Member Since: 24 Mar 2016
Location: Galway
Posts: 123
With my job and some of the guys i worked with abroad, i can swear in about 8 languages proficiently - can't see it helping though
6th Apr 2016 10:47 pm
WillyEckerslike
Member Since: 22 Aug 2013
Location: Out in the world
Posts: 967
Swearing does help, Mythbusters confirmed it.
Ok, so it was a different subject that the swearing helped on, but I'll take it anyway.
6th Apr 2016 11:16 pm
LandyIRL
Member Since: 24 Mar 2016
Location: Galway
Posts: 123
Update:
All stripped down to nuts bolts, screws, washers and one huge jigsaw puzzle.
Block looks goods apart from a new set of rings and a small head skim . Turbo on its way for test and injectors likewise. Chassis prepped for Waxoyl and the list of bits gets longer.
Where is best value to buy a full set of gaskets, seals, oil pump housing, water pump, belts and tensioners. Belts and tensioners were only just replaced but i hear the experts here (Mikey and Flack) about to let loose and tell me to avoid short-cuts !! and they are pros so.... advice taken
8th Apr 2016 4:23 pm
LandyIRL
Member Since: 24 Mar 2016
Location: Galway
Posts: 123
An update:
Due to work commitments Ive been only getting in an hour or two every few days but ....
Im on the homeward stretch.
Chassis was stripped and cleaned and waxoyl'd and coated. Bushings were changed when access was good and all the brake discs taken off and cleaned hubs and carriers.
The alloys were completely refinished in sparkle silver.
The Engine: A complete rebuild with shiny are pistons, rings, main and big end bearings, valve seals and reseated as well as both heads skimmed and cylinders and block honed and polished and likewise with the crankshaft. New seals all over and new oil pump, water pump, reluctor ring (saga but thanks to Richard Griffiths in Charles Hurst in Belfast )
Auto box and transfer case, opened, inspected and new seals, filters and sump fitted.
Ive now to fit all the belts, sprockets and tensioners - all new as well as new glow plugs and god knows what else I've bought.
Thanks to John H - I have a new set of rear seats though i need to dye them to match the Alpaca and source left and right second row belts and a centre console lid.
The Trim - all bumpers and trim is now colour coded - i cheated and masked off the rear bumper to look like the D4 colour coding and it came out pretty good - pics when they are fitted.
I'm waiting to see what i do with lights - de-tango and leds i think and retro fir D4 rear lights.
I need to stop spending soon though as I'm getting too good at hiding receipts from my real boss !
Thanks to all especially Disco Mikey and Flack for your help and advice to date
2nd Aug 2016 10:31 pm
Biker Pete
Member Since: 23 Jan 2014
Location: Gateshead
Posts: 513
I'm glad to hear its moving along!
Any chance of a picture or two?
14th Aug 2016 7:00 pm
LandyIRL
Member Since: 24 Mar 2016
Location: Galway
Posts: 123
yeo.. as usual time was the problem of late but this week has been set aside to get the bones of it finished and ill put some photos up too
14th Aug 2016 8:24 pm
LandyIRL
Member Since: 24 Mar 2016
Location: Galway
Posts: 123
A few more photos of the trim now colour coded and a few layers of strong lacquer on them as well as the shiny sealed and waxoyled frame and new bushings and freshly refinished alloys.
Ill take a few of the engine tomorrow - new pistons now fitted and the shiny new bearings fitted on the crank and installed complete with new reluctor ring, oil pump, water pump piston jets, seals and .... and......
2 shiny heads to fit in the morning and then try and time it up and start the refitting of the ancillaries.
16th Aug 2016 11:06 pm
DN D3 Decade
Member Since: 24 Jun 2006
Location: W.London.
Posts: 2293
Looking forward to seeing this resurrected again. Well done so far. D3 owned from new, P017 brake recall, BAS FBHIC, new FBH, LR013487 oil pump, new water pump. RRS front lower suspension arms. New suspension compressor/ relay. New Denso alternator. CuNifer rear brake pipes. New GKN rear propshaft. New HPFP belt & tensioner. New A/C Condenser.NO WARRANTY for many many years.
17th Aug 2016 1:28 am
LandyIRL
Member Since: 24 Mar 2016
Location: Galway
Posts: 123
Fully refurbished auto box, transfer case and solenoid ready to be mated up again with new oil direct from Germany at a fraction of the UK or Irish cost
17th Aug 2016 5:04 pm
LandyIRL
Member Since: 24 Mar 2016
Location: Galway
Posts: 123
Finally gotten back to the Disco and rebuilding it.
Engine fully rebuilt with nice shiny new bearing and pistons and rings, seals, water pump, oil pump, gaskets, belts......the list goes on !!
Started the refit of all the ancillaries and bits at lunchtime and just have it 80% there before the transmission is bolted on - spent a while working for the odd bolt and nut but the jiffy bags were a god send.
Bought a new oil level sensor (about 4 months ago) and cannot find it anywhere - anyone know if they are the same on anything else ? its the one that bolts into the sump
3rd Oct 2016 8:56 pm
trailhound
Member Since: 27 Aug 2015
Location: Colchester
Posts: 697
Progress?
25th Nov 2016 11:14 pm
LandyIRL
Member Since: 24 Mar 2016
Location: Galway
Posts: 123
Its finally driving - tool it for a 70 mile drive yesterday and seems ok. A key niggles to sort out like dodgy LCD display on the radio and no heater and also need to fir some of the trim and mudflaps and a front control valve but other than that fingers crossed all good !
Ill take a few new photos tomorrow
25th Nov 2016 11:31 pm
LandyIRL
Member Since: 24 Mar 2016
Location: Galway
Posts: 123
Some new photos of Disco finished .. almost !
6th Dec 2016 11:01 pm
trailhound
Member Since: 27 Aug 2015
Location: Colchester
Posts: 697
Blimey - that's come on some.
Well done that man
6th Dec 2016 11:08 pm
LandyIRL
Member Since: 24 Mar 2016
Location: Galway
Posts: 123
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