Originally Posted by d1eddie

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














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Originally Posted by fishEH

Why didn't you go HD all around, and where did you get s set of mismatched springs? You won't be able to bring the front down with a Hi-Lift. At this point your best bet is some cheap aluminum round stock for spacers on the rear to level it out.

Originally Posted by bcbp

Looks great, where did you get the headliner material from? And how many cans of adhesive it take?

Originally Posted by Joelewis73

I think I blew the head gasket lat night coming home from bowling. So what will I do to my Disco today???? Tear it down and find the problem

Originally Posted by Joelewis73

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.

Originally Posted by fishEH

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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