I may be rejected or even ejected….

[Colmoore]

Gday All & Happy New Year

I have another confession to make……
Forgive me farver, for I’ve…..
bought a Disco.

It’s only a Disco 2
is that cardinal?

Insurance took 6 weeks to come through and shopping for my 5th Defender nearly sent me the rest of the way round……. [emoji43]*[emoji94]🤪[emoji26]
Especially with post pandemic prices - some poor folk are still dwelling in the bubble of ludicrousness that occurred during lockdowns……
Maybe it’s long Covid pricing?

So, I’ve bought a reasonably priced disco with lots of kms on the body, not so many on the engine and just a coil conversion all round, pretty much no other mods.

C’mon guys… I still own a Defender 🥺 (It’s got some v nasty electrolysis and some other water damage from my short submarine journey and I cannot negotiate repairs at this stage [emoji22]

Anyway, I’m going to take a few bits off the 110 & save them for my next defender 🤞 and maybe use some stuff on my disco where I can.

I don’t actually have possession of said disco, so can’t eyeball it and I’ve not owned or even driven a disco til the test drive 2 days ago.

Any idea if I can swap my air locking 06 defender front diff into a 2003 disco 2 or would it be easier to swap lockers from housings?

I know the rear suspension is completely different; no a frame vs trailing arms etc and the springs are different diameter too from memory, but can the rear diff also be fitted without a lot of alteration?

Are there adapter plates from 7” to 6” diam. springs or is it a fab job?

I have a Tom Woods dc front shaft, I guess that’s a different length in the Disco?

These may well be stupid questions but I’ll admit, I’m quite disco illiterate


Shes not full of mud or silt, in fact she’s quite clean!
Seats and hood lining have dried out and are not really affected to look at, though the seat springs may be rusting [emoji848] they aren’t mouldy/don’t smell.
Panels are all pin striped and there are dings here and there but no structural rust at all, doors are all rust free and just a little panel damage on ds rear from recovery.

Col

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[Blknight.aus]

just a suggestion......

while boats are usually launched by submerging the trailer canoes are light enough to be manhandled to the water, you dont need to deep ford the landy to get them floated.



while lots of parts will interchange into a D2 anythign that bolts onto the body/chassis of a deefer wont directly fit, from memory the diff centers should swap over but you'll have to retap the airlines in the disco casing.

the springs from memory are the same diameter but will be the wrong rates for the D2 (most likely)


Good luck with it.

[Tins]

It’s only a Disco 2


Whaddaya mean only??

A D2 ain't a 110, sure, but it's still a good car. Smile, you might even come to like it[smilebigeye]

[Slunnie]

I don’t actually have possession of said disco, so can’t eyeball it and I’ve not owned or even driven a disco til the test drive 2 days ago.

Any idea if I can swap my air locking 06 defender front diff into a 2003 disco 2 or would it be easier to swap lockers from housings?

I know the rear suspension is completely different; no a frame vs trailing arms etc and the springs are different diameter too from memory, but can the rear diff also be fitted without a lot of alteration?

Are there adapter plates from 7” to 6” diam. springs or is it a fab job?

I have a Tom Woods dc front shaft, I guess that’s a different length in the Disco?

It looked like a Td5 Defender?

The Defenders front airlocker should just go across to the Disco and can be used front or rear - just change the pinion flange to suit if you're using it in the Discos rear. No need to swap over the locker unit itself, swap over the entire diff assembly, just pull it all out of the axle housing and put it into the Disco axle housing. Defender rear axle housings or diffs wont fit into a Disco2, not even the P38 type - they literally dont fit into the hole.

Defender springs are different to Disco2 both front and rear. Defender rear springs being bigger just wont work. Fronts can be made to work with a different lower spring perch as the Defender lower is ground and the D2 lower is pigtailed, but really you're better off just getting Disco2 springs which are the correct spring rate and free lengths.

The Tom Woods front shaft should fit. If it was built for a Defender then you will need to swap the front transfer case output flange over, if it is a Disco2 shaft in a Defender, then it should just bolt straight in. Never the less, you will have all of the parts options between the 2 vehicles.

[Slunnie]

Whaddaya mean only??

A D2 ain't a 110, sure, but it's still a good car. Smile, you might even come to like it[smilebigeye]

You're right, a D2 isn't a 110. It's better.

[Epic_Dragon]

What do you mean 'only a disco' [emoji23] discos are just as amazing as defenders [emoji7]

[jon3950]

The only thing I don't like about the Disco 2 is they're at least 20 years old, but probably the only Disco I'd seriously consider swapping the Defender for.

Still miss mine. Great touring vehicle.

https://www.aulro.com/app/data/1264/medium/D2-2.jpg

[Slunnie]

The only thing I don't like about the Disco 2 is they're at least 20 years old, but probably the only Disco I'd seriously consider swapping the Defender for.

Still miss mine. Great touring vehicle.

I was asked when am I going to replace mine... I'm not. There isn't anything on the market like it. The closest is the 79, but no auto, no real cup holders, steel door trims, vinyl floors, no climate control, leaf springs, ordinary seats... its still not there.

Too many good times with the Disco as well.

[jon3950]

Too many good times with the Disco as well.

Indeed.

20 years ago, this Australia Day:

https://www.aulro.com/app/data/1264/medium/Highdiscos2.JPG

[scarry]

I was asked when am I going to replace mine... I'm not. There isn't anything on the market like it. The closest is the 79, but no auto, no real cup holders, steel door trims, vinyl floors, no climate control, leaf springs, ordinary seats... its still not there.

Too many good times with the Disco as well.

I would have thought the closest would be a 76,which, with a good suspension set up is not a bad vehicle,although not as safe,and not as good on fuel.Although there is now a 4 cyl model,auto as well.

As we know every vehicle is a compromise in one way or another.[bigsmile1]

[Slunnie]

Indeed.

20 years ago, this Australia Day:


Far out, AULRO was just barely out of nappies then and AussieDiscoveryII was booming! That was a great weekend!

[Slunnie]

I would have thought the closest would be a 76,which, with a good suspension set up is not a bad vehicle,although not as safe,and not as good on fuel.Although there is now a 4 cyl model,auto as well.

As we know every vehicle is a compromise in one way or another.[bigsmile1]

Thats it. No climate control is such a deal breaker for me for a new car, and has been for the last 25 years. When I checked the 76 out at the dealer, it really felt (and drove) like a $40k vehicle from 1985, but they were asking $90k for it. I was so underwhelmed by it. Most things could be sorted, but thats a whole lot of money on top of that again - rear coil suspension is $30k for example. I wanted comfort, they're obviously targetting rural and mining.

[Tins]

no real cup holders,

For given definitions of both "real" and "cup". [bigrolf]

[Tins]

I would have thought the closest would be a 76,which, with a good suspension set up is not a bad vehicle,although not as safe,and not as good on fuel.Although there is now a 4 cyl model,auto as well.

As we know every vehicle is a compromise in one way or another.[bigsmile1]

A very good D2 isn't going to stretch a $20k budget. You would need to spend double that to make a 76 drivable... excluding the purchase price.

[V8Ian]

What do you mean 'only a disco' [emoji23] discos are just as amazing as defenders [emoji7]
Waddaya mean "just as amazing"? They're more amazinger, they do everything a Defender does, but with comfort and class. Posh people drive Disco2s. [tonguewink]

[Blknight.aus]

Waddaya mean "just as amazing"? They're more amazinger, they do everything a Defender does, but with comfort and class. Posh people drive Disco2s. [tonguewink]

sure, if you like the squatted ass stance they tend to develop...

never seen a deefer do it unless it was over loaded.

[scarry]

A very good D2 isn't going to stretch a $20k budget. You would need to spend double that to make a 76 drivable... excluding the purchase price.

Like anything, if you want the best of the best you are going to pay for it,no matter what the vehicle.

The 76 my son has was less than $12K for the Radflo suspension set up and it surprisingly drives and rides very well.

[Epic_Dragon]

True true [emoji3059] I do love the Defenders too though.
My Disco has been so good to me. Still of the age can fix it out in the wild [emoji38]
Waddaya mean "just as amazing"? They're more amazinger, they do everything a Defender does, but with comfort and class. Posh people drive Disco2s. [tonguewink]

[Colmoore]

Well, here she is
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Drove her home from Newcastle last night and was pretty happy with how she went.
There’s a few little things to address, windscreen washer not working, quite a few dash lights out though main instruments are all good, rear windows don’t function and I guess I’ll find a few more!

But, for $5k, she’s a good thing and I found it drives quite like my 110.

I’m quite embarrassed at my previous questions though, I thought disco 2’s still had same diff/drive setup as defenders but now I look, they have cv joints [emoji15] I guess I was confusing disco 1’s maybe?

Thanks for all the kind and humorous replies anyway!
Most of the kit I’m going to strip from my 110 won’t go into the disco; I’ll be saving it for a future defender but I’ll use stuff where I can.

She’s going to get a workout this weekend as I’m heading to the Snowys to ride at Thredbo and with the bad weather, we’ll be on the tracks up there.
Other vehicles going are solid axle hilux diff locked 2” lift, current model D max’s x2 and possibly a ranger; don’t think I’ll have much trouble staying on point there!
2 vehicles have winches but for the first time in over 30 years, I won’t!

Anyways, here’s to more adventures in Landrovers and if anyone’s out on the NSW Snowy tracks over the next week or so, lmk?

Cheers
Col

[discorevy]

5k is a bargain, well done.
Auto or manual?

[Tins]

FYI, if you had a Nanocom for the Deefer a number of it's functions may work on the Disco. I know mine was able to work the other way around and help a Deefer owner. I think the TD5 function will be fine. The ABS, instrument and Valeo functions maybe not. Still, you can get unlock codes from BBS. I would.

[Colmoore]

5k is a bargain, well done.
Auto or manual?

She’s a manual, I still prefer them.

[Colmoore]

Whaddaya mean only??

A D2 ain't a 110, sure, but it's still a good car. Smile, you might even come to like it[smilebigeye]

Yeah, that’s why I bought one! I do really like it, just not as much as my 110 is all.
They’re pretty reasonable buying atm, I’ve since seen a couple with lockers, bars, sliders and racks for similar or a little more $ - not sure of mechanical condition though.

[Colmoore]

I was asked when am I going to replace mine... I'm not. There isn't anything on the market like it. The closest is the 79, but no auto, no real cup holders, steel door trims, vinyl floors, no climate control, leaf springs, ordinary seats... its still not there.

Too many good times with the Disco as well.

Not going a Grenadier then?

[Colmoore]

#%}^^~ Covid
I’ve dodged Covid all this time - after a recent blood test, doctor told me I must be in the 30% of folks immune to it.

Not so; I’ve been crook as all get out since Friday, which was the day I was to leave for the Snowys [emoji35] of all the times I could get sick………

[Slunnie]

Not going a Grenadier then?

It wasn't an option at the time, I don't think you can even buy them around here anyway. But I will just keep the D2 going, its still a great vehicle.

[VladTepes]

Coolmore how did you manage to drown the Deefer and how long was she underwater for?
ECU is toast. Grungy grungy wet toast.