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MonzaPhil Posted a lot Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought Posts: 2,454	1994 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi Lowered and rebodied MonzaPhil @monzaphil
	Aug 20, 2023 22:09:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	As some of you may know, I decided to do something for The Gathering 2023 with no money, a small amount of time and some dormant scrap from round the yard. Ingredients: 1 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi 1 Land Rover Discovery 2 TD5 5 wide wheels 1 angle grinder One pinch of inspiration A dash of imagination Brucie, the Discovery, was donated by a good friend as it had been sat in his drive for a few years, partly stripped. I already had a broken TD5 (as most TD5 owners have) and last year or so I got some wheels from a customer that I have been trying to think of a use for. Another customer/mate put a set of inappropriate tyres on Marketplace so I got him to try them on my rims and then set to building something to put them on.
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MonzaPhil Posted a lot Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought Posts: 2,454	1994 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi Lowered and rebodied MonzaPhil @monzaphil
	Aug 20, 2023 22:14:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Now Brucie needed a propshaft, some engine work, a suspension balljoint and some very minor patching. Most of his bushes and bits were replaced prior to his "rest" and he did come with a new radiator and a timing kit. There was a bit of a weight/balance miscalculation during the body lift.....
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MonzaPhil Posted a lot Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought Posts: 2,454	1994 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi Lowered and rebodied MonzaPhil @monzaphil
	Aug 20, 2023 22:24:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	After an astoundingly short amount of time to get him MOT ready (about an hour for the body swap and I reckon 4 days to get to being running and driving, also doing real job work stuff at work too) and once the certificate was acquired some silliness commenced. 8x16 modulars with 245 45 16 Nankangs Momo steering wheel Lowered about 6 inches "Drift ring" lol GPS speedo The scrap shell has cleaned up quite well and just needed a wing straightening and a front bumper, it isnt great but it'll be rather different for Goodwood.... Chassis is amazing, handling is amazing, engine is 90% adequate and the straight cut gearbox is trouble free* Not so great with bumps, potholes, expansion joints, gravel, shadows....... but that's the price of looking cool. *it sounds like a straight cut box
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MonzaPhil Posted a lot Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought Posts: 2,454	1994 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi Lowered and rebodied MonzaPhil @monzaphil
	Aug 20, 2023 22:28:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Much to do still but I'm using it quite a lot. Interior is pretty horrible (was a horsey person hack and dustbin before). It needs to be lower but that requires proper engineering, as it is the bumpstops are cut down to 10mm and there is about an inch of so of travel.
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forkliftfred South East Posts: 1,234	1994 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi Lowered and rebodied forkliftfred @forkliftfred
	Aug 21, 2023 4:59:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	How did you lower it? Chopped springs? I think it looks cool AF. Also, I might be interested in those Mondial wheels if you want to sell them.


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craig1010cc Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,993 Club RR Member Number: 35 Member is Online	1994 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi Lowered and rebodied craig1010cc @craig1010cc Club Retro Rides Member 35
	Aug 21, 2023 6:26:23 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Its amazing how much smaller it looks lowered that much. Perhaps channeling the body over the chassis next?


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	Aug 21, 2023 7:19:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This is epic


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MonzaPhil Posted a lot Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought Posts: 2,454	1994 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi Lowered and rebodied MonzaPhil @monzaphil
	Aug 21, 2023 9:09:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Brucie* is a bit lower than TheSportRangeRover too. *He was named by a previous owner about a million years ago while he was doing gardening and landscape work duties but it's not my place to rename him.
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MonzaPhil Posted a lot Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought Posts: 2,454	1994 Land Rover Discovery 300tdi Lowered and rebodied MonzaPhil @monzaphil
	Aug 21, 2023 9:13:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Aug 21, 2023 4:59:57 GMT forkliftfred said: How did you lower it? Chopped springs? I think it looks cool AF. Also, I might be interested in those Mondial wheels if you want to sell them. Is there another way to lower cars? Thank you. I've been wanting to do it for ages but 6 weeks before a car show seemed a good time to start.... The Mondials and tyres are available, ideally all in one go (it's a set of 5)
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