Thread: D1 First Build - Melbourne

If you look at some of my early threads on here, there is one about painting roof and removing rust from alpine windows and around windscreen frame. Also has part numbers for seals etc.

There is also a thread about fixing the interior. Fyi the centre tunnel console is no longer made. There are a few auto ones around new. There are apparently a few manual ones unused but are about 250GBP. I bought one from germany which was supposed to be manual but when it got here was auto. I will be cutting my old one up and modifying the new auto one to fit mine. You can also try wreckers or gumtree. There are sometimes good second hand ones around.

I'd recommend pulling alpine windows out and windscreen and as mentioned above remove rust and paint in one of the rust converter products. Then, prime and paint. If rust is bad under alpine seals or windscreen you may need to cut sections away and reweld bits in.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...een-seals.html


http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...g-holes-3.html


http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...ne-middle.html

So much good advice! This is exactly why I joined AULRO, thanks everyone!

Regarding the seats, they're actually in really good shape, there's no sagging, the diaphragms are good, in that photo there's a foam back support, the covers aren't ripped, and on the far bucket there's a crease in the fabric, the PO had wool seat covers on and the seat cover must have been caught in a fold, the fluff is just from the covers.

It's funny, but in the UK a Disco with this little rust would have been considered a score! Ha! Aside from the perpetual rain there, the roads are gritted and salted every Winter to pre-empt any ice, wreaks havoc on chassis, especially British vehicles, ironically...

I think the windows are all pretty water-tight, but I'll have to really dig in to see if I need a new set of seals, bit of a luxury purchase if there's no water getting in right now. Which leaves the heater matrix as the most likely suspect for the soggy floor. The dash can come out as far as I'm concerned, definitely want to nip a problem like that in the bud, shouldn't be too hard to find second hand interiors, I've been speaking to a guy who's got a Disco-centric breakers in Seaford, I can see myself visiting him quite a lot in the coming months.

I've dealt with the guy in Seaford. From memory his name is Steve. His prices are good.

You'll get there no problems. I set myself a challenge to find and buy a D1, then get it on the road for less than $1k. Found this "interesting" candidate. 1995 V8 with 147,000 on the clock. I think I got very lucky as all it has needed was a new fuel pump and it's been an excellent car since.

Originally Posted by B92 8NW

You'll get there no problems. I set myself a challenge to find and buy a D1, then get it on the road for less than $1k. Found this "interesting" candidate. 1995 V8 with 147,000 on the clock. I think I got very lucky as all it has needed was a new fuel pump and it's been an excellent car since.

Whose Kenworth is missing a bullbar Joel.

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[FONT=""][COLOR=""][SIZE=""]Regarding the rust in you Disco, don't use rust converter on seems , folds or anywhere you aren't able to wipe clean to neutralize the acid in the rust converter or more rust will occur. The reason I suggested Penetrol was because it penetrates the rust seals it and makes paint stick and as it is not acid based it doesn't promote rust. I have an unopened bottle of rust converter in the shed that I bought years ago because of the appealing name. "Rust converter"... sounds great doesn't it ? Who wouldn't want a
bottle of that ? The thing is, The only place I would feel safe using it are in accessible places where I can remove the rust by wire brush or sandpaper anyway ! How is it going ? How's the rust in the footwells ? I understand your reasoning for taking the job on.
Good on ya for having a go. As long as the rust isn't structural it makes good sense. Check the firewall for rust though. That could be a problem if it's bad.[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]

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