Tomorrow I'll mostly be collecting....

Talk about your cars etc here. Keep it sort of sensible and on topic please.
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Re: Tomorrow I'll mostly be collecting....

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That looks nice, with the doors shut.
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Oh dear. Looks like it's going to need all teh welds, then.

But yeah, as Hooli says, it's cosmetically tidy for a Disco 1 and their value is only going to go up.
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1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6

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1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F

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I'm undecided about what to do with it, so probably nothing for several years, as per.

I have a 109 with a petrol engine that could use the tdi, but I prefer series LRs to have original engines cos LR snob.

I could keep it as is and trailer it to pay n play off road sites.

I could take the body off and build a series hybrid on the chassis. I have all the body parts to do that. But then you lose the features that make a disco better than a series.

I could take the useful bits off for future decision making and scrap the rest.

But after procrastinating for yonks, I'll probably end up attempting to weld it up.

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Or realise you're just baby-sitting for me! If the golf hadn't messed up last weekend this was on the target list...… Saabnut even offered to take it and store it for me. It was tempting…….. But i know of no tame welder 'up there'.

Keep me in mind if you have regrets…….
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I'd weld it up. A standard Disco 1 is a joy to drive, especially an ES with all the toys. And if you do a good job on the fettling it should last for ages.

BTW I've just worked it out - this is the one that was advertised on AS, yes? It was a bloody bargain then.
On the road:
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6

Running but need fettling:

1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F

Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!

1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana
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Yes, Mr Cento of the beige.
A nice lad and a pleasure to do business with.

£400 so not too dear and I had the Volvo money burning a hole in my pocket.
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That's the price of a decent 300 TDi lump plus stuff like tyres, etc. So the rest's free :-)
On the road:
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6

Running but need fettling:

1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F

Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!

1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana
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Yay a free file of rust with a vibration causer prefitted!
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Have you still got this? Have you done owt with it?
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paulplom wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:33 am Have you still got this? Have you done owt with it?
Yes.
Done nothing with it as been busy building a house but think I'll probably try and repair it.
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