Jack-CTR Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 and yet another build thread for me well here he is the one and only DAVE! terrible picture will get a decent pic tomorrow if i get back from ultimate dubs before its dark,for those who arent to clever its a metallic epsom green Land Rover discovery 2 Td5 GS 136 bhp 2.5 tonn beast, slow as hell but aint gonna get written of easily, bar maybe me rolling it down a rock face while off roadingpretty much standard bar the tow bar on the back, and the steps on the sidespretty basic spec nothing fancy hasnt got the air suspension as when old they have a tendancy to blow the seals and the back end drops, silly expensive to replace or can spend £200 to convert the back to normal springs.. so cutting the middle man out i brought one that came with springs as standard as no point spending more to have air ride i wouldnt use for a lil bit till it breaks haha, brought it basicly as a daily driver as will be as good if not better on fuel than what im used to, has many space for an entire brass band inside, and will be able to tow a trailor with a track toy on the back soon as I've sorted the glanza out and sold everything ill be getting a trailor and then something cheap is to thrash about with no care in the world in the mean time im gonna get some hefty wheels and tyres for Dave and have a dabble at off roading. nothing major just a few fairly challenging green lanes to liven dave up a bitwanna get a front mount and exhaust and a map and he should be around 200 ish bhp, ( still weights 2 tonns) but will be a bit better for towing, and better on fuel.let the hating begin.................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lugzy clart Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Looks kinda cool to me lol. A guy by me had 1 in blue n used to do a bit of off roading n never complained about it lol As for a tow vehicle I bet it'll do we'll Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-CTR Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 haha yeah im pretty sure it will be able to pull the odd car haha, cant wait for it to snow again, theres a few lil faults with it but nothing major. all common things drivers window is a bit glitchy and lumpy but goes up and down eventualy. both sun roofs have at some point leaked so the old guy before me has put gaffer tape around them..... small bead of silicone around the seal and they will be fine haha so nice and easy fix, on way home the fuel filter light came on, either a common faulty sensor or becasue it was ran on fumes by the garage and barely got me to the petrol station, it could have dragged some crap to the filter, which isnt a problem as a service kit i ordered y day came today haha before id even picked the car up. so monday night i have some bits to do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbuck Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Get that non JAP piece of shit off here.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smobey_sutton2 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Aha, bit unexpected! Was thinking you'd go for an Integra or something next. Nice plans though, towing your track toy behind it:) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mike@TD.co.uk Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Almost sensible Jack, i'm impressed! Cheers Mike JonesTuning Developments Ltd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pick1 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 The only problem I see with this is the next time u hit something u will just drive straight over lol nice choice though Man U can't beat em Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PhilGT93 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 ahhhh td5 run quick hope none of your injectors fuck up mate or get ready for a bank loan haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-CTR Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 be fine haha yeah if some one hits me in this i dont think ill realise, im thinking integra for a track toy as my dad has one and had that on track a few times recently, gonna get a missile car or two first tho for a few 100 quid and take to a drift day and abuse it then scrap it when its dead Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanGEP91 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 No hating here - td5 landys are great! Cheap to modify for a bit of off roading too - appreciate every car regardless of make and model!Except fiats... They're something else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-CTR Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 and any french car bar an R26R as they are weapons on track out the box Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Cool car! And yeh as phil said be careful of the injectors, Or headgasket, or ECU Failure after oil travels down the wires,Or the other common faults.Nice cars though:P TT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Jack-CTR Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 ^ haha yeah got a new injector loom coming anyway as there only 30 quid so gonna replace it for peace of mind http://qkme.me/3tcbpk mate sent me that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanGEP91 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 and any french car bar an R26R as they are weapons on track out the boxTo be fair, my mates clio 172 cup is a bit of a weapon. Interior sucks and he had to have the gearbox overhauled at about 56k. Fun to drive though. I'd still pick a td5 defender/discovery over it though ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-CTR Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Dave! ordered some lovely beasty off road tyres which were ment to be delivered today, so can get them on before the swap like camp site tomorrow at fast show, and get playing in the mud.... but they rang me y day and they are out of stock so on normal tyres tomorrow gutted, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-CTR Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) well after a weekend at fast show that pretty much started out as heavy rain turned into two full days of realy really heavy rain.the campsite was basicly a swamp and was half way up for shins deep in mud dave was in his prime pulling people out few pics from y day before 100s of people drove accross it ( all getting stuck) and a day and half more rain and snow Edited March 17, 2013 by Jack-CTR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pick1 Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Take it there weren't much running then lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-CTR Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 about 10 cars all weekend haha was loads off sprints accross the fields tho, most of time a group was trying to get accross and half got stuck haha mates just left them so they didnt get stuck and parked on the gravel, was a good laugh tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-CTR Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 me chris and a mate decided to go for a run at Alport heights at the weekend, 1034 ft up in the middle of no where! didnt quite make it to the top as i got to a point where no one else had even tried bar one tractor and the snow was deeper than my bonnet so on my normal tyres i didnt stand a chance!dean got most of the way that i did altho got stuck a few times haha, the road we went down as you can see from the sign it was fairly deep only thing letting dave down was the road tyres, my off road beasts still havent arrived and i fear the snow will of gone before they do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Banbury Glanza Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 My mate had one of these for a few years kept it pretty standard but the amount of off road and snow fun we had was brilliant. Looks like yours is going well mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-CTR Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 yeah there really capable cars as standard tbh im not doing a great deal to this tho, snorkel, big boy tyres, steel front and rear bumper and that should be about it, really want a ladder on the back and a roof rack so i can stand on it had so many opportunitys to dive into 6/7 ft high snow but couldnt get high enough to jump in cus i didnt wanna damage daves roof Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Banbury Glanza Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Haha yea ladder and roof rack would be good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbo Moorley Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Machine ! I got more photos but i aint uploaded them yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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