LUNCHBOX :: 1998 Land Rover Discovery

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[lunchbox]

Getting there. One coat of rust repair down

 

[terryjm1]

You are giving me confidence about putting in the effort to fix the rust on mine which is much less than what you have tackled.

 

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It’s not perfect. But it will do.

 

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New bumps all around. I’ll do the rears tomorrow. Fox 3” travel

 

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Well shit...

 

[lunchbox]

So…since I now have my truck back, I’ve decided to really clean it up. While the interior is out (thanks thieves) I cleaned up the floors and POR15 them. I got a spare truck with a decent interior, and I’m using it along with other parts I had to make one nice interior. I picked up a new winch and yellow top. I’m replacing all of the stereo wiring and parts. I also had to replace the ignition and door locks. The wheels are some old MRW that I got from L8 a long time ago. My buddy had them and put some 37” ATs on.

 

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I’ve also replaced the exhaust and o2 sensors. They were cut out. I picked up a new center dash from AB. It may be the nicest part of the truck now.

 

[lunchbox]

I’ve been working on the truck like a part time job. Those assholes really trashed it. But I’m getting close. They broke the shift lever and solenoid. So it was stuck in park. I replaced all of that and continued cleaning up all of the broken interior. I also picked up some new D2 front seats from Will T. The pulled some fuses and plugs, so no lights worked. I got that all sorted. I used a double sided jute for the front floors instead of the water absorbing factory insulation. And started working on some kick panels for more speakers. Now I have to figure out why it sounds like I have gravel in the exhaust.

 

[terryjm1]

On the D2 seat conversion, was wiring the seat switches quite complicated?

 

[lunchbox]

I didn’t wire them. I used a battery and moved them all the way back and called it good for now. I have the wiring diagram somewhere from when I originally did the swap. I may dig it up so I can hook up the heaters.

 

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Interior is done

 

[Spark6]

Interior is done

Wow! That’s a classy looking interior! Great job!

 

[rover4x4]

Good work!! I am glad you got it back and it was the catalyst to get some work done

 

[lunchbox]

I doubt many people will read this, but…I’d really like to thank everyone for the positive comments and especially the people that let me off the hook for new purchases. I had just decided to start a new build when my truck popped up on Instagram. I had paid these people money. In all cases, they worked with me to cancel the purchase. That’s an incredibly kind thing to do. So a huge thanks goes to Simon at RTE, Scott at SG and Matt (Mc97D1) on here. And the usual props to Will T for hooking me up with the cleanest D2 seats I’ve ever seen.

Chad

 

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How it sits for now…

 

[Spark6]

How it sits for now…

Looking great!!

 

[Frobisher]

How it sits for now…

You should re-name it Phoenix. That thing has risen beautifully from the ashes.

 

[lunchbox]

Got some key fobs today. I’ll program them tomorrow. I also ordered some new wheels.

 

[Spark6]

Slick wheels!