Thread: Call me a Disco Defender now.

Originally Posted by ercal

As I've begun my mission to restore my 97 Defender I thought it would be clever to get hold of a sad wrecked 300TDi to practice on. So I ended up buying on Ebay a complete 97 Disco that got tired on the trail and laid on its side for a nap. I got it for $ 850. Well I'll get it if the seller doesn't punch me in the nose for not being able to pick it up till almost xmas day!
Now it occurred to me the disco has probably been better looked after than my defender has and short of the body & chassis being warped beyond the skill level of a student panel beater it might be well worth a restoration.
But if not, my question without notice Mr. Speaker,..... how much of Defenders and Discovery's are interchangeable ?? I do recall in the early seventies seeing an FX Holden with EH Holden tail lights

I saw that one on fleabay was considering snapping it up my self. Looked like it was just panel damage? a body swap would be quite easy to get it upto spec.

Engine, trans, TC and some electrical parts are about all that can be swapped over. A D1 body can be found pretty cheap for a swap over.

Now EH lights into an FX is a major body mod and not a bolt in job.