skins to a 90 not long ago, £112 each and a pritty good fit and should not react like allloy skins. I bit heavier but it does make the door feel like its made of something. Id...
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    Engine Identification 200tdi or 300tdi???

    200....which is a good reason to leave it and go find a 300.....
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    Galvanised Chassis swap shopping list

    a grinder and a burner and a lot of new bolts/nuts....it'll save you hours and hours and a lot of effort......just burn every bolt off :)
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    Disco 2 Hydro locked Td5

    probably not worth fixing....you get a drive away rotton td5 disco for £300 just swap the engine for another :) Ive seen a good few diesels that have had a drink....floods were common here. Some conrods that were so bent they wouldnt come out. The crank ends so twisted they wouldnt fit up...
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    Disco 2 Hydro locked Td5

    does it turn backwards? If its only water in the cylinder it will turn backwards. Doesnt sound like it will though. Then its toast, con rod is bent. Depending where in the stroke it is it doesnt take much of a bend to lock them.
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    Boost pressure from turbo out let it intake manifold

    On my last 300tdi I had similar mods...blocked the wee wastgate pipe at the turbo and plumbed it to the rear of the inlet manifold. Had a boost gauge connected on to the pipe that supplies boost pressure to the top of the pump. a couple of inches back from the pump....the gauge didnt show any...
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    Defender TD5 ECU issue

    No but if seen the "not trigger injectors after is got a bit wet!" before. I just swapped the ECU. had a look in the old one but didn't see anything obvious.
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    Compressor and spray gun advice please

    2 pack unless its metallic then basecoat and lacquer. Cellulose is crap unless your prep is 110% and theres a dozen coats. 2pack hides a lot of flaws, a mist coat with a decent coat on top...done and it'll have a shine. Not all 2 pack is equal though, better with decent stuff. Like said...