Thread: Post a pic of your disco and mods

Originally Posted by Busman

Hey Shaun,

The Disco is looking great mate
When are you coming out for a run????

Thanks mate, its getting there slowly.
Work has been flat out so it has been hard to get away for a run, makes it even harder since Ormeau has been shut down

G'day All, my first post so go easy on me!

I've got a '96 Disco with a bit done to it, starting at the front and working my way back...

ARB Bull bar

Narva 175 spots

Safari Snorkel

Baintech Dual Battery

ARB Air compressor

Front Suspension is Terrafirma Pro Sport shocks, +2" King Springs and 1" lowered bump stops, dislocation cones and all the extended brake lines and ABS sensors to match

7" LCD Screen with reverse camera and TV (For waiting for the Wife to exit the shops)

Uniden UH013 UHF

Pioneer sound system

ARB Rear Locker

Rear Suspension is Terrafirma Pro Sport shocks, +2" King Springs and 1" lowered bump stops, dislocation cones, lowered shock mount and extended Brake lines and ABS sensors

Thule Roof rack with a cheap roof basket and Powerful 4x4 awning.

Home made storage system for the ARB fridge and camp gear

I've been building this car up for about 4 years now and I'm really happy with it! It looks relatively mild with only a 2" lift, but has shown some very high budget trucks a thing or two!

Next step is to find some swaybar disconnects - I have enough flex to invert the rear sway bar mounts if I don't crawl under there and take them off before play time.

Here's my 1996 300TDi. I've been going gang-busters on the build-up, and this is it in its current state (more to be done this weekend!).

Mods so far (plus there's a few I've forgotten about):

• ARB Bullbar
• Lightforce driving lights
• Safari snorkel
• Window tint
• Thule roof-racks & Thule roof-rack basket
• Tradesman cargo barrier
• Bridgestone A/T's (upgrading to muddies soon)
• Diff breathers
• Brass coolant plugs
• Air compressor & air tank
• Alpine headunit
• Alpine ipod controller/screen
• Focal 10" sub/amp
• Soundstream 4ch amp
• Fusion speakers
• 12v power outlets
• Waeco 31lt fridge/freezer
• Uniden UHF
• Uniden UHF antennae
• Uniden UHF external speaker
• Fire extinguisher
• Maglite
• First aid kit
• Extensive toolkit

I've got a heap of other items waiting to be fitted and on order, so the beast is a quickly evolving project!

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Guys, please be gentle as this is my first post.
I've spent the last 3 days adding the following:

* Safari Snorkel
* Aldi 9500lb Winch
* RedArc Dual Battery System
* Telescopic Worklight
* External 12v socket

My Disco also has:

* Codan HF Radio with auto-tune antenna
* Uniden UHF 40ch Radio
* Milford Cargo Barrier
* Narva Driving Lights
* TJM Winch Bar
* Tow Bar
* Rear under-carriage bar
* Cooper AT Tyres
* & CHARACTER

Installing the Safari Snorkel was definitely more work than I thought it would be, although making space for the 2nd battery in a V8 was quite challenging when the Snorkel takes most of the spare space. Luckily I don't have ABS & could put my coil & spark module where the ABS would normally go.

I also mounted the RedArc unit to the Altenator by drilling 2 small holes into the bracket & used high-tensile screws to secure it. I also added the optional bypass switch so I could jump-start from the auxiliary battery & added the status LED.

The work light in all cost me about $60. It's a paint roller extension, mounted with riveted saddles attached to the spare tyre holder bolts. The spot-light on it cost $10 for a twin pack on clearance. The cheapest telescopic work lights I could find on the net cost $150-$200. I figured $60 was a bargain

I noticed there's not a lot here on modding the V8's so figured my pics would help someone here.

Any questions or wondering how exactly I did something, just ask.

Originally Posted by Landy1" lowered bump stops, dislocation cones, lowered shock mount_Dan

G'day All, my first post so go easy on me!

.

Could you please explain what that means in english

Originally Posted by Brettsky64

Could you please explain what that means in english

he has lowered the shock mounts to gain extra down travel. still using the same shocks


When doing this the up travel in limited thus the reason for the ext bump stops.


ben.....

I thought I had previously posted some pics but cant seem to find them so here is my 2 door D1



list of mods here - TASSIE 4WD :: Tassie 4wd Online

cheers