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latest additions to my disco
AndyMacG:
well as I'm not going to billing this weekend as I'm on call :'(
I decided to start on making my rock sliders had a few lengths of 60x 60mm box section and some 60 x 30 mm angle, then had a visit off my mate from round the corner who was in his skip truck with skip full of steel on the back so had arummage and found some bits of tube with bends on and some straights.
So after doing a bit of measuring I got the welder and grinder out and 2 hours later this is the result, just got to make the mountings to the body out riggers,
Mr Alford:
nice sliders
clover:
It will also be interesting to see what people start doing to the TD5 disco when they start to come within the price bracket of weekend laners.
Would have thought its not far off now.
The old 200TDI's seem to be dying left right and center from tinworm in the bodyshell. You can pick up MOT failures for under £400 at the moment. They have gone like the RRC did a couple of years back.
300TDI are not that far behind the 200TDI.
But the TD5 with ACE and everything is a different kettle of fish as far as modifying is concerned.
I don't think the P38 will ever be very popular choice as weekend laners as they are so troublesome even just used as Chelsea tractors let alone anything involving mild abuse!
Disco Matt:
I've only seen one P38A off roading, they'd be very capable due to the air suspension but as you say I'm not sure I'd trust one not to fall apart on a lane! Then again as they become cheaper and cheaper I think some people will be tempted - the surviving examples are probably the better ones by now.
I suspect a lot of older Disco 2s will be passed on to laning and replaced by something newer as the main family car, certainly that's how my Disco came to me (parents cast-off). That said, the post-2001 examples won't be as popular due to the £400 road tax now levied on them.
AndyMacG:
--- Quote from: Disco Matt on July 20, 2008, 09:14:41 ---I've only seen one P38A off roading, they'd be very capable due to the air suspension but as you say I'm not sure I'd trust one not to fall apart on a lane! Then again as they become cheaper and cheaper I think some people will be tempted - the surviving examples are probably the better ones by now.
I suspect a lot of older Disco 2s will be passed on to laning and replaced by something newer as the main family car, certainly that's how my Disco came to me (parents cast-off). That said, the post-2001 examples won't be as popular due to the £400 road tax now levied on them.
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funny you mentioning P38's the local garage owner has one that hes kitting out as an off road toy, hes took the V8 though and fitted a300tdi, and also took all the airbags off and fitted coils instead
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