Florida Rover's 1997 Discovery XD
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I've been working on my other truck for the past month but it's time to get ready for WHEELING SEASON!!!
Rear wheel wells were the last of the rust repair & under body painting
Both were in surprisingly good condition, just the factory undercoat peeling and minor surface rust
Knocked down and treated with two coats of Miracle paint
Painting upside down is a real PITA
The sun tends to wash out my pics in the afternoon
Finally, all 4 wheel wells blacked out, now begins two weeks of prep for the Fall Rally!
Rear wheel wells were the last of the rust repair & under body painting
Both were in surprisingly good condition, just the factory undercoat peeling and minor surface rust
Knocked down and treated with two coats of Miracle paint
Painting upside down is a real PITA
The sun tends to wash out my pics in the afternoon
Finally, all 4 wheel wells blacked out, now begins two weeks of prep for the Fall Rally!
#56
Yes sir - although with some pretty significant trimming on the bodywork
The PO installed the tires and lift, if I were building it from scratch I would go with either a 3" lift or run skinnier tires and no spacers.
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The Deputy (10-31-2017)
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The following updates are all from the past two weeks getting ready for the Florida Land Rover Club Fall Rally
Bought a pair of 12v LED lghts on eBay for $16 and wired one to the reverse lead in the back
Had to enlarge / drill a couple small holes to run the wire
Pretty clean
I was super pleased with the ease of install and brightness
Bought a pair of 12v LED lghts on eBay for $16 and wired one to the reverse lead in the back
Had to enlarge / drill a couple small holes to run the wire
Pretty clean
I was super pleased with the ease of install and brightness
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Re-wired my CB radio straight to the battery and used 3 snap on ferrite cores to combat some feedback / static
I also added a "Non Ground Plane" Antenna from Firestik since I was not getting good reception on the one I had installed previously.
Ran the coax cable using the same method as the reverse light, reception & transmitting are good now
Then it was time to add some storage, my first step in building out the cargo area
Threw together a simple overhead shelf, mainly for soft goods, tents, etc.
Sealed with Marine Spar Varnish and added a simple battery light (sneak peek of the wood floor, this one ended up becoming the template)
Came out nice, it does not block the rear view mirror, or hit rear seat passengers in the head!
I may do a version 2.0 when I finish the floor but was rushing to get this done for the rally
I also added a "Non Ground Plane" Antenna from Firestik since I was not getting good reception on the one I had installed previously.
Ran the coax cable using the same method as the reverse light, reception & transmitting are good now
Then it was time to add some storage, my first step in building out the cargo area
Threw together a simple overhead shelf, mainly for soft goods, tents, etc.
Sealed with Marine Spar Varnish and added a simple battery light (sneak peek of the wood floor, this one ended up becoming the template)
Came out nice, it does not block the rear view mirror, or hit rear seat passengers in the head!
I may do a version 2.0 when I finish the floor but was rushing to get this done for the rally
Last edited by FloridaRover; 11-14-2017 at 05:22 PM.
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