lets start with the good...
Motor / transmission
Exterior
Interior
OK... so now the BAD
Let me start off with that I drove this to work every day for many years... it runs GREAT.
Motor
Exterior
Interior
Ok, lets talk about the misc. stuff.
A friends kid was getting into the vehicle wrapping business and I offered up the Disco here as a guinea pig for him. he did a descent job ... but it certainly isn't perfect. There are some bubbles throughout and some seams are coming up. The factory gearing is still in it. So it can run on the highway at 75 but I don't usually do it. With the new turbo it is WAAAAY better to drive.
Emissions... lets talk emissions. Short answer. I don't know! I live in a county that doesn't require emissions inspection.
Tire size. I have wheeled this a bunch. Done great for the most part... however, I have noticed that if you hit a dip going too fast, the tires will hit the body panels. I was going to mitigate this by making the wheel wells larger and then putting the wheel well extensions on (they come with the sale)
I'm sure I am missing a few things. Ready to answer any questions that you have...
Motor / transmission
- 300 TDI conversion
- Uprated Turbo and Intercooler (Allisport) Installed by pro
- New radiator
- new oil lines to radiator
- new power steering pump
- New steering gearbox
- new aluminium (yes that is spelled correctly) oil separator
- new battery with disconnect
- silicon hoses all around
- new air filter
- pressure plate / torque converter for 300tdi installed in ZF transmission
- Motor mounts re-welded
- Center locking differential installed (despite the sticker that says otherwise)
Exterior
- New side markers lights
- replaced (not new) headlights
- steel bumper (not new) off a range rover (so I am told)
- steel wheels and tires
- 2" lift
- custom wrap (more on that below)
- extended roof mounts
- tire carrier relocate (for larger spare)
- Steel rear bumper
Interior
- Replacement carpet throughout
- Replacement black headliner
- D1 Dash installed (no digital ...)
- Gauge cluster installed with Boost and Turbo Temp
OK... so now the BAD
Let me start off with that I drove this to work every day for many years... it runs GREAT.
Motor
- Fan housing is Cracked. Held together with some clippy things...
- wind screen washers don't work
- No heated wind screen installed
- oil lead (duh)
- AC compressor doesn't work
Exterior
- there was a mishap with the drivers door. I have a salvage yard door replacement... just haven't gotten around to doing the work.
- passenger side rear wheel skuttle (is that the right term??) the plastic thing between the wheel well and the rear bumper fell off somewhere... if you find it, that would be great
- rear passenger tail light has a crack in it and is dim .
- Front mounted aux lights on the bumper don't work
- bumper drivers side missing the side of the bumper. See images
Interior
- speedometer housing from D1 is not secured to the dash well.
- Volume on the stereo doesn't work (just use the steering wheel controls
- coin drawer / ash tray don't come out automatically. You have to pull them out.
- passenger side seat controls don't work. Drivers side works fine.
- interior window moldings on the door cards need to be replaced (don't secure well)
- drivers side rear door lock and unlock doesn't work (manual operation is fine)
- back door lock and unlock doesn't work (manual operation is fine)
- Drivers seat leather is bad, rest of the leather is in pretty good shape
- Rattles at idle.
- Back seat latches to lay them down are broken off ... common and I have 1 replacement ... not installed.
- Rear storage cover won't come out.
- turn signal indicators (lights on the dash ) don't work. Clicking is still there and the turn signals themselves work fine
Ok, lets talk about the misc. stuff.
A friends kid was getting into the vehicle wrapping business and I offered up the Disco here as a guinea pig for him. he did a descent job ... but it certainly isn't perfect. There are some bubbles throughout and some seams are coming up. The factory gearing is still in it. So it can run on the highway at 75 but I don't usually do it. With the new turbo it is WAAAAY better to drive.
Emissions... lets talk emissions. Short answer. I don't know! I live in a county that doesn't require emissions inspection.
Tire size. I have wheeled this a bunch. Done great for the most part... however, I have noticed that if you hit a dip going too fast, the tires will hit the body panels. I was going to mitigate this by making the wheel wells larger and then putting the wheel well extensions on (they come with the sale)
I'm sure I am missing a few things. Ready to answer any questions that you have...
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