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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4236   
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Just seen this body conversion on Facebook. Won’t win any prizes for looks, but looks like a practical thing. I’m not an expert, but if a Disco has a terminally rotten body, what are the chances the chassis isn’t suffering equally?
http://www.rotodama.co.uk 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS |
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30th May 2018 7:49am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17603 
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Excellent idea, I wish them every success. I suspect it would be very easy to overload a Disco chassis with that configuration though.
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30th May 2018 8:27am |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127 
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I like that, I see Darren (LRA) took a photo of one at Bicester over the weekend,
It always seems a shame to scrap D1s, I should have kept mine after seeing that. 
Does anyone know prices for the body? 80" 80" 86" 88" 90" Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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30th May 2018 8:36am |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3348 
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Nice idea and good way to prolong or resurrect an old Disco.
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30th May 2018 9:00am |
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| Pilgrimmick Member Since: 16 Nov 2015 Location: Highlands Posts: 582
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They need to do one for a 110 and 130, that would be some truck! 80" 1948
Lightweight V8 Bowler Tomcat 130 Station wagon 90 300tdi (Santana PS10 pick up) Range Rover L322 (Ful fat) |
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30th May 2018 11:21am |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4236
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They've done an FAQ that says they would develop a Defender version if demand is there. They didn't bother to start with as they though solid chassis defenders were too valuable and noone would want to do it. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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30th May 2018 12:03pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I heard the guy at the weekend say about £12k for a converted vehicle, which sounds like pretty good value for a very useful 4x4 truck.  Click image to enlarge Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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30th May 2018 6:34pm |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127
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I take it that’s 12k built, Not just the kit? I do like it, and with a bit of thought you could even make it look nice 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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30th May 2018 7:32pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Yeah, I think that was built. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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30th May 2018 7:54pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5236
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Interesting that, I can see that been a kick off too. farmers could use those, also its a good thing for the disco too. Too many I think really do get binned off. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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30th May 2018 8:08pm |
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| Whirly90 Member Since: 01 Sep 2016 Location: Ampshire Posts: 407  
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I like that, a great use of lots of rusty D1's. A friend of mine had the same problem last year, he'd had his D1 for a few years and the body was slowly rusting away. The chassis and oily bits were all sound so he scrapped the body and fitted a D2 body, wasn't that difficult either.
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30th May 2018 8:49pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17603
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It must be a bit of a struggle to get into that prototype - there's a reason why all previous FC Land-Rovers had step rings on the front wheels!
I wonder how much the DIY version will be. |
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30th May 2018 9:33pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Still trucking along...
https://www.motoringpodcast.com/episodes/2...n-rotodama Click image to enlarge |
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10th Jul 2020 12:24pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5884 
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Its a Nissan Cabstar! 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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10th Jul 2020 1:38pm |
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