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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on April 12, 2007, 13:59:27

Title: Decision time
Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on April 12, 2007, 13:59:27

Folks
Does anyone have any idea how much of a 200Tdi Disco is interchangable with a 300Tdi e.g axles, gearboxes etc.
The reason I ask is that my old beast has a couple of rotten body/chassis mounts and It seems a very daunting task to repair them.
I'm wondering if it is now time to bite the bullet and say enough is enough.
Needless to say I am feeling a bit naffed off about it. :(

Title: Decision time
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 13, 2007, 20:50:58

200TDI, LT77, 10 spline everything, if it's not ABS then different CVs etc

300TDi. R380, 24 spline, later style hubs/CVs, bonded windscreen, new dash.

SO possibly the wings :roll:
Maybe the bonnet :(

Title: Decision time
Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on April 17, 2007, 20:34:15

Sorry about the the false alarm. I was on a bit of a downer. However, a morning spent lying underneath the Disco, pondering with a cup of tea and a packet Marlboro ciggies, I then realised that it was not as bad as I thought.
A couple of days welding, did the trick and the old girl has sailed through the MoT, and is back on the road!
Huzzah!

Title: Decision time
Post by: Lyndsey731 on April 18, 2007, 13:28:18

Glad it's not as bad as you thought!

RRB I have a late 200tdi with knackered body work sat in the field and am only keeping it as the engine, gearbox and running gear are all perfect and the shafts and diffs are 24 spline.

Gav

Title: Decision time
Post by: lyndon on April 18, 2007, 20:01:27

I'm having the same problem. Everytime I have another prod around with a screwdriver I am finding more holes. So far only one is anywhere near a mounting point. How much patching can you do though, before its time to say goodbye to her.

Title: Decision time
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 18, 2007, 20:43:50

Quote from: "Lyndsey731"

Glad it's not as bad as you thought!

RRB I have a late 200tdi with knackered body work sat in the field and am only keeping it as the engine, gearbox and running gear are all perfect and the shafts and diffs are 24 spline.

Gav

Yeap '93 models are a bit of a lottery as to what you get, no-one can give me a definite answer as to what they should be.

Title: Decision time
Post by: Bobtail on April 18, 2007, 20:50:41

Quote from: "Range Rover Blues"

Quote from: "Lyndsey731"

Glad it's not as bad as you thought!

RRB I have a late 200tdi with knackered body work sat in the field and am only keeping it as the engine, gearbox and running gear are all perfect and the shafts and diffs are 24 spline.

Gav

Yeap '93 models are a bit of a lottery as to what you get, no-one can give me a definite answer as to what they should be.

Even Landrover don't know what they should be :shock:  :?

But then again thats nothing new :twisted:  :wink:

Title: Decision time
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 18, 2007, 20:52:13

:lol:

I've yet to see one that's different at either end, but I'm sure one exists :twisted:

Title: Decision time
Post by: Tyke on April 19, 2007, 01:10:01

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How much patching can you do though, before its time to say goodbye to her

If it's only body rot and chassis/running gear is sound . . . . . cut losses . . . . .  build a hybrid  :twisted: