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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Bobtail on April 08, 2005, 18:43:30
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I back on the road with my new Discovery (Photos in the gallery)
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A long day but think it was worth it :D
Don't know that I got the guts to buy a motor from ebay blind :? but you did ok. A little cleaning and tarting up and "the Shed" will be like new.
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And thanks for dinner :D
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Nice one Jim
so, what you gonna put on it first?
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so, what you gonna put on it first?
Engine - gearbox - wheel's - tyres bumper........
Then he can tart it up :D
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so, what you gonna put on it first?
Engine - gearbox - wheel's - tyres bumper........
Then he can tart it up :D
lol - for an engine he could put in a knackered VM, I know of a couple going cheap!
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looks nice
shame about the colour :lol:
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where did you go for that i see you had to cross the river , how was the car park today :D
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very nice jim looks good to me have fun in it :(biggrin):
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needs some stickers :lol:
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lol - for an engine he could put in a knackered VM, I know of a couple going cheap!
Only joking about the engine gearbox, both work and do there jobs as they should, as no history came with the motor, a damm good service and cambelt replacement to be sure is required.
The disco is very solid, no rust to speak of, all the things that need doing are cosmetic, the interior is very tatty, dashboard ripped away, and what annoyed Jim the most 150 mile journey and the radio didn't work (My did Jim - hehe :D :D )
The MOT ticket runs until Feb 2006? but it got to be questioned, headlight is smashed, and filled with putty, the other headlight is about to fall out, nothing holding in the battery, only one mirror, to mention a few.
I sure Jim will get it cleanup in the next few days fit some bigger boots and a lift :D Which will make it 100% better, shame we missed Sodbury.
And a few Wanted ads will apear for Jim.
But for the price, I believe its a bargin. :wink:
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where did you go for that i see you had to cross the river , how was the car park today :D
Hi Beast we had to travel to a little place called Hastingleigh to collect the motor, a few miles from Ashford in Kent.
We did indeed cross over the river, journey down was very uneventful, traffic heading home was another matter, conjested at the tunnel due to a wide load heading north, then a accident south bound just past the services, then the rest of the m25 wasn't to bad (different story south bound due to the accident), until the M1, which we got off and headed up the A5 after advice from some truckers that the M1 was conjested all the way up to junction 14.
A round trip of 265 miles :wink: and few coffee stops along the way :D
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:D Well done, with a bit TLC sheel look great. :D
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There's a lot worse out there - you did ok. Well done :D
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At least I hope you did - don't know how much you paid. :?
So that could be - well done =D>
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Better luck next time :oops:
Hope it is the first one!
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A long day but think it was worth it :D
Don't know that I got the guts to buy a motor from ebay blind :? but you did ok. A little cleaning and tarting up and "the Shed" will be like new.
I would have said the same, but last year I bought mine that way, travelled all the way up to Newcastle to fetch it, then drive it back.
But was worth it for what it was, never really let me down,
now there's a kiss of death saying that :?
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Nice one Jim
so, what you gonna put on it first?
well lets start with some mts on eight spoke's
2" lift
front qt diff guard
steering guard
and on and on and on :D
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looks nice
shame about the colour :lol:
that's the colour i wanted :D
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very nice jim looks good to me have fun in it :(biggrin):
cheers dan :D
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needs some stickers :lol:
oh yes in time need to fix other bits first :D
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At least I hope you did - don't know how much you paid. :?
So that could be - well done =D>
Or
Better luck next time :oops:
Hope it is the first one!
i think i did and thanks :D :D
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looks good Jim
well pleased for you Old Joe needed a play mate
let us know if need a hand
Dazza :twisted:
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looks good Jim
well pleased for you Old Joe needed a play mate
let us know if need a hand
Dazza :twisted:
will be even better soon just need some cosmetics (ay phil :twisted: )
thanks darren :D
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Nice to see you got another toy will you be upgrading it to a vm motor or not, :wink: quite a trip to fetch it. look forward to seeing it progress. Keep the photo's coming.
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will be even better soon just need some cosmetics (ay phil :twisted: )
Just a little :D
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Nice to see you got another toy will you be upgrading it to a vm motor or not, :wink: quite a trip to fetch it. look forward to seeing it progress. Keep the photo's coming.
not going to upgrade to vm just yet,going to have to use a 300tdi
for now :(biglaugh):
and yeah was quite a trip 1000am till 700pm
will try to do photos as and when as i don't have a camera
but will get phil to take some [-o<
ey mate [-o< :(biggrin):
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will try to do photos as and when as i don't have a camera but will get phil to take some [-o<
ey mate [-o< :(biggrin):
If I have too :wink: :wink:
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And I have :wink:
Couple of new pics now in Bobtails gallery, hes changed the boots! a little tight under the arches but will look better once the springs/shocks get changed (might need a trim on the rear aches :wink: )
And most importantly the MC sticker has been added to the bonnet. :D
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fitted the tyres today and..........................they catch the front
p/s end cap because the bumper is slightly bent..so as soon as
i can get some other springs (see wanted section) will strip rangie
and fit them to the disco :D
cheers mate :(contented): :(biggrin):
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(WHEN PHIL PUTS THEM IN THEY WILL BE IN MY PICS LATER ON THIS EVENING)
Already there mate :D
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ah ha changed it :D
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Top man Jim. Can't wait to join in the fun....Disco's at dawn stuff :-)
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more pics added
more work done
lots more too do ](*,)
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looks good so far jim and cant wait to see what u put on it next :D
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little by little, bit by bit, by hock or by crock, it will be done :D
getting there Jim :D
(Glad I was able to help :wink: )
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Who's the nosey neighbour then?! :lol: :lol: :lol:
http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/BOBTAIL/gallery/shed2/0/284313-1113420416.jpg
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:D :D didn't spot that - excellent :D
well spotted Chris
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Hmmmm....Pirelli Scorpion Mud's....Hmmmmm
Hey Jim, don't mean to be personal but your arse end looks a bit saggy. Fully loaded I hope :-)
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but your arse end looks a bit saggy
Thats a funny story Mace, and he blames me, I let Bobtail tell the truth :D
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As regard to e-bay purchases, we went from Ashford to Swansea to pick up the latest 110. No problems at all with it, very happy and alot cheaper then 'normal' CSW prices.
Lee
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Hey Jim, don't mean to be personal but your arse end looks a bit saggy.
well................................................never listen to your mates always go with your gut instinct and you won't end up putting the springs on back to front :twisted:
but............................it really looks good so going to put some spacers
in the back to even it up :D :D :D
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jim
getting better mate just yell :twisted:
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never listen to your mates always go with your gut instinct and you won't end up putting the springs on back to front :twisted:
Or do you mean backs on the front?
So did you put the long ones on the front thinking it needed to take more weight, that's why they are longer ?
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well................................................never listen to your mates always go with your gut instinct and you won't end up putting the springs on back to front :twisted:
see said he blamed me :cry: :cry: and i wasn't there when he fitted the springs. :cry: :cry:
Goes off to sulk :cry:
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never listen to your mates always go with your gut instinct and you won't end up putting the springs on back to front :twisted:
Or do you mean backs on the front?
So did you put the long ones on the front thinking it needed to take more weight, that's why they are longer ?
yeah back to front backs on front ...fronts on back :oops:
and yes thinking was longer on front heavy engine :oops:
and i quote turtle 'my fronts were longer' :evil:
but never mind only another days work and they will be right :!: :!: :twisted:
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see said he blamed me :cry: :cry: and i wasn't there when he fitted the springs. :cry: :cry:
Goes off to sulk :cry:
don't sulk just help :(contented): :(biggrin):
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Jim, My britpart springs were exactly the same length as the old ones on the front. Stood them side by side on the floor. There were more coils to the HD ones though. Fitted them and they stopped the front sagging so much and therefore gave me the desired 1" lift. The rears were definately 1.5" longer when off the motor than the old ones but with a load of kit in the back it's raised her up 1" at the back too, 1.5" when empty.
Looking at mine when the boot's full of tools and stuff, it still looks like it's sagging a bit, although it's not. If I continue to keep too much stuff in the back then I'll opt for Heavier Duty springs to maintain my 1.5" lift when fully loaded.
So are you going to swap them back again? Fronts to backs and backs to front ?
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Piglet has 50% uprated rear springs. They do not sag or dip when the boot is fully loaded.
Fully loaded the rear is the same height as normal....
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If you choose that option Neil, yes. I didn't. I chose a more road like spring that only gave me a slight lift when empty. Mine are rated at 220lb on the rear, I could have chosen 400lb ! Family car for everyday use, not just an off-roader :-)
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Piglet was, until January this year, the main family vehicle. The drive is not harsh, I know a lot of people who have driven Piglet and no-one has ever thought he was harsh to drive....
A bit strange granted as the LSD's can sometimes cause him to selfcentre a little quicker than you might expect :-)
The "strange" thing I find now is when going from the RR to the Disco (apart from trying to put the keys in the hi-lo range shifter!), is that I can feel the springs....I know it sounds odd....but I can.
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Who's the nosey neighbour then?! :lol: :lol: :lol:
http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/BOBTAIL/gallery/shed2/0/284313-1113420416.jpg
well when he came over i sold the festa to him
his loss my gain :(kerching): :(contented):
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Jim
So are you going to swap them back again? Fronts to backs and backs to front ?
yes mate,if the rain stays away tomorrow [-o<
will do them then as its my change over day :D
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well the rain stayed away and after lots of swearing and lost temper
(sorry phil :oops: :D )
they are now the right way round and she now sits level \:D/
and thanks for your help mate :(bigshock): :(biggrin):
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well the rain stayed away and after lots of swearing and lost temper
(sorry phil :oops: :D )
they are now the right way round and she now sits level \:D/
and thanks for your help mate :(bigshock): :(biggrin):
glad to be of service :D and I didn't get blamed for anything this time :D
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Few more pis of ye old shed now in Jims (bobtails) gallery, looking level :D
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Few more pis of ye old shed now in Jims (bobtails) gallery, looking level :D
Hey, stop nickin' my web name Phil !!! I got the orginal oldshed....Bobtails is just The Shed alright? We don't want no confusion here mate :D
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Hey, stop nickin' my web name Phil !!! I got the orginal oldshed....Bobtails is just The Shed alright? We don't want no confusion here mate :D
Sorry !!!!
Few more pis of "The Shed" now in Jims (bobtails) gallery, looking level :D
That better :) :wink:
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Yet again more pic's from my OFFICIAL photographer :(contented):
cheers mate :(biggrin):