Wanted: Disco1 trail truck

[JSQ]

I have a good friend with a very nice '04 Disco2 street machine / ski mobile. He's interested in some offroad fun but wants to keep the '04 nice so I've enlightened him with the virtues of the built trail truck. It's time to shop.

No interest in RRCs, P38s or Disco2s.

We are looking for a Disco1 with the following:

-front bumper
-winch
-rear bumper
-sliders
-axle/differential/steering protection
-lift with appropriate components
-tires
-rear locker
-hd axles

Those are the minimum requirements.
Front traction differential is a bonus. Don't really care about roofrack or lights or other non-serious extras.

Must be in very good mechanical condition.
Can look like a trail truck.

Will pay what the truck is worth.

What's out there?

 

[disco4x4]

if you decide to knock off a few of those requirements min has lift tires brush guard snorkel and exhaust

 

[smithers]

Here it is. All that you asked for and more.
http://www.discoweb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44701

 

[ranf5]

Have you seen my truck that's for sale? It's a sweet trail rig and has almost everything you are looking for. I'm in Portland, OR. Check out my Craigslist ad at:

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/561309416.html

Let me know what you think.

 

[Roverlady]

Have you seen my truck that's for sale? It's a sweet trail rig and has almost everything you are looking for. I'm in Portland, OR. Check out my Craigslist ad at:

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/561309416.html

Let me know what you think.

OH
MY
GOD

Someone at Solihull just went to their grave.

 

[daven5735]

Did you notice the rear drive shaft? Poser.

 

[JSQ]

Here it is. All that you asked for and more.
http://www.discoweb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=44701

Sweet Jeebus.

maybe if that thing was runing a 35" tire or less.
Somethign appropriate for the drivetrain.
It's quite possible you can baby your truck down the trail looking cool with your Big Dawg IROKs, but my friend is new to fourwheeling. He's going to make mistakes and I don't want him to lose a ring gear the first time he puts it in reverse offroad.

 

[JSQ]

Have you seen my truck that's for sale? It's a sweet trail rig and has almost everything you are looking for. I'm in Portland, OR. Check out my Craigslist ad at:

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/561309416.html

Let me know what you think.

I think it's probably better if I don't.

 

[JSQ]

Let me attempt to be more explicit in the direction of my search.

I'm looking for a cookie-cutter discoweb truck.
It need not be exciting. Just functional.

I'm not interested in your one-of-a-kind parts sculpture.

 

[smithers]

Sweet Jeebus.

maybe if that thing was runing a 35" tire or less.
Somethign appropriate for the drivetrain.
It's quite possible you can baby your truck down the trail looking cool with your Big Dawg IROKs, but my friend is new to fourwheeling. He's going to make mistakes and I don't want him to lose a ring gear the first time he puts it in reverse offroad.

You can put what ever tires you want on there. It could also be lowered a bit?

 

[sven]

I'm looking for a cookie-cutter discoweb truck.

Do those even exist anymore?

 

[JSQ]

Do those even exist anymore?

Sure.

I've seen a number of good trucks sell on the dweb classifieds in the past year.

 

[draaronr]

see if Garrett still has his for sale

 

[Nomar]

Garrett's truck just sold.
Actually, it would've been perfect for your friend, Jack.

 

[Ol'Drippy]

I'm not interested in your one-of-a-kind parts sculpture.

Goodness JSQ! I about spit my mashed potatoes out That was a good one there

 

[RBBailey]

What about that one that Ran has for sale? -- perfect trail rig!

EDIT: I guess I should have read the thread.

There is a lot of talk about the perfect truck, but no one seems to know what that is. I guess the perfect truck is only the one that goes from stock to perfect over night. There is no such thing as a "work in progress" around here -- it's like most people here want to have the truck set up for them so that they don't have to change out that rotoflex for themselves -- and they want it for the same price as a stock truck. If you're going to build it or sell it, it had better be perfect from the start. If you are the type of person who saves up for a mod, or waits for something to break before you buy the upgrade, don't even post.

 

[lrse7 1997]

my friend is selling his white '96 disco 4" inch lift, arb with hella 500's, front and rear diff guards, rear ladder, 5 33" bfg mud terrains. he might have detroit lockers ( i cant remember). let me know and i will talk to him

 

[RBBailey]

Nope, Detroit lockers aren't good enough around here. And no front or rear skid plates? Sheesh! I bet it has a rotoflex too!

 

[JSQ]

I'm not looking for any mythical "perfect" truck nor am I looking for one that's exactly like my personal disco.

It just has to have the items described above without the addition of any hokey shit.

For instance, while I might prefer RTE bumpers, Tractech differentials and Rockware steering links a suitable truck might be equipped with Safari Gard bumpers, ARB differentials and Southdown skidplates. This would be totally satisfactory. It wouldn't be how I would build my own, but that's not the point of the exercise. The goal is to get all the basics covered at once so my friend can get right into recreational fourwheeling without building something up.

As I said, a number of such trucks have sold on dweb. There was a very solid willow green disco with lift, bumpers, traction diffs and winch not long ago and Bill Bettridge's old red disco also sold here on the board. I'm looking for one of those.

 

[Roverlady]

Bill's red Disco was pretty close to perfection for a trail truck...in my opinion.