Which parts to take from my D2a for my D2

[wechosethegoodlife]

Hi All,

From this thread here I have decided to strip down my D2a wreck to build up my 1999 D2. Both are TD5's. The main purpose for the wreck was to obtain a good donk.

Now what are the main bits that I can use for the D2? I can use the headlights & tail lights, driveline, etc. What about things like ecu etc. Other electrics that are any good?

Thanks.

[Scouse]

If you have space (and I assume you do being in Thora), then why not keep the whole car & use parts as needed. Do the engine swap to start with then work out what you need to swap over after the car is up & running again.


That's what I do at least & I find one cannot have enough spare cars when running a fleet consisting of Morris Minors & Range Rovers .

[OffTrack]

I'd swap the SLABS ECU. You'll get ETC that actually works correctly with the CDL locked. While you could use the existing ECU you either get disabled ETC or ETC that is overly aggressive (wire cut mod) with the locked CDL.

[wechosethegoodlife]

If you have space (and I assume you do being in Thora), then why not keep the whole car & use parts as needed. Do the engine swap to start with then work out what you need to swap over after the car is up & running again.


That's what I do at least & I find one cannot have enough spare cars when running a fleet consisting of Morris Minors & Range Rovers .

That's my normal way of doing it. But for various reasons this time I am not able to. I may get away with leaving the chassis here & all the running gear. I will strip out the body completely anyhow. I will sell of, scrap, or give away what I won't be able to use & the rest I will store.

I am very interested to know what upgrades are possible & what are recommended.

Thanks

[Bundalene]

The CDL cable and shifter would be a no brainer.

Erich

[wechosethegoodlife]

The CDL cable and shifter would be a no brainer.

Erich

Yep I will do that one straight up.

[wechosethegoodlife]

Would it be worth the effort to install the low k transmission/transfer case with the new engine? If I could remove as a whole assembly it would be easy, but the only reasonable way to do that I would guess is to remove the body (not doing that, only on the wreck)??

[ozscott]

I'd swap the SLABS ECU. You'll get ETC that actually works correctly with the CDL locked. While you could use the existing ECU you either get disabled ETC or ETC that is overly aggressive (wire cut mod) with the locked CDL.

I like how aggressive it is when you retro the CDL. great for rock hoping. Less wheel spin. Still works well in sand but you can turn it off off you want to. Cheers

[OffTrack]

Funny you should say that. I was going to make the comment that there is a strong correlation between people who run the wire cut mod, and those who feel that ETC needs to be disabled in sand. I wonder why that is?

[ozscott]

Mate personally I never have ETC off. I find that particularly towing a heavy camper trailer in deep soft cuttings coming off beaches into campsites or onto bitumen the traction control works very well, especially stopping for a goose or going very slow for big humps and dips. I just keep the throttle playing and keeping the traction control chattering and it's a sweet thing. Cheers