Member Since: 13 Nov 2015
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 394
My D3 TDV8 build.
I did have a thread for my D3 but haven’t updated it for a while.
Back in March 2020 just before lock down kicked in I picked up my D3 it is an S spec model that was only two owners (father and son) had been supplied by our local Land Rover dealer originally and had stacks of history.
Paid £2k for it as it had a handbrake fault and a suspension issue, I took a punt as it had previously had a handbrake module fitted and being a manual I suspected the handbrake issue was either a gear position switch fault or at worst case a clutch issue.
Day I collected it.
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The handbrake issue was sorted just by recalibrating the gear position sensor, and a rebuild kit for the compressor sorted the suspension issue.
After that I ran it using it as my daily and to tow my trailer with track car, provided to be a good little camper too for trips to track days
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Last summer it started to use some water and my plan was over last winter to do the head gasket, but I spotted a cheapish Range Rover Sport at a local car auction which I bought to liberate its TDV8 engine.
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The original plan was to do the work last winter into the start of this year, but I’ve got side tracked fixing other peoples cars I’ve only got a Saturday to do stuff, and I’ve also I’ve had a fair few trips away including two euro road trips so progress has been slow.
I’ve now got back on track in part having had a massive workshop sort out to give myself more space, the Sport is split now with the shell on a dolly on my 4 post lift and the chassis underneath it.
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I’ve also got the body off the Discovery chassis which was a lot quicker having already done it on the Sport, engine gearbox and transfer case are all now out of the Discovery chassis too.
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Next step is to give the Discovery chassis a wash and then I’m going to clean up the rusty parts of of it and treat them to some Buzzweld rust encapsulator paint, then give the entire chassis a coat of CIO.
I’ll clean the floor of the shell up and give it a similar paint treatment.
I’ll try and keep the thread updated with progress.
5th Oct 2024 7:17 am
qwerty
Member Since: 11 Nov 2010
Location: Bristol
Posts: 119
Will be watching
Is this going to be the first TDV8 manual? Is that even a possibility?
5th Oct 2024 8:00 am
Jamiehol
Member Since: 13 Nov 2015
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 394
It is going to be an Auto it was the only downside of the D3 that it was a manual, my wife only drives Autos these days because if joint problems so making the D3 an auto gives her a backup car if there are any issues with her D4.
5th Oct 2024 2:08 pm
Jamiehol
Member Since: 13 Nov 2015
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 394
Made a bit more progress over the weekend and got the exhaust and loom of the Discovery.
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Started studying the wiring diagrams this week too
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I need to decide what to do on the chassis I want to clean it up and paint it but I am tempted to see if I can find someone local to blast it for me to speed up the cleaning process.
23rd Oct 2024 6:28 pm
Jimbob42
Member Since: 23 Mar 2022
Location: Leicester
Posts: 211
Nicely done. Great project.
23rd Oct 2024 7:20 pm
Sundayjumper
Member Since: 23 Sep 2024
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 110
Given the two cars use the same chassis (?), would it be easier to just swap the shells, put the Disco body on the RRS chassis ? So you wouldn't need to mess with the mechanical bits at all, just deal with whatever wiring etc. goes between chassis & body.
You would of course end up with an unsaleable Disco because the logbook says it's a RRS and that would look sketchy AF
24th Oct 2024 5:18 pm
sailormike
Member Since: 04 Apr 2007
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 181
The D4 chassis is a good few inches longer than the RRS so that plan doesn’t really work!!Disco 4
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24th Oct 2024 5:35 pm
Jamiehol
Member Since: 13 Nov 2015
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 394
Sundayjumper wrote:
Given the two cars use the same chassis (?), would it be easier to just swap the shells, put the Disco body on the RRS chassis ? So you wouldn't need to mess with the mechanical bits at all, just deal with whatever wiring etc. goes between chassis & body.
You would of course end up with an unsaleable Disco because the logbook says it's a RRS and that would look sketchy AF
As sailormike says the Discovery chassis is longer than the RRS one I’ll try and get a picture of the two chassis looms to show this as it does show it quite well.
24th Oct 2024 6:14 pm
VMatas
Member Since: 26 Jan 2012
Location: Rybnik
Posts: 152
Please note that RRS exhaust mounted in Discovery must be made few inches longer too Discovery3 TDV8 HSE
26th Oct 2024 6:34 pm
Jamiehol
Member Since: 13 Nov 2015
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 394
Yeah I have a plan for the exhaust
26th Oct 2024 8:10 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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