Body removal and swap Discovery 2

[kodakman7]

Can anyone point me in the direction of some detailed how to's, cautions and special notices for removing the body off the chassis a D2 in order to do a body swap?
I have had the body off on two Disco 3]s to replace engines and rebuild etc but I am looking out for the bewares and cautions of doing similar with the D2.
I think the D3 was designed and laid out a bit more with body removal in mind (ie plug and loom connection/disconnections etc) but i would just like to draw on the collective wisdom of the forum and anyone elses experience with the D2.

Thanks in anticipation

[Tins]

Hmm... no answers. I have the same questions. Anyone going to chime in?

[RobMichelle]

No answers since 2017 [emoji15]

[Tins]

No answers since 2017 [emoji15]

Yeah. You'd think that someone on here would like to share..

[Tins]

Oh well, it's only a parts car, so maybe I'll go ahead and put up a tute myself.

[theelms66]

Maybe its taken them so long to swap they have fallen off the perch and haven't finished. Seriously I think it would be one extensive exercise

[Bohica]

Start with a list of what needs to be disconnected. The engine and drive train stays on the chassis, so
undo heater hoses, plug hoses and connectors.
Steering column
Undo radiator, inter-cooler, gearbox cooler mounts. So remove grill first, then fan, electric connections to AC fan
Disconnect electrical connections to engine,
Remove the coolant reservoir from its mount on the body.
Disconnect abs connections at hubs
Disconnect fuel line(s)
Disconnect gear box/ transfer case linkages and cables
disconnect clutch pipe pipe at master cylinder end.
Disconnect brake lines at wheels.
Remove bolts holding body to chassis.
Remove suspension components, radius arms, Watts linkage
remove breathers, or can these be left in situ and carefully threaded out?

[Tins]

Start with a list of what needs to be disconnected. The engine and drive train stays on the chassis, so
undo heater hoses, plug hoses and connectors.
Steering column
Undo radiator, inter-cooler, gearbox cooler mounts. So remove grill first, then fan, electric connections to AC fan
Disconnect electrical connections to engine,
Remove the coolant reservoir from its mount on the body.
Disconnect abs connections at hubs
Disconnect fuel line(s)
Disconnect gear box/ transfer case linkages and cables
disconnect clutch pipe pipe at master cylinder end.
Disconnect brake lines at wheels.
Remove bolts holding body to chassis.
Remove suspension components, radius arms, Watts linkage
remove breathers, or can these be left in situ and carefully threaded out?

Thanks. I assume that the ps/ace reservoir would be left attached to the drivetrain?

I appreciate that this is a logical process, but there are usually traps for new players.

[Bohica]

Thanks. I assume that the ps/ace reservoir would be left attached to the drivetrain?

I appreciate that this is a logical process, but there are usually traps for new players.

Ahh forgot about those. The SLS needs attention as well.

I guess remove the PS/ACE reservoir from the body. The mechanical links from the ACE actuators and the mechanical links for the SLS.

Disconnect the air intake from the air box, and the pipe to the vacuum pump.

It might help to have pipes to connect to the heater core so that you can keep coolant in the core, stop it drying out, like wise on the engine side plug those pipes/hoses.

Simple enough, when do we, I mean you start?

[Tins]

Simple enough, when do we, I mean you start?

Motivation is the key to that one. The car is for parts/wrecking but I don’t want to damage anything unnecessarily, but I’ll probably have to cut the body up as I don’t have anything to lift it off in one piece.

I suppose I’ll have to de-gas the AC.

Hmm....

[V8Ian]

Nothing defeats a 9" grinder, particularly when used in conjunction with a red and black spanner. [bigwhistle]

[Bohica]

Motivation is the key to that one. The car is for parts/wrecking but I don’t want to damage anything unnecessarily, but I’ll probably have to cut the body up as I don’t have anything to lift it off in one piece.

I suppose I’ll have to de-gas the AC.

Hmm....

Yes to de gassing the AC. As for lifting it of in one piece. Once the bits have all been disconnected, you could jack up say the rear, with a jack at each corner. set on blocks, Jack up the front, set on blocks. Jack up 10cms at a time. It is how houses are levelled and re blocked. Eventually the body will be high enough and hopefully not wobbly enough to allow the chassis to be pushed out of the way. Then slowly lower the body on to wooden blocks.

[Discosux]

I'm thinking of going down this road.

BUT what about the VIN on the dash between windscreen. Dealing with this at the RTA would ruin my day


Also, I'm assuming a '03 2A body on a '99 chassis would still work?

[V8Ian]

Enquire at the RTA before commencement. The only thing better than information from the horse's mouth is written instructions from the horse's hoof.