Thread: 200TDI into a 91 RR

Originally Posted by hillbilliywheelchair

would it be easyer to bolt the rande body onto the disco chassie
i think from memory they had similar body mounts but i may be wrong

this to me does make a bit more sence, does anyone know how close the RR body mounts are to disco?

Originally Posted by clean32

Discoscout

is this your daily or a toy. if its your toy how about droping a S111 Cab on it. thats just a personal big like of mine LOL

Unfortunately this will be my daily, i thought about bying a sedan for daily and doing a completely custom body, you know cut both ends and end up with incredible approach and depature angles, but i can't afford to have it off the road too long.

Thanks everyone for the advice and opinions. think i'm gona go for the RR body, going for one on ebay, but if any one has one in approprite condition for this let me know, i'd perfer to put money into our hands.

Thanks
Adam

Originally Posted by DiscoScout

this to me does make a bit more sence, does anyone know how close the RR body mounts are to disco?

I don’t know, but thinking about it would be either

1 making and welding up engine mounts, gearbox TC mounts. Making up new drive shafts ( possibly) and radiator mounts, exorst. Gear levers, that’s about it.

2 cutting off and moving some body mounts, gear levers radiator. I think that’s it.

Rear seat belt attachments?

some people have purchased Early 1990 rangies for under $2000 without gearbox/motor isues so you do wnt to pay very little for a Rangie. I would do this conversion myself if I had a 200tdi, but think I would prefer a 300 tdi.

Originally Posted by DiscoScout

this to me does make a bit more sence, does anyone know how close the RR body mounts are to disco?

Mounts on a 200 disco will be the same as a classic. The (inner) bodys are almost identical except of course for the back. And I read somewhere that the Rangie and Disco have a seperate engine wiring loom that attaches to the rest of the vehicle. Obviously the ECU wiring would be separate and made redundant.

So in the perfect world it could be a very easy swap.

Ben

Originally Posted by JohnF

some people have purchased Early 1990 rangies for under $2000 without gearbox/motor isues so you do wnt to pay very little for a Rangie. I would do this conversion myself if I had a 200tdi, but think I would prefer a 300 tdi.

Yer i know 200tdi's are **** :P(sacrcasim) but as it is 200TDI is what i got, and at the moment it's looking like under 700, with some parts that i will be able to keep as spares or sell to regain some. anyone need parts of a 92 RR?? lol

Originally Posted by whitakerb

Mounts on a 200 disco will be the same as a classic. The (inner) bodys are almost identical except of course for the back. And I read somewhere that the Rangie and Disco have a seperate engine wiring loom that attaches to the rest of the vehicle. Obviously the ECU wiring would be separate and made redundant.

So in the perfect world it could be a very easy swap.

Ben

Oh ben!!!
YOU HAVE THE WORDS OF GOD!!! lol
And this will be when, while removeing accessories from the disco, i find that the chassis is either bent or cracked, thats been my luck of late....sigh
So sounds like RR body on Disco chassis. Radiator? What will that require?
Whats the engine bay size like compared to a disco?

On a side note, seeing as i'm gona have to get this engineered, anyone know an engineer in newcastle that they recomend. also how hard is it to get 35's engineered, do it all at the same time?

Originally Posted by DiscoScout

Yer i know 200tdi's are **** :P(sacrcasim)

Hey your **** 200Tdi will out last anything else that you put in there (Thread will now spontaneously explode into a "which diesel is the best" argument)

Originally Posted by DiscoScout

YOU HAVE THE WORDS OF GOD!!!

Yes, yes I do

The engine bay is also near as dammit identical to the Rangie, so it should all fit but you may have to drill a few holes to put brackets ect.....


From what I understand, the disco shares the same axles, chassis, inner body (kinda) engine gearbox setups as the late Rangie

disclaimer: Everything what I have said is from reading things not experience so if it doesn't fit, my godly words aren't to blame. But I'm 99.6367229% sure you will be fine....


Good luck!

Originally Posted by whitakerb

disclaimer: Everything what I have said is from reading things not experience so if it doesn't fit, my godly words aren't to blame. But I'm 99.6367229% sure you will be fine....

He's pretty well on the money

ok so it has been a while, and unfortunately i have been unable to find a rangie body suitable for my location and budget. however i have been able to find a replacement disco body in better nick.

I was after anyone who has either done a body swap or knows of a way to do it without a whole heap of fancy toys.

so basically lifting the body above engine height to roll chassis in and out, any ideas?

Regards
DiscoScout

PS(i guess this way i won't have to change my name :P)