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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Iain Williams on April 01, 2007, 16:42:21

Title: Dakar 4x4
Post by: Iain Williams on April 01, 2007, 16:42:21

Hi,
I have taken my Disco 200Tdi off the road and I am thinking of turning it in to a Dakar kit car has any one out there do one. I would like to have good look a one and see what i need to do. :twisted:

Title: Dakar 4x4
Post by: Lyndsey731 on April 02, 2007, 08:01:04

Contact the Bristol Land Rovers Owners Club www.blroc.co.uk, one of the members (Steve i think) has done one, I think he actually has his own web-site showing the build.

Gav

Title: dakar
Post by: Iain Williams on April 02, 2007, 19:00:59

Thanks Gav, will have a look at the link. :P

Title: Dakar 4x4
Post by: blueboar on April 03, 2007, 04:31:35

Theres an artical in this month LRO International, but the dakars are on rangerover gear.

http://www.dakar4x4.co.uk/

or

there is the MEV  http://www.mevltd.co.uk/

or

Tomcat     http://www.tomcatmotorsport.co.uk/

Title: Dakar 4x4
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 03, 2007, 17:34:53

Toying with doing on on the remains of RRR :?

Title: Dakar 4x4
Post by: Disco-andy on April 03, 2007, 18:36:29

I found steves dakar sight in the club forum,

www.stk-dakar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

he's had it out at a few club runs and it one very nice truck

Title: Dakar 4x4
Post by: andycwb on April 03, 2007, 20:12:44

The Dakar Club site (www.dakar4x4.co.uk) has some details on the build from a Range Rover chassis.  Steve Bennett has the full story on the Disco conversion - it's not much different, but the disco dash is a bit higher so fitting is a bit more of a challenge. Steve does professional rebuilds - www.dakar4x4.me.uk.

Essentially the build process is:

1) Cut off every body panel and sell what's not too rusty.
2) Hack chassis rails off behind rear axle
3) Bold and Weld Roll Cage to new chassis
4) Fit new fuel tank
5) Modify bulkhead to fit (with a large hammer)
6) Drop plastic tub over the top
7) Refit odd bits like wipers and tidy up wiring
8) Do the cosmetic bits.

I didn't build mine, but if you need any pointers, drop me a note.

Andy