So what did you do to your Disco today?
#532
so about a 40 days a go i was hit by a plastic truck, looked bad for him.. but i needed a new bumper and tail light.. and a touch of paint.
so after a few trips to the local dealer i got some hi quotes ...
then the fun started i contacted Perry Mcneil (yes the desert racing legend)
the plan was a real budget build.. so first was his test drive .
on a big blue spring lift 4" lift , 30.5" x16r tires, pro comp shocks.no sway bars.
he came back quickly and told me i was nuts for driving my off camber rover on the road and the free way was just nuts..
so the mods started
first the whole front end was dropped
12" fox pro racing shocks we bought, super winch lp10000, custom shock towers, custom mount, so much re adjustments to get the steering and camber/caster perfect on the front end. and the front end was moved 1/2 inch forward ..
also they made some reinforced bumper brackets that i can hang my car from a crane from with no frame damage
then came the test, he wanted me to test drive it , but i insisted the perry would have a better fill for if the rover was ready for some desert time. so he pre ran it in baja. came beck and did some more adjustments , beefed up some points with bigger mounts with better flexing .. and got it diled in ..
now my rover is stable on and off road ,i love it...
i have yet to get a long off road trip in, but i took it out twice and it was eating up the bumps at higher speed, and had a way softer ride and with the extra few inches of travel really help out.
and i am using every inch of shock .
also treated my self to a bunck of recovery gear, and got the new hi lift extreme with every accessible add on , 2 - 30000 20' recovery lines , 30000p ****** block, 2 -tree savers , new medic kit, new mag light set,on board air(for tools), rear view cam,
next mods: roll cage,(exo cage if i am lucky), rear/front air lockers, and i need to find a gps system that remembers trails (bred crumb).
and a few dry cell battery's, and a running parts car soon... (tho i have this Cummings turbo diesel 2007 i-6) that i want in my disco . i have access to low cost bio diesel ,and farm diesel(yes the red stuff is tax free)
and i really need off set rims to widen my tires and track...
well also i am new to this site, and i am looking for some people who want fiber glass for there d1 ? if i get 5 people with $400-600 we all get custom 1 peace front ends , hood and fenders
pm me for info , or call Perry's and ask for Mike, tell him ur talking to Eddie(me) about getting fiberglass front end on you rover..( i don't work for them) i am just a returning customer
McNeil Racing Inc - Off road fiberglass fenders, bedsides, dashes, one piece clips & race bodies!
so after a few trips to the local dealer i got some hi quotes ...
then the fun started i contacted Perry Mcneil (yes the desert racing legend)
the plan was a real budget build.. so first was his test drive .
on a big blue spring lift 4" lift , 30.5" x16r tires, pro comp shocks.no sway bars.
he came back quickly and told me i was nuts for driving my off camber rover on the road and the free way was just nuts..
so the mods started
first the whole front end was dropped
12" fox pro racing shocks we bought, super winch lp10000, custom shock towers, custom mount, so much re adjustments to get the steering and camber/caster perfect on the front end. and the front end was moved 1/2 inch forward ..
also they made some reinforced bumper brackets that i can hang my car from a crane from with no frame damage
then came the test, he wanted me to test drive it , but i insisted the perry would have a better fill for if the rover was ready for some desert time. so he pre ran it in baja. came beck and did some more adjustments , beefed up some points with bigger mounts with better flexing .. and got it diled in ..
now my rover is stable on and off road ,i love it...
i have yet to get a long off road trip in, but i took it out twice and it was eating up the bumps at higher speed, and had a way softer ride and with the extra few inches of travel really help out.
and i am using every inch of shock .
also treated my self to a bunck of recovery gear, and got the new hi lift extreme with every accessible add on , 2 - 30000 20' recovery lines , 30000p ****** block, 2 -tree savers , new medic kit, new mag light set,on board air(for tools), rear view cam,
next mods: roll cage,(exo cage if i am lucky), rear/front air lockers, and i need to find a gps system that remembers trails (bred crumb).
and a few dry cell battery's, and a running parts car soon... (tho i have this Cummings turbo diesel 2007 i-6) that i want in my disco . i have access to low cost bio diesel ,and farm diesel(yes the red stuff is tax free)
and i really need off set rims to widen my tires and track...
well also i am new to this site, and i am looking for some people who want fiber glass for there d1 ? if i get 5 people with $400-600 we all get custom 1 peace front ends , hood and fenders
pm me for info , or call Perry's and ask for Mike, tell him ur talking to Eddie(me) about getting fiberglass front end on you rover..( i don't work for them) i am just a returning customer
McNeil Racing Inc - Off road fiberglass fenders, bedsides, dashes, one piece clips & race bodies!
I'm going to go ahead and be critical, but its constructive I promise. Why did you put that HUGE Jeep bumper on your Disco? Especially since it doesn't offer any side protection and hangs down so low? Also, The lights look kinda guady, like they belong on an 80's pick up truck. It sounds like you have the money, I'd recommend a nice slimline bumper, RTE, Safari Gard, or RockStar Fab. Also, I'd replace those lights with some Hella 4000's or a Rigid LED bar.
Look into a 1"x30' Super Yanker rope from Master Pull, they rock.
#533
I hated the ride of the HD, I couldn't go over a damn speedbump without getting pissed off at how bad it was. I put a level on the black trim on the sides, sure enough, the back sits lower. I'm about to PM you
Great! I'm not sure, I had it redone by a sketchy guy in a minivan. He had this neat spray adhesive he covered it with. $70 out the door including material. Can't beat that
#535
#537
Never mind I blew a hose that goes to the heater lst night much better than I thought. Will be pulling the radiator today and having it rodded out. Have to go find new electric fans and wait for the new water pump to show up tomorrow? I bought a Beck Arnley pump that cost almost $300 so I am going to assume that the high price means its a good one.
#538
Never mind I blew a hose that goes to the heater lst night much better than I thought. Will be pulling the radiator today and having it rodded out. Have to go find new electric fans and wait for the new water pump to show up tomorrow? I bought a Beck Arnley pump that cost almost $300 so I am going to assume that the high price means its a good one.
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#539
Holy smokes!!!! Where did you even find a water pump for $300? Honestly I would return that one and buy the $65 one. Even the OE one is only $130.
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#540
chase truck not race truck the other people ,but mostly for camping and off road trips recovering and its a budget build
i got both bumper for less then $200 and don't see the need for using a bumper as protection when i just try to avoid hitting rocks and i am having a custom exo cage with sliders built so i should be fine, on size and the jeep bumper is less then half the weight from the arb bumper but the winch plate is thicker then the arb one .
on the lights there 140v and work great for me and for what they are hella4000 are only 100v air plane spot light would be better , your going to love the leds all over for parking lights ,blinkers , reverse lights . its flipping bright but works great out in the silts and dust storms,fog,heavy snow and la smog lol so people dont crash into me anymore..
so who has complected hydro steering on there d1
and who sells sturdy exo cages ???
i got both bumper for less then $200 and don't see the need for using a bumper as protection when i just try to avoid hitting rocks and i am having a custom exo cage with sliders built so i should be fine, on size and the jeep bumper is less then half the weight from the arb bumper but the winch plate is thicker then the arb one .
on the lights there 140v and work great for me and for what they are hella4000 are only 100v air plane spot light would be better , your going to love the leds all over for parking lights ,blinkers , reverse lights . its flipping bright but works great out in the silts and dust storms,fog,heavy snow and la smog lol so people dont crash into me anymore..
so who has complected hydro steering on there d1
and who sells sturdy exo cages ???