Foxham is alright, plenty of different bits/tracks suitable for various levels of skill etc etc, very friendly place too

Yes we'll be there all weekend too, cake raid sounds fun!! (note to self... don't bring cake) lol

I've had 3 discos.... and all 3 were chopped! :) DOOO IT!!

I dunno really... I was expecting maybe a long weekend, upto a week I guess... Another afternoon on it and the work will be done, that will total about 3 and a half days but thats doing other bits and bobs in between... day one we also replaced an engine in another 200tdi disco and converted it...

Bristol 4x4 Club have a club stand there... be nice to meet some of the LZ guys and gals there too :)

Let me guess... don't quit it??! :clap2: I'm a security officer.... so no.. I'm not a welder! :) The workshop belongs to a friend of mine who maintains commercial plant, due to my accident with the grinder I'm unfortunately resigned to making one handed tea for the lads who are kindly finishing...

It's so close I can nearly smell it! :) quick pic of the test fitted outer panels: Oh yea.... :) Next is welding the roof, finishing the boot floor gap and of course finishing the rear body mounts... ok so there's quite a bit left when you write it down! lol Thinking about the paint next... ;)

Anyways... back to the bobtail... One side finished (nearly) and painted up: And the otherside... just a bit of finishing on the window line: A quick check fit of the outer panels:

We got distracted by making a new rear end for the big old TD5 disco too... A bit of 2x4 box section... cut, shaped, welded, spaced and finished in a couple coats of stone chip! Jobs a good'en! :)

More plate: Topside welded, we wondered why the inner panel didn't weld too well... until we realised it was aluminium! oops... The welds along the roof will be ground down before you ask :) New body mounts are made from a piece of 'boiler' plate... nice and thick! We cut the original...

Ok quick update, more patchwork today filling holes etc... body is now attached, had to make up several new panels mainly between the end of the wheel arches and the rear body... Anyway heres some more pics!! The patchwork continues! We figured it was a lot easier to plate several times rather...

Thanks mate, lookin forward to testing it!

If you take the tyres off completely and just drive on the standard wheels you get a lot better control off road.... As long as the off road is a railway line! :p

Thanks for all the support chaps, yeah the finger is a pain in the.... um... finger (???) Hoping to get the body re-attached this weekend so there will be plenty more pics :)

Thanks for the feedback! :) So far it's taken an afternoon to strip it - tackling all the seized/rusted bolts sucked! Another afternoon to chop it up, followed by a trip to the A&E after an incident with the angle grinder... 3 hours of surgery to re-attach tendons and nerves, several stitches, a...

Mines heavy, expensive to run as I commute with it, it handles like a pig with lifted suspension and big ole 35" mud terrains, BUT... I love it! It makes me smile every time I drive it, even when it breaks I love repairing it! Like a few people have said do whats needed, I only put the roof rack...

Thanks sible88 :)

Looks good with the stone chip on it :) Next is matching up the body, tacking it in place and fabricating the new rear body mounts: Damn thats smart if I do say so myself! :) What do you think?

Check out this bad boy! :) Nice bit of weld on that! You can try as hard as you like to rip that off... my money is on the rope breaking!!

Lookin good! And back to the cross member... Got some extra strength in there by triangulation: