ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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neo wrote:If you look in my gallery you will see my D3 in half.
It can be done.
Just had a look and a weird feeling just came over me!!
What was the body off for? I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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andrew you're taking this detailing lark a bit far these days DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 20th Dec 2008 6:20 pm |
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TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
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that pic is very scary
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| 20th Dec 2008 6:59 pm |
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disco_doozle
Member Since: 03 Nov 2007
Location: Bree
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 I think it's kinda cool....
So If you wanna change cars and you are to attached to your "own cabin"...you just can swap... 
If it's designed for, why be scared... Disco 3 TDV6 Aut. 7 seat, Zambezi silver, Privacy glass, Rosen A9 DVD, Tow-kit, K&N airfilter, Frontrunner Windcheetah + 4xHella Comet 550, tailgate ladder, 5 breaklights  , Performance BB6 17" + Duratracs 256/70R17, RLD Skid-plate, Traxide second battery setup, Lightguards, BAS EGR's blank kit, BAS Silicone hose, Black bonnet decal,
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| 20th Dec 2008 8:28 pm |
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Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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Just roll a TDV8 RRS chassis under there 
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| 20th Dec 2008 9:02 pm |
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quantumjohn
Member Since: 16 Sep 2008
Location: London
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Once the body is off is must make servicing the rest of the mechanicals very easy.
I can work out that there must be a number of electrical plugs to detach the loom and I am assuming they must detach the bottom of the steering column from the rack put what do they do with the clutch - for those people that have them? I assume they are hydraulic and it is just a case of disconnecting the slave cylinder?
I did hear that those dealers with experience of this job can have the body off in roughly an hour. Must take a bit long to reconnect.
John
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| 20th Dec 2008 10:53 pm |
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B16 KJR
Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
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Looking at those photos it would appear the D3 is pretty much the same as the D1 & D2. That is to say a body bolted onto a seperate chassis.
I thought the idea behind the D3 (and all the marketing talk) was that the D3 did not have a seperate chassis like the previous two but had a "body integrated frame". I was under the impression that the chassis and body were one and therefore could not be seperated.
So, the question is whats the difference between the original "body on chassis" and the D3s "body integrated frame".
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| 21st Dec 2008 1:54 pm |
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Jonty
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
Location: On the beach
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B16 KJR wrote:Looking at those photos it would appear the D3 is pretty much the same as the D1 & D2. That is to say a body bolted onto a seperate chassis.
So, the question is whats the difference between the original "body on chassis" and the D3s "body integrated frame".
The body is basically monocoque (unlike D1, D2, defender etc), but mounted over a ladder chassis, so you get the road handling and body integrity of a monocoque and the off-roading advantages of a ladder frame. It's like having 2 chassis, hence the weight.
The D3 and RRS are very tough beasts albeit let down by some poor components like EPB, EGR etc.....
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| 21st Dec 2008 3:42 pm |
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lew
Member Since: 18 Aug 2005
Location: Lewis Bespoke Vehicles
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Hi
Have changed two engines in the past year on these Discoverys, auto and manual.
Both required the body to be lifted, in fact the only way to remove a manual engine is to remove it complete with the gearbox and the seperate them. There is a cross member which stops the engine from sliding off the input shaft of the gearbox whilst the engine is in the chassis.
As far as dealer tech's being able to remove the body in an hour, I find this hard to belive as the book time to remove the body is 8 hours and thats based on every thing coming apart as intended.
As previously mentioned it is designed to come apart and go back together again, and they really are a great vehicle.
One last thought, on GTR quite a few procedures start:
1 Disconect battery
2 Remove bodyshell from chassis.
Viva Montesa
Regards
Simon There's no I in team and no F in bonus
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| 21st Dec 2008 9:55 pm |
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norto
Member Since: 10 Apr 2006
Location: batemans bay
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Can you tell us why the engines were changed Pete
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| 22nd Dec 2008 2:33 am |
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lew
Member Since: 18 Aug 2005
Location: Lewis Bespoke Vehicles
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Hi
Yes, the manual hadn,t had the bonnet opened for 36k miles and ran out of oil, owner exclaimed that they didn't think they needed to check anything. The auto had a good drink of water through the air intake, Land rover said no to both as far as warranty claims go.
We have done quite a lot of other problems too.
Regards
Simon There's no I in team and no F in bonus
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| 23rd Dec 2008 8:02 pm |
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norto
Member Since: 10 Apr 2006
Location: batemans bay
Posts: 1605
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Simon
Thanks for that.
What other major problems have you dealt with Pete
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| 24th Dec 2008 8:59 am |
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Neil Pettersen
Member Since: 23 Nov 2007
Location: Cutting the grass
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Peter, you don't want to know .......
.... and neither do I
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| 24th Dec 2008 9:16 am |
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norto
Member Since: 10 Apr 2006
Location: batemans bay
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I think you are right
Merry Christmas to you and Mrs NP Pete
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| 24th Dec 2008 9:39 pm |
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