ianbmw Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Monza has been knocked down the pecking order a bit by mothers old Disco. waffle in short, because all you want to see is photos. wedding anniversary present from my late father to my mother(pretty sure it was brought new). Been utterly reliable, but rusty…..4 months ago, it developed a “squeak “, turned out the spring cups have failed and the spring was resting on the boot floor (slight irony there) less talking, more rusting! beko1987, Cavcraft, Novanick1 and 30 others 30 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Dentressangle Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 That's brilliant. Ace colour too. Galv chassis? Could be worth it... [/mrsdoyle] Although it doesn't look THAT bad. Shame you can't get a galv body instead. At least all the repair sections are cheap and easy enough to stick on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 To my untrained eye, the chassis looks fucked. Replacement chassis time? 5speedracer, MikeR and grogee 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Lutz Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I'd be fitting a new chassis to that. Great cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Well worth saving. Good luck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEATMad Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Other than the chassis being bollocks, it looks in fairly good nick, defiantly worth saving. The colour is tip top as well! R Lutz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Tell us about Plan A 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 It's survived more than 30 shitty English winters. That's pretty good for a vehicle which is supposed to be piloted through mud. warch and UltraWomble 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Glad to see the Factory supplied Spider is still working 808 Estate, Lord Sterling, mercedade and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 @Saabnut *offer advice here................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Great old trucks when rebuilt. Done a few resto's with Series, but I think Disco makes more sense. You can actually get them comfortable and waterproof and will still go anywhere. R Lutz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Am really hoping this is going to be another great weld fest. You know it makes sense, we are here to be entertained after all. DSdriver, Shite Ron and Stinkwheel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 treat the old girl too a new chasiss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffgeezer Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 18 minutes ago, stuboy said: treat the old girl too a new chasiss You can't speak about his mother like that! Cavcraft, DSdriver, mercedade and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I have a good secondhand rolling chassis available, needs one spring top only from memory.... I can take pics if required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianbmw Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 Plan of attack with this is….. drive to the new Forest this Friday morning, conduct chassis swap (because that chassis is paper thin). hopefully weld the shell up next week drink tea mate all all back together next weekend we all know this won’t happen Rustybullethole, Westbay, beko1987 and 10 others 9 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Fair play. They are definitely getting rarer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 This is how to scare a man who has just bought a MK1 Discovery sight unseen! Coprolalia, R Lutz, beko1987 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianbmw Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 57 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: This is how to scare a man who has just bought a MK1 Discovery sight unseen! Sooner the welder is finished with this, sooner he starts on yours! UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Structural cobwebs? Rustybullethole and Blunderguts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 29 minutes ago, ianbmw said: Sooner the welder is finished with this, sooner he starts on yours! What I have been bumped again, somebody else who prioritises his mother over me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat777 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Oooft, that's a project for the brave! It's great to see another 200tdi Disco being saved, there really can't be many of them left now! I'd be very worried though, given that on these the body rusts worse than the chassis, exactly how bed the shell is 👀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Loving the gold, if not the finest golden flakes of Solihull underneath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: This is how to scare a man who has just bought a MK1 Discovery sight unseen! what type of idiot would do that? oh wait.....🤣 Six-cylinder and 2flags 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 46 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said: what type of idiot would do that? oh wait.....🤣 Yes, case proven My Lord! Just looking at the last 3 years I have bought, sometimes with the help of Mrs6C 29 cars, 10 of them I had seen before purchase. Saabnut and Shite Ron 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Should have bought a 1987 Ford Sierra mate. Saabnut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianbmw Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Not a lot has happened of late, something to do with not wanting to waste my life fixing rusty old shite…..oh wait, here I am. shell has now been transferred to the welders. Enter some sketchness unloading from a plant trailer with no winch, what could go wrong? Actually nothing. Some rust so far…… welding starts this week, not sure I have the energy in me to do the Monza after this! Rustybullethole, warch, Surface Rust and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Wow. I thought I had problems. The very best of shiters luck to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 My inner front wings were not as bad as that but I replaced mine with easy on panels from froggatts Inner Wings by Froggatts Land Rover & 4x4 Specialists Not cheap but excellent quality. I had mine powder coated and they are now bolt on. Will never need anything again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Looking forward to seeing the progress on this, the photos alone were giving me the shivers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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