Michigan Land Rover Discovery's

LRDONE

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Where are all the D1s and 2s in Michigan? And are there any Discovery people doing discovery things?
 

p m

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I like the enthusiasm! lol. Mine managed to survive 95 percent rust free in a scrap yard.
I don't know how do you calculate the rust-free percentage.
Mine is not rust-free in dry San Diego - there's a fist-sized rust hole in the firewall, there was another one behind the right front fender that could not be seen from outside, I took repeated care of the floorpans and C-pillars meeting the rear quarters. I have not seen one D1 without rust at the bottom of alpine windows.

I do believe that a D1 has a better chance to survive the scrap yard than Michigan roads. Seeing that mountain of road salt at the empty riverfront lot near Renaissance Center made me cringe every time.
 
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LRDONE

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I don't know how do you calculate the rust-free percentage.
Mine is not rust-free in dry San Diego - there's a fist-sized rust hole in the firewall, there was another one behind the right front fender that could not be seen from outside, I took repeated care of the floorpans and C-pillars meeting the rear quarters. I have not seen one D1 without rust at the bottom of alpine windows.

I do believe that a D1 has a better chance to survive the scrap yard than Michigan roads. Seeing that mountain of road salt at the empty riverfront lot near Renaissance Center made me cringe every time.
65,000 miles on in when I bought it. You're right, It's not perfect. A lot of the little brackets under my dash are a little rusty that I noticed because I had the dash out of it along with every interior panel. I remedy'd the slightest bit of surface rust in the rear under the carpet when I chassis saved the whole inside. But all the common rust areas that I typically see rust on these chassis and body's mine doesn't have so idk I guess I got lucky.
 
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robertf

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none of mine have alpine window rust

the rear floorboard is a different story
 
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