Alan s1

KEV you are MAD found a video clip of you playing in water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91FPeN4AKtg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8WUyuSO1C4&feature=user

GARETH T

he only did that so he didnt have to pay for a car wash! tight scottish twat

Alan s1

I see as long as the outside is clean it does'nt matter whot the inside is like or is that the idea of beige seats and carpet so the water marks dont show up so much

Good on him mine dont get used like that
But i am going to get some of them Arch's so i can then get aset of these babys
Mach 5 16" Steel Wheels ONLY 8x16" WHEELS
Half way down the page not cheap @ £139+vat each
http://www.famousfour.co.uk/foursport/tyre.php

Kevin Sharp

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pmsl@ gareth you might be right about the car wash

alan, i think those are the only 2 vid clips around
those mach 5 wheels are well smart...i havent bought a set cos i would have them scratched to fook in no time

i,m building a bobtail disco just now...as the body is gettting a little tired on my old one 13" chopped out of its back end

ossie cossie

love it we do a lot of offroading here in OZ , will post some pics.

Alan s1

Kev the bob tail disco's look very smart
Some picks of a couple i have seen on the net




And my old Landrover 110 Ex BBC V8 3.5 and my old S1 after it was painted I wish i had'nt sold it to my brother now (the 110 that is) but its near back on the road or tho he's put a bloody 300tdi in it

Kevin Sharp

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any more pics of that white bob with the external cage alan? that looks exactly like what i want to do to mine....to try and keep bodywork damage to the minimum

good man replacing the V8 with a tdi

Alan s1

No thats the only one i was trying to find a cage for mine External but had no luck
TDI are ok but dont have the sound like the V8

Kevin Sharp

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try north offroad for a cage, they did a full external for a mates defender, very nice job aswell http://www.northoffroad.co.uk/products.asp

i hada rummage around too couldnt find any off the shelf externals for disco,s

protection and performance might be nearer you for doing a cage

James-W

new disco looks a beast kev
Mc desert spoon saph, what shall the landrover be called?
will tony be building the tdi?
It will bring you many, many hours of fun

James

lawnsy

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you do relise i just got a s- reg escort van for a run about as well as my mondi and after reading this ive spent the last hour looking for a cheap disco .... ...looks like the van is going

andycosworth

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gr8 pics

AndyGranger

Tim where you going up Bonsall quarry?

Alan s1

Look like they do alot of good stuff My disco will be done a bit at a time Like the cossie

Alan s1

Becareful with a "cheap disco" as they do rot But if you have a friendly MOT guy then you msybe ok
There was some cheap ones on ebay last wk IE £800 Buy now high millage tho 215,000

Tim

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fuck me take a look at this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa8WZ...eature=related

smitsturbo

im dying to get into this as i need a towing car aswell, i have thaught about a swb shogun? how are they for off roading, with a lift kit & big wheels??

Kevin Sharp

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prob be ok but very limited for accesories and spares will be expensive..the landrover takes some beating and the spares are as cheap as chips..readily available from most breakers

i get most of my new spares from here http://www.paddockspares.com/

eg brake pads under £20 for a full set

Alan s1

The 1st offroad advent i marshalled on my own i had a racer do a simaler thing on the 1st lap he hit a cross roat flat out even tho there was sign saying it was there he did'nt slow up it

I had to pull him 10mrts off the track and my 110 was struggling when we looked around the racer it had bent to wheels and both tyres where flat but the rear was bent around the rear brake calliper

Alan s1

I was going to say the same thing the landrovers are alot better as Kev says Parts ect

smitsturbo

are yur discoverys all manual or auto??

Kevin Sharp
im not a million miles away from you so are there clubs etc or is it just a bunch of mates??

Kevin Sharp

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mine is a manual but either are fine

its a load of mates that all go out but we are in our local offroad club http://www.glentarkie.co.uk/ its only 10 miles up the road from us there are a lot of aberdeen guys come down from time to time, if you fancy coming down one sunday in january you can come out with us...

smitsturbo

might take you up on that its on my new years resolution

Alan s1

Mines Auto but atm it has no gears

Tim

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Landrovers the way forward mines manual but autos ok i guess never had 1 offroad nicer to drive on road imo as for parts i order to great big fuck off bushes for the rear axle today £5 eack takes the piss there cheap as chips
trackdays for me are a thing off the past for now as ive seen the light with offroading much cheaper

Kevin Sharp

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even the dealer parts are mega cheap...i replaced every bush on mine using genuine landrover parts for under £100

i find it much cheaper and much more fun than trackdays

smits..no probs give me a shout if you fancy coming down my landrovers only a 2 seater now but if you bring your bird and her pal i will fit them in the passenger seat and tie you to the roof or something ROFLOL ..if you bring someone down they can prob tag a passenger seat with someone else

smitsturbo

will do mate cheers....i think

lawnsy

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Not bothered about the mileage, just been looking for a cheap TDi or a cheap V8 with LPG wouldn mind the V8 though

Mr Orange

Discos rot like hell in the boot floor due to trapped water, rear chassis rails and sills round the rear doors can go as well.


Not the mk1 disco, its the new disco 3.
1st vid shows other 4x4s trying to get up this hill. note the defender having a go at it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-zbq9AOvBU
poor guy with the red truck at the end

The end of this vid shows the disco3 trying the same hill as well.
Angle at the start is 43degs and goes to over 50 for a part
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STt7DmJeeVc

offroading is superb!

Kev, there was a mk1 bobtailed disco with full external roll cage in LRM a few months ago, full feature on it. the guy was selling if for £17,500! ill go look for what month its in. might give you ideas/help

Alan s1

V8 LPG And CHEAP dont realy go together and its no point going for a Cheap LPG kit

Alan s1

I got a fully poly bush set for mine go it with a lot of other offroad parts i was getting cheap Shame the guy left i was making good money

Because mine has a 2" liftkit i could do with the cranked tie bars but there not bloody cheap

Kevin Sharp

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cool vids you found that feature yet?

Alan, Devon4x4 are selling those mach5 wheels for £115plus vat each

B19LRW

ooooo i like the look of this!! i have a old E plate manual Range Rover at my disposal...

Alan s1

Had a phone call last night a guy has 2 set new £400 for a set of 5
Will have to wait untill the end of the month tho to see if i can afford them

Kevin Sharp

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they are cheap at that alan, are they 7 or 8" ones?

heres a few pics from todays carry on...and niki ended up on his side again




my disco..starting to look a bit tired

and roy

dovboy

good pics,your disco is lookin mega ruff at the front now,,how long till it all goes on the bobtail?

Alan s1

You lot a Animals look @ the state of them Disco's

Those wheels are only 7j but still a good price @ £80 each Shame i cant aford them

On anther note i have removed most bits under the disco to replace the gearbox nxt saturday
Only bits i can see that need to come off are the Cats, speedo cable and revering lights wires (forgot about them when i was under the bloody thing ) , Top hose Then starter gearbox mounts and bell housing bolts
Hopfully the fucking thing will then come out (im hoping )

Kevin Sharp

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might be best to split the transfer box off the gearbox alan..only 6 bolts holding it on and it weighs as much as a normal box on its own

i might have someone to buy a set of those wheels if he wants to sell them......

and what you mean animals..they are just getting used properly mine was road leagal till a few weeks ago..its actually still got 6 months mot and tax...recon i could be on police camera action if i drove it on road tho

davie....trying to get the bobtail done this month before i get busy....

Alan s1

Yes i have fort of that i have brought a Gearbox removel tool that someone has made for the job fingers crossed it fits my Auto box as its made to fit the Manule box with the transfer box bolted on still and that bolts to the jack

Tim

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