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When I do something, I tend to go "all the way" (within reason). At the shop I take Pippa to, there was a 94 Disco with a 4.6l with 40k miles on it available for the low low price of $1k. I drove it. Pulled very strong. Shifted smooth. Has a distributor on it already. Electronics are flaky. I didn't sleep last night. Then I said f*#k it.

This is what I've done so far:
-Borg Warner transfer case swapped with a LT-230 with CDL
-Steering box replaced
-Transmission filter replaced
-New distributor and timing set to factory specs
-New front driveshaft replaced
-AND the sunroof closed (it opened, but I never checked to see if it would close)

My 3.9l is so, SO tired with 205k miles. The tranny is even worse.

So what started as a $4500 drive-it-til-it-dies fun 4x4 has turned into all the above PLUS a new(er) engine and serviced tranny. It is what it is. The heart wants what it wants...

But damn she's sexy...

 

Love it. I'm a fan. Rovers tend to be a black hole.

 

So I got the title today for the donor vehicle. The body is in such good shape. It’s a shame this thing won’t be driven. For less than 1/4 of what my total investment in Pippa will be, the electronics on this could be sorted and you would have a cool off-roader.

Question: are there any interior parts that I could swap over from the Disco to the RRC? I’m specifically eyeing the console. Although it looks a little different, it looks like it could bolt right into Pippa. What about the seats?

With the title, I got an invoice for the engine work that was done in ‘08 by a shop in Colorado Springs. $7k in engine work alone 9 years ago. I think everything is going to be ok. Deep breaths...

 

Any suggestions from the peanut galley on what to do with a ‘94 Disco with no engine or tranny? Everything else would be intact. I would love to swap the manual seats & center console over, but they don’t fit the ‘Classic (according to my internet seatches). Any ideas??

 

Basically 3 choices

Sell the rolling chassis

Part it out, folks look for the manual seats if they are in good shape

Scrap yard.

 

OR..... Option #4: Turn it into a KickA$$ Trailer!!!!!

 

Think your MPG is bad now......

 

That would be like pulling a Brick $hitHouse uphill all day.

 

If you're lucky it would be that good.

 

That’s some engineering right there! That’s a bad-*** trailer. Is there a sleeping platform inside? Cool classic too. Can you see over that tire on the hood?

I remember looking at a Disco in a car dealership in Colorado Springs in ‘98. Something like $35-$37k. I ended up with a Pathfinder instead due to cost & poor LR customer service. Now I’m considering throwing one away. Blows my mind.