I really love my Disco II, and I have a lot of plans for it, and I have this dilemma.

I am not a big off road guy, and want to build the ultimate road trip vehicle, and am more interested in Mountain Biking trails instead of serious Four wheeling. That said, I would love to do overlanding type trips.

My bumpers are gone, there are rust spots on the body, some body damage. The rear wiper doesn't work, the rear sunroof don't open.

That said, I have a lot of work in it, an electric fan set up I did a lot of work on, and a Turner Short block with upgraded cams. I have a lot of work in it, and am attached to it.

But I wonder if instead of investing in new bumpers, body work, and the small things, to instead save up and buy a donor vehicle to transplant my engine and other bits. I could even buy a rust free partially disassembled truck. That wouldn't bother me.

Big negative, is no land to store my old one for parts. Maybe a relative through my wife's family, but it would not be close.

What do you guys think?

 

In theory, it sounds like a fun idea...but...if there is one thing l've noticed (in my short time here)...is that...folks dump a bunch of time, effort and money into these things...and end up disappearing without ever posting up pictures or stories of their travels. Now, maybe they are out there at this very moment...doing what they intended...but...Jeff Blake built a pretty awesome machine and l've not seen hide-nor-hair of him in months. Again, maybe he's using it for what he intended...but...why no follow up reports?

Anyhow...

Like you...I've been "hoping" to do some extended trips with my 01, just put plates on it yesterday...but...l'm always one weird noise away from dumping the thing and cutting my loses. I'll give it a few road trips this spring and make more decisions about where and what to do in the future. I'd like to make one attempt to get to the badlands with it, maybe l'm crazy...but...it crosses my mind. If it doesn't work out for adventure trips, l can always go back to trailering it to off-road locations.

Brian.

 

As someone that drives to events wheels and drives back I will tell you if you have the option to trailer it I would. Wheeling trips are a lot more fun if you aren't worrying about that new noise...

 

 

I went for a 2 day trip, with other Rover drivers, 3 weeks after I got mine -10 C camping is interesting. I have been on 2 single day 6 to 7 hour trips solo and another snow trip with the the local rover guys.

I am currently planning my summer trip either 8 days from the Alberta border back to the coast in BC. Or a similar amount of time drifting down the West coast of Vancouver island.

Of course assuming no gremlins show up, but I had a full fluid change done both diffs, transfer case, transmission, and oil. And so far one random 02 code that I cleared and has not returned.

But I only post if I have something to contribute, and once the weather is good I will be outdoors more so less posting.

 

Buy a southern truck with a blown motor - an 04 preferably, and put your running gear in it. You can rent a storage area for about $100/mo that will fit an entire disco in - good place to work on it in the winter too (assuming it has a light fixture you can rig a halogen to plug in to).

 

Says the man Not driving a D2, lol

 

I drove my old D2 from Chicago to Rovers on the Rocks in PA, wheeled it and drove it back. Also did the same with my 110.

You were saying.......

 

 

....that you are a lucky man!
I drove mine 5 1/2 hours home when I bought it last year!
I'm still shocked I made it, lol