Member Since: 21 Nov 2010
Location: Aberdeenshire
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everyone likes a picture
Purchased a disco 3 with a knocking engine so decided to take the body off to replace the engine and landed doing more than I planed doing , (some more)
Don't know what iv done to the order of the pics , it's took me ages to upload them , there will be more pics when I get more done
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17th May 2015 8:55 pm
Numpty
Member Since: 18 Aug 2012
Location: Bolton
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Be useful to put the full set in a high def album to help those of get a better idea of the hidden bits of a disco
17th May 2015 8:58 pm
J@mes
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Braver man than most 2014 D4 XS
2005 D3 SE - Gone
17th May 2015 9:03 pm
snailcove
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Location: Aberdeenshire
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I have no idea how too that , iv got around 150 pics and about half finished needle gunning sanding priming topcoat and putting parts back on again
17th May 2015 9:04 pm
Hairy Dan
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Location: Co. Durham
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Top job doing all that , let us know how many bits you have left when it all gets back together Cheers Ian
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17th May 2015 9:15 pm
DN D3 Decade
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I'd love to have the space and time to do that,(preferably without the engine change ),as it is, I can hardly find a walkway through my garage. ..........Keep up the good work snailcove.
17th May 2015 9:18 pm
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J@mes wrote:
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18th May 2015 10:19 am
snailcove
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I get the feeling I must be mad to bother
18th May 2015 7:53 pm
snailcove
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Some more
19th Jun 2015 8:10 pm
Disco_Mikey
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Respect. Went for a job as a human cannonball. Not the right calibre.
19th Jun 2015 9:05 pm
snailcove
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Upside down lol , got it running yesterday and it's running sweet with only three half thrust washers
19th Jun 2015 10:08 pm
MGCarr
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Fantastic post but as there does not seem to be a 2 post lift anywhere in sight how the f k did you get the body off and how are you going to get it back on again?
1997 Defender 90 for the kids and I to have a go at some competitive off road RTV and Tyro trials, daughter picked up her first trophy over the August Bank Holiday.
Previous Land Rover history
1996 P38 4.6 V8 Autobiography
1996 Discovery TDi 300
1972 Range Rover 3.5 V8
LWB Hard Top Series 3
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20th Jun 2015 2:16 am
LeighW D3 Decade
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MGCarr you might like to check out snailcove's gallery for the answer to your question. Here's one I prepared earlier.
The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours)
20th Jun 2015 5:38 am
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, iv got around 150 pics and about half finished needle gunning sanding priming topcoat and putting parts back on again 
k did you get the body off and how are you going to get it back on again?
