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Disco_Mikey
 


Member Since: 29 May 2007
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Scotland 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Cairns BlueDiscovery 3
TDV8 retrofit...

For those not on Facebook...

With customers cancelling due to the weather, and lack of deliveries for the same reason, progress has been made on fitting the TDV8!

Doesn't look like much progress has been made, but:
Front end wiring loom has been swapped over
Chassis loom has been swapped over
Fuel pipes and filter housing replaced
Engine mounts swapped
TDV8 PCM is in place

Fuel tank wiring needs extended (annoyingly, it's 5 inches too short Evil or Very Mad )
Fuel cooler fitting
Gearbox oil cooler fitting
Filter housing secured

Then the engine and gearbox can be fitted into place!














Engine and gearbox now in situ Thumbs Up






And sat next to a 2.7 for comparison


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Disco_Mikey
 


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Disco_Mikey
 


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And 3rd, just in case Thumbs Up
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robpenrose
 


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Just an idea, you should keep a rough build time going so that you can price this upgrade up for anyone mad enough Twisted Evil
 

Current: D4 HSE
Previous: BMW Z4M Coupe
Previous: Land Rover Defender 90 CSW Td5
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life - live it
 


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V8

If you have a V8 petrol D3, how easy is it to fit a RRS super charged engine, gear box etc etc
  
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Disco_Mikey
 


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robpenrose wrote:
Just an idea, you should keep a rough build time going so that you can price this upgrade up for anyone mad enough Twisted Evil


Not far off 10 days to get the Sport stripped, the D3 stripped and to this stage Shocked
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chugga90
 


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I know it does not pay the bills, but that must be very rewarding.
Rather jealous I do not have the ability to do such a build.
Keep up the good work.
 Discovery commercial tdv6 auto 2013
Volkswagen t6 lwb Kombi dsg 4motion 2018
Volkswagen t5.1 lwb single cab tipper 2013
Discovery commercial sdv6 auto 2014 gone and not really missed.
Range Rover Tdv8 gone
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bulletman
 


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Looks like an interesting project...

Any chance you can tell me what size fuel line or what size the quick connectors are in the pick of the fuel filter ???

I am thinking 8mm and chance you can tell ?

Thanks and Cheers Bulletman
  
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Disco_Mikey
 


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Genuine fuel pipes. Most likely 8mm Thumbs Up
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Post #19220204th Mar 2018 7:33 am
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Flack
 


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Mike are you not doing a Bodsy on the chassis while the body is off?.

Flack Thumbs Up
  
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A1GSS
 


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Woohoo, been hoping to see someone attempting this Smile
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Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey 
 
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biskit
 


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Great to see a start on this Mike. I'd love to be a part of this project, brings back good memories. Thumbs Up Thumbs Up
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Disco_Mikey
 


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Flack wrote:
Mike are you not doing a Bodsy on the chassis while the body is off?.

Flack Thumbs Up


This is only for testing and mock up

Once it’s had all the issues ironed out, it’s all coming apart, my blue on will be coming off the road, and being rebuilt (again) with a Galv chassis Thumbs Up
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d-9
 


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You cant just drop the disco body onto the sport chassis?
 2008 TDV8 Sport HSE
1973 SIII Lightweight
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Disco_Mikey
 


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That would be much too easy. RRS chassis is shorter...
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