Next up will be to finish the headliner. I decided to do something fun for the kids and we got a cool world map material. We’re all set to put it on, but with winter and other stuff, if probably won’t be done till spring. I’ll be doing some sound deadening and punch that dent out a bit when I get the existing headliner out. Also, the rear sunroof mechanism is wasted, so I’ve got one waiting to be installed as well. Lastly I’ll do the C pillar trip then too. I’ll truly be in a maintenance state at that point...

Thanks! It really has been a lot of fun. Initially this was just to be a style exercise and a means of having a tinker toy for a vehicle. Now, it has earned its place in being a great machine capable truly of wh@t the initial intent of an SUV are. I have:

- Done a 1600 mile family trip to include a hundred or so miles in low range off road
- Towed another car
- Done some relatively difficult off road to include some wheel stands (I can’t upload videos here of that)
- Commuted in it like any other sedan
- Carried 7 people around
- Carried hundreds of pounds of stuff both on the rack
- Started and driven it when it was so cold, the cluster wouldn’t come on for 10-15 minutes
- Drove in 110F weather a good distance quite a bit

I mean it’s nuts how much versatility it has brought to the table. The best part? Once I sorted out all the issues that were more neglect/ignorance than anything, it’s been nothing but oil changes. Dare I say, I trust it now.

Hey Brian, the Rock Auto pump has been in there for 3 months and I dunno 5k miles? It’s been perfect. I’ve been working on getting the Ultragauge economy correct (just about there) and in so doing have been watching the trip odometer pretty close to where the gauge is, and it’s pretty darn good as near as I can tell. At a minimum, it’s as good as the one I took out, which seemed equally accurate. I tend to go by the odo for when to get fuel (call it a by product of riding motorcycles for so many years) so I guess no complaints. The other pump was fine as well- it was just leaking and figured I didn’t want fuel anywhere but in the tank or engine...

Not really part of the “build” but typical funny Disco action nonetheless.

A while back I got a P1171 code. As we all know, even 3rd grade level Google fu garners the exact fix for ANYTHING on a Disco. So I put in the MAF from the parts truck. Worked great for a couple months. I just got the same code again last night. Well, in anticipation, I got some MAF cleaner and used it last night and cleared the code. Sure enough, no code this morning, but I’ll be ordering a new one as a spare.

I’ve also ordered a full pulley and tensioner kit as well as serpentine belt just to have the stuff.

Part of the fun was taking 10 minutes last night to “fix” the code, and is what has in many ways endeared me to the Disco. It sounds nuts to have to monkey with something all the time, but I have a pretty stressful job and it’s cathartic to forget about work from time to time.

A couple quick things as of recent. I decided to put see if a metal storage box I had in the Jeep would work and sure enough, it fit perfectly. I mean, to the degree it looks like it was built for the Disco perfectly. Best part is I got the thing a few years ago from CL for $50 or so. It doesn’t live in there, but it easily installed for camping trips.





Next, I had wanted to add some interior lights: some for ambient, some for better visibility. The green ones are a bit too bright (despite being wired to the lighter and thus connected to the dimmer), and I’ll probably just put something over them or add a rheostat or the like, but it doesn’t impact my night vision at all.







Oh yeah, finally put the correct sticker on for the CDL.

Next was the cargo area. These are a huge help as I don’t retract the cover very often and now in the winter months, I couodnt see jack in the cargo area with no sunlight.





Last for lighting will be a couple map lights. I’ve got the parts, but just no time to install. Should be pretty nifty and look close to OEM.