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Disco 2 Build
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 11:43 am
by Nedarb2
This is my first LR, and I LOVE it. I’ve owned a lot of vehicles and it’s been a long time since I’ve said that about one. This is a play truck for me. I drive it around town and use it for back road exploring and hunting. One day I’ll be able to step into a defender ;) hope you like the truck, suggestions and advice is always appreciated.
2003, black leather interior. 155,000kms.
Mods/things done:
2” lift (terrafirma)
Terrafirma winch bumper
Driver seat mount mod (to move it back further, I’m tall).
Installed vhf radio
New front drive shaft
Abs shuttle mod
On order:
Hood black out decal
Tow hitch
New brake / low-high shifter leather gaiters
To order:
Winch
Roof rack (looking if anybody knows of one available! Otherwise I’ll build one myself this fall).
Rear door ladder
Off road lights
Rock sliders
Front diff guard
Limb risers
Re: Disco 2 Build
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 11:46 am
by Nedarb2
Re: Disco 2 Build
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 11:47 am
by Nedarb2
Re: Disco 2 Build
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 11:48 am
by Nedarb2
Re: Disco 2 Build
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 11:21 pm
by acg
Balmer Fab in Abbotsford has a set of Disco rock sliders available for sale. The info is in a July 5th post:
https://www.facebook.com/BalmerFabrication/
I have a set of his sliders and it is very well made.
Re: Disco 2 Build
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:32 am
by rgallant
The grey SE in Balmer Fab is mine, they make a nice wide step with top plates.
But before you go all nuts putting stuff on your Disco go over it with a fine tooth comb make sure all the mechanical its are working well.
Keep an eye on your coolant level if it drops you need to get that sorted out. Aluminum engines really react poorly to any overheating.
Check for water getting inside - trust me it is hard to sort out in a rain storm in Sept. Typical problem area's are the sunroof drains, AC drains and the windshield.
Sunroof drains are easy open them up put some water in a water bottle and put it in the tray at the front corners - 1 at a time then look underneath you should see water come out if not the drain could be disconnected or plugged.
Windshield just put a whack of water up there with a hose, check the carpets in the driver and passenger foot wells some newspaper on the passenger foot well will help. The top corners of the windshield are a bad spot for leaks, as is the edge of the plastic cowling along the windshield. The rubber corners stop sealing after a while, mine actually had pine needles under there some silicone, underneath and around the edges will sort it out
The AC drains are located underneath and just get mucked up a small Phillips jewelers screw driver will clear it, be care full the water can be very hot.
But they are fun trucks and generally will go anywhere, pretty easy to work on too.
Re: Disco 2 Build
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:19 pm
by Nedarb2
rgallant wrote: Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:32 am
The grey SE in Balmer Fab is mine, they make a nice wide step with top plates.
But before you go all nuts putting stuff on your Disco go over it with a fine tooth comb make sure all the mechanical its are working well.
Keep an eye on your coolant level if it drops you need to get that sorted out. Aluminum engines really react poorly to any overheating.
Check for water getting inside - trust me it is hard to sort out in a rain storm in Sept. Typical problem area's are the sunroof drains, AC drains and the windshield.
Sunroof drains are easy open them up put some water in a water bottle and put it in the tray at the front corners - 1 at a time then look underneath you should see water come out if not the drain could be disconnected or plugged.
Windshield just put a whack of water up there with a hose, check the carpets in the driver and passenger foot wells some newspaper on the passenger foot well will help. The top corners of the windshield are a bad spot for leaks, as is the edge of the plastic cowling along the windshield. The rubber corners stop sealing after a while, mine actually had pine needles under there some silicone, underneath and around the edges will sort it out
The AC drains are located underneath and just get mucked up a small Phillips jewelers screw driver will clear it, be care full the water can be very hot.
But they are fun trucks and generally will go anywhere, pretty easy to work on too.
So easy to work on, I love it! My last car was a built up Suzuki Grand Vitara, never again will I own an Asian import.
I’ve spent the last couple months only on mechanical things getting the truck tickety-boo. Did all the common fixes as a preventative measure. No sunroofs, and no self leveling system. Got the ac drains clear - those do clog up a lot I’ve noticed every few trips of back road exploring I need to poke them. Head gasket was done and heads machined by Hesp Auto. All fluids changed to amsoil full synthetic except motor oil is trotella with the k&n hp3001 filter. I did a coolant flush a few weeks after i got the truck when I installed the low temp thermostat. I marked the coolant levels on the reservoir and they have not moved since Feb. I’m having fun!
Re: Disco 2 Build
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:09 am
by rgallant
Sounds like you are set