All in a days work!!

Well had a busy day on the Disco today
Into the workshop that I have blagged for the refurb. I have managed to get the garage to do alot of work on the Disco for me as long as I do the stripping down etc.
As you will see today we managed to strip of most of the exterior trim(ready for paint at another workshop I have done a deal with ).
I knew the inner wings had a bit of rot in them when I purchased it, so in the next week or so we will have new inner wings, full service, new brakes, new timing belt, all oils and filters changed and then fully cleaned underneath and then undersealed from front to back
Then off to the paint shop for its respray in AA buttercup Yellow and its livery added. Beacons and period comms equipment will then be added to make it look just right

You'll get nothing done chatting away on here Tony

Go on, off you go!!

We want to see a nice new shiny motor by morning!

Not sure if I still have it but I may have one of the carnation controllers for the lightbars the one with the 2 rows of 4 buttons it came out of an AA VW but can't remember if I used it or not on an install.

If you want me too I can have a look in the storage boxes to see if its still here for you.

Now go on and get some work done lol

Alane wrote:

You'll get nothing done chatting away on here Tony

Go on, off you go!!

We want to see a nice new shiny motor by morning!

Due to working time directives we had to stop after 11 1/2 hours
Back down there in the morning to crack on with more. Still with only 2 days off there is only so much you can get done.
You will be the first to see it when its painted.

Tony

Paul_H wrote:

Not sure if I still have it but I may have one of the carnation controllers for the lightbars the one with the 2 rows of 4 buttons it came out of an AA VW but can't remember if I used it or not on an install.

If you want me too I can have a look in the storage boxes to see if its still here for you.

Now go on and get some work done lol

Hi Paul,

Do you have the control box as well big silver box with loads of multi plugs going into it?
I could do with one of them for another project on the go at the mo

Tony

Yeah mate it was the full works, only thing that was not there was the runlock unit unless its inbuilt with the box of bits im not sure.

I will get digging in my box of bits that I have here and make sure it was not used on another project, I was in the process of setting up a company doing the install work. All the stuff I have left is boxed so will go a digging for you and see what I can find.

Paul_H wrote:

Yeah mate it was the full works, only thing that was not there was the runlock unit unless its inbuilt with the box of bits im not sure.

I will get digging in my box of bits that I have here and make sure it was not used on another project, I was in the process of setting up a company doing the install work. All the stuff I have left is boxed so will go a digging for you and see what I can find.

Cheers Paul let me know if you find them!

Cheers again

Tony

Tony - Forget about other projects; I reckon you've got your hands full (and dirty) re this Disco (Is it a Disco? - I'm not too familiar with the L/R brand!)

evo4x4 wrote:

Tony - Forget about other projects; I reckon you've got your hands full (and dirty) re this Disco (Is it a Disco? - I'm not too familiar with the L/R brand!)

Just cos you dont see them Jap things being rebuilt(can you buy an inner wing for an Evo for £30 ) I guess they just end up being recycled into those green wheelie bin things
Tony

Nah, they're not good enough for wheelie bins, they end up as cheap fridges,made in Italy, which then show their real colours and break down!

you dont want a 2" lift do you?? heavy duty springs or anything from a 300tdi disco.... i just want it off my drive!!!

snow wrote:

you dont want a 2" lift do you?? heavy duty springs or anything from a 300tdi disco.... i just want it off my drive!!!

Thanks for the offer but want to keep it standard spec. I'll ask around and see if any one needs one.

Tony

Good luck with the project.

Don't you just love inner wings - no matter what make of car - they always end up giving you more work than you first thought

Being a Disco - I'm surprised, though, the boot floor hasn't fell out of it.

nickburt wrote:

Good luck with the project.

Don't you just love inner wings - no matter what make of car - they always end up giving you more work than you first thought

Being a Disco - I'm surprised, though, the boot floor hasn't fell out of it.

Boot floor and arches had already been done One of the reasons I bought it. The main reason was the very straight body work and solid running gear. Did I mention they are alot cheaper to work on than other makes

Tony

How much are the light bulbs?

evo4x4 wrote:

How much are the light bulbs?

Cheaper than Jap ones

Tony

m109a3uk wrote:

evo4x4 wrote:

How much are the light bulbs?

Cheaper than Jap ones

Tony

Ah, but we don't need to change ours so often.